Chapter 3 - FD Basics & FLSE

Question 1

A legal of medical care that requires advanced procedure and skills on a patient involving invasive and noninvasive procedures, along with advanced medication administration.

Answer 1

Advanced Life Support (ALS)

Question 2

A level of basic medical care that us used for patients with life threatening illness or injury until the patient can be given fill medical care by more stilled personnel.

Answer 2

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Question 3

The daily work uniform worn by department personnel

Answer 3

Class B Uniform

Question 4

A 30-in forged steel tool used primarily for prying.

Answer 4

Halligan Tool

Question 5

Act that helps ensure that all medical records, and medical billing, and patient records meet certain consistent standards with regard to documentation/ handling, and privacy.

Answer 5

Health Insurance pOrtability and accountability Act of 1996

Question 6

A pact of information about the departments organization structure, chief officers, contact information, station locations, and divisions

Answer 6

Media Packet

Question 7

A device that emits a loud alter or warning when the earring is motionless

Answer 7

Personal alert safety system (PASS)

Question 8

The gear firefighters wear for protection while performing their job.

Answer 8

Personal protective equipment

Question 9

A tool with a 32-inch to 12-foot handle with a pike and a hook on the end. Used fo pulling ceilings or separation materials

Answer 9

Pike Pole

Question 10

Gear composed of an air tank, mask, and regulator

Answer 10

SCBA

Question 11

An instrument used infrared imaging and measuring to see and measure thermal energy emitted from an object. Often used by fire fighters to locate hot spots and victims.

Answer 11

Thermal Imager

Question 12

An encoded signal device emergency vehicle use to turn traffic signal green, providing when with right of way.

Answer 12

Traffic Signal Preemption system

Question 13

Firefighting boots, pants, jacket, hood, gloves, and helmet.

Answer 13

Turnout gear

Question 14

A _______ is a team of fire fighters with apparatus assigned to perform a specific function in a designated response area.

Answer 14

Company

Question 15

What can aid a fire department in improving future tours

Answer 15

Surveys

Question 16

What functional area of a fire department staff the fire and EMS apparatus and responds to calls

Answer 16

Operations

Question 17

What type of system is available to allow emergency vehicles to turn traffic signals green, providing them the right of way during an emergency.

Answer 17

Traffic signal preemption system

Question 18

In the combustible process, fuel is the material being burned in the combustion process and can be a liquid, solid or

Answer 18

Gas

Question 19

What is the primary difference between a residential sprinkler system and a commercial sprinkler system.

Answer 19

Component size

Question 20

What can aid a fire department when conducting station tours?

Answer 20

Standard Procedures

Question 21

What type of company provides fire fighters who deliver water to the fire scene, deploy hose lines, and connect and extinguish fires in vehicles and structures?

Answer 21

Engine

Question 22

Exit access, exit, and exit discharge all make up a(n)?

Answer 22

Means of egress

Question 23

Ordinary sprinkler heads are designed to operate we the device itself is heated to approximately _________?

Answer 23

165F

Question 24

THe duties of a(n) __________ company include forcible entry, search and rescue, ventilation, provision of ladders, securing of utilities, and overhaul functions at a fire scene.

Answer 24

Truck company

Question 25

What NFPA standard covers the installation requirements and guidelines for portable fire extinguishers?

Answer 25

NFPA 10

Question 26

What type of gas is produced when there is incomplete combustion of burning fossil fuels such as gasoline, wood, coal, propane, oil, methane?

Answer 26

CO

Question 27

Which legislation ensures all medical records, medical, billing, and patient records meet certain consistent standards with regard to documentation, handling and privacy?

Answer 27

HIPPA

Question 28

What is the minimum information a safety educator should know about costs associated with fire department responses, refusals, extinguishers skills, and other services the department provides?

Answer 28

Contact person, division, phone number of who to call

Question 29

What percentage of U.S. Households do not have landlines and rely on mobile telephone service?

Answer 29

41%

Question 30

A(n) ______ is a system of rules, guidelines, methods, and regulations developed and accepted through consensus by probate not for profit organizations with an interest and expertise in that area and made available to governments to formally accept and put into use their jurisdiction.

Answer 30

Model Code

Question 31

What systems are used to assist a person in record keeping of current medical records such as emergency contacts, medications, and medical history?

Answer 31

Vile of Life

Question 32

What type of company provides specially trained firefighters and specialized rescue equipment at an incident scene?

Answer 32

Rescue Company

Question 33

What type of sprinkler system is used in areas such as computer operations centers, telecommunications centers, freezers, libraries, museums, and places housing valuable and irreplaceable items where water damage to property is of paramount concern?

Answer 33

Precaution