FIREFIGHTER 1 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS

FIREFIGHTER 1 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
NFPAA21001A2isA2theA2-A2Ans--StandardA2forA2FireA2FighterA2ProfessionalA2Qualifications

OneA2ofA2theA2primaryA2functionsA2ofA2theA2ladderA2companyA2isA2-A2Ans--
performingA2forcibleA2entryA2ofA2theA2building

OSHAA2mayA2establishA2regulationsA2governingA2fireA2departmentA2activitiesA2suchA2asA2-
A2Ans--healthA2andA2safety


WhatA2normalA2bodyA2coolingA2mechanismA2isA2lostA2whenA2wearingA2PPE?A2-A2Ans--
evaporationA2ofA2perspiration

WhatA2isA2oneA2aspectA2ofA2hire-riseA2firesA2thatA2isA2especiallyA2drainingA2ofA2energy?A2-
A2Ans--WalkingA2upA2manyA2flightsA2ofA2stairsA2inA2PPE


WhatA2permitsA2firefightersA2toA2gainA2accessA2duringA2anA2emergencyA2-A2Ans--
keyA2box/lockA2box

InA2kernmantleA2rope,A2theA2kernA2orA2coreA2ofA2theA2ropeA2accountsA2forA2howA2muchA2of
A2itsA2strength?A2-A2Ans--75%


TheA2combinationA2ofA2knotsA2recommendedA2toA2hoistA2aA2pikeA2poleA2includesA2-A2Ans--
aA2cloveA2hitchA2andA2halfA2hitches

TheA2orderA2ofA2rankA2andA2authorityA2inA2theA2fireA2serviceA2describesA2what?A2-A2Ans--
ChainA2ofA2command

TheA2streetA2orA2addressA2sideA2ofA2theA2structureA2isA2termedA2whatA2sideA2-A2Ans--
SideA2A

TheA2ratioA2ofA2theA2massA2ofA2aA2givenA2volumeA2ofA2liquidA2comparedA2withA2theA2massA
2ofA2anA2equalA2volumeA2ofA2waterA2atA2theA2sameA2temperatureA2isA2what?A2-A2Ans--
SpecificA2Gravity

Life-safetyA2ropeA2shouldA2beA2storedA2inA2-A2Ans--coilsA2orA2inA2ropeA2bags

ToxicA2atmospheresA2dueA2toA2smokeA2andA2heatA2areA2calledA2-A2Ans--
immediatelyA2dangerousA2toA2lifeA2andA2health

WhatA2hasA2theA2highestA2priorityA2ofA2aA2radioA2transmission?A2-A2Ans--
EmergencyA2trafficA2fromA2aA2unitA2workingA2atA2aA2fireA2orA2rescue

, TheA2telecommunicator'sA2firstA2responsibilityA2isA2toA2-A2Ans--
obtainA2theA2informationA2thatA2isA2requiredA2toA2dispatchA2theA2appropriateA2unitsA2toA2th
eA2correctA2location

BeforeA2transmittingA2anyA2informationA2overA2theA2fireA2departmentA2radio,A2aA2fireA2fight
erA2shouldA2-A2Ans--listenA2toA2beA2sureA2theA2channelA2isA2notA2beingA2used

WhenA2usingA2SCBA,A2aA2poorA2sealA2betweenA2theA2faceA2pieceA2andA2theA2firefightersA2
faceA2isA2-A2Ans--
dangerous,A2becuaseA2itA2isA2depleatingA2theA2airA2supplyA2moreA2quickly

TheA2bypassA2valveA2onA2aA2SCBAA2isA2usedA2-A2Ans--
inA2emergencyA2situationsA2involvingA2aA2malfunctioningA2regulator

TheA2firstA2noticeableA2signsA2ofA2oxygenA2deficiencyA2areA2-A2Ans--
increasedA2respiratoryA2rateA2andA2imparedA2muscularA2coordination

FourA2hazardousA2atmospheresA2thatA2firefightersA2areA2likelyA2toA2encounterA2atA2aA2fireA
2areA2-A2Ans--super-heatedA2air,A2toxicA2gases,A2oxygenA2deficiency,A2andA2smoke


TrappedA2firefightersA2awaitingA2rescueA2willA2useA2lessA2airA2ifA2theyA2-A2Ans--
controlA2theirA2breathing

TheA2primaryA2functionA2ofA2theA2bypassA2valveA2onA2SCBAA2isA2-A2Ans--
forA2useA2ifA2theA2theA2regulatorA2fails

TheA2properA2positionA2ofA2theA2bypassA2valveA2onA2positiveA2pressureA2SCBAA2underA2n
ormalA2conditionsA2isA2-A2Ans--fullyA2closed

HypoxiaA2isA2-A2Ans--deficiencyA2ofA2oxygen

InhaledA2toxicA2gasesA2canA2directlyA2causeA2-A2Ans--diseaseA2ofA2theA2lungA2tissue

WhatA2isA2theA2firstA2stepA2aA2firefighterA2shouldA2preformA2beforeA2donningA2theA2SCBAA2
-A2Ans--checkA2theA2airA2supplyA2ofA2theA2SCBAA2unit

TheA2purposeA2ofA2aA2passA2deviceA2isA2toA2-A2Ans--
soundA2anA2alarmA2ifA2theA2firefighterA2isA2motionlessA2forA2aA2setA2periodA2ofA2time

OxygenA2deficientA2atmospheresA2areA2thoseA2havingA2lessA2thenA2whatA2percentA2ofA2ox
ygenA2inA2theA2airA2-A2Ans--19.5%

AtA2theA2beginningA2ofA2theA2shift,A2theA2firefighterA2shouldA2makeA2sureA2theA2SCBAA2isA2
atA2leastA2whatA2percentA2full?A2-A2Ans--85%