IFSTA Edition 7 Exam With Verified Questions and Answers
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IFSTA Edition 7 Exam With Verified
Questions and Answers
What is the overall mission of the fire service? - answerSave lives and protect property and
the environment.
A(an) ________ concept allows all responders to use a similar, coordinatied approach with a
common set of authorities, protecti...
IFSTA Edition 7 Exam With Verified
Questions and Answers
What is the overall mission of the fire service? - answer✔✔Save lives and protect property and
the environment.
A(an) ________ concept allows all responders to use a similar, coordinatied approach with a
common set of authorities, protections, and resources. - answer✔✔all hazard.
A type of departmental organizational structure where decisions and information are directed
from the top and filtered down through intermediate levels to the base can be described as: -
answer✔✔scalar
Most fire departments are organized in a series of levels, with the intermediate levels made up of
personnel assigned by: - answer✔✔rank and duty
Each employee reporting to just one supervisor, who in turn moves up the chain of command, is
an example of: - answer✔✔unity of command
The Division of Labor refers to: - answer✔✔the process of dividing large jobs into smaller
pieces to make them more manageable
Why is the division of labor necessary in the fire service? - answer✔✔Prevent the duplication of
effort
Which statement describes the staffing and funding of volunteer fire departments? -
answer✔✔Not continuously staffed and may rely on fundraisers for funding
Multiple fire companies within a response area whose day-to-day functions are overseen by the
operations division are called a(an): - answer✔✔battalion
Which type of specialized fire company is assigned to a pumping apparatus and performs
suppression duties at structure fires? - answer✔✔Engine company
Which type of specialized fire company generally has the primary duty of searching for victims
and removing them from areas of danger or entrapment? - answer✔✔Rescue company
Which type of specialized fire company generally has the primary duty of transporting patients to
a hospital? - answer✔✔Emergency medical company
Fire department line personnel are responsible for: - answer✔✔providing emergency services to
the public
Which group of fire dept employees provides administrative and logistical support? -
answer✔✔Staff personnel
On which National Fire Protection Association standard are the professional qualifications for
Fire Fighter 1 based? - answer✔✔NFPA 1001
Which fire fighting personnel are trained specifically to extinguish fires in outdoor vegetation? -
answer✔✔Wildland firefighter
Which member of a fire department's training division is in charge of providing training for entry
level personnel and staff members? - answer✔✔Instructor
A _____ is a guide to decision-making within an organization that addresses issues such as
working hours, emergency response guidelines, and chain of command. - answer✔✔policy
One goal of the National Fallen Firefighters Association 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives is
to: - answer✔✔empower all firefighters to stop unsafe practices.
Which action would directly promote the National Fallen Firefighters Association 16 Firefighter
Life Safety Initiatives? - answer✔✔Investigating line of duty deaths and near misses in order to
revise departmental safety standards.
Exposure to chemicals and products of combustion are linked to: - answer✔✔increased
occurrences of illnesses and diseases.
Body substance isolation methods are used to: - answer✔✔protect firefighters from being
exposed to communicable diseases.
Which statement about atypically stressful events is accurate? - answer✔✔Officers should
monitor their personnel following an atypically stressful event for signs of post-traumatic stress
disorder.
Which type of emergency lights are mounted on a vehicle and are usually deployed by raising,
lowering, and rotating the telescoping poles to which they are affixed? - answer✔✔Fixed lights
All auxiliary equipment must be: - answer✔✔intrinsically safe
Which highway/roadway incident hazard would require firefighters in full PPE to stand by with a
charged hose line? - answer✔✔fuel spill
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