FF1 FINAL EXAM REVIEW CH 1-14 JB
LEARNING 3RD ED NJ WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
Fire Fighter Guidelines - ANSWER-1 - Be SAfe
2 - Follow Orders
3 - Work as a Team
4 - Think!
5 - Follow the Golden Rule
NFPA 1001 - ANSWER-Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications
4 Basic Management Principles - ANSWER-1 - Discipline
2- Division of Labor
3- Unity of Command
4 - Span of Control
Discipline - ANSWER-Guiding and directing fire fighters to do what their dept expects of
them. Policies, SOPS, training, suspension are all examples
Familia Publica - ANSWER-24BC, the first fire dept of 600 slaves created by Augustus
Ceasar
Corp of Vigiles - ANSWER-60AD, 7000 free men formed by Nero using formal rank
structure of Roman military
First documented structure fire - ANSWER-1607 - Jamestown VA
First fire regulations - ANSWER-1630 Boston banned wood chimneys and thatched
roofs
First paid FD - ANSWER-1679 Boston
First volunteer FD - ANSWER-1735 Philadelphia, Ben Franklin
First hand powered fire engine - ANSWER-George Washington - 1765 Alexandria VA
Great Chicago Fire - ANSWER-Oct 8 1871, 2000 acres / 17,000 homes destroyed. 300
died
Peshtigo, WI - ANSWER-+ 2200 died
, SOP - ANSWER-Standard Operating Procedure
SOG - ANSWER-Suggested Operating Guideline
Lieutenant - ANSWER-Responsible for a single company ie Engine Company on a
single shift
Captain - ANSWER-Responsible for for a company and coordinating activity with other
shifts
Battalion Chief / District Chief - ANSWER-Coordinate activities of several fire
companies in a defined geographic area
Asst Chief / Division Chief - ANSWER-Responsible for a functional area ie training
within a dept
Chief of Dept - ANSWER-Has overall responsibility for administration and operation of
dept
Fireplug - ANSWER-In 1817 George Smith developed these prototype fire hydrants in
NYC
Public Call Box - ANSWER-1860, Washington DC
1.1 million fire fighters / 30,000 fire departments in USA - ANSWER-73% are volunteers
2010 Statistics - ANSWER-- 3120 civilian fire fatalities
- $11,593,000,000 property losses
- Fires account for 5% of calls
Safety Program includes 4 "links in a chain" - ANSWER-1- Standards and Procedures
2 - Personnel
3 - Training
4 - Equipment
NFPA 1500 - ANSWER-Standard on Fire Dept Occupational Safety and Health
To be an effective fire fighter - ANSWER-1 - eat a healthy diet
2 - maintain healthy weight
3- exercise regularly
Everyone Goes Home - ANSWER-16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives
MVA's - ANSWER-2nd most common cause of firefighter death
Heart attack and stroke - ANSWER-Leading cause of firefighter deaths
LEARNING 3RD ED NJ WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
Fire Fighter Guidelines - ANSWER-1 - Be SAfe
2 - Follow Orders
3 - Work as a Team
4 - Think!
5 - Follow the Golden Rule
NFPA 1001 - ANSWER-Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications
4 Basic Management Principles - ANSWER-1 - Discipline
2- Division of Labor
3- Unity of Command
4 - Span of Control
Discipline - ANSWER-Guiding and directing fire fighters to do what their dept expects of
them. Policies, SOPS, training, suspension are all examples
Familia Publica - ANSWER-24BC, the first fire dept of 600 slaves created by Augustus
Ceasar
Corp of Vigiles - ANSWER-60AD, 7000 free men formed by Nero using formal rank
structure of Roman military
First documented structure fire - ANSWER-1607 - Jamestown VA
First fire regulations - ANSWER-1630 Boston banned wood chimneys and thatched
roofs
First paid FD - ANSWER-1679 Boston
First volunteer FD - ANSWER-1735 Philadelphia, Ben Franklin
First hand powered fire engine - ANSWER-George Washington - 1765 Alexandria VA
Great Chicago Fire - ANSWER-Oct 8 1871, 2000 acres / 17,000 homes destroyed. 300
died
Peshtigo, WI - ANSWER-+ 2200 died
, SOP - ANSWER-Standard Operating Procedure
SOG - ANSWER-Suggested Operating Guideline
Lieutenant - ANSWER-Responsible for a single company ie Engine Company on a
single shift
Captain - ANSWER-Responsible for for a company and coordinating activity with other
shifts
Battalion Chief / District Chief - ANSWER-Coordinate activities of several fire
companies in a defined geographic area
Asst Chief / Division Chief - ANSWER-Responsible for a functional area ie training
within a dept
Chief of Dept - ANSWER-Has overall responsibility for administration and operation of
dept
Fireplug - ANSWER-In 1817 George Smith developed these prototype fire hydrants in
NYC
Public Call Box - ANSWER-1860, Washington DC
1.1 million fire fighters / 30,000 fire departments in USA - ANSWER-73% are volunteers
2010 Statistics - ANSWER-- 3120 civilian fire fatalities
- $11,593,000,000 property losses
- Fires account for 5% of calls
Safety Program includes 4 "links in a chain" - ANSWER-1- Standards and Procedures
2 - Personnel
3 - Training
4 - Equipment
NFPA 1500 - ANSWER-Standard on Fire Dept Occupational Safety and Health
To be an effective fire fighter - ANSWER-1 - eat a healthy diet
2 - maintain healthy weight
3- exercise regularly
Everyone Goes Home - ANSWER-16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives
MVA's - ANSWER-2nd most common cause of firefighter death
Heart attack and stroke - ANSWER-Leading cause of firefighter deaths
