Firefighter 1: Chapter 1 vocabulary Exam Questions with Correct Answers

All-Hazard Concept - ANSWER-Provides a coordinated approach to a wide variety of incidents; all responders use a similar, coordinated approach with a common set of authorities, protections, and resources. chain of command - ANSWER-is the formal line of authority, responsibility, and communication within an organization. unity of command - ANSWER-each employee reports to just one supervisor. Moving up the chain of command, all personnel ultimately report to the fire chief. span of control - ANSWER-the maximum number of subordinates a supervisor should supervise. Types of Fire Departments - ANSWER-Career Department, Volunteer Department, Combination Department. Engine Company - ANSWER-Performs fire suppression duties at structure, vehicle, wildland, and other types of fires. Additional duties may include search and rescue, extrication, ventilation, and emergency medical care. Assigned to a pumping apparatus. Truck (Ladder) Company - ANSWER-Performs forcible entry, search and rescue, ventilation, salvage and overhaul, and utilities control, and provides access to upper levels of a structure. Rescue Company - ANSWER-Searches for and removes victims from areas of danger or entrapment, may be specially trained to perform technical rescues, and may serve as the rapid intervention crew/team (RIC/RIT). Brush Company - ANSWER-Extinguishes ground cover or grass fires and protects structures in areas close to fields and woodlands.