PFD Study
Section Twelve - ANS-Career Paths
A firefighter's ability to move down a particular career path may also depend upon very
competitive testing and/or seniority in _____. - ANS-rank
Firefighter- After 1 1⁄2 years, a Firefighter may elect to become a ________ - ANS-Paramedic
Firefighter - After 3 1⁄2 years, a Firefighter may elect to become an ___________ -
ANS-Engineer (driver)
Firefighter/Engineer - After 7 years, a Firefighter may elect to become a _________ -
ANS-Captain (supervisor)
Firefighter - After 1 year, may elect to become a member of one of the three Special Operations
Teams... What are they??? - ANS-Hazmat
Technical Rescue
Aircraft Fire Rescue
Captain - After 1 year as a Captain they may elect to become a _______________ -
ANS-Battalion Chief
Captain - May elect to become an _________ ________ after passing testing and having
adequate seniority as a Captain. - ANS-Arson Investigator
How many years (minimum) does it take to be a Battalion Chief? - ANS-11
Can a fire fighter go straight to captain? - ANS-Yes
How many years does a fire fighter have to wait to promote to engineer and captain - ANS-3 1/2
years for Engineer
7 years for captain
How how long does a captain have to wait to be come a Battalion Chief? - ANS-1year
What is the hierarchy going down from Assistant Chief of Operations? - ANS-Assistant Chief of
Operations
District Deputy Chiefs/South Shift Command
Division Chiefs/Battalion Chiefs
Captains
Engineers
Firefighters
,Section Eleven - ANS-Firefighting Essentials
The following pages in this section are excerpts from the ___ edition of IFSTA Firefighting
Essentials. Used by permission. - ANS-4th
Division of labor is necessary in the fire service for what reasons? - ANS-• To assign
responsibility
• To prevent duplication of effort
• To make specific and clear-cut
assignments
A rule of thumb in the fire service is that an officer can directly supervise ______ to ________
firefighters effectively, but the actual number varies with the situation. - ANS-three to seven
________ is a guide to decision making within an organization. - ANS-Policy
Whereas policy is a guide to thinking or decision-making, a __________ is a detailed guide to
action. - ANS-procedure
Fire fighting is one of the world's most dangerous _____, and accidents in the profession can
result in costly losses - the greatest loss being the ______ of a firefighter. - ANS-jobs
death
____ basic factors motivate accident control efforts within the fire fighting profession: _____
______ and ____________. - ANS-Two
life safety
economy
The ____ _________ factor, while interrelated with economics, stems from the natural desire to
prevent needless suffering from physical pain or emotional stress. - ANS-life safety
The __________ factor includes legal expenses and expenses caused by the loss of
manpower, apparatus, equipment, tools, property, or systems. - ANS-economic
The firefighter should be ____ smart and ____ professional to take unnecessary risks. -
ANS-too
NFPA 1500, Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program, contains
the... - ANS-minimum requirements and procedures for safety and health program.
The basic concept of _____ _______ is to apply the same degree of safety throughout the fire
service regardless of individual status or type or organization. - ANS-NFPA 1500
, NFPA 1500??? - ANS-National Fire Protection Association
The main goals of any good safety program should be what?? - ANS-• Prevent human suffering,
deaths, injuries, illnesses, and exposures to hazardous atmospheres and contagious diseases.
• Prevent damage/loss of equipment.
• Reduces the incidence and severity of accidents and hazardous exposures.
An ________ safety program becomes a matter of developing, promoting, and practicing an
ongoing attitude of involvement throughout the organizations. - ANS-effective
__________ is the transition between the growth and the fully developed fire stages and is not a
specific event such as ignition. - ANS-Flashover
During flashover, conditions in the compartment change very ________ as the fire changes
from one that is dominated by the burning of the materials first ignited to one that involves all of
the exposed combustible surfaces within the compartment. - ANS-rapidly
The ___-___ layer that develops at the ceiling level during the growth stage causes radiant
heating of combustible materials remote from the origin of the fire. - ANS-hot-gas
Typically, radiant energy (____ _____) from the hot-gas layer exceeds __ kW/m2 when
flashover occurs. - ANS-heat flux
20
While scientists define flashover in many ways, most base their definition on the temperature in
a compartment that results in the ___________ ignition of all of the combustible contents in the
space. While no exact temperature is associated with this occurrence, a range from
approximately _________°F to ________° F is widely used. This range correlates with the
ignition temperature of _________ __________ (CO) (1,128°F), one of the most common gases
given off from ________. - ANS-Simultaneous
900°F to 1,200° F
carbon monoxide
pyrolysis
Just prior to flashover, several things are happening within the burning compartment. What are
they? - ANS-The temperatures are rapidly increasing
additional fuel packages are becoming involved
the fuel packages in the compartment are giving off combustible gases as a result of pyrolysis.
pyrolysis?? - ANS-the simultaneous change of chemical composition and physical phase.
(Simultaneous Combustion)
The heat release from a fully developed room at flashover can be on the order of ________ kW
or more. - ANS-10,000kW
Section Twelve - ANS-Career Paths
A firefighter's ability to move down a particular career path may also depend upon very
competitive testing and/or seniority in _____. - ANS-rank
Firefighter- After 1 1⁄2 years, a Firefighter may elect to become a ________ - ANS-Paramedic
Firefighter - After 3 1⁄2 years, a Firefighter may elect to become an ___________ -
ANS-Engineer (driver)
Firefighter/Engineer - After 7 years, a Firefighter may elect to become a _________ -
ANS-Captain (supervisor)
Firefighter - After 1 year, may elect to become a member of one of the three Special Operations
Teams... What are they??? - ANS-Hazmat
Technical Rescue
Aircraft Fire Rescue
Captain - After 1 year as a Captain they may elect to become a _______________ -
ANS-Battalion Chief
Captain - May elect to become an _________ ________ after passing testing and having
adequate seniority as a Captain. - ANS-Arson Investigator
How many years (minimum) does it take to be a Battalion Chief? - ANS-11
Can a fire fighter go straight to captain? - ANS-Yes
How many years does a fire fighter have to wait to promote to engineer and captain - ANS-3 1/2
years for Engineer
7 years for captain
How how long does a captain have to wait to be come a Battalion Chief? - ANS-1year
What is the hierarchy going down from Assistant Chief of Operations? - ANS-Assistant Chief of
Operations
District Deputy Chiefs/South Shift Command
Division Chiefs/Battalion Chiefs
Captains
Engineers
Firefighters
,Section Eleven - ANS-Firefighting Essentials
The following pages in this section are excerpts from the ___ edition of IFSTA Firefighting
Essentials. Used by permission. - ANS-4th
Division of labor is necessary in the fire service for what reasons? - ANS-• To assign
responsibility
• To prevent duplication of effort
• To make specific and clear-cut
assignments
A rule of thumb in the fire service is that an officer can directly supervise ______ to ________
firefighters effectively, but the actual number varies with the situation. - ANS-three to seven
________ is a guide to decision making within an organization. - ANS-Policy
Whereas policy is a guide to thinking or decision-making, a __________ is a detailed guide to
action. - ANS-procedure
Fire fighting is one of the world's most dangerous _____, and accidents in the profession can
result in costly losses - the greatest loss being the ______ of a firefighter. - ANS-jobs
death
____ basic factors motivate accident control efforts within the fire fighting profession: _____
______ and ____________. - ANS-Two
life safety
economy
The ____ _________ factor, while interrelated with economics, stems from the natural desire to
prevent needless suffering from physical pain or emotional stress. - ANS-life safety
The __________ factor includes legal expenses and expenses caused by the loss of
manpower, apparatus, equipment, tools, property, or systems. - ANS-economic
The firefighter should be ____ smart and ____ professional to take unnecessary risks. -
ANS-too
NFPA 1500, Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program, contains
the... - ANS-minimum requirements and procedures for safety and health program.
The basic concept of _____ _______ is to apply the same degree of safety throughout the fire
service regardless of individual status or type or organization. - ANS-NFPA 1500
, NFPA 1500??? - ANS-National Fire Protection Association
The main goals of any good safety program should be what?? - ANS-• Prevent human suffering,
deaths, injuries, illnesses, and exposures to hazardous atmospheres and contagious diseases.
• Prevent damage/loss of equipment.
• Reduces the incidence and severity of accidents and hazardous exposures.
An ________ safety program becomes a matter of developing, promoting, and practicing an
ongoing attitude of involvement throughout the organizations. - ANS-effective
__________ is the transition between the growth and the fully developed fire stages and is not a
specific event such as ignition. - ANS-Flashover
During flashover, conditions in the compartment change very ________ as the fire changes
from one that is dominated by the burning of the materials first ignited to one that involves all of
the exposed combustible surfaces within the compartment. - ANS-rapidly
The ___-___ layer that develops at the ceiling level during the growth stage causes radiant
heating of combustible materials remote from the origin of the fire. - ANS-hot-gas
Typically, radiant energy (____ _____) from the hot-gas layer exceeds __ kW/m2 when
flashover occurs. - ANS-heat flux
20
While scientists define flashover in many ways, most base their definition on the temperature in
a compartment that results in the ___________ ignition of all of the combustible contents in the
space. While no exact temperature is associated with this occurrence, a range from
approximately _________°F to ________° F is widely used. This range correlates with the
ignition temperature of _________ __________ (CO) (1,128°F), one of the most common gases
given off from ________. - ANS-Simultaneous
900°F to 1,200° F
carbon monoxide
pyrolysis
Just prior to flashover, several things are happening within the burning compartment. What are
they? - ANS-The temperatures are rapidly increasing
additional fuel packages are becoming involved
the fuel packages in the compartment are giving off combustible gases as a result of pyrolysis.
pyrolysis?? - ANS-the simultaneous change of chemical composition and physical phase.
(Simultaneous Combustion)
The heat release from a fully developed room at flashover can be on the order of ________ kW
or more. - ANS-10,000kW
