FIRE SCIENCE MIDTERM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

FIRE SCIENCE MIDTERM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
NFPAA2standardsA2requireA2thatA2aA2mobileA2waterA2supplyA2apparatusA2haveA2aA2minimu
mA2tankA2capacityA2ofA2________.A2-A2Ans--1000A2Gallons

AA2trainingA2facility,A2byA2NFPA'sA2standards,A2mustA2haveA2allA2exceptA2whichA2ofA2theA2f
ollowing?A2-A2Ans--Vending/refreshmentA2machines

WhichA2ofA2theA2followingA2isA2NOTA2pumperA2apparatus?A2-A2Ans--
TypeA2IVA2superA2pumper

JohnA2BraithwaiteA2constructedA2what?A2-A2Ans--TheA2firstA2steam-poweredA2pump

WhoA2institutedA2oneA2ofA2theA2firstA2recordedA2fireA2preventionA2regulations?A2-A2Ans--
WilliamA2theA2Conqueror

WhatA2wereA2theA2vigils?A2-A2Ans--freedmen

TheA2U.S.A2CongressA2createdA2theA2NationalA2FallenA2FirefightersA2FoundationA2toA2lead
A2aA2nationwideA2effortA2toA2rememberA2America'sA2fallenA2firefighters.A2ThisA2foundationA
2isA2locatedA2inA2________,A2andA2oneA2ofA2theirA2tasksA2wasA2toA2createA2aA2NationalA2Fa
llenA2FirefightersA2MemorialA2Park.A2-A2Ans--Philadelphia,A2Pennsylvania

InA2theA2earlyA219thA2century,A2volunteersA2inA2whichA2ofA2theA2followingA2citiesA2votedA2to
A2purchaseA2aA2horseA2toA2pullA2theA2fireA2wagon?A2-A2Ans--NewA2York


WhatA2isA2theA2nameA2ofA2theA2firstA2AmericanA2self-containedA2breathingA2apparatus?A2-
A2Ans--TheA2Gibbs


WhatA2wasA2aA2positiveA2resultA2ofA2theA2GreatA2FireA2ofA2London?A2-A2Ans--
TheA2organizationA2ofA2theA2world'sA2firstA2insuranceA2company

HowA2longA2didA2theA2GreatA2FireA2ofA2LondonA2burn?A2-A2Ans--4A2days

WhoA2inventedA2theA2firstA2portableA2fireA2extinguisher?A2-A2Ans--GeorgeA2Manby

TheA2dieselA2pumpA2onA2aA2modernA2fireA2engineA2isA2capableA2ofA2deliveringA2________
A2gallonsA2ofA2waterA2perA2minute.A2-A2Ans--2,000


WhatA2setA2offA2theA2GreatA2FireA2ofA2SanA2FranciscoA2inA21906?A2-A2Ans--Earthquake

WhatA2eventA2resultedA2inA2theA2organizationA2ofA2theA2vigils?A2-A2Ans--
DevastatingA2fireA2inA2ADA26

, WhoA2canA2beA2creditedA2withA2theA2developmentA2ofA2soundA2principlesA2ofA2constructio
n,A2sanitation,A2andA2utilityA2inA2Rome?A2-A2Ans--EmperorA2Nero

WhichA2ofA2theseA2isA2anA2EmergencyA2MedicalA2ServiceA2designation?A2-A2Ans--
AllA2ofA2these

TheA2passingA2ofA2theA2PatriotA2ActA2andA2theA2inceptionA2ofA2________A2haveA2changed
A2theA2wayA2nationalA2fireA2policyA2isA2writtenA2andA2implemented.A2-A2Ans--
HomelandA2Security

WhoA2wereA2theA2familiaA2publica?A2-A2Ans--SlavesA2assignedA2toA2protectA2theA2city

WhatA2wasA2theA2firstA2steam-poweredA2engineA2named?A2-A2Ans--UncleA2JoeA2Ross

TodayA2someA2municipalities,A2facedA2withA2tightA2budgetsA2andA2limitedA2personnel,A2are
A2shiftingA2toA2aA2_______________A2requirementA2forA2theirA2emergencyA2responders.A2
-A2Ans--TripleA2certification

isA2theA2steamA2poweredA2fireA2pump?A2-A2Ans--1853

firstA2fireA2hoseA2-A2Ans--1672

BostonA2importedA2firstA2fireA2engine.A2-A2Ans--1679

firstA2steamA2poweredA2engineA2inA2u.sA2cameA2toA2service.A2-A2Ans--1853

firstA2fireA2extinguisherA2-A2Ans--1816

firstA2vollyA2companyA2-A2Ans--1829

HowA2manyA2gallonsA2perA2minuteA2canA2aA2fireboatA2produce?A2-A2Ans--10,000A2gallons

TheA2entry-levelA2positionA2onA2theA2fireA2departmentA2isA2thatA2ofA2aA2cadet.A2-A2Ans--
True

TheA2DepartmentA2ofA2DefenseA2FireA2AcademyA2isA2locatedA2at.A2-A2Ans--
GoodfellowA2AFBA2inA2SanA2Angelo,A2Texas

trussesA2areA2replacingA2solidA2lumberA2joistsA2becauseA2theyA2________.A2-A2Ans--
areA2lighter

ApplicantsA2forA2publicA2informationA2officerA2positionsA2mustA2meetA2allA2exceptA2whichA2
ofA2theA2followingA2qualifications?A2-A2Ans--PossessA2master'sA2degree