Fire Officer 1 State Test Study Guide –
Practice Questions, Answers &
Certification Exam Prep
1. What is one of the recommendations for helping fire officers develop
technical competencies within their companies?
• CORRECT ANSWER--- Use problem solving scenarios
2. What agency enforces the federal laws establishing the civil right of
America?
• CORRECT ANSWER--- Equal employment opportunity commission
3. Fire fighters have four major changes in their relationship to the formal fire
department organization in their careers. Which is one of those changes?
• CORRECT ANSWER--- First promotion to Chief officer
4. A complex system of inherent attributes that determine a person's moral and
ethical actions and reactions.
• CORRECT ANSWER--- Integrity
5. What term does the International Association of Fire Chiefs use for a Fire
officer?
• CORRECT ANSWER--- Supervising fire officer
6. What branch of management includes the setting of compensation and
benefits?
• CORRECT ANSWER--- Human Resources
7. According to James Page, there are three distinct roles a company officer
performs as part of his duties. Which of the following is not one of those
roles?
• CORRECT ANSWER--- Friend
,8. What can a fire officer do to improve his effectiveness in handling an
unpopular order?
• CORRECT ANSWER--- Determine the history behind the order
9. When officers are preparing to present a class on a topic, what/whom should
they consult first?
• CORRECT ANSWER--- Their personal training library
10.Although there are four common forms of staffing fire department
organizations, most discussions divide fire fighters into what two categories?
• CORRECT ANSWER--- Career and volunteer
11.What kind of behavior can be described as consistent with the department's
core values, mission statement, and value statements?
• CORRECT ANSWER--- Ethical behavior
12.What type of fire department uses full time career personnel along with
volunteer or paid on call personnel to staff the department?
• CORRECT ANSWER--- Combination
13.In 1871, two major American fires occurred which would change the way
the country viewed and responded to fires. What was one of those fires?
• CORRECT ANSWER--- The great Chicago fire
14.Within the NFPA requirements for Fire Officer 1, are there any requirements
for certification as an instructor?
• CORRECT ANSWER--- Yes, NFPA Fire Instructor 1
15.The Equal Opportunity Act of 1972 includes almost all public and private
employers with a minimum number of employees. What is the number?
• CORRECT ANSWER--- 15
16.There are several things a department might do as part of compliance with a
consent decree. What is one such thing?
• CORRECT ANSWER--- Engage in community outreach
17.Looking beyond the physical attributes and matching the individual's
strength with the organization's need in order for the organization, the
, individual, and the officer to be successful is a must for the fire officer to
maintain what?
• CORRECT ANSWER--- Cultural diversity
18.What roles did the participants in the administrative fire officer survey favor
between themselves, their fire officer, and the running of fire stations?
• CORRECT ANSWER--- Chiefs will be available for consultations, but
the fire officers will run their stations
19.According to the Annex of NFPA 1021, public safety personnel must make
choices based on the:
• CORRECT ANSWER--- Maximum benefit to the citizens and the
community
20.What type of organizational document is developed to provide definite
guidelines for present and future actions?
• CORRECT ANSWER--- Policy
21.What is one method of fostering the concept of appropriate workplace
behavior?
• CORRECT ANSWER--- Fire fighters develop their own set of rules
22.It is said fire fighters must walk the talk. What does that mean?
• CORRECT ANSWER--- They should demonstrate the behavior they say
are important
23.What level of fire officer is generally associated as being the senior non-
chief officer in a department?
• CORRECT ANSWER--- Fire Officer II
24.What device introduced in the 1850s enabled citizens to send a coded
telegraph signal to the fire department dispatch center?
• CORRECT ANSWER--- Public call boxes
25.The specific assignment of a task to an individual makes that person
responsible for completing the task and prevents duplication of job
assignments.
Practice Questions, Answers &
Certification Exam Prep
1. What is one of the recommendations for helping fire officers develop
technical competencies within their companies?
• CORRECT ANSWER--- Use problem solving scenarios
2. What agency enforces the federal laws establishing the civil right of
America?
• CORRECT ANSWER--- Equal employment opportunity commission
3. Fire fighters have four major changes in their relationship to the formal fire
department organization in their careers. Which is one of those changes?
• CORRECT ANSWER--- First promotion to Chief officer
4. A complex system of inherent attributes that determine a person's moral and
ethical actions and reactions.
• CORRECT ANSWER--- Integrity
5. What term does the International Association of Fire Chiefs use for a Fire
officer?
• CORRECT ANSWER--- Supervising fire officer
6. What branch of management includes the setting of compensation and
benefits?
• CORRECT ANSWER--- Human Resources
7. According to James Page, there are three distinct roles a company officer
performs as part of his duties. Which of the following is not one of those
roles?
• CORRECT ANSWER--- Friend
,8. What can a fire officer do to improve his effectiveness in handling an
unpopular order?
• CORRECT ANSWER--- Determine the history behind the order
9. When officers are preparing to present a class on a topic, what/whom should
they consult first?
• CORRECT ANSWER--- Their personal training library
10.Although there are four common forms of staffing fire department
organizations, most discussions divide fire fighters into what two categories?
• CORRECT ANSWER--- Career and volunteer
11.What kind of behavior can be described as consistent with the department's
core values, mission statement, and value statements?
• CORRECT ANSWER--- Ethical behavior
12.What type of fire department uses full time career personnel along with
volunteer or paid on call personnel to staff the department?
• CORRECT ANSWER--- Combination
13.In 1871, two major American fires occurred which would change the way
the country viewed and responded to fires. What was one of those fires?
• CORRECT ANSWER--- The great Chicago fire
14.Within the NFPA requirements for Fire Officer 1, are there any requirements
for certification as an instructor?
• CORRECT ANSWER--- Yes, NFPA Fire Instructor 1
15.The Equal Opportunity Act of 1972 includes almost all public and private
employers with a minimum number of employees. What is the number?
• CORRECT ANSWER--- 15
16.There are several things a department might do as part of compliance with a
consent decree. What is one such thing?
• CORRECT ANSWER--- Engage in community outreach
17.Looking beyond the physical attributes and matching the individual's
strength with the organization's need in order for the organization, the
, individual, and the officer to be successful is a must for the fire officer to
maintain what?
• CORRECT ANSWER--- Cultural diversity
18.What roles did the participants in the administrative fire officer survey favor
between themselves, their fire officer, and the running of fire stations?
• CORRECT ANSWER--- Chiefs will be available for consultations, but
the fire officers will run their stations
19.According to the Annex of NFPA 1021, public safety personnel must make
choices based on the:
• CORRECT ANSWER--- Maximum benefit to the citizens and the
community
20.What type of organizational document is developed to provide definite
guidelines for present and future actions?
• CORRECT ANSWER--- Policy
21.What is one method of fostering the concept of appropriate workplace
behavior?
• CORRECT ANSWER--- Fire fighters develop their own set of rules
22.It is said fire fighters must walk the talk. What does that mean?
• CORRECT ANSWER--- They should demonstrate the behavior they say
are important
23.What level of fire officer is generally associated as being the senior non-
chief officer in a department?
• CORRECT ANSWER--- Fire Officer II
24.What device introduced in the 1850s enabled citizens to send a coded
telegraph signal to the fire department dispatch center?
• CORRECT ANSWER--- Public call boxes
25.The specific assignment of a task to an individual makes that person
responsible for completing the task and prevents duplication of job
assignments.
