Firefighter I Study Guide & Practice Questions for Academy Success
Describes the requirements for performance and training of firefighters -
VERIFIED ANSWER✅ NFPA 1001
Specializes in forcible entry, ventilation, roof operations, and search - VERIFIED
ANSWER✅ Truck company
Concept that each firefighter answers only to one boss - VERIFIED ANSWER✅
Unity of command
Responsible for water source, deploying hand lines, and putting water on the fire -
VERIFIED ANSWER✅ Engine company
Number of people that one person can supervise; range is 3-7 (5 being optimal) -
VERIFIED ANSWER✅ Span of control
Most common cause of firefighter injury are - VERIFIED ANSWER✅
Strains/overexertion
, Know the 16 firefighter life safety initiatives - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ 1. Cultural
change
2. Accountability
3. Risk management
4. Empowerment
5. Training and certification
6. Medical and physical fitness
7. Research agents
8. Technology
9. Fatality, near miss investigation
10. Grant support
11. Response policies
12. Violent incident response
13. Psychological support
14. Public education
15. Code enforcement and sprinklers
16. Apparatus design and safety
Examples of critical incident stress management: - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ LODD,
suicide of a colleague, multiple-casualty calls