Ch. 1 Evolution of the Fire Apparatus and History of Fire Science

Question 1

Governance

Answer 1

Is the process by which an organization exercises authority and performs the functions assigned to it

Question 2

Regulations

Answer 2

are developed by various government or government-authorized organizations to implement law that has been passed by a government body

Question 3

Standards

Answer 3

are issued by non governmental entities and are generally based on a consensus

Question 4

Authority having jurisdiction

Answer 4

is the governing body that sets operational policy and procedures for the jurisdiction in which fire department operates.

Question 5

Policies

Answer 5

are developed to provide a definitive guidelines for present and future actions.

Question 6

Standard Operating Procedures

Answer 6

provide specific information on the actions that should be taken to accomplish a certain task.

Question 7

NFPA 1001

Answer 7

Standard for FF Professional Qualifications - sets the parameter of the FFI and FFII

Question 8

Difference between SOP and SOG

Answer 8

They are similar to SOP but they may vary due to the circumstances of a particular incident. SOP are more strict than a SOG. The flexibility allows the FF to deviated from a set procedure yet still be held accountable for that action

Question 9

Roles of a Engine company

Answer 9

secures a water source and extinguishes the fire

deploying landlines
conducting search and rescue

Question 10

Roles of a Truck company

Answer 10

provides aerial support at a fire

forcible entry
Ventilation
Roof operation
search and rescue and deployment of ground ladders

Question 11

Roles of Rescue company

Answer 11

responsible for rescuing victims from fires, confined spaces, trenches, and high angle situations

Question 12

Roles of Wildland and brush companies

Answer 12

dispatched to vegetation fires

Question 13

Hazmat company

Answer 13

responds to and controls scenes involving spilled or leaking hazardous materials

Question 14

EMS company roles

Answer 14

respond to and assist in medical and trauma victims to medical facilities for further treatment.

Question 15

Chain of command

Answer 15

creates structure for managing the department and the fire ground operations

Question 16

Lieutant

Answer 16

is responsible for a single fire company on a single shift

Question 17

Captain

Answer 17

are responsible not only for managing a fire company on their shift but also coordinating the company’s activity with other shifts

Question 18

Battalion Chief

Answer 18

also known as district chiefs are responsible for coordinating the activities of several fire companies in a defined geographic area such as a station or district

Question 19

Asst. or Division Chief

Answer 19

are usually in charge of function area such as training within the department

Question 20

Chief of the department

Answer 20

has overall responsibility for the administration and operation of the fire department.

Question 21

Discipline

Answer 21

involves guiding and directing members to do what their fire department expects of them

Question 22

Division of labor

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is a way of organizing an incident by breaking down the overall strategy into a series of smaller tasks.

Question 23

Unity of Command

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is the concept that each member answer to only one supervisor, each supervisor only answers to one and boss and so on

Question 24

Span of Control

Answer 24

is the number of people whose on person can supervise effectively. According to FEMA the span on control for emergency personnel is ideal between 3 - 7.

Question 25

Aircraft / Crash Rescue FF

Answer 25

Individual who. takes firefighting actions to prevent, control or extinguish fire involved or adjacent to an aircraft for purpose of maintaining maximum escape routes for occupants using normal and emergency routes for egress.

Question 26

Booster line

Answer 26

a rigid hose that is 3/4 inches or 1 inch. in diameter. Delivers water at a rate of 30-60 gallons per minute

Question 27

Bucket brigade

Answer 27

an early effort at fire prevention that used leather buckets filled with water to combat fires

Question 28

Chemical wagon

Answer 28

a small truck constructed with a large soda acid extinguisher and 50 ft or more small hose

Question 29

NFPA 1002

Answer 29

Standard for Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator Professional Qualifications

Question 30

EVT

Answer 30

Emergency Vehicle Technician - performs maintenance, diagnosis and repair to emergency vehicles.

Question 31

FLSE

Answer 31

Fire and life Safety Educator - the individual who has demonstrated the ability to coordinate, created and administer, prepare, deliver and evaluate educational programs and information

Question 32

Fire investigator

Answer 32

an individual who has demonstrated the skill and knowledge necessary to conduct, coordinate and complete and investigation

Question 33

Fire marshal

Answer 33

a person designated to provide delivery, management and/or administration of fire protection and life safety related codes and standards, investigations, education and/or prevention services for local, county, state etc. NFPA 1037

Question 34

Fire plugs

Answer 34

a valve installed to control water accessed from wooded pipes.

Question 35

NFPA

Answer 35

the association that develops and maintains nationally recognized minimum consensus standards on hazardous materials.

Question 36

Pressure

Answer 36

force per unit

Question 37

How did the Great Baltimore Fire in 1904 effect fire companies and how they gain their water supply?

Answer 37

It resulted in the development of standardizing coupling threads after mutual aid forces by Philadelphia, NYC and other locales were stymied when their equipment could not hook up to the local Baltimore hydrants.

Question 38

When did the first gasoline powered fire apparatus emerge?

Answer 38

1900s

Question 39

Where was the first fire department to become fully motorized?

Answer 39

Savannah, GA

Question 40

Chemical Wagon

Answer 40

the first gasoline powered fire apparatus to discharge water. This small truck carried a large soda acid extinguisher and 50 ft or more of small hose. It also carried a supply of double jacked cotton hose, a short ladder and a running board on which the firefighters would ride.