Firefighter 1 Practice Test Exam with 150 Questions
and Answers.
1. Which is one of the keys to improving a firefighter's physical health?
A. Gender/ethnic background
B. Fire Service traditions
C. Health screening
D. Union involvement - Correct Answer C
National Fire Protection Association 1001 is the:
A. Standard for Firefighter Professional Qualifications.
B. Standard for Industrial Fire Brigades.
C. Standard for Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Programs.
D. Standard for Blood Borne Pathogen Training. - Correct Answer A
Where are medical requirements for firefighters specified?
A. In the AMA publication, "Specifications for Industrial Fitness"
B. NFPA 1582
C. NFPA 1001
D. NFPA 1500 - Correct Answer B
1. Each firefighter accident or injury must be thoroughly investigated for two reasons. One
is to determine why it happened and the other is to:
A. determine its classification under the S.I.M.P.L.E. system.
B. preclude any civil liability situation should it happen again.
,C. determine whether or not a de-facto feasance occurred.
D. determine how it can be avoided in the future. - Correct Answer D
Information on the training and performance qualifications for firefighters is located in
which National Fire Protection Association Standard?
A. NFPA 1001 B. NFPA 1002
C. NFPA 1500 D. NFPA 1401 - Correct Answer A
6. What is an alerting system for a staffed fire station?
A. Knox box
C. Duplex System
B. Fax machine
D. Radio with alert tone - Correct Answer D
In fire departments that have access to multiple radio channels, fireground operations
should be:
A. on multi-channels also.
B. run by cell phone so as not to tie up the radio.
C. assigned a separate dedicated channel.
D. on the original dispatch channel only. - Correct Answer C
8. What is another term for communications center dispatchers'?
A. Gall originators
C. Public interface officials
B. Telecommunicators
D. Signals technicians - Correct Answer B
,9. Telecommunication Device and Teletype are:
A. location finders on so-called smart, enhanced 9-1-1.
B. routers that allow calling the 9-1-1 system in another city.
C. devices to help hearing-impaired people use telephones.
D. chips that go into PDAs and PCs respectively, to allow them to call 9-1-1. - Correct
Answer C
10. What should be on the mind of a firefighter who answers the telephone in a fire
department facility?
A. That the firefighter is a representative of the fire department
B. To be brief, so that the incoming phone line will be open to receive emergency calls
C. Obtain all information; then hang up first to avoid tying up the phone line.
D. Leaving the person on hold for as long as it takes to relay and verify information received
- Correct Answer A
11. The standardized term used to signal the immediate need to clear the radio and
transmit critical information is.
A. Emergency Traffic.
C. Signal 2.
B. 10-99.
D. Critical Alert. - Correct Answer A
12. What should call-takers do if a call comes in that is about issues not handled by the fire
department?
A. Try to direct the caller to the appropriate agency, even providing contact information, if
available.
B. Take the caller's information and advise them that this is a non-criminal offense for
which there will be a small fine.
, C. Quickly and politely tell the caller this is not a fire department issue and hang up to free
up the line.
D. Transfer the call immediately to the recording for inappropriate calls. - Correct Answer A
13. First arriving companies broadcast______reports to incoming units.
A. arrival B. urgent C. status D. select - Correct Answer A
14. The only time the_____callout is used is in a situation where there is immediate danger
to the lives of firefighters.
A. attention B. emergency traffic C. urgent traffic D. mayday - Correct Answer D
15. A trunked digital radio system allows:
A. only one agency on the system.
B. different agencies on different systems.
C. different agencies on the same system.
D. fewer users to communicate. - Correct Answer C
16. Radio signals are either:
A. simple or duplex.
C. simple or complex.
B. analog or digital.
D. private or public. - Correct Answer B
17. Which is considered to be a hazardous atmosphere encountered during fires?
A. Oxygen @ 20.5 percent
C. Smoke
and Answers.
1. Which is one of the keys to improving a firefighter's physical health?
A. Gender/ethnic background
B. Fire Service traditions
C. Health screening
D. Union involvement - Correct Answer C
National Fire Protection Association 1001 is the:
A. Standard for Firefighter Professional Qualifications.
B. Standard for Industrial Fire Brigades.
C. Standard for Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Programs.
D. Standard for Blood Borne Pathogen Training. - Correct Answer A
Where are medical requirements for firefighters specified?
A. In the AMA publication, "Specifications for Industrial Fitness"
B. NFPA 1582
C. NFPA 1001
D. NFPA 1500 - Correct Answer B
1. Each firefighter accident or injury must be thoroughly investigated for two reasons. One
is to determine why it happened and the other is to:
A. determine its classification under the S.I.M.P.L.E. system.
B. preclude any civil liability situation should it happen again.
,C. determine whether or not a de-facto feasance occurred.
D. determine how it can be avoided in the future. - Correct Answer D
Information on the training and performance qualifications for firefighters is located in
which National Fire Protection Association Standard?
A. NFPA 1001 B. NFPA 1002
C. NFPA 1500 D. NFPA 1401 - Correct Answer A
6. What is an alerting system for a staffed fire station?
A. Knox box
C. Duplex System
B. Fax machine
D. Radio with alert tone - Correct Answer D
In fire departments that have access to multiple radio channels, fireground operations
should be:
A. on multi-channels also.
B. run by cell phone so as not to tie up the radio.
C. assigned a separate dedicated channel.
D. on the original dispatch channel only. - Correct Answer C
8. What is another term for communications center dispatchers'?
A. Gall originators
C. Public interface officials
B. Telecommunicators
D. Signals technicians - Correct Answer B
,9. Telecommunication Device and Teletype are:
A. location finders on so-called smart, enhanced 9-1-1.
B. routers that allow calling the 9-1-1 system in another city.
C. devices to help hearing-impaired people use telephones.
D. chips that go into PDAs and PCs respectively, to allow them to call 9-1-1. - Correct
Answer C
10. What should be on the mind of a firefighter who answers the telephone in a fire
department facility?
A. That the firefighter is a representative of the fire department
B. To be brief, so that the incoming phone line will be open to receive emergency calls
C. Obtain all information; then hang up first to avoid tying up the phone line.
D. Leaving the person on hold for as long as it takes to relay and verify information received
- Correct Answer A
11. The standardized term used to signal the immediate need to clear the radio and
transmit critical information is.
A. Emergency Traffic.
C. Signal 2.
B. 10-99.
D. Critical Alert. - Correct Answer A
12. What should call-takers do if a call comes in that is about issues not handled by the fire
department?
A. Try to direct the caller to the appropriate agency, even providing contact information, if
available.
B. Take the caller's information and advise them that this is a non-criminal offense for
which there will be a small fine.
, C. Quickly and politely tell the caller this is not a fire department issue and hang up to free
up the line.
D. Transfer the call immediately to the recording for inappropriate calls. - Correct Answer A
13. First arriving companies broadcast______reports to incoming units.
A. arrival B. urgent C. status D. select - Correct Answer A
14. The only time the_____callout is used is in a situation where there is immediate danger
to the lives of firefighters.
A. attention B. emergency traffic C. urgent traffic D. mayday - Correct Answer D
15. A trunked digital radio system allows:
A. only one agency on the system.
B. different agencies on different systems.
C. different agencies on the same system.
D. fewer users to communicate. - Correct Answer C
16. Radio signals are either:
A. simple or duplex.
C. simple or complex.
B. analog or digital.
D. private or public. - Correct Answer B
17. Which is considered to be a hazardous atmosphere encountered during fires?
A. Oxygen @ 20.5 percent
C. Smoke
