CHAPTER TEST 1 (IFSTA 7TH EDITION) QUESTIONS WITH 100%CORRECT ANSWERS A GRADED

CHAPTER TEST 1 (IFSTA 7TH EDITION)
QUESTIONS WITH 100%CORRECT
ANSWERS A GRADED
Whatsissthesoverallsmissionsofsthesfiresservice?s(12)s[4.1.1]
sA.sPreventsarsonsfiressbyseducatingsthespublic

sB.sEliminatesthesusesofsunsafesbuildingspractices

sC.sProvideslow-costsemergencysservicesstosthespublic

sD.sSaveslivessandsprotectspropertysandsthesenvironments-

sans✔✔D.sSaveslivessandsprotectspropertysandsthesenvironment



A(an)____conceptsallowssallsrespondersstosusesassimilar,scoordinatedsapproachswithsasco
mmonssetsofsauthorities,sprotections,sandsresources.s(12)s[4.1.1]
sA.sallshazard

sB.schainsofscommand

sC.sincidentsawareness

sD.shazardsenforcements-sans✔✔A.sallshazard



Astypesofsfiresdepartmentalsorganizationalsstructureswheresdecisionssandsinformationsares
directedsfromsthestopsandsfilteredsdownsthroughsthesintermediateslevelsstosthesbasescansb
esdescribedsas:s(13)s[4.1.1]
sA.slinear.

sB.sscalar.

sC.smodular.

sD.ssequential.s-sans✔✔B.sscalar.



Mostsfiresdepartmentssaresorganizedsinsasseriessofslevels,swithsthesintermediateslevelssma
desupsofspersonnelsassignedsby:s(13-14)s[4.1.1]
sA.sranksandsduty.

sB.sagesandsname.

sC.syearssofsexperience.

sD.sgeographicalslocation.s-sans✔✔A.sranksandsduty.



Eachsemployeesreportingstosjustsonessupervisor,swhosinsturnsmovessupstheschainsofscomm
and,sissansexamplesof:s(14)s[4.1.1]
sA.sdiscipline.

sB.sspansofscontrol.

sC.sdivisionsofslabor.

sD.sunitysofscommand.s-sans✔✔D.sunitysofscommand.



Thesdivisionsofslaborsreferssto:s(14)s[4.1.1]

, sA.seachsemployeesreportingstosjustsonessupervisor.
sB.sansorganization?ssresponsibilitystosprovidesleadership.

sC.sthesformalslinesofsauthority,sresponsibility,sandscommunicationswithinsansorganization.

sD.sthesprocesssofsdividingslargesjobssintossmallerspiecesstosmakesthemsmoresmanageable

.s-
sans✔✔D.sthesprocesssofsdividingslargesjobssintossmallerspiecesstosmakesthemsmoresman

ageable.

Whysissthesdivisionsofslaborsnecessarysinsthesfiresservice?s(14)s[4.1.1]
sA.sComplyswithsfederalslaw

sB.sPreventsthesduplicationsofseffort

sC.sEnsuresfairsworksloadssforsallsmembers

sD.sKeepsdepartmentsexpensessatsasminimums-sans✔✔B.sPreventsthesduplicationsofseffort



Whichsstatementsdescribessthesstaffingsandsfundingsofsvolunteersfiresdepartments?s(15)s[
4.1.1]
sA.sContinuouslysstaffedsandspubliclysfunded

sB.sContinuouslysstaffedsandsmaysrelysonsfundraiserssforsfunding

sC.sNotscontinuouslysstaffedsandsfundedsbysstatesandsfederalslevelsgrants

sD.sNotscontinuouslysstaffedsandsmaysrelysonsfundraiserssforsfundings-

sans✔✔D.sNotscontinuouslysstaffedsandsmaysrelysonsfundraiserssforsfunding



Multiplesfirescompaniesswithinsasresponsesareaswhosesday-to-
daysfunctionssaresoverseensbysthesoperationssdivisionsarescalledsa(an):s(15)s[4.1.1]
sA.ssquad.

sB.sbattalion.

sC.soperationssgroup.

sD.scombinationsdepartment.s-sans✔✔B.sbattalion.



Whichstypesofsspecializedsfirescompanysissassignedstosaspumpingsapparatussandsperform
sssuppressionsdutiessatsstructuresfires?s(16)s[4.1.1]
sA.sBrushscompany

sB.sLadderscompany

sC.sEnginescompany

sD.sRescuescompanys-sans✔✔C.sEnginescompany



Whichstypesofsspecializedsfirescompanysgenerallyshassthesprimarysdutysofssearchingsforsvi
ctimssandsremovingsthemsfromsareassofsdangersorsentrapment?s(16)s[4.1.1]
sA.sBrushscompany

sB.sEnginescompany

sC.sRescuescompany

sD.sHazardoussmaterialsscompanys-sans✔✔



Whichstypesofsspecializedsfirescompanysgenerallyshassthesprimarysdutysofstransportingspat
ientsstosashospital?s(16)s[4.1.1]
sA.sBrushscompany