IFSTA: CHAPTER 1 - 5 (MULTIPLE
CHOICE & TERMS) WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
Response to an emergency begins:
a) Upon arrival at the emergency scene b) After the firefighters don PPE and SCBA c)
As soon as the department is notified of the emergency d) At the start of each shift -
ANSWER-c) As soon as the department is notified of the emergency
Position in fire service responsible for supervising fire company
a) Driver b) Fire Dept Officer c) Fire Dept Safety Officer d) Fire Chief - ANSWER-b) Fire
Dept Officer
Which task is typically expected of a Firefighter 1 level during emergency operations?
a) Apparatus operation b) Fire & life safety education c) Executing basic firefighting and
rescue operations under supervision d) Coordinate actions of another personnel during
specific assignments - ANSWER-c) Executing basic firefighting and rescue operations
under supervision
Mission of the fire service
a) Protect personal & public property from fire and disrepair b) Employ the all-hazard
approach to providing community protection c) Completely eliminate the occurrence of
fires in residential structures d) Save lives, protect property, & the environment from
fires and other hazardous situations - ANSWER-d) Save lives, protect property, & the
environment from fires and other hazardous situations
Most common type of fire dept organizational structure:
a) Firefighters of all different ranks share equal decision-making authority b) Fire dept
safety officer ranks above everyone else in the dpet c) Decisions & information are
passed from the base up through the intermediate levels to the fire chief d) Decisions &
information are directed from the fire chief down through the intermediate levels -
ANSWER-d) Decisions & information are directed from the fire chief down through the
intermediate levels
Fire service organizational principle referring to the formal line of authority,
responsibility, & communication within an organization
CHOICE & TERMS) WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
Response to an emergency begins:
a) Upon arrival at the emergency scene b) After the firefighters don PPE and SCBA c)
As soon as the department is notified of the emergency d) At the start of each shift -
ANSWER-c) As soon as the department is notified of the emergency
Position in fire service responsible for supervising fire company
a) Driver b) Fire Dept Officer c) Fire Dept Safety Officer d) Fire Chief - ANSWER-b) Fire
Dept Officer
Which task is typically expected of a Firefighter 1 level during emergency operations?
a) Apparatus operation b) Fire & life safety education c) Executing basic firefighting and
rescue operations under supervision d) Coordinate actions of another personnel during
specific assignments - ANSWER-c) Executing basic firefighting and rescue operations
under supervision
Mission of the fire service
a) Protect personal & public property from fire and disrepair b) Employ the all-hazard
approach to providing community protection c) Completely eliminate the occurrence of
fires in residential structures d) Save lives, protect property, & the environment from
fires and other hazardous situations - ANSWER-d) Save lives, protect property, & the
environment from fires and other hazardous situations
Most common type of fire dept organizational structure:
a) Firefighters of all different ranks share equal decision-making authority b) Fire dept
safety officer ranks above everyone else in the dpet c) Decisions & information are
passed from the base up through the intermediate levels to the fire chief d) Decisions &
information are directed from the fire chief down through the intermediate levels -
ANSWER-d) Decisions & information are directed from the fire chief down through the
intermediate levels
Fire service organizational principle referring to the formal line of authority,
responsibility, & communication within an organization
