36 hour Firefighter Final Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
What does the golden rule mean when applied to the fire service? - CORRECT
ANSWER Treat everyone else as if they were a member of your family
Which position serves as a point of contact between the incident commander in the news
media - CORRECT ANSWER Public Information Officer
Which was one of the major US fires of 1871? - CORRECT ANSWER Great Chicago
Fire
Where was the first fire insurance company formed in America - CORRECT
ANSWER Charleston, South Carolina
From whom should firefighters consider that they work? - CORRECT ANSWER The
tax-paying citizens
Which basic management principle says that each firefighter should answer to only one
supervisor - CORRECT ANSWER Unity of command
According to FEMA, span of control of personnel is between - CORRECT
ANSWER 3-7
In a typical fire department rank structure, and assistant chief reports directly to the: -
CORRECT ANSWER Chief of the department
Which type of company specializes in saving victims from fires, confined spaces, trenches,
and high angle situations - CORRECT ANSWER Rescue
, Truck companies are sometimes referred to as __ companies - CORRECT
ANSWER ladder
Which are developed to provide definitive guidelines for present and future actions -
CORRECT ANSWER policies
Training and performance qualifications for firefighters are specified in which NFPA standard
- CORRECT ANSWER 1001
The individual responsible for the management of all incident operations is the - CORRECT
ANSWER Incident Commander
Specific information on the actions to be taken to accomplish a certain task is provided by -
CORRECT ANSWER Standard Operating Procedures
Which type of company is responsible for securing a water source, the pulling hand lines, and
putting water on the fire - CORRECT ANSWER Engine
Which type of company specializes in incidents involving spilled or leaking hazardous
chemicals - CORRECT ANSWER Hazardous Material
Organizing an incident by breaking down the overall strategy into a series of smaller tasks is
an example of: - CORRECT ANSWER division of labor
The number of people whom one person can supervise effectively is known as: - CORRECT
ANSWER span of control
Which national organization writes codes and standards for fire protection - CORRECT
ANSWER National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
The goal of __ is to ensure that all members of an agency perform a given task in a uniform
way - CORRECT ANSWER standard operating procedure (SOPs)
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
What does the golden rule mean when applied to the fire service? - CORRECT
ANSWER Treat everyone else as if they were a member of your family
Which position serves as a point of contact between the incident commander in the news
media - CORRECT ANSWER Public Information Officer
Which was one of the major US fires of 1871? - CORRECT ANSWER Great Chicago
Fire
Where was the first fire insurance company formed in America - CORRECT
ANSWER Charleston, South Carolina
From whom should firefighters consider that they work? - CORRECT ANSWER The
tax-paying citizens
Which basic management principle says that each firefighter should answer to only one
supervisor - CORRECT ANSWER Unity of command
According to FEMA, span of control of personnel is between - CORRECT
ANSWER 3-7
In a typical fire department rank structure, and assistant chief reports directly to the: -
CORRECT ANSWER Chief of the department
Which type of company specializes in saving victims from fires, confined spaces, trenches,
and high angle situations - CORRECT ANSWER Rescue
, Truck companies are sometimes referred to as __ companies - CORRECT
ANSWER ladder
Which are developed to provide definitive guidelines for present and future actions -
CORRECT ANSWER policies
Training and performance qualifications for firefighters are specified in which NFPA standard
- CORRECT ANSWER 1001
The individual responsible for the management of all incident operations is the - CORRECT
ANSWER Incident Commander
Specific information on the actions to be taken to accomplish a certain task is provided by -
CORRECT ANSWER Standard Operating Procedures
Which type of company is responsible for securing a water source, the pulling hand lines, and
putting water on the fire - CORRECT ANSWER Engine
Which type of company specializes in incidents involving spilled or leaking hazardous
chemicals - CORRECT ANSWER Hazardous Material
Organizing an incident by breaking down the overall strategy into a series of smaller tasks is
an example of: - CORRECT ANSWER division of labor
The number of people whom one person can supervise effectively is known as: - CORRECT
ANSWER span of control
Which national organization writes codes and standards for fire protection - CORRECT
ANSWER National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
The goal of __ is to ensure that all members of an agency perform a given task in a uniform
way - CORRECT ANSWER standard operating procedure (SOPs)
