Principles of Fire and Emergency Services Final Exam

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What was the deadliest fire in U.S. history?

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The Peshtigo Fire

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What type of fire department is staffed by firefighters who are either not paid or paid only while responding to a call?

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Volunteer

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What was used in the early days for fireground communications? Options: Hardwired and cellular telephones, Chief’s trumpet (bugles), Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) facilities, Two-Way radios

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Chief’s trumpet (bugles)

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Which type of fire department is staffed by full-time employees who work a regular schedule?

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Career

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Who has overall responsibility for the administration and operations of the department?

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Chief of the Department

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Which principle of organization states that each firefighter answers to only one supervisor?

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Unity of Command

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What is the leading cause of death among firefighters?

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Cardiac events

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Within any emergency or training event, what is the highest priority?

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Safety

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Which of these groups develops standards that help to standardize training courses, apparatus, equipment, and operations? National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), American National Standards Institute (ANSI), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

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Which of these is characterized by reexperiencing the event and overresponding to stimuli that recall the event? Critical incident stress debriefing (CISD), Critical incident stress management (CISM), Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Compassion fatigue

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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)