FIREFIGHTER 1 & 2 STUDY GUIDE
(QUESTIONS 1-100) EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
LATEST VERSION 2025/2026.
What style of leadership does the fire department use? - ANS Paramilitary
Three out of four career firefighters work in jurisdictions with a population of
________________ or more. - ANS 25,000
How old is the practice of having fire departments? - ANS It goes back to ancient Rome,
about 2000 years ago.
What catastrophic fire, bigger even than the Great Chicago Fire, and burning at the same time,
caused five times the loss of life and jumped 60 miles across Green Bay, Wisconsin? -
ANS The Peshtigo Fire
What were the original "hooks" of "hook-and-ladder" frame used for? - ANS For pulling down
burning structures to prevent extension to exposures.
What does the bugle of the insignia for the fire service indicate? - ANS Authority
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, Where was the first fire insurance company formed in America? - ANS Charleston, South
Carolina
For whom should firefighters consider that they work? - ANS The tax-paying citizens
What principle says each firefighter answers to only one supervisor? - ANS Unity of command
What is generally considered the upper limit of span of control? - ANS 5
To what rank do firefighters usually report? - ANS Lieutenants
What is the next level up from a lieutenant in the fire service? - ANS Captain
Where in the rank structure are assistant chiefs? - ANS Between battalion chiefs and the chief
of the department
What is another term for truck companies? - ANS Ladder companies
What type of company is usually responsible for rescuing victims from fires, confined spaces,
trenches, and high-angle situations? - ANS Rescue company
What is another term for the rank of driver/operator - ANS Engineer
A rescue situation requires specialized knowledge or training in structural collapse, trench
rescue, swift water rescue, confined-space rescue, etc. What is the term for a firefighter who
has this training? - ANS Technical rescue technician
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(QUESTIONS 1-100) EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
LATEST VERSION 2025/2026.
What style of leadership does the fire department use? - ANS Paramilitary
Three out of four career firefighters work in jurisdictions with a population of
________________ or more. - ANS 25,000
How old is the practice of having fire departments? - ANS It goes back to ancient Rome,
about 2000 years ago.
What catastrophic fire, bigger even than the Great Chicago Fire, and burning at the same time,
caused five times the loss of life and jumped 60 miles across Green Bay, Wisconsin? -
ANS The Peshtigo Fire
What were the original "hooks" of "hook-and-ladder" frame used for? - ANS For pulling down
burning structures to prevent extension to exposures.
What does the bugle of the insignia for the fire service indicate? - ANS Authority
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Where was the first fire insurance company formed in America? - ANS Charleston, South
Carolina
For whom should firefighters consider that they work? - ANS The tax-paying citizens
What principle says each firefighter answers to only one supervisor? - ANS Unity of command
What is generally considered the upper limit of span of control? - ANS 5
To what rank do firefighters usually report? - ANS Lieutenants
What is the next level up from a lieutenant in the fire service? - ANS Captain
Where in the rank structure are assistant chiefs? - ANS Between battalion chiefs and the chief
of the department
What is another term for truck companies? - ANS Ladder companies
What type of company is usually responsible for rescuing victims from fires, confined spaces,
trenches, and high-angle situations? - ANS Rescue company
What is another term for the rank of driver/operator - ANS Engineer
A rescue situation requires specialized knowledge or training in structural collapse, trench
rescue, swift water rescue, confined-space rescue, etc. What is the term for a firefighter who
has this training? - ANS Technical rescue technician
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