GUIDE 1700 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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In a typical fire department rank structure, an assistant chief
reports to the .
a. section chief
b. chief of the department
c. command staff
d. battalion chief - ANSWER: - b. chief of the department
Which term can be defined as the set of guidelines that a department
establishes for its fire fighters?
a. Unity of command
b. Span of control
c. Discipline
d. Training - ANSWER: - c. discipline
In a typical fire department rank structure, an assistant chief
reports to the .
,a. section chief
b. chief of the department
c. command staff
d. battalion chief - ANSWER: - b. Chief of the Department
Which of the following are developed to provide definitive
guidelines for present and future actions?
a. Regulations
b. Standard operating procedures
c. Policies
D. After action reports - ANSWER: - c. Policies
Which term can be defined as the set of guidelines that a department
establishes for its fire fighters?
a. Unity of command
b. Span of control
c. Discipline
d. Training - ANSWER: - c. Discipline
Truck companies are sometimes referred to as companies.
a. rapid intervention
b. rescue
c. ladder
d. engine - ANSWER: - c. Ladder
,For whom should fire fighters consider that they work?
a. The tax paying citizens
b. Themselves
c. Their supervisors
d. Their team - ANSWER: - a. the tax paying citizens
The number of people whom one person can supervise
effectively is known as .
a. chain of command
b. division of labor
c. span of control
d. functional supervision - ANSWER: - c. span of control
Which development led to the widespread use of the
mechanized pumping apparatus?
a. Private insurance companies
b. Wagon mounted steam engines
c. Jacketed hose
d. Internal combustion engines - ANSWER: - d. Internal
combustion engines
In the fire service, the bugle has become a symbol of
.
, a. authority
b. courage
c. fraternity
d. service - ANSWER: - a. authority
Medical requirements for fire fighters are specified in which NFPA
standard?
a. 1002
b. 1582
c. 1962
d. 904 - ANSWER: - b. 1582
Which type of company specializes in saving victims from fires,
confined spaces, trenches, and high angle situations?
a. Rescue
b. Rapid Intervention
c. Truck
d. Engine - ANSWER: - a. Rescue
NFPA standards are .
a. regulatory law
b. administrative law
c. consensus documents
d. model codes - ANSWER: - c. consensus documents