Chapter 1 The Fire Service Flashcards
The firefighter that is trained in rescue, recovery, and search procedures in both water and ice conditions
Scuba dive rescue tech
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Which catastrophic fire, even bigger than the great Chicago fire and burning at the same time, caused seven times loss of life of the Chicago fire and jumped sixth miles across the Green Bay?
The peshtigo fire
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What is generally considered the upper limit of span of control
7
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What compromises the guiding and directing of fire fighters to do what their fire department expects of them
Discipline
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What is the term for the fire fighter at a rescue situation requiring specialized knowledge or training in structural collapse, trench rescue, swift water rescue, confined-space rescue, etc.
Technical rescuer
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Which type of company is responsible for securing a water source, deploying hand lines, conducting search and rescue ops, and putting water on the fire.
Engine company
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What is the first step in developing a community risk reduction program
Identify risk
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What is one piece of modern equipment that uses infrared technology to enable fire fighters to find objects giving off a heat structure
Thermal imaging device
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About how many fire fighters are there in the United States, according to the nfpa
Over a million
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Which of the following national organizations develops US codes and standards dealing with fire protection
Nfpa
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Who inspects businesses and enforced public safety laws and fire codes
The fire Marshall
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What are the original hooks of “hook-and-ladder” fame used for?
For pulling down burning structures
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Which type of rule is developed by various government or government-authorized organization to implement a law that has been passed by a government body?
Regulation
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Which type of company includes such units as medical and ambulances for first-responds to medical or trauma patients?
Ems company
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What is developed to price specific information about the actions that should be taken to accomplish a certain task?
Standard operation procedures
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Which type of company responds to and controls scene involving spilled or leaking hazardous chemicals
Hazardous materials company
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What is the minimum fire fighter level that is expected to be able to don doff personal protective equipment properly
Fire fighter I
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What does the bugle on the insignia of the fire service indicate?
Authority
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The number of people that one person can supervise effectively is known as?
Span of control
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The fire fighter who receives specialized training in aircraft fires, extrication of victims on aircraft, and extinguishing agents is a(n)
Aircraft rescue fire fighter
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What is another term for a truck company
A ladder company
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Which of the following concepts dictates that each fire fighter answer to only one supervisor
Unity of command
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Using technology to make buildings and products safer is an example of what tile of CRR strategy
Engineering
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Which of the following ways to organize an incident involves breaking down the overall strategy into a series of smaller task?
Division of labor
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What is developed to provide definitive guidelines for present and future actions
Policies
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The fire fighter who receives training and certification in chemical identification, leak control, and decontamination is
Hazardous materials technician
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Which type of company specializes in forcible entry, ventilation, roof ops, and deployment of ground ladders
Truck/ladder company
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Smoke alarms should be tested how often
Monthly
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To which fire department rank do fire fighters usually report
Lieutenant
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Who are the ones responsible for coordinating the additives of several fire companies in a define geographic area such as a station or district
Battalion chiefs
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What does the O stand for in SOP
Operating
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Who developed the first fireplug (hydrant)
Frederick Graff, Sr in New York, NY
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Most of the volunteer fire fighters In the United States protect small communities of ——— or less
25,000
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What are the two levels of fire fighter certification
Fire fighter I and fire fighter II
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Which rank in the fire service is usually responsible for one fire company on a particular shift
Lieutenant
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For whom should fire fighters consider they work for?
The tax paying citizens
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Which NFPA standard specifies training and performance qualifications for fire fighters
1001
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Which is the next level up from lieutenant in the fire service
Captain
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Any contact with the public should be used as a
Educational opportunity
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To whom do captains report
Chiefs
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What does it mean to describe certain fire fighters as “Career” fire fighters
They are paid full time
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Where was the first fire insurance company formed in America
Charleston, SC
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Where in the rank structure do assistant chiefs fall?
Between battalion chiefs and the chief of the department
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What is another term for the rank of driver/operator
Engineer
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Which type of policy is used to allow a responder the flexibility to deviate from a set procedure, yet still be held accountable for the action?
Standard operating guidelines
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What is the more general term for a lieutenant of captain in charge of a single apparatus and the fire fighters assigned to it on a given shift m.
Company officer.
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Approximately three out for four career fire fighters work in jurisdictions with a population of ____ or more
25,000
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Medical requirements for fire fighters are specified in which NFPA standard
1582
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How old is the institution of a fire department
It goes back to ancient to Rome, some 2000 years ago
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How would insurance companies keep track of which homes had purchased insurance in the early days in America
A fire mark, a type of plaque, would be placed on the house
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What type of leadership does the fire service use
Paramilitary
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Which officer serves as a liaison between the IC and the new media
Public information officer
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What is the purpose of fire and life safety surveys in private dwellings
Provide the occupants with recommendations on how to make their home safer
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The individual who is responsible for the management of all incident operations is the.
Incident commander
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Which type of company is usually responsible for rescuing victims from fires, confined spaces, and high angle situations
Rescue company
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