Fire Fighter 1 State Exam

Fire Fighter 1 State Exam 5 firefighter guidelines – Be safe, follow orders, work as a team, think, follow the golden rule NFPA 1001 – training and performance qualifications for firefighters Fire apparatus operator – responsible for getting apparatus to scene safely as well as setting up and running the pump or operating aerial ladder company officer – leads the company both on the scene and station safety officer – watches overall operation for unsafe practices training officer – responsible for updating the training of ff incident commander – responsible for the management of all incident operations fire marshal/inspector/investigator – inspects business and enforces public safety laws and fire codes. can also help investigate cause of fire fire and life safety education specialist – educates public about fire safety and injury prevention 911 dispatcher/telecommunicator – takes calls from public and dispatches appropriate units to an emergency Fire police – control traffic and secure scene from public information management personnel – take care of ff computer network system fire protection engineer – reviews plans and works with building owners to ensure that detection systems meet the applicable codestechnical rescue technician – trained in special rescue techniques for incidents involving structural collapse, trench rescue, swift water rescue, confined space rescue, high angle rescue unified command system – establishes a single set of incident goals under a single leader and ensures mutual communication operation governance – organisation exercises authority and performs functions assigned to it regulations – developed by governmental bodies to implement a law policies – developed to provide definitive guidelines for present and future actions engine company – responsible for securing water source, deploying landlines, conducting search and rescue, and putting water on fire truck company – responsible for forcible entry, ventilation, roof operations, search and rescue, and ground ladder deployment rescue company – responsible for rescuing victims from fires, confined spaces, trenches, and high angle situations Chain of command (lowest to highest) – firefighter, lieutenant, captain, battalion chief, assistant or division chief, chief of department four basic management principles – discipline, division of labor, unity of command, span of control Advanced emergency medical technician – ems who can perform limited procedures that include iv therapy, interpretation of cardiac rhythms, defribillation, and airway intubation. falls between emt basic and emt paramedic assistant or division chief – midlevel chief who has functional area of responsibility banked – covering a fire to ensure low burning