Chapter Uno Flashcards
Question: Which group of knights first used the Red Cross symbol?
Order of Saint John
Question: What were the people called who were given rattles to alert others of a fire?
The Rattle Watch
Question: What myth is based on the consequences of fire?
The Phoenix
Question: Referring to the ladder used to describe the fire services history, what do the two beams stand for?_
Courage and Commitment
Question: What was the first permanent fire brigade called?
Cohortes Vigilum_
Question: During 1100A.D- 1600 what was the punishment for arson?
To be burned alive
Question: What is the symbol of the american fire service during the civil war?
The Dalmatian
Question: Who was the first to have an organized fire department?
The Roman Empire
Question: Who was commonly referred as the first fire chief?
Benjamin Franklin
Question: What 3 things can the triple combination engine do?
carry water, hoses and pump water
Question: Henry Parmalee created which device in the 1870’s?
Automatic Fire Sprinklers
Question: What notifies the fire department that a fire or emergency was in progress?
Fire Alarm
Question:What is a large and destructive fire?
Conflagration
Question: Major wildland fires in 1910 that killed many firefighters lead to the creation of what new agency?
U.S. Forest Service_
Question: What technology boosted the power and reach of fire streams and replaced manual/hand powered pumps in the mid 1850’s?
Steamer Technology
Question: A written declaration by a fire agency describing the things that it intends to do to protect its citizenry or customers is known as a/an?
Mission statement
Question: Following a riot by fire fighters in the 1850’s, what city instituted the first full-time, paid firefighting force in 1853?
Cincinnati, Ohio
Question: A short front brim and an extended back brim were incorporated into the American fire helmet to assist with what?
Water run-off
Question: What are the three components of the triple combination engine company?
Have a pump, carry water, and carry equipment
Question: In general, the tasks of firefighters all around the world are to?
Save lives and property from fire
Question: What is the crime of maliciously and intentionally or recklessly starting a fire or explosion called?
Arson
Question: The symbol for the Knights of Malta was the Pattee-Nowy cross, otherwise known as the?
Maltese cross
Question: Buckets of water were passed down a line of people from the source of the water to the fire was called a__
Bucket Brigade
Question:A substance that causes harm when reliesed into the environment and property is called what?
Hazardous Material
Question:The “Knights of Malta” went into battle grounds to do what?
to save lives and/or treat the injured
Question:Which American war influenced the fire service to take on a military structure?
The Civil War
Question: What did Andrew Gratacap, a leather hat maker, develop?
The American fire helmet
Question: Who was the Greek god that was believed to have given fire to the common human?
Prometheus