SFFMA FF1 EXAMINATION SET 2026
SOLVED QUESTIONS GRADED A+
● Three out of four career firefighters work in jurisdictions with a
population of ________________ or more. Answer: 25,000
● How old is the practice of having fire departments? Answer: It goes
back to ancient Rome, about 2000 years ago.
● What catastrophic fire, bigger even than the Great Chicago Fire, and
burning at the same time, caused five times the loss of life and jumped
60 miles across Green Bay, Wisconsin? Answer: The Peshtigo Fire
● What were the original "hooks" of "hook-and-ladder" frame used for?
Answer: For pulling down burning structures to prevent extension to
exposures.
● What does the bugle of the insignia for the fire service indicate?
Answer: Authority
● Where was the first fire insurance company formed in America?
Answer: Charleston, South Carolina
, ● For whom should firefighters consider that they work? Answer: The
tax-paying citizens
● What principle says each firefighter answers to only one supervisor?
Answer: Unity of command
● What is generally considered the upper limit of span of control?
Answer: 5
● To what rank do firefighters usually report? Answer: Lieutenants
● What is the next level up from a lieutenant in the fire service? Answer:
Captain
● Where in the rank structure are assistant chiefs? Answer: Between
battalion chiefs and the chief of the department
● What is another term for truck companies? Answer: Ladder companies
● What type of company is usually responsible for rescuing victims
from fires, confined spaces, trenches, and high-angle situations? Answer:
Rescue company
● What is another term for the rank of driver/operator Answer: Engineer
SOLVED QUESTIONS GRADED A+
● Three out of four career firefighters work in jurisdictions with a
population of ________________ or more. Answer: 25,000
● How old is the practice of having fire departments? Answer: It goes
back to ancient Rome, about 2000 years ago.
● What catastrophic fire, bigger even than the Great Chicago Fire, and
burning at the same time, caused five times the loss of life and jumped
60 miles across Green Bay, Wisconsin? Answer: The Peshtigo Fire
● What were the original "hooks" of "hook-and-ladder" frame used for?
Answer: For pulling down burning structures to prevent extension to
exposures.
● What does the bugle of the insignia for the fire service indicate?
Answer: Authority
● Where was the first fire insurance company formed in America?
Answer: Charleston, South Carolina
, ● For whom should firefighters consider that they work? Answer: The
tax-paying citizens
● What principle says each firefighter answers to only one supervisor?
Answer: Unity of command
● What is generally considered the upper limit of span of control?
Answer: 5
● To what rank do firefighters usually report? Answer: Lieutenants
● What is the next level up from a lieutenant in the fire service? Answer:
Captain
● Where in the rank structure are assistant chiefs? Answer: Between
battalion chiefs and the chief of the department
● What is another term for truck companies? Answer: Ladder companies
● What type of company is usually responsible for rescuing victims
from fires, confined spaces, trenches, and high-angle situations? Answer:
Rescue company
● What is another term for the rank of driver/operator Answer: Engineer
