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FF1-FF2 EXAM CERTIFICATION WITHCOMPLERE 2025 NEWEST QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS RATED A+
What do many fire departments require for promotion to positions
higher than battalion chief? Correct Answer A Bachelor's Degree
(preferably in fire science, public administration, or a related field)
What is required for Executive Fire Officer Certification from the
National Fire Academy and for State Chief Officer Certification?
Correct Answer A Master's Degree
True or False: Layoffs of firefighters are common. Correct Answer
False. Even when budget cuts do occur, local fire departments
usually cut expenses by postponing equipment purchases or not
hiring new firefighters, rather than through staff reductions.
What was the Median Hourly Earnings of firefighters in 2012?
Correct Answer $21.75?
What are the dangers of stress? Correct Answer (1) Hinders Job
Performance & Enjoyment
(2) Negatively Affects Memory & Mental Stability
(3) Sparks Interpersonal Conflict
(4) Increase Accident-Proneness, Absenteeism, & Attrition
(5) Wipes Out Good Morale
(6) May lead a person to take unusual risks
(7) Makes it difficult to maintain physical conditioning
What is stress? Correct Answer A nonspecific physical response
of the body to the events and conditions of life. It is NOT a
disease or affliction.
,Stress is the leading cause of or contributor to what 10 physical
ailments? Correct Answer (1) Heart Disease
(2) Hypertension
(3) Ulcers
(4) Arthritis
(5) Diabetes
(6) Cancer
(7) Lowered Immunity to Disease
(8) Alcoholism
(9) Depression
(10) Suicide
What is a Stressor? Correct Answer Anything that triggers the
stress response. It may be physical, emotional, environmental,
financial, spiritual, or social.
What are common firefighter stressors? Correct Answer (1)
Administrative Hassles
(2) Threat of Infectious Disease or Hazardous Materals Exposure
(3) Shift Work
(4) Repetitive or Routine Tasks
(5) Inactivity
(6) Weather & Temperature Extremes
(7) Traffic
(8) the 24-hour Nature of the Job
What is Cumulative Stress? Correct Answer Small stressors that
accumulate into a large stress-related problem
What are Rapid Onset Stressors? Correct Answer Stressors that
are sudden and extensive
What is Critical Incident Stress Correct Answer When stress
levels peak abruptly
,The complex interactions between the endocrine system and the
nervous system are categorized as what kind of response?
Correct Answer "Flight or Flight" Syndrome
True or False: The physiological response to stress is different for
every person. Correct Answer False. Physiological responses to
a stressor relate to the innate and powerful instinct to survive. No
matter how a person responds emotionally or cognitively to a
stress, the physiological response is always the same.
True or False: Positive Stressors have the SAME stress
responses as negative ones. Correct Answer True.
The 8 signs and symptoms of physical arousal include: Correct
Answer (1) Pupils Dilate
(2) Respiration and Heart Rate Increases
(3) Blood Pressure Increases
(4) Skeletal Muscles Become Tense and Strong
(5) Blood Glucose Increases
(6) The Ability of the Blood to Coagulate Increases
(7) Perspiration Increases
(8) Blood Vessels Dilate, except for arteries near the skin surface,
which contract, leaving a cool, clammy sensation
During exceptionally stressful times, what hormone is released
from the thyroid gland? Correct Answer Thyroxine
How long does it take for the release of Thyroxine to produce an
observable effect in our bodies? And how long can the effects
linger? Correct Answer 2-3 days to produce an observable
physical effect.
Effects can last for 6-8 weeks.
Stress Awareness means asking yourself what 3 questions?
Correct Answer (1) What things cause me to feel distressed?
, (2) What individual signs and symptoms of distress occur in me?
(3) Which Self-Care tactics work for me?
What are the 4 universal signs of distress? Correct Answer (1)
Persistent Fatigue
(2) Negativity
(3) Cynicism
(4) Diminished Job motivation
What are the 7 physical signs and symptoms of stress? Correct
Answer (1) General Muscular Tension
(2) Headache and Neck Stiffness
(3) Pain between the Shoulder Blades or in the Lower Back
(4) Mild but Chronic Respiratory Illness
(5) Nonspecific gastrointestinal upset
(6) Feeling "like a coiled spring"
(7) Clenching of the jaw or fists
What are the 9 emotional and behavioral signs and symptoms of
stress? Correct Answer (1) Feeling Overwhelmed
(2) Feeling Helpless/Hopeless
(3) Crying Easily & Without Obvious Cause
(4) Sleep Irregularities (too much or too little)
(5) Eating Irregularities (too much or too little)
(6) Increasingly Hair-Trigger Emotions, especially irratibility
(7) Overuse of Seemingly Comforting Substances, such as
Alcohol, Caffeine, Nicotine, Food, and prescribed and illicit drugs.
(8) Sense of Isolation or Withdrawal from the World
(9) Feeling Relentlessly Pressured
What are the 5 Severe Signs of Distress? Correct Answer (1)
Major Depression
(2) Feelings of Persecution
(3) Paranoia
(4) Increased Levels of Substance Abuse
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