IFSTA 7th Edition - Exam Review
(Chapters 1,2,3,4,5,6,16) Questions and
Answers
MostAcommonAfireAdepartmentAorganizationalAstructureA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
scalarA(uninterruptedAseriesAofAsteps,AgoingAfromAchiefAtoAblueAshirt)
FormalAlineAofAauthorityAresponsibilityAandAcommunicationAwithinAanAorganizationA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-chainAofAcommand
eachAemployeeAreportsAdirectlyAtoAjustAoneAsupervisorAmovingAupAtheAchainAofAcommand,A
allApersonnelAultimatelyAreportAtoAtheAfireAchiefA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
unityAofAcommand
maximumAnumberAofAsubordinatesAorAfunctionsAthatAanyAoneAsupervisorAcanAcontrolA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-spanAofAcontrol
idealAspanAofAcontrolA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-3AtoA7,AbutAfiveAisAconsideredAoptimal
theAprocessAofAdividingAlargeAjobsAintoAsmallerAjobsAtoAmakeAthemAmoreAmanageable,AtoAa
ssignAresponsibility,AtoAassignAspecificAandAclearAcutAtasks,AandApreventAduplicationAofAeff
ortA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-divisionAofAlabor
departmentsAstaffedAwithAbyAmixtureAofAcareerAandAvolunteerAfirefightersA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-combinationAdepartment
multipleAcompaniesAwithinAaAresponseAareaAareAgroupedAintoAaA_______A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-batallion
PerformsAfireAsuppressionAdutiesAatAstructure,Avehicle,AwildlandAandAotherAtypesAofAfiresA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-engineAcompany
performsAforcibleAentry,AsearchAandArescue,Aventilation,Asalvage,Aoverhaul,AandAutilitiesAc
ontrolA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-truckA(ladder)Acompany
searchesAforAandAremovesAvictimsAfromAareasAofAdangerAandAtreatmentA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-rescueAcompany
extinguishersAgroundAcoverAorAgrassAfiresAandAprotectAstructuresAinAareasAcloseAtoAfieldsA
orAWoodlandsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-brushAcompany
deliverAservicesAtoAtheApublicA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-lineApersonnel
provideAadministrativeAandAlogisticalAsupportAforAlineApersonnelAinAareasAsuchAasAfinance,A
maintenance,AandAtrainingA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-staffApersonnel
whatAdoesAAAHAJAstandAforA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-authorityAhavingAjurisdiction
AAguideAtoAdecisionAmakingAwithinAanAorganizationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-policy
detailedAwrittenAplansAthatAlistAspecificAstepsAforAapproachingAAAreoccurringAproblemAorAsit
uationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-procedure
sixAmajorAorganizationalAfunctionsAofAanAincidentAcommandAsystemA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
command,Aoperations,Aplanning,Alogistics,AfinanceAadministration,AandAintelligence
whatAisAtheAbestAwayAtoArememberAtheAdifferenceAbetweenAfirefighterAoneAandAfirefighterA2
A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ifAitAsoundsAprettyAcoolAit'sAfirefighterA2,AifAitAsoundsAboringAandAbasicAit'sAfirefighterA1
, whatAdoesANFPAAmeanA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-nationalAfireAprotectionAassociation
whatAdoesANIOSHAmeanA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
NationalAInstituteAforAOccupationalASafetyAandAhealth
whatANFPAAnumberAestablishesAsafetyArequirementsAforAallAusesAofAfireAdepartmentAappa
ratusA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-NFPAA1500
whatAdoesAIDLHAmeanA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
immediatelyAdangerousAtoAlifeAandAhealth
fireAdepartmentsAshouldAprovideAallAmembersAwithAatAleastAoneAfullAsetAofAPPEAbutAprefera
blyA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-2
howAoftenAshouldAPPEAbeAcleanedA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
afterAeveryAexposureAtoAsmoke
TheAleadingAcauseAofAfirefighterAfatalitiesAisAwhatA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
cardiovascularAdisease
acuteAversusAchronicA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
acuteAisAquickAonset,AchronicAisAlongAlasting
WhenAcanAyouAremoveAyourASCBAA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
untilAyourAsupervisorAorAincidentAcommanderAsaysAitAisAsafeAtoAdoAso
DrugsAandAalcoholAimpairAyourAabilityAtoAfunctionAandA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
slowAyourAreactionAtime
TobaccoAcanAcauseAwhatA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-cancer,AheartAdisease,AandACOPD
WhenAdismounting/mountingAfromAaAfireAapparatusAwhatAshouldAbeAmaintainedA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-threeApointsAofAcontact
termAforAwhereAtrainedApersonnelAareAworkingAtoAresolveAtheAproblemAatAtheAscene,AonlyA
personnelAwhoAareAdirectlyAinvolvedAinAdisposingAofAtheAproblemAareAallowedAtoAenterAthis
AzoneA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-hotAzone
termAforAtheAzoneAimmediatelyAoutsideAtheAhotAzoneA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
warmAzone
immediatelyAsurroundsAtheAhotAandAwarmAzonesAandAmayAincludeAtheAincidentAcommandA
post,AlocationAofArapidAinterventionAcrews,AandAtheAlocationAofAtheApublicAinformationAoffic
erA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-coldAzone
MostAcommonApowerAsourceAusedAbyAemergencyAservicesApersonnelA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-generators
whatAisAusedAtoAconvertAaAvehiclesAelectricalAcurrentA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-inverter
allAauxiliaryAequipmentAmustAbeAwaterproofAandAdesignAforAtheAamountAofAelectricalAcurre
ntAitAisAintendedAtoAcarry,AwhatAisAthisAcalledA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-intrinsicallyAsafe
sometimesAcalledAAAtagAsystemAcompanyAofficersAhaveAaApassportAlistingAforAeveryAmem
berAofAtheirAcrewA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-passportAsystem
systemAthatAcanAprovideAmoreAaccountabilityAdataAandAgreaterAsafety,AexitAtimeAisAbasedA
onAtheAairApressureAandAtheAlowestAreadingASCBAAinAtheAteamA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
SBAAtagAsystem
WhatApersonalAaccountabilityAsystemAprovidesAtheAgreatestAlevelAofAsafetyA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-computerAbasedAelectronicAaccountabilityAsystem
ProvidesAAAcoordinatedAapproachAtoAaAwideAvarietyAofAincidentsA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-allAhazardAconcept
RegulatesAallAradioAcommunicationAinAtheAUnitedAstatesA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
FederalACommunicationsACommissionAFCC
(Chapters 1,2,3,4,5,6,16) Questions and
Answers
MostAcommonAfireAdepartmentAorganizationalAstructureA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
scalarA(uninterruptedAseriesAofAsteps,AgoingAfromAchiefAtoAblueAshirt)
FormalAlineAofAauthorityAresponsibilityAandAcommunicationAwithinAanAorganizationA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-chainAofAcommand
eachAemployeeAreportsAdirectlyAtoAjustAoneAsupervisorAmovingAupAtheAchainAofAcommand,A
allApersonnelAultimatelyAreportAtoAtheAfireAchiefA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
unityAofAcommand
maximumAnumberAofAsubordinatesAorAfunctionsAthatAanyAoneAsupervisorAcanAcontrolA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-spanAofAcontrol
idealAspanAofAcontrolA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-3AtoA7,AbutAfiveAisAconsideredAoptimal
theAprocessAofAdividingAlargeAjobsAintoAsmallerAjobsAtoAmakeAthemAmoreAmanageable,AtoAa
ssignAresponsibility,AtoAassignAspecificAandAclearAcutAtasks,AandApreventAduplicationAofAeff
ortA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-divisionAofAlabor
departmentsAstaffedAwithAbyAmixtureAofAcareerAandAvolunteerAfirefightersA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-combinationAdepartment
multipleAcompaniesAwithinAaAresponseAareaAareAgroupedAintoAaA_______A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-batallion
PerformsAfireAsuppressionAdutiesAatAstructure,Avehicle,AwildlandAandAotherAtypesAofAfiresA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-engineAcompany
performsAforcibleAentry,AsearchAandArescue,Aventilation,Asalvage,Aoverhaul,AandAutilitiesAc
ontrolA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-truckA(ladder)Acompany
searchesAforAandAremovesAvictimsAfromAareasAofAdangerAandAtreatmentA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-rescueAcompany
extinguishersAgroundAcoverAorAgrassAfiresAandAprotectAstructuresAinAareasAcloseAtoAfieldsA
orAWoodlandsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-brushAcompany
deliverAservicesAtoAtheApublicA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-lineApersonnel
provideAadministrativeAandAlogisticalAsupportAforAlineApersonnelAinAareasAsuchAasAfinance,A
maintenance,AandAtrainingA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-staffApersonnel
whatAdoesAAAHAJAstandAforA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-authorityAhavingAjurisdiction
AAguideAtoAdecisionAmakingAwithinAanAorganizationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-policy
detailedAwrittenAplansAthatAlistAspecificAstepsAforAapproachingAAAreoccurringAproblemAorAsit
uationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-procedure
sixAmajorAorganizationalAfunctionsAofAanAincidentAcommandAsystemA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
command,Aoperations,Aplanning,Alogistics,AfinanceAadministration,AandAintelligence
whatAisAtheAbestAwayAtoArememberAtheAdifferenceAbetweenAfirefighterAoneAandAfirefighterA2
A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ifAitAsoundsAprettyAcoolAit'sAfirefighterA2,AifAitAsoundsAboringAandAbasicAit'sAfirefighterA1
, whatAdoesANFPAAmeanA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-nationalAfireAprotectionAassociation
whatAdoesANIOSHAmeanA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
NationalAInstituteAforAOccupationalASafetyAandAhealth
whatANFPAAnumberAestablishesAsafetyArequirementsAforAallAusesAofAfireAdepartmentAappa
ratusA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-NFPAA1500
whatAdoesAIDLHAmeanA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
immediatelyAdangerousAtoAlifeAandAhealth
fireAdepartmentsAshouldAprovideAallAmembersAwithAatAleastAoneAfullAsetAofAPPEAbutAprefera
blyA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-2
howAoftenAshouldAPPEAbeAcleanedA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
afterAeveryAexposureAtoAsmoke
TheAleadingAcauseAofAfirefighterAfatalitiesAisAwhatA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
cardiovascularAdisease
acuteAversusAchronicA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
acuteAisAquickAonset,AchronicAisAlongAlasting
WhenAcanAyouAremoveAyourASCBAA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
untilAyourAsupervisorAorAincidentAcommanderAsaysAitAisAsafeAtoAdoAso
DrugsAandAalcoholAimpairAyourAabilityAtoAfunctionAandA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
slowAyourAreactionAtime
TobaccoAcanAcauseAwhatA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-cancer,AheartAdisease,AandACOPD
WhenAdismounting/mountingAfromAaAfireAapparatusAwhatAshouldAbeAmaintainedA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-threeApointsAofAcontact
termAforAwhereAtrainedApersonnelAareAworkingAtoAresolveAtheAproblemAatAtheAscene,AonlyA
personnelAwhoAareAdirectlyAinvolvedAinAdisposingAofAtheAproblemAareAallowedAtoAenterAthis
AzoneA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-hotAzone
termAforAtheAzoneAimmediatelyAoutsideAtheAhotAzoneA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
warmAzone
immediatelyAsurroundsAtheAhotAandAwarmAzonesAandAmayAincludeAtheAincidentAcommandA
post,AlocationAofArapidAinterventionAcrews,AandAtheAlocationAofAtheApublicAinformationAoffic
erA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-coldAzone
MostAcommonApowerAsourceAusedAbyAemergencyAservicesApersonnelA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-generators
whatAisAusedAtoAconvertAaAvehiclesAelectricalAcurrentA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-inverter
allAauxiliaryAequipmentAmustAbeAwaterproofAandAdesignAforAtheAamountAofAelectricalAcurre
ntAitAisAintendedAtoAcarry,AwhatAisAthisAcalledA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-intrinsicallyAsafe
sometimesAcalledAAAtagAsystemAcompanyAofficersAhaveAaApassportAlistingAforAeveryAmem
berAofAtheirAcrewA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-passportAsystem
systemAthatAcanAprovideAmoreAaccountabilityAdataAandAgreaterAsafety,AexitAtimeAisAbasedA
onAtheAairApressureAandAtheAlowestAreadingASCBAAinAtheAteamA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
SBAAtagAsystem
WhatApersonalAaccountabilityAsystemAprovidesAtheAgreatestAlevelAofAsafetyA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-computerAbasedAelectronicAaccountabilityAsystem
ProvidesAAAcoordinatedAapproachAtoAaAwideAvarietyAofAincidentsA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-allAhazardAconcept
RegulatesAallAradioAcommunicationAinAtheAUnitedAstatesA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
FederalACommunicationsACommissionAFCC