IFSTA 7TH EDITION - EXAM REVIEW (CHAPTERS 1,2,3,4,5,6,16) EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH EXPLANATIONS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) A NEW UPDATED VERSION LATEST|
GUARANTEED A+
1) Most common fire department scalar (uninterrupted series of
organizational structure steps, going from chief to blue
shirt)
2) Formal line of authority responsibility chain of command
and communication within an
organization
3) each employee reports directly to just unity of command
one supervisor moving up the chain of
command, all personnel ultimately
report to the fire chief
4) maximum number of subordinates or span of control
functions that any one supervisor can
control
5) ideal span of control 3 to 7, but five is considered
optimal
,6) the process of dividing large jobs into division of labor
smaller jobs to make them more
manageable, to assign responsibility,
to assign specific and clear cut tasks,
and prevent duplication of effort
7) departments staffed with by mixture of combination department
career and volunteer firefighters
8) multiple companies within a response batallion
area are grouped into a _______
9) Performs fire suppression duties at engine company
structure, vehicle, wildland and other
types of fires
10) performs forcible entry, search and truck (ladder) company
rescue, ventilation, salvage, overhaul,
and utilities control
11) searches for and removes victims from rescue company
areas of danger and treatment
12) extinguishers ground cover or grass brush company
fires and protect structures in areas
close to fields or Woodlands
13) deliver services to the public line personnel
14) provide administrative and logistical staff personnel
support for line personnel in areas
, such as finance, maintenance, and
training
15) what does A H J stand for authority having jurisdiction
16) A guide to decision making within an policy
organization
17) detailed written plans that list specific procedure
steps for approaching A reoccurring
problem or situation
18) six major organizational functions of an command, operations, planning,
incident command system logistics, finance administration,
and intelligence
19) what is the best way to remember the if it sounds pretty cool it's
difference between firefighter one and firefighter 2, if it sounds boring
firefighter 2 and basic it's firefighter 1
20) what does NFPA mean national fire protection
association
21) what does NIOSH mean National Institute for
Occupational Safety and health
22) what NFPA number establishes safety NFPA 1500
requirements for all uses of fire
department apparatus
23) what does IDLH mean immediately dangerous to life
and health
, 24) fire departments should provide all 2
members with at least one full set of
PPE but preferably
25) how often should PPE be cleaned after every exposure to smoke
26) The leading cause of firefighter cardiovascular disease
fatalities is what
27) acute versus chronic acute is quick onset, chronic is
long lasting
28) When can you remove your SCBA until your supervisor or incident
commander says it is safe to do
so
29) Drugs and alcohol impair your ability to slow your reaction time
function and
30) Tobacco can cause what cancer, heart disease, and
COPD
31) When dismounting/mounting from a three points of contact
fire apparatus what should be
maintained
32) term for where trained personnel are hot zone
working to resolve the problem at the
scene, only personnel who are directly
involved in disposing of the problem
are allowed to enter this zone
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH EXPLANATIONS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) A NEW UPDATED VERSION LATEST|
GUARANTEED A+
1) Most common fire department scalar (uninterrupted series of
organizational structure steps, going from chief to blue
shirt)
2) Formal line of authority responsibility chain of command
and communication within an
organization
3) each employee reports directly to just unity of command
one supervisor moving up the chain of
command, all personnel ultimately
report to the fire chief
4) maximum number of subordinates or span of control
functions that any one supervisor can
control
5) ideal span of control 3 to 7, but five is considered
optimal
,6) the process of dividing large jobs into division of labor
smaller jobs to make them more
manageable, to assign responsibility,
to assign specific and clear cut tasks,
and prevent duplication of effort
7) departments staffed with by mixture of combination department
career and volunteer firefighters
8) multiple companies within a response batallion
area are grouped into a _______
9) Performs fire suppression duties at engine company
structure, vehicle, wildland and other
types of fires
10) performs forcible entry, search and truck (ladder) company
rescue, ventilation, salvage, overhaul,
and utilities control
11) searches for and removes victims from rescue company
areas of danger and treatment
12) extinguishers ground cover or grass brush company
fires and protect structures in areas
close to fields or Woodlands
13) deliver services to the public line personnel
14) provide administrative and logistical staff personnel
support for line personnel in areas
, such as finance, maintenance, and
training
15) what does A H J stand for authority having jurisdiction
16) A guide to decision making within an policy
organization
17) detailed written plans that list specific procedure
steps for approaching A reoccurring
problem or situation
18) six major organizational functions of an command, operations, planning,
incident command system logistics, finance administration,
and intelligence
19) what is the best way to remember the if it sounds pretty cool it's
difference between firefighter one and firefighter 2, if it sounds boring
firefighter 2 and basic it's firefighter 1
20) what does NFPA mean national fire protection
association
21) what does NIOSH mean National Institute for
Occupational Safety and health
22) what NFPA number establishes safety NFPA 1500
requirements for all uses of fire
department apparatus
23) what does IDLH mean immediately dangerous to life
and health
, 24) fire departments should provide all 2
members with at least one full set of
PPE but preferably
25) how often should PPE be cleaned after every exposure to smoke
26) The leading cause of firefighter cardiovascular disease
fatalities is what
27) acute versus chronic acute is quick onset, chronic is
long lasting
28) When can you remove your SCBA until your supervisor or incident
commander says it is safe to do
so
29) Drugs and alcohol impair your ability to slow your reaction time
function and
30) Tobacco can cause what cancer, heart disease, and
COPD
31) When dismounting/mounting from a three points of contact
fire apparatus what should be
maintained
32) term for where trained personnel are hot zone
working to resolve the problem at the
scene, only personnel who are directly
involved in disposing of the problem
are allowed to enter this zone
