Fire Department Training - Multiple Choice Questions

Which bureau within a fire department devotes its time and effort to preparing fire fighters to do their job safely and efficiently both during everyday incidents and under extraordinary circumstances?

• Training

• Inspection

• Operations

• Maintenance

Regardless of the size and capabilities of the department’s training staff, who is ultimately responsible for each fire fighter’s safety and education?

• The training chief

• Training instructors

• Each individual fire fighter

• Company officers

In some departments the training staff is under command of the operations section and the training officers responding to incidents perform the duties of (a)   under the operations function at incidents.

• safety officer

• investigator

• operations command officer

• traffic control

When companies are located far from high-rise and other high hazard areas, what special effort should the training bureau make?

• Create programs that will maintain proficiency when these companies are called to one of these areas.

• Create programs that are tailored for only the company’s area.

• None. Most companies don’t respond to other districts very often.

• Implement the same programs among all mutual aid parties.

To be effective as a training officer, an individual must have:

• a master’s degree.

• a friendly relationship with the students.

• credibility.

• at least 20 years’ experience in the fire service.

Training officers should go through training to be certified to levels specified in which NFPA standard?

• NFPA 1001

• NFPA 1401

• NFPA 1004

• NFPA 1041

Training officers must be capable of researching and developing __________ outlines for presentation, requiring well-developed communications skills.

• A. instructional

• B. financial

• C. architectural

• D. recreational

All of the following characteristics are required to be an effective training officer, except:

• being well-versed in the subject matter.

• knowing all the answers.

• looking and acting professionally.

• being comfortable presenting concepts and ideas to groups.

Members of the training bureau have the greatest effect on which of the following?

• Policies of the department

• Manpower assignments

• Department response districts

• Mutual aid agreements

Who has the overall responsibility of the training bureau within the fire department?

• Training sections

• Training chief

• Training staff

• Training crews