POL Emergency Response 83- 99

When a Fire Department and EMS respond to a fire or medical emergency, what is it called?

• a 911 call

• emergency response

• medical emergency

• life fligh assist

True or False:

Ancient Fire Fighters use fire buckets to put out fires?

• true

• false

In the year 1630, what city recorded the first fire?

• New York

• Virginia

• Boston

• Los Angeles

In what year was the first fire department created?

• 1630

• 1649

• 1679

• 1769

 

•What fire occurred in October 1871 and destroyed 3.3 square miles of the city?

• The Great Philadelphia Fire

• New York's Blaze of 1831

• The Fire of the Century

• The Great Chicago Fire

True or False:

Do paramedics and EMT's have the same qualifications?

• True

• false

Are Paramedics and EMT's both first responders?

• true

• false

Early Emergency Medical Services consisted of?

• care in the battle fields

• Local doctors offices

• mom and pop first aid

• first aid at the work place

In what year did the French arm first start training workers to for first aid and transport from the battle fields?

• 1800

• 1792

• 1782

• 1892

Who designed the first efficient ambulance wagon?

• William Hammond

• Bill Bradshaw

• William Harris

• William Alexander