IFSTA ESSENTIALS OF FIRE FIGHTING 7
LEARNING WORKBOOK 2026 FIRE BEHAVIOR
AND COMBUSTION FUNDAMENTALS
◉ A(An) _____ is meant to help reduce firefighter illnesses, injuries,
and deaths by ensuring that firefighters are healthy?
Answer: Wellness Program
◉ When operating at highway/roadway incident scenes, apparatus
lights:
Answer: Can confuse motorists and make the situation more
hazardous.
◉ When does the response to an emergency begin?
Answer: As soon as the department is notified of the emergency.
◉ Which safety guideline will help minimize a firefighter's exposure
to risk at a structural fire scene?
Answer: Maintain communication with team members and
Command.
◉ Why did the National Fallen Firefighters Association develop the
16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives in 2004?
,Answer: Provide the fire service with a blueprint for making
changes.
◉ What is the mission of the fire service?
Answer: Save lives and protect property and the environment from
fires and other hazardous situations
◉ Which organization or agency would assist the fire department
with incident scene security, crowd control, and explosives disposal?
Answer: Law enforcement
◉ The basic unit of firefighting operations is called a?
Answer: Company
◉ Written regulations such as an organization's policies and
procedures clarify expectations and?
Answer: Delegate Authority
◉ What must a fire department's health and safety program
address?
Answer: All anticipated hazards to which members might be
exposed
, ◉ Emergency scene lighting and portable rescue equipment are
powered by apparatus-mounted generators, the apparatus'
electrical system, or?
Answer: Portable electric generators.
◉ What is the main purpose of a fire department member assistance
program (MAP)?
Answer: Offer easily accessible, confidential assistance with
personal problems that affect job performance.
◉ What are personnel accountability systems designed to do?
Answer: Track personnel in and out of the IDLH environment
◉ In the most common type of fire department organizational
structure?
Answer: Decisions and information are directed from the fire chief
down through the intermediate levels.
◉ Which duty is a Fire Fighter I expected to perform?
Answer: Forcing entry into a structure
◉ Which fire service organizational principle refers to the formal
line of authority, responsibility, and communication within an
organization?
LEARNING WORKBOOK 2026 FIRE BEHAVIOR
AND COMBUSTION FUNDAMENTALS
◉ A(An) _____ is meant to help reduce firefighter illnesses, injuries,
and deaths by ensuring that firefighters are healthy?
Answer: Wellness Program
◉ When operating at highway/roadway incident scenes, apparatus
lights:
Answer: Can confuse motorists and make the situation more
hazardous.
◉ When does the response to an emergency begin?
Answer: As soon as the department is notified of the emergency.
◉ Which safety guideline will help minimize a firefighter's exposure
to risk at a structural fire scene?
Answer: Maintain communication with team members and
Command.
◉ Why did the National Fallen Firefighters Association develop the
16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives in 2004?
,Answer: Provide the fire service with a blueprint for making
changes.
◉ What is the mission of the fire service?
Answer: Save lives and protect property and the environment from
fires and other hazardous situations
◉ Which organization or agency would assist the fire department
with incident scene security, crowd control, and explosives disposal?
Answer: Law enforcement
◉ The basic unit of firefighting operations is called a?
Answer: Company
◉ Written regulations such as an organization's policies and
procedures clarify expectations and?
Answer: Delegate Authority
◉ What must a fire department's health and safety program
address?
Answer: All anticipated hazards to which members might be
exposed
, ◉ Emergency scene lighting and portable rescue equipment are
powered by apparatus-mounted generators, the apparatus'
electrical system, or?
Answer: Portable electric generators.
◉ What is the main purpose of a fire department member assistance
program (MAP)?
Answer: Offer easily accessible, confidential assistance with
personal problems that affect job performance.
◉ What are personnel accountability systems designed to do?
Answer: Track personnel in and out of the IDLH environment
◉ In the most common type of fire department organizational
structure?
Answer: Decisions and information are directed from the fire chief
down through the intermediate levels.
◉ Which duty is a Fire Fighter I expected to perform?
Answer: Forcing entry into a structure
◉ Which fire service organizational principle refers to the formal
line of authority, responsibility, and communication within an
organization?
