NFPA 1001 - ANS Standard for FireFighter Professional Qualifications
What personnel are trained in fire suppression, search and rescue, extraction, ventilation,
salvage, overhaul and EMS? - ANS Fire fighter
What is the difference between a firefighter one and a fire fighter two? - ANS Fire fighter one
works directly under fire fighter two or company officer
What are some specific duties of a firefighter required and NF PA 1001? - ANS Locating
information in departmental documents
Receiving an emergency car or non-emergency
Transmitting and receiving messages department radio system
Donning and doffing personal protective clothing
Using SCBA in emergency situations
Using ground ladders
NFPA 472 - ANS Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of
Mass Destruction Incidents
Departmental regulations consist of ______ and _______ - ANS Policies and procedures
The department and its employees are also governed by municipal ordinances, state/provincial
and federal laws, and the codes and standards mandated by ________ - ANS AHJ
To ensure that members have access to regulations so that they can fully understand them and
be able to comply organizations to the following: - ANS Distribute them in written or electronic
format
Communicate them verbally to all members
Post them in conspicuous place in all facilities
If you have questions about departmental regulations, and do not know where to find them you
should? - ANS Ask your supervisor, Who may be able to answer your question directly
Regulations are always filed in the: - ANS Administrative office, and each station, facility, or
division office typically keeps a copy.
New policies or amendments should be posted where? - ANS On bulletin boards
What is a policy? - ANS Guide to decision making in an Organization
,Procedure - ANS Step by step written plan that is closely related to a policy. Procedures help
and organization to ensure that it consistently approaches a task in the correct way in order to
accomplish a specific objective and comply with a policy
Standard operating procedure (SOP) - ANS Rules for how personnel should perform routine
functions or emergency operations.
Standard - ANS A set of principles, protocols, or procedures that explain how to do some thing
or provide a set of minimum standards to be followed.
Code - ANS A Collection of rules and regulations that has been enacted by law in a particular
jurisdiction
Firefighters should protect themselves from the following illnesses: - ANS Cardiovascular
disease
Respiratory disease
Cancer
Obesity
Diabetes
Drug and alcohol
Stress induced hypertension
Tobacco use
Cardiovascular disease and fire fighter fatalities account for what percent? - ANS 45%
NFPA 1582 - ANS Standard on Comprehensive Occupational Medical Program for Fire
Departments
Being overweight or obese put a person at higher risk for? - ANS Type two diabetes
Coronary heart disease
Stroke
Hypertension
Some forms of cancer
Drugs and alcohol impair your ability to: - ANS Function and slow your reaction time
Firefighters are at greater risk of contracting four types of cancer: - ANS Testicular cancer,
non-Hopkins lymphoma, and multiple myeLoma, a cancer of the bone marrow
NFPA standards establish criteria for: - ANS Building materials, equipment, and fire and life
safety systems
NFPA 1971 - ANS Standard on Protective Ensembles for Structural Fire Fighting and Proximity
Fire Fighting
, NFPA 1975 - ANS Standard on Station/Work Uniforms for Emergency Services
NFPA 1977 - ANS Standard on Protective Clothing and Equipment for Wildland Fire Fighting
NFPA 1403 - ANS Standard on my fire training evolutions
NFPA 1404 - ANS Standard for fire service respiratory protection training
NFPA 1407 - ANS Standard for training fire service rapid intervention crews
NFPA 1410 - ANS Standard on training for initial emergency scene operations
NFPA 1451 - ANS Standard for a fire service vehicle operations training program
NFPA 1851 - ANS Standard on selection, care, and maintenance of protective assemblies for
structure fire fighting and proximity fire fighting
NFPA 1981 - ANS Standard on open-circuit self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) for
emergency services
NFPA 1581 - ANS Standard and fire department infection control program
NFPA 1582 - ANS Standard on comprehensive occupational medical program for fire
departments
NFPA 1584 - ANS Standard on the rehabilitation process for members during emergency
operations and training excerises
NFPA 1500 - ANS Standard on fire department occupational safety and health programs
NFPA 101 - ANS Life safety code
Employee assistance programs help firefighters by: - ANS Helping their families with substance
abuse, stress, and other personal problems
What is a critical incident stress management program (CISM)? - ANS Provides counseling for
personnel involved in highly stressful incidents, such as child fatalities, mass casualty incidents,
or the death of a fellow firefighter
Occupational safety and health administration (OSHA) is: - ANS To ensure that workplaces are
free from hazards that can cause death or serious injury. Address topics such as hazardous
materials, emergency operations, and personal protective equipment
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