What is the mission of the fire service?
A. To provide a variety of services
B. To determine how fire loss occurs
C. To save lives and protect property
D. To regulate training of emergency responders Ans: ANS: C
What NFPA ® standard establishes basic training criteria for Firefighter I and Firefighter II?
A. 1001
B. 1002
C. 1021
D. 1582 Ans: ANS: A
A(an) ___ is a collection of rules enacted by law in a particular jurisdiction.
A. code
B. policy
C. standard
D. procedure Ans: ANS: A
Which of the following BEST describes the action first taken after an alert to the station?
A. Recording of incident information
B. Processing of postincident paperwork
C. Dispatching of emergency services responders
D. Training of emergency responders for annual certification Ans: ANS: C
The use of ten-codes in radio transmissions was replaced when agencies began to adopt which of
the
,following?
A. Incident Action Plan (IAP)
B. Incident Command System (ICS)
C. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA®)
D. National Incident Management System (NIMS) Ans: ANS: D
What task may a telecommunications center be assigned during a progress report?
A. Requesting multiple or special alarms
B. Providing periodic time transmissions
C. Warning personnel of impending hazard on scene
D. Giving command in the absence of command staff Ans: ANS: B
Which of the following must be considered when deciding the size of a collapse zone?
A. Local adopted building codes
B. Number of personnel on-scene
C. Type of building construction and safest location for personnel
D. Number of personnel on-scene and type of building construction Ans: ANS: C
What type of reaction absorbs energy as it occurs?
A. Kinetic
B. Potential
C. Exothermic
D. Endothermic Ans: ANS: D
Which of the following BEST describes when SARs are used?
A. For assessing industrial accidents
B. For emergency medical incidents
, C. For working with particulate-producing tools
D. For confined space rescues and technical rescue incidents Ans: ANS: D
Which of the following SCBA components warns when the system is reaching 20-25% of
cylinder
capacity?
A. Nose cup
B. Universal air coupling
C. Remote pressure gauge
D. End-of- service-time indicators Ans: ANS: D
When donning SCBA, all straps on the harness assembly and facepiece should be:
A. fully extended.
B. partially extended.
C. adjusted individually.
D. adjusted per local SOPs. Ans: ANS: A
Which types of SCBA air cylinders are tested every five years?
A. Steel and aluminum
B. Fully wrapped Kevlar TM
C. Fully wrapped fiberglass
D. Hoop-wrapped aluminum Ans: ANS: A
Which of the following BEST describes when an SCBA cylinder needs to be replaced?
A. After first use of cylinder
B. When the cylinder becomes completely empty
C. While performing short-term work in emergency operations