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Who vvinstitute vvone vvof vvthe vvfirst vvrecorded vvfire vvprevention vvregulations?
-Sir vvEdward
-William vvthe vvConqueror
-Emperor vvAugustus
-Sir vvMaximus vv- vvAnswerWilliam vvthe vvConqueror
Which vvdog vvis vva vvmascot vvfor vvthe vvfire vvservice? vv
-German vvshepherd
-Dalmation
-English vvshepherd
-None vvof vvthe vvabove vv- vvAnswerDalmation
What vvset vvoff vvthe vvGreat vvFire vvof vvSan vvFrancisco vvin vv1906?
-Wild vvfire
-Arson
-Earthquake
-Explosion vv- vvAnswerEarthquake
Which vvattitude vvcited vvby vv1973 vvreport vvissued vvby vvthe vvU.S vvFire vvAdministration
vvreflects vvthe vvview vvof vvthe vvaverage vvAmerican vvcitizen vvtoward vvfire?
-Fires vvare vvexciting vvto vvwatch
-Fires vvaren't vvdangerous
-It vvcan't vvhappen vvto vvme
-None vvof vvthe vvabove vv- vvAnswerIt vvcan't vvhappen vvto vvme
The vvUnited vvStates vvCongress vvcreated vvthe vvNational vvFallen vvFirefighters
vvFoundation vvto vvlead vva vvnationwide vveffort vvto vvremember vvAmerica's vvfallen
vvfirefighters. vvThis vvfoundation vvis vvlocated vvin vv__________________, vvand vvone
vvof vvtheir vvtasks vvwas vvto vvcreate vva vvNational vvFallen vvFirefighters vvMemorial vvPark.
-Emmitsburg, vvMaryland
-Philadelphia, vvPennsylvania
-Cincinnati, vvOhio
-Stillwater, vvOklahoma vv- vvAnswerEmmitsburg, vvMaryland
,Some vvof vvthe vvmain vvcauses vvof vvfire vvin vvEngland vvin vvthe vvseventeenth vvcentury
vvincluded;
-Poor vvbuilding vvconstruction: vvwooden vvbuildings, vvunsafe vvchimneys vvand vvthatched
vvroofs.
-Careless vvmethods vvof vvcarrying vvburning vvsticks vvor vvpeat vvfrom vvone vvhouse vvto
vvanother vvto vvrelight vva vvfire.
-Incendiarism
-Congestion vv- vvhomes vvto vvclose vvtogether vvand vvnarrow vvstreets.
-All vvof vvthe vvabove. vv- vvAnswerAll vvof vvthe vvabove
True vvor vvFalse? vvA vvconflagration vvis vva vvlarge vvuncontrollable vvfire vvcovering vva
vvconsiderable vvarea vvand vvcrossing vvnatural vvfire vvbarriers. vv- vvAnswerTrue
What vvevent vvsparked vvthe vvformation vvof vvthe vvfirst vvfire vvinsurance vvcompany?
-Great vvChicago vvFire
-Jamestown vvfire vvof vv1608
-London vvfire vvof vvSeptember vv1666
-Rhoades vvOpera vvHouse vvFire vv- vvAnswerLondon vvfire vvof vvSeptember vv1666
Who vvfounded vvthe vvfirst vvFire vvOrganization vvin vvAmerica.
-John vvHancock
-Ben vvFranklin
-Peter vvStuyvesant
-Alexander vvHamilton
-All vvof vvthe vvabove vv- vvAnswerPeter vvStuyvesant
The vvMutual vvFire vvSociety, vvwhich vvhad vvbeen vvestablished vvto vvprovide vvfire
vvprotection vvin vvBoston, vvwas vvthe vvmodel vvfor vvmany vvfuture vvfire vvcompanies.
vvFollowing vva vvtrip vvto vvBoston vvin vvFebruary vv1735, vvwho vvwas vvresponsible vvfor
vvorganizing vvthe vvfirst vvvolunteer vvfire vvcompany vvin vvPhiladelphia?
John vvHancock
Sam vvAdams
Ben vvFranklin
Alexander vvHamilton
All vvof vvthe vvabove vv- vvAnswerBen vvFranklin
The vvGreat vvChicago vvFire vvon vvOctober vv9, vv1871, vvwhich vvwas vvignited vvwhen
vvMrs. vvO'Leary's vvcow vvkicked vvover vvthe vvkerosene vvlamp vvcatching vvthe vvhay vvin
vvher vvbarn vvon vvfire, vvblackened vvsome vv2,100 vvacres, vvdestroyed vvover vv17,000
vvbuildings, vvleft vv100,000 vvpeople vvhomeless, vvresulted vvin vv250 vvdeaths vvand
vvresulted vvin vvwhat vvspecific vvaction?
-The vvdesignation vvof vvFire vvPrevention vvWeek, vvthe vvweek vvin vvwhich vvOctober vv9th
vvfalls.
-Stricter vvregulations vvon vvthe vvkeeping vvof vvcows vvin vvthe vvcity.
-Stricter vvbuilding vvand vvfire vvcodes.
- vvImproved vvfire vvinsurance vvcoverage.
,- vvAll vvof vvthe vvabove vv- vvAnswerThe vvdesignation vvof vvFire vvPrevention vvWeek, vvthe
vvweek vvin vvwhich vvOctober vv9th vvFalls
Which vvAmerican vvPresident vvdeclared vvOctober vv9 vvas vvFire vvPrevention vvDay,"
vvand vvsince vv1922, vvthe vvNFPA vvhas vvestablished vvFire vvPrevention vvWeek vvaround
vvthis vvdate.
-George vvWashington
-Woodrow vvWilson
-Theodore vvRoosevelt
-Bill vvClinton
-Franklin vvD. vvRoosevelt vv- vvAnswerWoodrow vvWilson
The vvIroquois vvTheater vvfire vvin vv1903, vvwhich vvresulted vvin vv602 vvdeaths, vvwas vvone
vvof vvseveral vvdeadly vvfires vvbetween vv1903 vvand vv1911 vvwhich vvled vvto vvthe
vvestablishment vvof vvthe vvNFPA vvCommittee vvon vvSafety vvto vvLife vvand vvthe
vvdevelopment vvof vvwhich vvof vvthe vvfollowing vvfire vvsafety vvstandards?
-Construction vvof vvstairways vvand vvfire vvescapes.
-Fire vvdrills vvfor vvvarious vvoccupancies.
-For vvthe vvconstruction vvand vvarrangement vvof vvexit vvfacilities vvfor vvfactories vvand
vvschools.
-Form vvthe vvbasis vvof vvthe vvpresent vvbuilding vvand vvfire vvcodes.
-All vvof vvthe vvabove. vv- vvAnswerAll vvof vvthe vvabove
True vvor vvFalse? vvA vvmajor vvcontributor vvto vvthe vvseverity vvof vvthe vvCoconut vvGrove
vvClub vvFire vvin vv1942, vvwhich vvresulted vvin vv492 vvdeaths, vvwas vvthe vvrapid vvspread
vvof vvfire vvdue vvto vvthe vvcombustible vvdecorations vvand vvfurnishing vvinside vvthe vvclub.
True vvor vvFalse vv- vvAnswerTrue
Which vvof vvthe vvfollowing vvorganizations vvis vvthe vvforemost vvorganization vvinvolved
vvin vvestablishing vvstandards vvon vvissues vvrelated
-The vvUnited vvStates vvFire vvAdministration
-The vvNational vvFire vvProtection vvAssociation
-Underwriters vvLaboratories
-International vvCode vvConference vv- vvAnswerThe vvNational vvFire vvProtection
vvAssociation
What vvtype vvof vvoccupancy vvdo vva vvmajority vvof vvthe vvcivilian vvfire vvdeaths vvthat
vvoccur vvin vvthe vvUnited vvStates?
-Public vvAssembly vvoccupancies
-Industrial\Commercial vvoccupancies
-Institutional vvoccupancies
-Residential vvoccupancies vv- vvAnswerResidential vvoccupancies
Which vvof vvthe vvfollowing vvstatements vvbest vvdefines vvthe vvmission vvof vvthe vvNational
vvFire vvData vvCenter vv(NFDC)?
, - vvThe vvNFDC vvcollects, vvanalyzes vvand vvpublishes vvstatistical vvinformation vvto
vvprovide vvthe vvfire vvservice vvwith vvan vvoverview vvof vvthe vvfire vvproblem vvthat vvcan
vvmotivate vvcorrective vvaction.
- vvThe vvNFDC vvcollects vvinformation vvthat vvcan vvalso vvbe vvused vvto vvselect vvpriorities
vvand vvhelp vvtarget vvfire vvprograms
- vvThe vvNFDC vvserves vvas vva vvmodel vvfor vvstate vvand vvlocal vvanalyses vvof vvfire
vvdata, vvand vvprovide vva vvbaseline vvfor vvevaluating vvprograms.
- vvAll vvof vvthe vvstatements vvdefines vvthe vvmission vvof vvthe vvNational vvFire vvData
vvCenter vv(NFDC) vv- vvAnswerAll vvof vvthe vvstatements vvdefines vvthe vvmission vvof vvthe
vvNational vvFire vvData vvCenter vv(NFDC)
The vvNational vvCommission vvon vvFire vvPrevention vvand vvControl, vvwas vvestablished
vvby vvPresident vvNixon vvto vvinvestigate vvand vvmake vvrecommendations vvon vvthe vvfire
vvproblem vvin vvthe vvUnited vvStates. vvTheir vvfindings vvand vvrecommendations vvwere
vvpublished vvin vvwhich vvof vvthe vvfollowing vvdocuments vvin vv1973?
-The vvWingspread vvReport
-Fire vvin vvthe vvUnited vvStates.
-America vvBurning
-Both vvanswers vvA vvand vvB vvare vvcorrect. vv- vvAnswerAmerican vvBurning
All vvof vvthe vvfollowing vvare vvamong vvthe vvrecommendations vvmade vvby vvthe
vvNational vvCommission vvon vvFire vvPrevention vvand vvControl, vvExcept?
-Taking vvdrastic vvaction vvto vvreduce vvAmerica's vvfire vvproblem
-Providing vva vvnational vvfocus vvon vvAmerica's vvfire vvproblem
-Establishing vvthe vvFederal vvEmergency vvManagement vvAgency
-Establishing vvthe vvUnited vvStates vvFire vvAdministration vvand vvNational vvFire
vvAcademy vv- vvAnswerEstablishing vvthe vvFederal vvEmergency vvManagement vvAgency
The vvUnited vvStates vvFire vvAdministration vvprograms vvto vvprevent vvand vvmitigate
vvthe vvconsequences vvof vvfire vvare vvdivided vvinto vvfour vvbasic vvareas. vvWhich vvof
vvthe vvfollowing vvis vvNOT vvone vvof vvthese vvfunctions?
-Public vvEducation
-Promulgation vvof vvfederal vvlaws vvto vvcombat vvthe vvfire vvproblem
-Fire vvand vvEmergency vvServices vvTraining
-Technology
-Data vvCollection vv- vvAnswerPromulgation vvof vvFederal vvLaws vvto vvcombat vvthe vvfire
vvproblem
The vvearliest vvknown vvorganized vvfirefighters, vvknown vvas vv"Corps vvof vvVigils", vvwas
vvestablished vvin vv6 vvA.D.. vvIt vvprotected vvwhat vvcity?
-Jerusalem
-Rome
-Joppa
-Paris
-London vv- vvAnswerRome
ANSWERS
Who vvinstitute vvone vvof vvthe vvfirst vvrecorded vvfire vvprevention vvregulations?
-Sir vvEdward
-William vvthe vvConqueror
-Emperor vvAugustus
-Sir vvMaximus vv- vvAnswerWilliam vvthe vvConqueror
Which vvdog vvis vva vvmascot vvfor vvthe vvfire vvservice? vv
-German vvshepherd
-Dalmation
-English vvshepherd
-None vvof vvthe vvabove vv- vvAnswerDalmation
What vvset vvoff vvthe vvGreat vvFire vvof vvSan vvFrancisco vvin vv1906?
-Wild vvfire
-Arson
-Earthquake
-Explosion vv- vvAnswerEarthquake
Which vvattitude vvcited vvby vv1973 vvreport vvissued vvby vvthe vvU.S vvFire vvAdministration
vvreflects vvthe vvview vvof vvthe vvaverage vvAmerican vvcitizen vvtoward vvfire?
-Fires vvare vvexciting vvto vvwatch
-Fires vvaren't vvdangerous
-It vvcan't vvhappen vvto vvme
-None vvof vvthe vvabove vv- vvAnswerIt vvcan't vvhappen vvto vvme
The vvUnited vvStates vvCongress vvcreated vvthe vvNational vvFallen vvFirefighters
vvFoundation vvto vvlead vva vvnationwide vveffort vvto vvremember vvAmerica's vvfallen
vvfirefighters. vvThis vvfoundation vvis vvlocated vvin vv__________________, vvand vvone
vvof vvtheir vvtasks vvwas vvto vvcreate vva vvNational vvFallen vvFirefighters vvMemorial vvPark.
-Emmitsburg, vvMaryland
-Philadelphia, vvPennsylvania
-Cincinnati, vvOhio
-Stillwater, vvOklahoma vv- vvAnswerEmmitsburg, vvMaryland
,Some vvof vvthe vvmain vvcauses vvof vvfire vvin vvEngland vvin vvthe vvseventeenth vvcentury
vvincluded;
-Poor vvbuilding vvconstruction: vvwooden vvbuildings, vvunsafe vvchimneys vvand vvthatched
vvroofs.
-Careless vvmethods vvof vvcarrying vvburning vvsticks vvor vvpeat vvfrom vvone vvhouse vvto
vvanother vvto vvrelight vva vvfire.
-Incendiarism
-Congestion vv- vvhomes vvto vvclose vvtogether vvand vvnarrow vvstreets.
-All vvof vvthe vvabove. vv- vvAnswerAll vvof vvthe vvabove
True vvor vvFalse? vvA vvconflagration vvis vva vvlarge vvuncontrollable vvfire vvcovering vva
vvconsiderable vvarea vvand vvcrossing vvnatural vvfire vvbarriers. vv- vvAnswerTrue
What vvevent vvsparked vvthe vvformation vvof vvthe vvfirst vvfire vvinsurance vvcompany?
-Great vvChicago vvFire
-Jamestown vvfire vvof vv1608
-London vvfire vvof vvSeptember vv1666
-Rhoades vvOpera vvHouse vvFire vv- vvAnswerLondon vvfire vvof vvSeptember vv1666
Who vvfounded vvthe vvfirst vvFire vvOrganization vvin vvAmerica.
-John vvHancock
-Ben vvFranklin
-Peter vvStuyvesant
-Alexander vvHamilton
-All vvof vvthe vvabove vv- vvAnswerPeter vvStuyvesant
The vvMutual vvFire vvSociety, vvwhich vvhad vvbeen vvestablished vvto vvprovide vvfire
vvprotection vvin vvBoston, vvwas vvthe vvmodel vvfor vvmany vvfuture vvfire vvcompanies.
vvFollowing vva vvtrip vvto vvBoston vvin vvFebruary vv1735, vvwho vvwas vvresponsible vvfor
vvorganizing vvthe vvfirst vvvolunteer vvfire vvcompany vvin vvPhiladelphia?
John vvHancock
Sam vvAdams
Ben vvFranklin
Alexander vvHamilton
All vvof vvthe vvabove vv- vvAnswerBen vvFranklin
The vvGreat vvChicago vvFire vvon vvOctober vv9, vv1871, vvwhich vvwas vvignited vvwhen
vvMrs. vvO'Leary's vvcow vvkicked vvover vvthe vvkerosene vvlamp vvcatching vvthe vvhay vvin
vvher vvbarn vvon vvfire, vvblackened vvsome vv2,100 vvacres, vvdestroyed vvover vv17,000
vvbuildings, vvleft vv100,000 vvpeople vvhomeless, vvresulted vvin vv250 vvdeaths vvand
vvresulted vvin vvwhat vvspecific vvaction?
-The vvdesignation vvof vvFire vvPrevention vvWeek, vvthe vvweek vvin vvwhich vvOctober vv9th
vvfalls.
-Stricter vvregulations vvon vvthe vvkeeping vvof vvcows vvin vvthe vvcity.
-Stricter vvbuilding vvand vvfire vvcodes.
- vvImproved vvfire vvinsurance vvcoverage.
,- vvAll vvof vvthe vvabove vv- vvAnswerThe vvdesignation vvof vvFire vvPrevention vvWeek, vvthe
vvweek vvin vvwhich vvOctober vv9th vvFalls
Which vvAmerican vvPresident vvdeclared vvOctober vv9 vvas vvFire vvPrevention vvDay,"
vvand vvsince vv1922, vvthe vvNFPA vvhas vvestablished vvFire vvPrevention vvWeek vvaround
vvthis vvdate.
-George vvWashington
-Woodrow vvWilson
-Theodore vvRoosevelt
-Bill vvClinton
-Franklin vvD. vvRoosevelt vv- vvAnswerWoodrow vvWilson
The vvIroquois vvTheater vvfire vvin vv1903, vvwhich vvresulted vvin vv602 vvdeaths, vvwas vvone
vvof vvseveral vvdeadly vvfires vvbetween vv1903 vvand vv1911 vvwhich vvled vvto vvthe
vvestablishment vvof vvthe vvNFPA vvCommittee vvon vvSafety vvto vvLife vvand vvthe
vvdevelopment vvof vvwhich vvof vvthe vvfollowing vvfire vvsafety vvstandards?
-Construction vvof vvstairways vvand vvfire vvescapes.
-Fire vvdrills vvfor vvvarious vvoccupancies.
-For vvthe vvconstruction vvand vvarrangement vvof vvexit vvfacilities vvfor vvfactories vvand
vvschools.
-Form vvthe vvbasis vvof vvthe vvpresent vvbuilding vvand vvfire vvcodes.
-All vvof vvthe vvabove. vv- vvAnswerAll vvof vvthe vvabove
True vvor vvFalse? vvA vvmajor vvcontributor vvto vvthe vvseverity vvof vvthe vvCoconut vvGrove
vvClub vvFire vvin vv1942, vvwhich vvresulted vvin vv492 vvdeaths, vvwas vvthe vvrapid vvspread
vvof vvfire vvdue vvto vvthe vvcombustible vvdecorations vvand vvfurnishing vvinside vvthe vvclub.
True vvor vvFalse vv- vvAnswerTrue
Which vvof vvthe vvfollowing vvorganizations vvis vvthe vvforemost vvorganization vvinvolved
vvin vvestablishing vvstandards vvon vvissues vvrelated
-The vvUnited vvStates vvFire vvAdministration
-The vvNational vvFire vvProtection vvAssociation
-Underwriters vvLaboratories
-International vvCode vvConference vv- vvAnswerThe vvNational vvFire vvProtection
vvAssociation
What vvtype vvof vvoccupancy vvdo vva vvmajority vvof vvthe vvcivilian vvfire vvdeaths vvthat
vvoccur vvin vvthe vvUnited vvStates?
-Public vvAssembly vvoccupancies
-Industrial\Commercial vvoccupancies
-Institutional vvoccupancies
-Residential vvoccupancies vv- vvAnswerResidential vvoccupancies
Which vvof vvthe vvfollowing vvstatements vvbest vvdefines vvthe vvmission vvof vvthe vvNational
vvFire vvData vvCenter vv(NFDC)?
, - vvThe vvNFDC vvcollects, vvanalyzes vvand vvpublishes vvstatistical vvinformation vvto
vvprovide vvthe vvfire vvservice vvwith vvan vvoverview vvof vvthe vvfire vvproblem vvthat vvcan
vvmotivate vvcorrective vvaction.
- vvThe vvNFDC vvcollects vvinformation vvthat vvcan vvalso vvbe vvused vvto vvselect vvpriorities
vvand vvhelp vvtarget vvfire vvprograms
- vvThe vvNFDC vvserves vvas vva vvmodel vvfor vvstate vvand vvlocal vvanalyses vvof vvfire
vvdata, vvand vvprovide vva vvbaseline vvfor vvevaluating vvprograms.
- vvAll vvof vvthe vvstatements vvdefines vvthe vvmission vvof vvthe vvNational vvFire vvData
vvCenter vv(NFDC) vv- vvAnswerAll vvof vvthe vvstatements vvdefines vvthe vvmission vvof vvthe
vvNational vvFire vvData vvCenter vv(NFDC)
The vvNational vvCommission vvon vvFire vvPrevention vvand vvControl, vvwas vvestablished
vvby vvPresident vvNixon vvto vvinvestigate vvand vvmake vvrecommendations vvon vvthe vvfire
vvproblem vvin vvthe vvUnited vvStates. vvTheir vvfindings vvand vvrecommendations vvwere
vvpublished vvin vvwhich vvof vvthe vvfollowing vvdocuments vvin vv1973?
-The vvWingspread vvReport
-Fire vvin vvthe vvUnited vvStates.
-America vvBurning
-Both vvanswers vvA vvand vvB vvare vvcorrect. vv- vvAnswerAmerican vvBurning
All vvof vvthe vvfollowing vvare vvamong vvthe vvrecommendations vvmade vvby vvthe
vvNational vvCommission vvon vvFire vvPrevention vvand vvControl, vvExcept?
-Taking vvdrastic vvaction vvto vvreduce vvAmerica's vvfire vvproblem
-Providing vva vvnational vvfocus vvon vvAmerica's vvfire vvproblem
-Establishing vvthe vvFederal vvEmergency vvManagement vvAgency
-Establishing vvthe vvUnited vvStates vvFire vvAdministration vvand vvNational vvFire
vvAcademy vv- vvAnswerEstablishing vvthe vvFederal vvEmergency vvManagement vvAgency
The vvUnited vvStates vvFire vvAdministration vvprograms vvto vvprevent vvand vvmitigate
vvthe vvconsequences vvof vvfire vvare vvdivided vvinto vvfour vvbasic vvareas. vvWhich vvof
vvthe vvfollowing vvis vvNOT vvone vvof vvthese vvfunctions?
-Public vvEducation
-Promulgation vvof vvfederal vvlaws vvto vvcombat vvthe vvfire vvproblem
-Fire vvand vvEmergency vvServices vvTraining
-Technology
-Data vvCollection vv- vvAnswerPromulgation vvof vvFederal vvLaws vvto vvcombat vvthe vvfire
vvproblem
The vvearliest vvknown vvorganized vvfirefighters, vvknown vvas vv"Corps vvof vvVigils", vvwas
vvestablished vvin vv6 vvA.D.. vvIt vvprotected vvwhat vvcity?
-Jerusalem
-Rome
-Joppa
-Paris
-London vv- vvAnswerRome
