FIREFIGHTER II VDFP FINAL ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
◉ Specializes in forcible entry, ventilation, roof operations, and
search. Answer: Truck company
◉ Concept that each firefighter answers only to one boss. Answer:
Unity of command
◉ Responsible for water source, deploying hand lines, and putting
water on the fire. Answer: Engine company
◉ Number of people that one person can supervise; range is 3-7 (5
being optimal). Answer: Span of control
◉ Most common cause of firefighter injury are. Answer:
Strains/overexertion
◉ Know the 16 firefighter life safety initiatives. Answer: 1. Cultural
change
2. Accountability
3. Risk management
4. Empowerment
, 5. Training and certification
6. Medical and physical fitness
7. Research agents
8. Technology
9. Fatality, near miss investigation
10. Grant support
11. Response policies
12. Violent incident response
13. Psychological support
14. Public education
15. Code enforcement and sprinklers
16. Apparatus design and safety
◉ Examples of critical incident stress management:. Answer: LODD,
suicide of a colleague, multiple-casualty calls
◉ Always check ________ before opening doors or stepping out of
apparatus. Answer: Traffic
◉ Always maintain ___ hand on the handhold and ___ foot on the foot
surface when climbing the apparatus. Answer: 1, 1
EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
◉ Specializes in forcible entry, ventilation, roof operations, and
search. Answer: Truck company
◉ Concept that each firefighter answers only to one boss. Answer:
Unity of command
◉ Responsible for water source, deploying hand lines, and putting
water on the fire. Answer: Engine company
◉ Number of people that one person can supervise; range is 3-7 (5
being optimal). Answer: Span of control
◉ Most common cause of firefighter injury are. Answer:
Strains/overexertion
◉ Know the 16 firefighter life safety initiatives. Answer: 1. Cultural
change
2. Accountability
3. Risk management
4. Empowerment
, 5. Training and certification
6. Medical and physical fitness
7. Research agents
8. Technology
9. Fatality, near miss investigation
10. Grant support
11. Response policies
12. Violent incident response
13. Psychological support
14. Public education
15. Code enforcement and sprinklers
16. Apparatus design and safety
◉ Examples of critical incident stress management:. Answer: LODD,
suicide of a colleague, multiple-casualty calls
◉ Always check ________ before opening doors or stepping out of
apparatus. Answer: Traffic
◉ Always maintain ___ hand on the handhold and ___ foot on the foot
surface when climbing the apparatus. Answer: 1, 1
