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1) Which of the following statements is true? A) Fire fighters are extraordinary people.B) Fire fighters are ordinary people who consciously put themselves in extraordinary situations. C) Fire fighters should be able to solve every problem in which they are called to respond to.D) Volunteer fire fighters are not expected to calmly evaluate emergency and non emergency situations and work to bring them to a successful conclusion. - ANSWER-1) B 2) Where was the first recorded major fire in the New World that occurred in 1608? A) Jamestown.B) New Amsterdam. C) New York.D) Boston. - ANSWER-2) A 3) When did fire fighting tools, equipment, and fire fighting methods begin to change in North America? A) During the first quarter of the 18th Century.B) During the Industrial Revolution beginning in the last quarter of the18th Century. C) During the mid 19th Century.D) During the first quarter of the 20th Century. - ANSWER-3) B 4) Who was credited for organizing the first volunteer fire department? A) George Washington.B) Sam Adams. C) Thomas Jefferson.D) Benjamin Franklin. - ANSWER-4) D 5) In which American city was the first volunteer fire company organized? A) New York.B) Boston. C) Philadelphia.D) Charleston. - ANSWER-5) C 6) In 1653, which city purchased it's first fire engine, even before forming the first ever paid fire company in1678? A) Boston.B) New York. C) Philadelphia.D) Hartford. - ANSWER-6) A 7) The first fire organization in North America was formed in 1647 in which American city. A) Boston.B) Philadelphia. C) New Amsterdam.D) Hartford. - ANSWER-7) C