MOD A Firefighter Basic Operations questions and answers well illustrated.

MOD A Firefighter Basic Operations questions and answers well illustrated. The four basic organizational principles to operate effectively as a team member: - correct answers.UNITY OF COMMAND SPAN OF CONTROL DIVISION OF LABOR DISCIPLINE UNITY OF COMMAND - correct iple that a person can report to only one supervisor. SPAN OF CONTROL - correct r of personnel one individual can effectively manage. 3-7 people typical DIVISION OF LABOR - correct ing large jobs into small jobs. (to assign responsibility, prevent duplication of effort, make specific and clear-cut assignments) DISCIPLINE - correct organization's responsibility to provide the direction needed to satisfy the goals and objectives it has identified. ADMINISTRATION - correct nsible for the day-to-day operations of the department. Consists of the chief and any support staff. LINE PERSONNEL - correct nsible for fire suppression, rescue, and in some departments: emergency medical services, hazardous materials response, and any number of technical rescue services. Consists of officer and firefighters assigned to operational shifts or crews. STAFF PERSONNEL - correct nsible for support operations of the department. Differs from department to department. May include training, fire prevention, public education, maintenance, and any other support services of the departments. WHAT DOES THE ENGINE COMPANY DO - correct ys hose lines for fire attack and exposure protection. WHAT DOES THE TRUCK (LADDER) COMPANY DO - correct rms forcible entry, search and rescue, ventilation, salvage and overhaul, and provides access to upper levels of a structure. WHAT DOES THE RESCUE SQUAD/COMPANY DO - correct ally is responsible for the removal of victims from areas of danger or entrapment. WHAT DOES THE BRUSH COMPANY DO - correct guishes wild land fires and protects structures in the urban-interface WHAT DOES THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS COMPANY DO - correct nds to and mitigates hazardous materials incidents. WHAT DOES THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL COMPANY DO - correct des emergency medical care and support to patients. What is the mission of the fire service? - correct answers.To practice life safety, incident stabilization, and property conservation. INCIDENT COMMAND COMPONENTS - correct answers.-Incident commander -Safety -Information -Liaison -Operation -Planning -Logistics -Finance and Administration Two types of training records that are required to be maintained by the Division of Personnel Standards and Education: - correct answers.-Learning objectives. -Practical evaluations and written exams. NFPA 1001 - correct answers.Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications FIRE - correct answers.a form of combustion, self-sustaining process of rapid oxidation of a fuel that produces heat and light COMBUSTION - correct -sustaining chemical reaction yielding energy or products that cause further reactions. HEAT - correct form of energy that raises temperature, the energy transferred from one body to another when the temperature of the bodies are different IGNITION TEMPERATURE - correct minimum temperature to which a fuel, in air, must be heated to start self-sustained combustion without a separate ignition source. LOWER FLAMMABLE LIMIT ( LFL ) - correct um concentration of fuel vapor and air that will ignite. Limits below the lower flammable limit (LFL) are called too "lean" to burn. UPPER FLAMMABLE LIMIT ( UFL) - correct ntration above which combustion cannot take place. Limits above the upper flammable limit (UFL) are called too "rich" to burn