WorksheetsFF1 CH1
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the Golden Rule mean when applied to the fire service?
a)
a) Working as a team is essential to success
b)
b) Treat all as if they were a member of your family
c)
c) Stay humble and teachable, and be willing to teach others
d)
d) Honor the job by working hard and doing your best
2.
Which position serves as a point of contact between the incident commander and the news media?
a)
a) Liaison officer
b)
b) Planning section chief
c)
c) Agency representative
d)
d) Public information officer
3.
Which style of leadership does the fire department use?
a)
a) Top centralized
b)
b) Distributed
c)
c) Decentralized
d)
d) Paramilitary
4.
71% of career fire fighters work in jurisdictions with a population of ____ or more.
a)
a) 25,000
b)
b) 50,000
c)
c) 75,000
d)
d) 100,000
5.
Approximately _____ percent of fire fighters in the United States are volunteers.
a)
a) 34
b)
b) 46
c)
c) 55
d)
d) 70
6.
The earliest known fire department was in:
a)
a) the Ottoman Empire.
b)
b) Greece.
c)
c) ancient Rome.
d)
d) Germany.
7.
Which was one of the major U.S. fires of 1871?
a)
a) Cocoanut Grove Fire
b)
b) Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
c)
c) Great Chicago Fire
d)
d) Iroquois Theatre Fire
8.
Which development led to the widespread use of the mechanized pumping apparatus?
a)
a) Wagon-mounted steam engines
b)
b) Jacketed hose
c)
c) Internal combustion engines
d)
d) Private insurance companies
9.
In the fire service, the bugle has become a symbol of:
a)
a) fraternity.
b)
b) courage.
c)
c) service.
d)
d) authority.
10.
Where was the first fire insurance company formed in America?
a)
a) Chicago, Illinois
b)
b) Charleston, South Carolina
c)
c) New York, New York
d)
d) Boston, Massachusetts
11.
For whom should fire fighters consider that they work?
a)
a) Their supervisors
b)
b) Their team
c)
c) The tax-paying citizens
d)
d) Themselves
12.
Which management principle says that each firefighter should answer to only one supervisor?
a)
a) Span of control
b)
b) Organizational accountability
c)
c) Unity of command
d)
d) Division of labor
13.
According to FEMA, span of control of personnel is between:
a)
a) 3 and 7.
b)
b) 5 and10.
c)
c) 1 and 10.
d)
d) 2 and 5.
14.
A fire fighter will most typically report directly to a person of which rank?
a)
a) Battalion chief
b)
b) Section chief
c)
c) Lieutenant
d)
d) Unit leader
15.
Which rank is directly above a lieutenant in the fire service?
a)
a) Division/group supervisor
b)
b) Captain
c)
c) Division chief
d)
d) Battalion chief
16.
In a typical fire department rank structure, an assistant chief reports directly to the:
a)
a) battalion chief.
b)
b) section chief.
c)
c) command staff.
d)
d) chief of the department.
17.
Truck companies are sometimes referred to as __________ companies.
a)
a) ladder
b)
b) engine
c)
c) rapid intervention
d)
d) rescue
18.
Which type of company called to confined spaces, trenches, and high-angle calls?
a)
a) Rescue
b)
b) Truck
c)
c) Engine
d)
d) Rapid intervention
19.
Which are developed to provide definitive guidelines for present and future actions?
a)
a) Regulations
b)
b) Policies
c)
c) Standard operating procedures
d)
d) Tactical objectives
20.
Which are the two levels of NFPA fire fighter certification?
a)
a) Interior and exterior
b)
b) Basic and Advanced
c)
c) Junior and Senior
d)
d) I and II
21.
Training and performance qualifications for firefighters are specified in which NFPA standard?
a)
a) 472
b)
b) 1001
c)
c) 1021
d)
d) 1500
22.
Medical requirements for fire fighters are specified in which NFPA standard?
a)
a) 904
b)
b) 1002
c)
c) 1582
d)
d) 1962
23.
The individual responsible for the management of all incident operations is the:
a)
a) operations chief.
b)
b) company officer.
c)
c) incident commander.
d)
d) commanding officer.
24.
A fire fighter with specialized training for aircraft and airport-related incidents is a(n):
a)
a) aircraft rescue fire fighter.
b)
b) aviation rescue technician.
c)
c) technical rescue technician.
d)
d) aviation operations specialist.
25.
A firefighter trained & certified in chemical id, leak control, and decontamination is a:
a)
a) Fire Fighter II.
b)
b) spill management technician.
c)
c) hazardous materials technician.
d)
d) materials technical specialist.
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