Indiana firefighter I UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
A contest to determine who had the best fire company is called a - CORRECT ANSWER -
Muster
The fire service is like a - CORRECT ANSWER - Family
Treat your firehouse as if it were - CORRECT ANSWER - Your home
When is the fire out? - CORRECT ANSWER - When we say it is
When is the building empty! - CORRECT ANSWER - When we say it is
Safety is the job of every - CORRECT ANSWER - Firefighter
What led to the improvement of laws dealing with high rise occupancies? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Brooklyn Theatre Fire (1876), Triangle Shirtwaist Fire (1911), Iroquois
Theatre Fire (1903)
What city's insurance companies were the first to use fire marks on structures they covered, and
became the model for other cities to follow? - CORRECT ANSWER - Philadelphia
I'm the early 1800s, efforts were made to make fire ground operations more organized. What are
some examples of these efforts and methods? - CORRECT ANSWER - Salvage
operations, hand-pumped engines, speaking trumpets
What was the name of the Latta brothers' steam fire engine? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Uncle Joe Ross
,The Civil War - CORRECT ANSWER - Put an end to New York City's neighborhood
based, volunteer, locally controlled fire department
What was America's worst theater disaster? - CORRECT ANSWER - Iroquois Theater
Fire
The first two way radios were brought into use in the - CORRECT ANSWER - 1930s
In 1973, Arlington County, Virginia hired the first - CORRECT ANSWER - Woman
career firefighter
The 1973 explosion of the New London, TX High School resulted in regulations to add
________ as an odorant. - CORRECT ANSWER - Mercaptan
The cycle of resources includes - CORRECT ANSWER - Engineering and code
enforcement, fire suppression, and public education
The all hazard responsibilities of the modern fire department include response to - CORRECT
ANSWER - The administration and enforcement of codes and standards, fire suppression,
and life and fire safety education.
This department was established after the 9/11 attacks to address duplication or gaps in federal,
state, and local resources. - CORRECT ANSWER - Department of Homeland Security
This company type is comprised of an aerial apparatus or vehicle, staffed by firefighters and a
supervisor (officer) trained and assigned to place ladders, accomplish search and rescue, perform
ventilation and forcible entry operations, secure utilities, and salvage/overhaul at fire and other
emergency scenes. - CORRECT ANSWER - Ladder company
A ________ serves to bridge the practical skills and capabilities of EMT-Bs and paramedics. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Intermediate emergency medical technician (EMT-I)
, NFPA 1582 and 1583 address what issue in relation to the firefighters? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Health and wellness
This organization pursued the interests of volunteer fire fighters and volunteer fire departments. -
CORRECT ANSWER - National Volunteer Fire Council
This institute recommends occupational safety and health standards and accomplishes
investigations of firefighter and other occupational incidents when requested. - CORRECT
ANSWER - NIOSH
The ________ is a nonprofit, voluntary association of insurers that gathers data for the purpose
of setting fire insurance rates. - CORRECT ANSWER - ISO
What has contributed to the decline in volunteer firefighters in the United States? - CORRECT
ANSWER - An increase in time and training requirements
A proximity PPE is designed for what type of fires? - CORRECT ANSWER - Both
aircraft and petroleum based
What level of hazmat protection does structural PPE provide? - CORRECT ANSWER -D
NFPA _______ covers Technical Rescue PPE - CORRECT ANSWER - 1951
NFPA ______ covers Personal Accountability Safety Systems (PASS) - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1982
When should a full inspection of your PPE take place? - CORRECT ANSWER - Prior to
cleaning, after cleaning, after every alarm
Questions and CORRECT Answers
A contest to determine who had the best fire company is called a - CORRECT ANSWER -
Muster
The fire service is like a - CORRECT ANSWER - Family
Treat your firehouse as if it were - CORRECT ANSWER - Your home
When is the fire out? - CORRECT ANSWER - When we say it is
When is the building empty! - CORRECT ANSWER - When we say it is
Safety is the job of every - CORRECT ANSWER - Firefighter
What led to the improvement of laws dealing with high rise occupancies? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Brooklyn Theatre Fire (1876), Triangle Shirtwaist Fire (1911), Iroquois
Theatre Fire (1903)
What city's insurance companies were the first to use fire marks on structures they covered, and
became the model for other cities to follow? - CORRECT ANSWER - Philadelphia
I'm the early 1800s, efforts were made to make fire ground operations more organized. What are
some examples of these efforts and methods? - CORRECT ANSWER - Salvage
operations, hand-pumped engines, speaking trumpets
What was the name of the Latta brothers' steam fire engine? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Uncle Joe Ross
,The Civil War - CORRECT ANSWER - Put an end to New York City's neighborhood
based, volunteer, locally controlled fire department
What was America's worst theater disaster? - CORRECT ANSWER - Iroquois Theater
Fire
The first two way radios were brought into use in the - CORRECT ANSWER - 1930s
In 1973, Arlington County, Virginia hired the first - CORRECT ANSWER - Woman
career firefighter
The 1973 explosion of the New London, TX High School resulted in regulations to add
________ as an odorant. - CORRECT ANSWER - Mercaptan
The cycle of resources includes - CORRECT ANSWER - Engineering and code
enforcement, fire suppression, and public education
The all hazard responsibilities of the modern fire department include response to - CORRECT
ANSWER - The administration and enforcement of codes and standards, fire suppression,
and life and fire safety education.
This department was established after the 9/11 attacks to address duplication or gaps in federal,
state, and local resources. - CORRECT ANSWER - Department of Homeland Security
This company type is comprised of an aerial apparatus or vehicle, staffed by firefighters and a
supervisor (officer) trained and assigned to place ladders, accomplish search and rescue, perform
ventilation and forcible entry operations, secure utilities, and salvage/overhaul at fire and other
emergency scenes. - CORRECT ANSWER - Ladder company
A ________ serves to bridge the practical skills and capabilities of EMT-Bs and paramedics. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Intermediate emergency medical technician (EMT-I)
, NFPA 1582 and 1583 address what issue in relation to the firefighters? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Health and wellness
This organization pursued the interests of volunteer fire fighters and volunteer fire departments. -
CORRECT ANSWER - National Volunteer Fire Council
This institute recommends occupational safety and health standards and accomplishes
investigations of firefighter and other occupational incidents when requested. - CORRECT
ANSWER - NIOSH
The ________ is a nonprofit, voluntary association of insurers that gathers data for the purpose
of setting fire insurance rates. - CORRECT ANSWER - ISO
What has contributed to the decline in volunteer firefighters in the United States? - CORRECT
ANSWER - An increase in time and training requirements
A proximity PPE is designed for what type of fires? - CORRECT ANSWER - Both
aircraft and petroleum based
What level of hazmat protection does structural PPE provide? - CORRECT ANSWER -D
NFPA _______ covers Technical Rescue PPE - CORRECT ANSWER - 1951
NFPA ______ covers Personal Accountability Safety Systems (PASS) - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1982
When should a full inspection of your PPE take place? - CORRECT ANSWER - Prior to
cleaning, after cleaning, after every alarm
