Fire EMS Public safety Review

First responders need all the following skills EXCEPT

• Attention to detail

• An ability to read carefully

• Property ownership

• An understanding of the causes of fire

Select the item that is NOT true. The National Fire Incident Reporting System

• Analyzes past incidents to understand recurring patterns

• Is administered by the Department of Homeland Security

• Collects information only related to arson

• Uses data to prepare for future emergencies.

Select the INCORRECT item. First responders at the scene of a hazardous material incident

• Use the Emergency Response Guidebook to find a description of the exact nature of the hazard

• Need to take protective action for their own safety

• Need to take protective action for the public's safety

• Use the same procedure for all incidents

Select the CORRECT item. Organizations and individuals who transport hazardous materials

• Must carry information with them to identify the specific materials they are transporting

• Are not regulated by any government agency

• Are not required to identify the specific materials they are transporting

• Are not required to cooperate with first responders

Select the item that IS true. Some materials that science has created to improve the quality of our lives

• Can also be hazardous.

• Can damage the environment

• Can be used to harm people and property

• All are correct

Which group below is LEAST LIKELY to be a perpetrator of a fire incident?

• sports team

• religious hate group

• gang

• terrorist group

Select the statement that is NOT true. When submitting a fire incident report

• t is important for the fire investigator to know how the fire was started

• it is not important to know how the fire was started

• the report enters a Department of Homeland Security database

• the data are used to analyze past incidents and prepare for future emergencies

Select the CORRECT item. A first responder at the scene of a fire incident

• reports incidents annually

• needs to immediately identify the owner of the property

• Is not responsible for safety issues

• Sends an appropriate form following each incident

Select the INCORRECT item. Because of the nature of the emergency, a first responder at fire incident

• needs to take measures to preserve evidence of a potential criminal case

• does not need to take measures preserve evidence of a potential criminal case

• needs to pay attention to detail

• may need to manage both the fire and a crime

Select the CORRECT item. Many high profile fires

• have had criminal origins

• do not use the National Fire Incident Reporting System

• are investigated by the general public

• are deleted from the national database to keep the cause confidential