NFPA 1001 CHAPTER 1 EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
What is generally considered the upper limit of span of control?
A) 25
B) 13
C) 8
D) 7 - Answer- D) 7
How would insurance companies keep track of which homes had purchased insurance
in the early days of America?
A) they would be fitted with a transom over their main entrance
B) insured homes would burn a lamp in front of window at night
C) insured property were fitted with. Bell on a pole
D) a fire mark, type of plaque, would be placed outside the home - Answer- D) a fire
mark, type of plaque, would be placed outside the home
What does the bugle on the insignia of the fire service indicate?
A) longevity
B) place of origin
C) place of assignment
D) authority - Answer- D) Authority
The individual who is responsible for the management of all incident operations is the
A) driver/operator
B) safety officer
C) incident commander
D) fire chief - Answer- C) incident commander
Which officer serves as liaison between the IC and news media?
A) news officer
B) liaison officer
C) company officer
D) public information officer - Answer- D) Public Information Officer
What is developed to provide specific information about the actions that should be taken
to accomplish a certain task?
A) standard operating procedures
, B) standard operation guidelines
C) standard response procedures
D) standard response guidelines - Answer- A) standard operating procedures
Who are the ones responsible for coordinating the activities of several fire companies in
a defined geographic area such as a station or district?
A) lieutenants
B) captains
C) battalion chiefs
D) assistant chiefs - Answer- C) Battalion chiefs
Which type of fire company is responsible for securing a water source, deploying hand
lines, conducting search and rescue operations and putting water on the fire?
A) engine company
B) truck company
C) pumper company
D) fire fighting company - Answer- A) engine company
What were the original hooks of "hook and ladders" fame used for?
A) for reaching into atmosphere that were too hot to enter
B) for scaling structures in order to access second or third stories
C) for pulling down burning structures
D) for stroking the boilers on steams engines - Answer- C) for pulling down burning
structures
Which NFPA specifies training and performance qualifications in a fire fighter?
A) 1001
B) 1002
C)1003
D)1004 - Answer- A) 1001
Which type of company specializes forcible entry, ventilation, roof operations and
deployment of ground ladders?
A) engine
B) truck
C) hazardous materials
D) chemical - Answer- B) truck company
The firefighter who is trained in rescue recovery, and search procedures in both water
and under ice conditions is a(n)?
A) aircraft rescue technician
B) hazardous materials technician
C) technician rescue technician
D) SCUBA dive rescue technician - Answer- D) SCUBA dive rescue technician
Which is the next level up from lieutenant in the fire service?
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
What is generally considered the upper limit of span of control?
A) 25
B) 13
C) 8
D) 7 - Answer- D) 7
How would insurance companies keep track of which homes had purchased insurance
in the early days of America?
A) they would be fitted with a transom over their main entrance
B) insured homes would burn a lamp in front of window at night
C) insured property were fitted with. Bell on a pole
D) a fire mark, type of plaque, would be placed outside the home - Answer- D) a fire
mark, type of plaque, would be placed outside the home
What does the bugle on the insignia of the fire service indicate?
A) longevity
B) place of origin
C) place of assignment
D) authority - Answer- D) Authority
The individual who is responsible for the management of all incident operations is the
A) driver/operator
B) safety officer
C) incident commander
D) fire chief - Answer- C) incident commander
Which officer serves as liaison between the IC and news media?
A) news officer
B) liaison officer
C) company officer
D) public information officer - Answer- D) Public Information Officer
What is developed to provide specific information about the actions that should be taken
to accomplish a certain task?
A) standard operating procedures
, B) standard operation guidelines
C) standard response procedures
D) standard response guidelines - Answer- A) standard operating procedures
Who are the ones responsible for coordinating the activities of several fire companies in
a defined geographic area such as a station or district?
A) lieutenants
B) captains
C) battalion chiefs
D) assistant chiefs - Answer- C) Battalion chiefs
Which type of fire company is responsible for securing a water source, deploying hand
lines, conducting search and rescue operations and putting water on the fire?
A) engine company
B) truck company
C) pumper company
D) fire fighting company - Answer- A) engine company
What were the original hooks of "hook and ladders" fame used for?
A) for reaching into atmosphere that were too hot to enter
B) for scaling structures in order to access second or third stories
C) for pulling down burning structures
D) for stroking the boilers on steams engines - Answer- C) for pulling down burning
structures
Which NFPA specifies training and performance qualifications in a fire fighter?
A) 1001
B) 1002
C)1003
D)1004 - Answer- A) 1001
Which type of company specializes forcible entry, ventilation, roof operations and
deployment of ground ladders?
A) engine
B) truck
C) hazardous materials
D) chemical - Answer- B) truck company
The firefighter who is trained in rescue recovery, and search procedures in both water
and under ice conditions is a(n)?
A) aircraft rescue technician
B) hazardous materials technician
C) technician rescue technician
D) SCUBA dive rescue technician - Answer- D) SCUBA dive rescue technician
Which is the next level up from lieutenant in the fire service?
