LLPSD - FFI Chapter 1 Exam with correct
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In a typical fire department rank structure, an assistant chief reports to the ______.
a. section chief
b. chief of the department
c. command staff
d. battalion chief - Answer -b. Chief of the Department
Which of the following are developed to provide definitive guidelines for present and
future actions?
a. Regulations
b. Standard operating procedures
c. Policies
D. After-action reports - Answer -c. Policies
Which term can be defined as the set of guidelines that a department establishes for its
fire fighters?
a. Unity of command
b. Span of control
c. Discipline
d. Training - Answer -c. Discipline
Truck companies are sometimes referred to as ______ companies.
a. rapid intervention
b. rescue
c. ladder
d.engine - Answer -c. Ladder
For whom should fire fighters consider that they work?
a. The tax-paying citizens
b. Themselves
c. Their supervisors
d. Their team - Answer -a. The tax-paying citizens
The number of people whom one person can supervise effectively is known as ______.
a. chain of command
b. division of labor
c. span of control
, d. functional supervision - Answer -c. span of control
Which development led to the widespread use of the mechanized pumping apparatus?
a. Private insurance companies
b. Wagon-mounted steam engines
c. Jacketed hose
d. Internal combustion engines - Answer -d. Internal combustion engines
In the fire service, the bugle has become a symbol of
_____.
a. authority
b. courage
c. fraternity
d. service - Answer -a. authority
Medical requirements for fire fighters are specified in which NFPA standard?
a. 1002
b. 1582
c. 1962
d. 904 - Answer -b. 1582
Which type of company specializes in saving victims from fires, confined spaces,
trenches, and high angle situations?
a. Rescue
b. Rapid Intervention
c. Truck
d. Engine - Answer -a. Rescue
NFPA standards are ________.
a. regulatory law
b. administrative law
c. consensus documents
d. model codes - Answer -c. consensus documents
Which rank is directly above a lieutenant in the fire service?
a. Division/group supervisor
b. Division chief
c. Captain
d. Battalion chief - Answer -c. Captain
What does the "S" stand for in "SOP"?
a. Standard
b. Sequential
c. Specific
d. Special - Answer -a. Standard
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In a typical fire department rank structure, an assistant chief reports to the ______.
a. section chief
b. chief of the department
c. command staff
d. battalion chief - Answer -b. Chief of the Department
Which of the following are developed to provide definitive guidelines for present and
future actions?
a. Regulations
b. Standard operating procedures
c. Policies
D. After-action reports - Answer -c. Policies
Which term can be defined as the set of guidelines that a department establishes for its
fire fighters?
a. Unity of command
b. Span of control
c. Discipline
d. Training - Answer -c. Discipline
Truck companies are sometimes referred to as ______ companies.
a. rapid intervention
b. rescue
c. ladder
d.engine - Answer -c. Ladder
For whom should fire fighters consider that they work?
a. The tax-paying citizens
b. Themselves
c. Their supervisors
d. Their team - Answer -a. The tax-paying citizens
The number of people whom one person can supervise effectively is known as ______.
a. chain of command
b. division of labor
c. span of control
, d. functional supervision - Answer -c. span of control
Which development led to the widespread use of the mechanized pumping apparatus?
a. Private insurance companies
b. Wagon-mounted steam engines
c. Jacketed hose
d. Internal combustion engines - Answer -d. Internal combustion engines
In the fire service, the bugle has become a symbol of
_____.
a. authority
b. courage
c. fraternity
d. service - Answer -a. authority
Medical requirements for fire fighters are specified in which NFPA standard?
a. 1002
b. 1582
c. 1962
d. 904 - Answer -b. 1582
Which type of company specializes in saving victims from fires, confined spaces,
trenches, and high angle situations?
a. Rescue
b. Rapid Intervention
c. Truck
d. Engine - Answer -a. Rescue
NFPA standards are ________.
a. regulatory law
b. administrative law
c. consensus documents
d. model codes - Answer -c. consensus documents
Which rank is directly above a lieutenant in the fire service?
a. Division/group supervisor
b. Division chief
c. Captain
d. Battalion chief - Answer -c. Captain
What does the "S" stand for in "SOP"?
a. Standard
b. Sequential
c. Specific
d. Special - Answer -a. Standard
