Chapter 1

Question 1

Firefighter Guidelines

Answer 1

Be safe
Follow orders
Work as a team
Think!
Golden Rule

Question 2

Primary Mission of Fire Service

Answer 2

Save Life Property Environment through:
Prevention
Education
Suppression
Rescue Activities

Question 3

Cultural characteristics of the fire service

Answer 3

Courage

Honor

Duty

Respect

Integrity

Character

Moral courage

Question 4

NFPA 1582

Answer 4

Standard on Comprehensive Operational Medical Program for Fire Departments.

Question 5

Roles and Responsibilities
for Fire Fighter I

Answer 5

Don and doff personal protective equipment (PPE) properly.

Hoist hand tools using appropriate ropes and knots.

Understand and correctly apply appropriate communication protocols.

Use self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA).

Respond on apparatus to an emergency scene.

Question 6

Roles and Responsibilities
for Fire Fighter II

Answer 6

Perform scene size-up.

Determine the need for the incident command system (ICS).

Arrange and coordinate ICS until command is transferred.

Prepare reports.

Communicate the need for assistance.

Question 7

Community Risk Reduction (CRR)

Answer 7

Includes programs, actions, and services used by a community, which prevent or mitigate the loss of life, property, and resources

Question 8

Six basic steps of risk reduction

Answer 8

Identify risks.

Prioritize risks.

Develop strategies and tactics to mitigate risks.

Prepare the CRR plan.

Implement the CRR plan.

Monitor, evaluate, and modify the plan.

Question 9

Five Es of fire prevention

Answer 9

Education

Engineering

Enforcement

Economic incentives

Emergency response

Question 10

Single-station smoke alarm

Answer 10

Most common residential fire alarm
May be battery-powered, hard-wired, or both

Question 11

NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code

Answer 11

Recommends replacing smoke alarms 10 years after the date of manufacture

Question 12

Ionization alarms

Answer 12

Activated by smaller, invisible products of combustion

React more quickly to fast-burning fires

More susceptible to nuisance alarms from common activities

Question 13

Photoelectric alarms

Answer 13

Activated by the larger, visible products of combustion

More responsive to slow-burning or smoldering fires

Less prone to false alarms from steam

Question 14

Governance

Answer 14

Process by which an organization

Question 15

Regulations

Answer 15

Detailed rules that implement a law passed by a governmental body

Question 16

Standards

Answer 16

issued by nongovernmental entities

Generally consensus based

Question 17

Familia Publica

Answer 17

First fire department

Established by Augustus Caesar in 24 B.C.

Composed of slaves stationed around the city

Question 18

Corps of Vigiles

Answer 18

Established in 60 A.D.

Responsible for firefighting, fire prevention, and building inspections

Question 19

The Great Chicago Fire

Answer 19

Began October 8, 1871

Burned for 3 days

2000 acres burned

Question 20

The Peshtigo Fire

Answer 20

Flash forest fire occurred at same time as the Great Chicago Fire

“Tornado of fire” 1000 ft high and 5 miles wide

More than 2400 square miles of forest land burned

More than 1200 dead

Several small communities destroyed

Question 21

Iroquois Theater Fire

Answer 21

December 30, 1903 in Chicago, Illinois

602 deaths

Worst single building fire in American history

Resulted in changes for theaters, including:

Exit lighting

Automatic sprinklers

Standpipes

Fire alarms

Flame-resistant scenery, props, and curtains

Question 22

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

Answer 22

March of 1911 in Manhattan, New York

146 deaths

Precursor for NFPA 101, Life Safety Code

Led to changes such as:

Installation of enclosed stairways and elevators with fireproof shafts

Sprinkler systems in buildings where more than 25 people work above ground level

Escape routes

Outward opening doors that remain unlocked

Question 23

Cocoanut Grove Fire

Answer 23

Boston, Massachusetts in 1942

492 deaths

Led to changes, including:

Adding nightclubs to the definition of public places

Question 24

Our Lady of the Angels School Fire

Answer 24

Chicago, Illinois in 1958

95 deaths, including 92 children

Led to changes including the requirements that:

Schools must be equipped with automatic building alarm systems.

A full first alarm response must be made to all school alarms.

Schoolroom occupancy must be limited.

School personnel must be trained in fire safety.

Question 25

The Station Nightclub Fire

Answer 25

Warwick, Rhode Island in 2003

100 deaths

Led to tentative interim amendments (TIAs) that were later approved for the 2006 Life Safety Code

Question 26

The MGM Grand Hotel Fire

Answer 26

Las Vegas, Nevada in 1980

85 deaths

Catalyst for Nevada to update fire codes and retrofit fire sprinkler systems