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1
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How many Private, and Public, combination, and volunteer fire and emergency service organizations are in North America?

A

34,000

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What cultural strength in the fire service is based on the feelings of self-respect and personal worth?

Select one:

a. Pride
b. Work ethic
c. Integrity
d. Moral character

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A. Pride

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What organization formed in 1896 develops codes and standards to ensure fire and life safety for the public?

Select one:
A. National Fire Protection Association
B. Union Volunteer Company 
C. Jamestown Fire Association
D. Surveyors of bulidings
A

A. National Fire Protection Association

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4
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Which of the following staff positions is responsible for maintaining municipal fire alarm systems according to the requirements of NFPA® 72?

select one:
A.  Fire alarm maintenance personnel
B.  Fire department health safety officer
C.  Information systems personnel
D.  Communications personnel
A

A. Fire Alarm Maintenance Personnel

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5
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A department type is determined by how:

select one:
A. Lawmakers can raise money
B. FireFighters can raise money
C. An organization is funded
D. An organization is staffed
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C. An Organization is Funded

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What is the mission of the fire service?

select one:
A. To determine how fire loss occurs
B. To save lives and protect property
C. To provide a variety of services
D. To regulate training of emergency responders
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B. To save lives and protect property

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The all-hazards approach means the fire service:

Select one:
A. Resists changes that may occur
B. provides a variety of services in the community
C. Uses established organizational structure
D. Requires personal accountability

A

B. Provides A variety of services in the community

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8
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Which of the following is a result of the Cocoanut Grove Nightclub Fire, Boston, Massachusetts (1942)?

Select one:
A. Enclose stairwell requirements
B. increased emphasis on search and rescue training
C. Increased fire and life safety requirements in assembly-type occupancies
D. Mandated evacuation drills

A

C. Increased fire and life safety requirements and assembly-type occupancies

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When was the first fire engine purchased in Colonial North America?

select one:
A.1653
B.1735
C.1608
D.1631
A

A. 1653

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10
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Which of the following duties is the responsibility of the public works division?

select one:
A. provide sand for containing spills
B. Provide medical aid via radio
C. provide traffic control
D. provide emergency medical aid
A

A. provide sand for containing spills

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11
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Which of the following positions provides advanced emergency medical care for critical and emergent patients?

select one:
A. Emergency medical responder
B. Advanced emergency medical Technician
C. Emergency Medical Technician 
D. Paramedic
A

D. Paramedic

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12
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Which of the following organizations may be an agency of the authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) or privately owned?

Select one:
A. Law enforcement
B. Emergency medical services
C. Emergency disaster management
D. Hospitals
A

B. Emergency medical services

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13
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A(an) ___ is a written step-by-step plan of action.

select one:
A. Policy
B. Ordinance
C. Standard
D. Procedure
A

D. Procedure

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14
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Which of the following is the BEST action to take when approached by media while on- scene?

select one:
A. Direct the media to public information officer after answering questions truthfully
B. Answer truthfully all questions
C. Direct the media to public information officer
D. Answer with your opinion

A

C. Direct the media to the public information officer

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15
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The broad category for personnel that deliver emergency services directly to external customers is:

select one:
A. Combination
B. Staff
C. Line
D. Volunteer
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C. Line

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16
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What is the First recommended step in locating information in departmental documents?

Select one:
A. Ask your fellow firefighter
B. Look it up in the Administractive Office
C.  Look it up on the internet
D. Ask your Supervisor
A

D. Ask your Supervisor

17
Q

Which of the following fire service organizational principles works to prevent duplication of effort?

select one:
A. Unity of command
B. Span of control
C. Chain of command
D. Divisin of labor
A

D. Divison of labor

18
Q

A(an) ___ is a guide to decision making in an organization.

select one:
A. Policy
B. Procedure
C. Standard
D. Ordinance
A

A. Policy

19
Q

Which of the following is a result of t5he Iroquois Theater fire, Chicago (1903)?

Select one:
A. Panic Hardware on exit doors
B. Mandated evacuation drills
C. Enclosed Stairwell requirements
D. Increased emphasis on search and rescue training
A

A. Panic hardware on exit doors

20
Q

Which of the following fire service organizational principles is described as a formal line of authority?

select one:
A. Unity of command
B. Divison of Labor
C. Chain of command
D. Span of control
A

C. Chain of command

21
Q

A(an) ___ is a set of principles or procedures developed by consensus.

select one: 
A. Procedure
B. Standard
C. Policy
D. ordinance
A

B. Standard

22
Q

Which of the following positions belongs to the fire prevention division?

select one:
A. Fire Department officer
B. Fire and Arson investigator
C. Wildland Firefighter
D. Fire Department Incident Safety officer
A

D. Fire Department Incident Safety officer

23
Q

Which of the following is a cultural challenge in the fire service?

Select one: 
A. Differences of personal characteristics
B. command structure
C. Moral Character
D. Ranks to define positions
A

A. Differences of personal Characteristics

24
Q

What type of company performs fire suppression duties at structure, vehicle, wildland, and other types of fires?

Select one:
A. Brush Company
B. Truck company
C. Special rescue Company
D. Engine Company
A

D. Engine Company

25
Q

What NFPA® standard establishes basic training criteria for Firefighter I and Firefighter II?

Select one:
A. 1001
B. 1582
C. 1021
D. 1002
A

A. 1001

26
Q

Which of the following positions is responsible for monitoring operational safety according to the requirements of NFPA® 1521?

select one:
A. wildland firefighter
B. Fire department incident safety officer
C. Fire Department officer
D. HAzardous matericals Technician
A

B. Fire department incident safety officer

27
Q

Which of the following positions is trained in the operation of aerial devices according to the requirements of NFPA® 1002?

Select one:
A. fire departmenet officer
B. Rescue technician
C. Fire apparatus driver
D. Airport firefighter
A

C. Fire Apparatus Driver

28
Q

Why was the National Commission on Fire Prevention and Control established?

select one:
A. To determine how fire loss occurs
B. To determine how to reduce fire loss
C. To regulate Training of Emergency Responders
D. To Recommend design of fire safety Vehicles

A

B. To Determine how to reduce fire loss

29
Q

Which of the following types of staffing performs required functions for minimal or no pay?

Select one:
A. Volunteer
B. Career
C. Combination
D. On-Call
A

A. Volunteer

30
Q

A(an) ___ is a collection of rules enacted by law in a particular jurisdiction.

select one:
A. Standard
B.Code
C.Policy
D.Procedure
A

B. Code

31
Q

What part of the fire service is composed of a variety of companies located in a response area?

Select one:
A. Engin company
B. Battalion
C. Operations Divisions
D. Company
A

B. Battalion

32
Q

What is the main duty of a Firefighter I?

Select one:
A. Supervise performance of assigned task
B. Assign tasks to be preformed
C. Assume command
D. Preform assigned tasks under supervison

A

D. Preform assigned tasks under supervision

33
Q

Which federal law affects hiring practices and building accessibility?

select one:
A. Federal Torte Claims Act
B. Americans With Disabilities Act
C. Fair Labor standards Act
D. Architectural BArriers Act
A

B. Americans With Disabilities Act

34
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What type of company protects structures in the wildland/urban interface?

select one:
A. Engine Company
B. Brush company
C. Special rescue company
D. Truck company
A

B. Brush Company

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