The Fire Service Chapter 1 Questions and Answers
The position responsible for a fire company and for coordinating activities of that company among the shifts ** Answ** Captain
A valve installed to control water accessed from wooden pipes ** Answ** Fireplug
The position responsible for a fire company and for coordinating activities of that company
among the shifts ** Answ** Captain
A valve installed to control water accessed from wooden pipes ** Answ** Fireplug
Guiding and directing fire fighters to do what their fire department expects of them ** Answ**
Discipline
To take off ** Answ** Doff
The position responsible for operating the fire apparatus ** Answ** Driver/Operator
A tool used to pull down burning structures ** Answ** Fire hook
To put on ** Answ** Don
The position often in charge of running calls and supervising multiple stations or districts within
a city ** Answ** Battalion Chief
The position with the authority to stop any firefighting activity until it can be done safely and
correctly ** Answ** Incident Safety Officer
Air packs used by fire fighters to enter a hazardous atmosphere ** Answ** SCBA
To provide a uniform way to deal with emergency situations, departments develop and follow
** Answ** Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
, In some fire departments, the preferred terminology for standard operating procedures is **
Answ** Suggested operating guidelines
The majority of fire departments consist of ** Answ** All volunteer fire fighters
The organizational structure of a fire department consists of a(n) ** Answ** Chain of
Command
New Fire Fighters usually report to a ** Answ** Lieutenant
A comprehensive all-hazard approach programs, activities, and services to reduce the loss of life
and property is known as ** Answ** Community Risk Reduction
In the 1700s, a fire mark indicated ** Answ** The homeowner had fire insurance
The overall responsibility for the administration and operations of the department belongs to **
Answ** Battalion Chief
The first water system valves or fire hydrants used by fire fighters were called ** Answ**
fireplugs
The theory that each fire fighter answers to only one supervisor is referred to as ** Answ**
Span of control
Which of the following is not a form of discipline?
SOPs
Policies
Span of Control
Training ** Answ** SOPs
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