Career Interest Quiz

Which of the following contributes to the common types of respiratory diseases for which firefighters are at risk?

• Heat stress

• Psychological stress

• Exposure to smoke and chemicals

• exposure to long, irregular work hours

Which of the following is a common safety measure taken when riding on a fire apparatus?

• Wear helmet, regardless of cab type

• Secure all loose tools and equipment

• Wear hearing protection only after arriving on-scene

• Be seated and secure belt while apparatus starts moving

Firefighters should ___ and put all tools in a ready state before storing.

• inspect, clean

• modify, clean

• modify as needed

• inspect as needed

Which of the following is the BEST way to exhibit safe behavior during training?

• Remain focused on training exercise at all times.

• Remain focused on training exercise when it seems important.

• Be alert for opportunities to play jokes to increase crew morale.

• Be alert for ways the training is not what your jurisdiction does exactly and point all those issues out.

This is the ________ dispatcher. What is your emergency?

• 911

• fire extinguisher

• smoke alarm

There is a fire in my kitchen. I will use my_____________.

• 911

• fire extinguisher

• smoke alarm

Remember to change the batteries in your ________________ every year.

• 911

• fire extinguisher

• smoke alarm

Did you hear the _____________________? Pull over and stop driving, so it can pass. There is a fire downtown.

• ambulance

• emergency

• EMT-P

Firefighters are heroes because they ____________ many people from dangerous fires.

• PASS

• prevent

• rescue

hose, ax, smoke masks, and air tanks are all

• firefighters uniforms

• ladders

• firefighters tools

• firefighter station things