Essential of Fire Fighting 7th edition
Essential of Fire Fighting 7th edition
Essentials of Fire Fighting 7th Edition
Chapter 1 TEST
What is the overall mission of the fire service?
Save lives and protect property and the environment
An ______ concept allows all responders to use a similar, coordinated approach with a common set of
authorities, protections, and resources
All Hazard
A type of fire departmental organizational structure where decisions and information are directed from
the top and filtered down through intermediate levels to the base can be described as:
Scalar
Most fire departments are organized in a series of levels, with the intermediate levels made up of
personnel assigned by:
Rank and duty
,Each employee reporting to just one supervisor, who in turn moves up the chain of command, as an
example of
Unity of command
The division of labor refers to
The process of dividing large jobs into smaller pieces to make them more manageable
Why is the division of labor necessary in the fire service
Prevents the duplication of effort
Which statement describes the staffing and funding of volunteer fire departments
Not continuously staffed and may rely on fundraisers for funding
Multiple fire companies within a response are whose day-to-day functions are overseen by the
operations division are called
Battalion
Which type of specialized fire company is assigned to pumping apparatus and performs suppression
duties at a structure fire
Engine company
Which type of specialized fire company generally has the primary duty of searching for victims and
removing them from areas of danger or entrapment
,Rescue Company
Which type of specialized fire company generally has the primary duty of transporting patients to a
hospital
Emergency medical company
Fire department line personnel are responsible for
providing emergency services to the public
Which group of fire department employees provides administrative and logistical support in areas such
as finance, maintenance, and training
Staff personnel
On Which National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standard are the professional qualifications for Fire
Fighter I based?
NFPA 1001
How does the level of responsibility of a Fire Fighter I differ from that of a Fire Fighter II
A Fire Fighter II is trained to coordinate Fire Fighter I and Fire Fighter II personnel while working under
the supervision of a company officer
Which fire fighting personnel are trained specifically to extinguish fires in outdoor vegetation
Wildland firefighter
, Which type of fire officer is directly in charge of monitoring operational safety at fires and other
emergencies
Fire department incident safety officer
Which member of the fire prevention division is tasked with determining the origin and cause of a fire
Fire and arson investigator
Which member of a fire department's training division is in charge of providing training for entry level
personnel and staff members
Instructor
What should firefighters do first if they have questions about departmental regulation
Ask their supervisor for clarification
A ______ is a guide to decision making within an organization that addresses issues such as working
hours, emergency response guidelines, and chain of command
Policy
What is a detailed written plan that lists specific steps for approaching a recurring problem or situation
Procedure
Essential of Fire Fighting 7th edition
Essentials of Fire Fighting 7th Edition
Chapter 1 TEST
What is the overall mission of the fire service?
Save lives and protect property and the environment
An ______ concept allows all responders to use a similar, coordinated approach with a common set of
authorities, protections, and resources
All Hazard
A type of fire departmental organizational structure where decisions and information are directed from
the top and filtered down through intermediate levels to the base can be described as:
Scalar
Most fire departments are organized in a series of levels, with the intermediate levels made up of
personnel assigned by:
Rank and duty
,Each employee reporting to just one supervisor, who in turn moves up the chain of command, as an
example of
Unity of command
The division of labor refers to
The process of dividing large jobs into smaller pieces to make them more manageable
Why is the division of labor necessary in the fire service
Prevents the duplication of effort
Which statement describes the staffing and funding of volunteer fire departments
Not continuously staffed and may rely on fundraisers for funding
Multiple fire companies within a response are whose day-to-day functions are overseen by the
operations division are called
Battalion
Which type of specialized fire company is assigned to pumping apparatus and performs suppression
duties at a structure fire
Engine company
Which type of specialized fire company generally has the primary duty of searching for victims and
removing them from areas of danger or entrapment
,Rescue Company
Which type of specialized fire company generally has the primary duty of transporting patients to a
hospital
Emergency medical company
Fire department line personnel are responsible for
providing emergency services to the public
Which group of fire department employees provides administrative and logistical support in areas such
as finance, maintenance, and training
Staff personnel
On Which National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standard are the professional qualifications for Fire
Fighter I based?
NFPA 1001
How does the level of responsibility of a Fire Fighter I differ from that of a Fire Fighter II
A Fire Fighter II is trained to coordinate Fire Fighter I and Fire Fighter II personnel while working under
the supervision of a company officer
Which fire fighting personnel are trained specifically to extinguish fires in outdoor vegetation
Wildland firefighter
, Which type of fire officer is directly in charge of monitoring operational safety at fires and other
emergencies
Fire department incident safety officer
Which member of the fire prevention division is tasked with determining the origin and cause of a fire
Fire and arson investigator
Which member of a fire department's training division is in charge of providing training for entry level
personnel and staff members
Instructor
What should firefighters do first if they have questions about departmental regulation
Ask their supervisor for clarification
A ______ is a guide to decision making within an organization that addresses issues such as working
hours, emergency response guidelines, and chain of command
Policy
What is a detailed written plan that lists specific steps for approaching a recurring problem or situation
Procedure
