IFSTA Final Exam questions with correct answers

IFSTA Final Exam questions with correct
answers
WhichNofNtheNfollowingNisNoneNwayNfirefightersNcanNreduceNexposureNtoNcarcinogensNpresentNinNfi
res?A.CleanNhelmetNlinersN

B.FollowNgoodNnutritionalNguidelinesN

C.MaintainNpositiveNmentalNattitudesN

D.MaintainNhighNlevelsNofNphysicalNfitness



AccordingNtoNNFPA¨N1500NemergencyNoperationsNareNlimitedNto:A.thoseNthatNareNrequiredNtoNsav
eNtheNmostNlives.N

B.thoseNthatNcanNbeNsafelyNconductedNbyNpersonnelNonNscene.N

C.thoseNthatNcanNbeNstartedNasNsoonNasNanyNpersonnelNreachNtheNscene.N

D.thoseNthatNcanNbeNstartedNasNsoonNasNtheNlivesNofNallNonNsceneNareNsafe.



WhatNisNtheNgoalNofNtheNInternationalNAssociationNofNFireNChiefsNannualNsafetyNstand-
down?A.ToNfocusNonNfirefightersN

B.ToNfocusNonNfirefighterNsafetyN

C.ToNfocusNonNfirefighterNfamiliesN

D.ToNfocusNonNfirefighterNfatalities



TheNdistanceNtheNapparatusNtravelsNfromNwhenNtheNdriver/operatorNrealizesNtheNneedNtoNstop,Nu
ntilNtheNdriver/operatorsNfootNtouchesNtheNbrakeNpedalNis:A.aNveryNbriefNtime.N

B.calledNbrakingNdistance.N

C.calledNdriver-reactionNdistance.N

D.aNlongerNtimeNthanNinNaNprivateNvehicle.

,WhichNofNtheNfollowingNBESTNsummarizesNaNbenefitNofNtheNNationalNIncidentNManagementNSyste
mN(NIMS)?A.AllowsNmultipleNorganizationsNtoNoperateNtogetherNatNhighNriseNincidentsN

B.AllowsNmultipleNorganizationsNtoNoperateNtogetherNatNhazNmatNincidentsN

C.ProvidesNconsistentNfundingNforNagenciesNfromNmultipleNjurisdictionsNwhenNoperatingNtogether
N



D.ProvidesNconsistentNframeworkNforNagenciesNfromNmultipleNjurisdictionsNtoNoperateNtogether



WhichNofNtheNfollowingNBESTNdescribesNwhoNdeterminesNaNstructuresNconstructionNclassificationN
type?A.Contractor,Narchitect,NcityNofficialN

B.CityNofficial,NpropertyNowner,NcontractorN

C.Architect,NstructuralNengineer,NcontractorN

D.StructuralNengineer,Ncontractor,NcityNofficial



TheNInternationalNBuildingNCodeN(IBC©)NandNNationalNFireNProtectionNAssociationN(NFPA¨)Ndefine
NconstructionNtypeNbasedNonNtheNperformanceNofNtheNconstructionNwhen:A.exposedNtoNfire.N



B.exposedNtoNanNearthquake.N

C.aNsprinklerNsystemNisNactivated.N

D.aNfireNalarmNsystemNisNactivated.



AccordingNtoNtheNNationalNBuildingNCodeNofNCanadaN(NBCC)NheavyNtimberNconstructionNavoids:A.
havingNopenNcrawlNspaces.N

B.usingNflame-retardantNmaterials.N

C.usingNnoncombustibleNmaterials.N

D.concealedNspacesNunderNfloorsNandNroofs.



AdditionsNtoNtheNstructure,NreplacingNfireNescapesNwithNenclosedNstairways,NandNremovingNnon-
load-bearingNwallsNareNallNtypesNof:A.roofNobstructions.N

B.securityNmeasures.N

, C.permittedNstructuralNmodifications.N

D.nonpermittedNstructuralNmodifications.



WhatNtypeNofNstairsNusesNaNventilationNsystemNactivatedNbyNautomaticNfireNorNsmokeNdetection?A
.AccessNstairsN

B.FireNescapesN

C.ProtectedNstairsN

D.NSmokeNproofNstairNenclosures



WhyNwasNtheNNationalNCommissionNonNFireNPreventionNandNControlNestablished?A.NtoNdetermine
NhowNfireNlossNoccurs



B.NtoNdetermineNhowNtoNreduceNfireNloss

C.NtoNrecommendNdesignNofNfireNsafetyNvehicles

D.NtoNregulateNtrainingNofNemergencyNresponders



WhatNisNtheNmainNdutyNofNaNFirefighterN1?A.NassumeNcommand

B.NassignNtasksNtoNbeNperformed

C.NsuperviseNperformanceNofNassignedNtasksN

D.NperformNassignedNtasksNunderNsupervision



WhatNisNtheNmissionNofNtheNfireNservice?A.NtoNprovideNaNvarietyNofNservicesN

B.NtoNdetermineNhowNfireNlossNoccurs

C.NtoNsaveNlivesNandNprotectNproperty

D.NtoNregulateNtrainingNofNemergencyNresponders



WhichNofNtheNfollowingNstaffNpositionsNisNresponsibleNforNmaintainingNmunicipalNfireNalarmNsyste
msNaccordingNtoNtheNrequirementsNofNNFPAN72?A.NcommunicationNpersonnel