National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1001 addresses firefighter: - ANS-minimum
knowledge, skills and abilities
division of labor - ANS-assigns a task to an individual to make that persom responsible
for completing the task
National Fire Incident Reporting System information is transmitted to the: - ANS-U.S
Fire Administration
Which statement regarding fire reports is correct? - ANS-Fire reports may be viewed by
the public
All records and reports generated by the fire department are: - ANS-legal documents
and must be completed thoroughly
Fire reports: - ANS-must be complete, clear, and concise
The two most common ways the incident commander orders firefighters to evacuate a
structure are to broadcast radio message and: - ANS-sound an audible warning
Fire department that operate radio equipment must hold radio licenses from the: -
ANS-Federal communications Commission
The arrival report: - ANS-should establish who is in command.
The __ system can significantly shorten response time or enable a dispatcher to handle
a greater volume of calls - ANS-computer- aided dispatch
The important difference between Basic 911 and Enhanced 911 is that: - ANS-enhanced
systems can significantly shorten response time or enable a dispatcher to handle a
greater volume of calls
Which statement concerning fire department radio communications is correct? -
, ANS-Most fire departments use clear speech/plain English for radio
communications
Situation status/progress reports should be mad ten minutes into the incident and at __
minute intervals thereafter until the incident is under control - ANS-10-20
Which are time or events when the incident commander may call for a Personnel
Accountability Report (PAR)? - ANS-There is a change in strategy
Situation status/progress reports should include the: - ANS-transfer of command
A procedure is a(n) - ANS-detailed guide to action
Under normal conditions, only a(n) ___ may order multiple alarms or additional
resources for large-scale incidents - ANS-Incident commander
The tracking of personnel working at an incident requires aa system that is standardized
for every incident to establish - ANS-accountability
As more companies arrive at an escalating incident, one reason the command structure
must expand is to: - ANS-maintain spam of control
A roof that is elevated in the center with an angular slope to the edges is called a __
roof - ANS-pitched
Spalling of concrete could lead to early collapse in Type I building because: -
ANS-reinforcing steel is exposed to the heat of the fire
What type of construction has structural members ( including walls. columns, beams,
floors, and roofs) that are made of noncombustible or limited-combustible materials. -
ANS-Type I
What type of building constructions is made up of solid heavy timber or laminated
wood? - ANS-Type IV
One thing common to all types of trusses is that if one member fails" - ANS-the entire
truss is likley to fail
If firefighters inside a building believe that the collapse of a building is imminent, the
first action that should be taken is to: - ANS-evacuate personnel within the building.
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