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NFPA 1001 is the:
A. Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications.
B. Standard for Industrial Fire Brigades.
C. Standard for Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Programs.
D. Standard for Blood Borne Pathogen Training. ANS - A
One of the primary functions of the truck/ladder company is:
A. performing forcible entry to the fire building.
B. directing traffic at the scene.
C. laying supply lines for engine companies.
D. fire attack. ANS - A
OSHA may establish regulations governing fire department activities such as:
A. work hours.
B. anti-discrimination laws.
C. the level of experience required to hold a chief's office.
D. health and safety. ANS - D
In the Incident Command System (ICS), the functional area responsible for all incident activities,
including the development and implementation of strategic decisions is:
A. Planning.
B. Operations.
C. Logistics.
D. Command. ANS - D
,What normal body cooling mechanism is lost when wearing PPE?
A. Radiation from the head
B. Radiation from the body
C. Internal cooling from ingestion
D. Evaporation of perspiration ANS - D
What is one aspect of high-rise fires that is especially draining of energy?
A. Walking up many flights of stairs in PPE
B. Taking the elevator up only to the floor below the fire
C. The inevitable compromise of the HVAC system
D. Establishing staging sometimes many floors below the fire floor ANS - A
A _____ permits fire fighters to gain access during an emergency.
A. lockout
B. tagout
C. Baker box
D. key box/lock box ANS - D
The _____ is tied as illustrated below:
A. bowline
B. becket / sheet bend
C. clove hitch
D. figure eight ANS - D
In kernmantle rope, the kern or core of the rope accounts for approximately _____ of its strength.
A. 50 percent
B. 90 percent
C. 75 percent
D. 25 percent ANS - C
,The _____ is tied as illustrated in the drawing below:
A. bowline
B. half hitch
C. clove hitch
D. figure-eight ANS - C
The combination of knots recommended to hoist a pike pole includes:
A. becket/sheet bend with a bight.
B. several half hitches.
C. bowline and half hitches.
D. a clove hitch and half hitches. ANS - D
The order of rank and authority in the fire service describes:
A. chain of command.
B. discipline.
C. span of control.
D. unity of command. ANS - A
The street, or address side of the structure is termed:
A. Division A.
B. Division B.
C. Division C.
D. Division D. ANS - A
The ratio of the mass of a given volume of liquid compared with the mass of an equal volume of water at
the same temperature is:
A. specific gravity.
B. vapor density.
, C. flash point.
D. surface to mass ratio. ANS - A
Life-safety rope should be stored in:
A. coils or in rope bags.
B. a large bundle.
C. moisture-proof cases.
D. coiled in mesh bags. ANS - A
Toxic atmospheres due to smoke and heat are called:
A. fire fighter hazardous environments.
B. immediately dangerous to life and health.
C. carcinogenic hazard areas.
D. exclusionary zones. ANS - B
Which of the following has the highest priority for a radio transmission?
A. Notification from dispatch of road closures
B. Emergency traffic from a unit working at a fire or rescue
C. Vital signs of a patient being transported by fire department ambulance
D. Transmission of local forest fire danger notice ANS - B
The telecommunicator's first responsibility is to:
A. obtain the information that is required to dispatch the appropriate units to the correct location.
B. reassure the caller that help will be forthcoming shortly and that his/her problem can be dealt with.
C. provide the caller with real-time, emergency instructions such as how to perform CPR.
D. ascertain the exact type of event that the caller is reporting. ANS - A
Before transmitting any information over the fire department radio, a firefighter should:
A. press the key two or three times to signal the intent to transmit.
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