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Firefighter Exam Written Q/AWhat is one key to improving a firefighters physical health? - Answer -Health Screenings
NFPA code for Standard for Firefighter Professional Qualifications - Answer -NFPA 1001
What NFPA code is medical requirements for firefighters specifified? - Answer -NFPA 1582
What are the two reasons firefighter accident or injury must be throughly investigated? - Answer -1.
Determine why it happened
2. Determine how it can be avoided in the future
What NFPA code involved training and preformance qualifications for firefighters? - Answer -NFPA 1001
What is an alerting system for a staffed fire station? - Answer -Radio with alert tone
In fire departments that have access to multiple radio channels, foreground operations should be -
Answer -Assigned a separate dedicated channel
What is another term for communications center dispatchers - Answer -Telecommunicators
Telecommunication Device and Teletype are - Answer -Devices to help hearing-impared people use
telephones
, What should be on the mind of a firefighter who answers the telephone in a fire department facility? -
Answer -That the firefighter is a representative of the fire department
The standardized therm used to signal the immediate need to clear the radio and transmit critical
information - Answer -Emergency Traffic
What should call-takers do if a call comes in that is about issues not handled by the fire department? -
Answer -Try to direct the caller to the appropriate agency, even providing context information, if
available
First Arriving companies broadcast what reports to incoming unites - Answer -Arrival
The only time the ____ callout is used is in a situation where there is immediate danger to the lives of
the firefighters - Answer -Mayday
A trounced digital radio system allows - Answer -Different agencies the same system.
Radio signals are either - Answer -Analog or digital
What is considered to be a hazardous atmosphere encountered during fires? - Answer -Smoke
Statement about protective breathing apparatus is correct? - Answer -Beards or facial hair cannot be in
the seal area
As the oxygen supply in any given area falls below ____% unconsciousness can occur - Answer -9%
A firefighter is susceptible to poisoning or irritation from carbon monoxide through - Answer -Inhalation
What are two general types of self-contained breathing apparatus? - Answer -Open-Circus and closed-
circut
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