FIREFIGHTER 1 VOCABULARY REVIEW
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ACCURATE
ANSWERS.100% ACCURATE
Arrangement of fire hose in a hose bed or compartment in a which the hose lies on edge with the folds
adjacent to each other - answer ✔✔-Accordion Load
Sharpe or severe; having a rapid onset and short duration - answer ✔✔-Acute
Device used for connecting hose couplings with dissimilar threats but with the same inside diameter -
answer ✔✔-Adapter
A wedge shaped blade attached at right angles to the handle of the tool - answer ✔✔-Adz
Foam nozzle especially designed to provide the aeration required to make the highest quality foam
possible;most effective appliance for the generation of low expansion foam - answer ✔✔-Air Aspirating
Foam Nozzle
Disease causing microorganisms that are suspended in the air - answer ✔✔-Airborne Pathogens
The movement of air toward burning fuel and the movement of smoke out of the compartment or
structure - answer ✔✔-Air Flow
Respirator that removes contaminants by passing ambient air through a filter, cartridge, or canister; may
have a full or partial face piece - answer ✔✔-Air Purifying Respirator (APR)
, predetermined number and type of fire units assigned to respond to an emergency - answer ✔✔-Alarm
Assignment
Type of check valve installed in the riser of an automatic sprinkler system that transmits a water flow
alarm when the water flow in the system lifts the valve clapper - answer ✔✔-Alarm Check Valve
Alarm system component that transmits a signal when a change occurs; change may be the result of an
action such as the activation of a manual fire alarm box, the presence of products of combustion in the
atmosphere, or the automatic activation of a supervisory switch - answer ✔✔-Alarm Initiating Device
Provides a coordinated approach to a wide variety of incidents, all responders use a similar, coordinated
approach with a common set authorities, protections, and resources - answer ✔✔-All hazard concept
Substance or mixture composed of two or more metals (or a metal and nonmetallic elements) fused
together and dissolved into each other when molten intended to enhance the properties or usefulness
of the base metal - answer ✔✔-Alloy
Common, prevailing, and uncontrolled atmospheric weather conditions. The term may refer to the
conditions inside or outside of the structure - answer ✔✔-Ambient Conditions
Electrical device used to indicate the source or location of an activated fire alarm initiating device or the
status of the system. The panel may include individual lights located on a schematic map and an audible
alarm signal - answer ✔✔-Annunciator Panel
Synthetic foam concentrate that, when combined with water, can form a complete vapor barrier over
fuel spills and fires and is a highly effective extinguishing and blanketing agents on hydrocarbon fuels -
answer ✔✔-Aqueous Film Forming Foam
High temperature luminous electric discharge across a gap or through a medium such as charred -
answer ✔✔-Arc
The general location (room or area) where the ignition source the ignition source and the material first
ignited actually came together for the first time - answer ✔✔-Area of Origin
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ACCURATE
ANSWERS.100% ACCURATE
Arrangement of fire hose in a hose bed or compartment in a which the hose lies on edge with the folds
adjacent to each other - answer ✔✔-Accordion Load
Sharpe or severe; having a rapid onset and short duration - answer ✔✔-Acute
Device used for connecting hose couplings with dissimilar threats but with the same inside diameter -
answer ✔✔-Adapter
A wedge shaped blade attached at right angles to the handle of the tool - answer ✔✔-Adz
Foam nozzle especially designed to provide the aeration required to make the highest quality foam
possible;most effective appliance for the generation of low expansion foam - answer ✔✔-Air Aspirating
Foam Nozzle
Disease causing microorganisms that are suspended in the air - answer ✔✔-Airborne Pathogens
The movement of air toward burning fuel and the movement of smoke out of the compartment or
structure - answer ✔✔-Air Flow
Respirator that removes contaminants by passing ambient air through a filter, cartridge, or canister; may
have a full or partial face piece - answer ✔✔-Air Purifying Respirator (APR)
, predetermined number and type of fire units assigned to respond to an emergency - answer ✔✔-Alarm
Assignment
Type of check valve installed in the riser of an automatic sprinkler system that transmits a water flow
alarm when the water flow in the system lifts the valve clapper - answer ✔✔-Alarm Check Valve
Alarm system component that transmits a signal when a change occurs; change may be the result of an
action such as the activation of a manual fire alarm box, the presence of products of combustion in the
atmosphere, or the automatic activation of a supervisory switch - answer ✔✔-Alarm Initiating Device
Provides a coordinated approach to a wide variety of incidents, all responders use a similar, coordinated
approach with a common set authorities, protections, and resources - answer ✔✔-All hazard concept
Substance or mixture composed of two or more metals (or a metal and nonmetallic elements) fused
together and dissolved into each other when molten intended to enhance the properties or usefulness
of the base metal - answer ✔✔-Alloy
Common, prevailing, and uncontrolled atmospheric weather conditions. The term may refer to the
conditions inside or outside of the structure - answer ✔✔-Ambient Conditions
Electrical device used to indicate the source or location of an activated fire alarm initiating device or the
status of the system. The panel may include individual lights located on a schematic map and an audible
alarm signal - answer ✔✔-Annunciator Panel
Synthetic foam concentrate that, when combined with water, can form a complete vapor barrier over
fuel spills and fires and is a highly effective extinguishing and blanketing agents on hydrocarbon fuels -
answer ✔✔-Aqueous Film Forming Foam
High temperature luminous electric discharge across a gap or through a medium such as charred -
answer ✔✔-Arc
The general location (room or area) where the ignition source the ignition source and the material first
ignited actually came together for the first time - answer ✔✔-Area of Origin
