BEFO FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH REVISED AND UPDATED
ANSWERS
What are the 3 types of accountability - Answer-Passport System, SCBA Tag system,
computer based
Electrical field that radiates outward from where the current enters the ground - Answer-
ground gradient
Separate telecommunications or dispatch centers that the fire department, EMS, or law
enforcement agency operates - Answer-Emergency service specific
telecommunications center
central location that takes all emergency calls and routes the calls to the scene -
Answer-Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP)
who regulates all radio communication in the United States - Answer-Federal
Communications Commission (FCC)
Radios used in fixed locations such as fire stations, telecommunications centers,
training centers, or administrative offices are referred to as: - Answer-Base station
radios
common radio limitations - Answer-distance, physical barriers, dead zones,
interference, ambient noise
building type which provides the highest level of fire protection, made of concrete and
steel - Answer-Type 1 (fire resistive)
building type which is composed of materials that won't contribute to fire development or
spread, commonly with open web joists - Answer-Type 2 (noncombustible)
building type commonly found in mercantile, business, and residential structures.
Usually has void spaces. - Answer-Type 3 (ordinary construction)
Building type which is made of large dimensioned lumber or laminated wood - Answer-
Type 4 (heavy timber)
Building type commonly known as wood frame, load bearing walls are composed
entirely of wood - Answer-Type 5 (wood frame)
A factory assembled residence built in units or sections that are transported to a
permanent site and erected on a foundation. - Answer-manufactured home
, Units that are constructed in factories off-site according to state building codes. Once
assembled on the home site, it is immediately considered to be real property. - Answer-
modular home
Home assembled on site consisting of constructed panels made of foam insulation
sandwiched between sheets of plywood. - Answer-panelized homes
potential energy available for release in the combustion process - Answer-heat of
combustion
The quantity of heat required to change the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree
Celcius - Answer-4.2 joules
reactions that emit energy as they occur - Answer-exothermic reaction
reactions that absorb energy as they occur - Answer-endothermic reaction
off gassing chemical change in solids - Answer-vaporization
most common form of ignition, when a mixture of fuel and oxygen encounter an external
heat source - Answer-piloted ignition
what is the mission of the fire service - Answer-save lives, property and environment
what is the ideal span of control - Answer-3-7 under one supervisor
The formal line of authority, responsibility, and communication within an organization. -
Answer-chain of command
Basic unit of fire fighting operations - Answer-company
what does a company consist of - Answer-apparatus, firefighters, and an officer
multiple companies within a response area - Answer-battalion or response district
performs fire suppression duties - Answer-engine company
Performs forcible entry, search and rescue, ventilation, salvage and overhaul, and
utilities control and provides access to upper levels of a structure? - Answer-truck
(ladder) company
searches for and removes victims - Answer-rescue company
Extinguishes ground cover or grass fires and protects structures in areas close to fields
and woodlands - Answer-brush company
standard operating procedures - Answer-SOPs
establishes codes, standards, guidelines, and recommended practices for the
prevention and control of fire - Answer-National Fire Protection Association
WITH REVISED AND UPDATED
ANSWERS
What are the 3 types of accountability - Answer-Passport System, SCBA Tag system,
computer based
Electrical field that radiates outward from where the current enters the ground - Answer-
ground gradient
Separate telecommunications or dispatch centers that the fire department, EMS, or law
enforcement agency operates - Answer-Emergency service specific
telecommunications center
central location that takes all emergency calls and routes the calls to the scene -
Answer-Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP)
who regulates all radio communication in the United States - Answer-Federal
Communications Commission (FCC)
Radios used in fixed locations such as fire stations, telecommunications centers,
training centers, or administrative offices are referred to as: - Answer-Base station
radios
common radio limitations - Answer-distance, physical barriers, dead zones,
interference, ambient noise
building type which provides the highest level of fire protection, made of concrete and
steel - Answer-Type 1 (fire resistive)
building type which is composed of materials that won't contribute to fire development or
spread, commonly with open web joists - Answer-Type 2 (noncombustible)
building type commonly found in mercantile, business, and residential structures.
Usually has void spaces. - Answer-Type 3 (ordinary construction)
Building type which is made of large dimensioned lumber or laminated wood - Answer-
Type 4 (heavy timber)
Building type commonly known as wood frame, load bearing walls are composed
entirely of wood - Answer-Type 5 (wood frame)
A factory assembled residence built in units or sections that are transported to a
permanent site and erected on a foundation. - Answer-manufactured home
, Units that are constructed in factories off-site according to state building codes. Once
assembled on the home site, it is immediately considered to be real property. - Answer-
modular home
Home assembled on site consisting of constructed panels made of foam insulation
sandwiched between sheets of plywood. - Answer-panelized homes
potential energy available for release in the combustion process - Answer-heat of
combustion
The quantity of heat required to change the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree
Celcius - Answer-4.2 joules
reactions that emit energy as they occur - Answer-exothermic reaction
reactions that absorb energy as they occur - Answer-endothermic reaction
off gassing chemical change in solids - Answer-vaporization
most common form of ignition, when a mixture of fuel and oxygen encounter an external
heat source - Answer-piloted ignition
what is the mission of the fire service - Answer-save lives, property and environment
what is the ideal span of control - Answer-3-7 under one supervisor
The formal line of authority, responsibility, and communication within an organization. -
Answer-chain of command
Basic unit of fire fighting operations - Answer-company
what does a company consist of - Answer-apparatus, firefighters, and an officer
multiple companies within a response area - Answer-battalion or response district
performs fire suppression duties - Answer-engine company
Performs forcible entry, search and rescue, ventilation, salvage and overhaul, and
utilities control and provides access to upper levels of a structure? - Answer-truck
(ladder) company
searches for and removes victims - Answer-rescue company
Extinguishes ground cover or grass fires and protects structures in areas close to fields
and woodlands - Answer-brush company
standard operating procedures - Answer-SOPs
establishes codes, standards, guidelines, and recommended practices for the
prevention and control of fire - Answer-National Fire Protection Association
