Chapter 1 - Introduction

Question 1

Ladder company tasks must

a. Always be performed by an established ladder company from the jurisdiction where the fire occurs
b. Always be performed by an ladder company from the jurisdiction where the fire occurs or by a mutual aid ladder company
c. Always be performed, regardless of who carries them out
d. None of the above

Answer 1

c. Always be performed, regardless of who carries them out.

Question 2

In strutural fire situations, oxygen, fuel, and heat are needed to sustain combustion. Which is normally the missing component that is needed to initiate and continue fire spread?

a. Fuel
b. Heat
c. Oxygen
d. Actually, the chemical reaction is most critical.

Answer 2

b. Heat

Question 3

What are the ways by which fire travels?

a. Convection
b. Radiation
c. Conduction
d. All of the above

Answer 3

d. All of the above

Question 4

Convection is the travel of heat

a. Through the motion of heated matter
b. Via chemical reaction
c. Through space
d. Through a solid body

Answer 4

a. Through the motion of heated matter.

Question 5

Radiation is the travel of heat

a. Through the motion of heated matter
b. Via chemical reaction
c. Through space
d. Through a solid body

Answer 5

c. Through space.

Question 6

Conduction is the travel of heat

a. Through the motion of heated matter
b. Via chemical reaction
c. Through space
d. Through a solid body

Answer 6

d. Through a solid body

Question 7

In a structure fire, ventilation is most effective in reducing _______heat

a. Convected
b. Conducted
c. Radiant
d. Ventilation is equally effective on all of these heat types

Answer 7

a. Convected