Firefighter 1 Test 1
1) NFPA 1001 is the: - answer Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications.
2) One of the primary functions of the truck/ladder company is: - answer Performing
forcible entry to fire building.
3) OSHA may establish regulations governing fire department activities such as: -
answer Health and safety.
4) In the Incident Command System (ICS), the functional area responsible for all
incident activities, including the development and implementation of strategic decisions,
is: - answer Command.
5) What normal body cooling mechanism is lost when wearing PPE? - answer
Evaporation of perspiration.
6) What is one aspect of high-rise fires that is especially draining of energy? - answer
Walking up many flights of stairs in PPE.
7) A what permits fire fighters to gain access during an emergency? - answer Key
box/Lock box.
8) Picture of figure eight - answer
9) In kernmantle rope, the kern or core of the rope accounts for approximately how
much percent of its strength? - answer 75 percent.
10) Picture of clove hitch - answer
11) The combination of knots recommended to hoist a pike pole includes: - answer A
clove hitch and half hitches.
12) The order of rank and authority in the fire service describes: - answer Chain of
command.
13) The street, or address side of the structure is termed: - answer Division A.
14) The ratio of the mass of a given volume of liquid compared with the mass of an
equal volume of water at the same temperature is: - answer Specific gravity.
15) Life-safety rope should be stored in: - answer Coils or in rope bags.
16) Toxic atmospheres due to smoke and heat are called: - answer Immediately
dangerous to life and health. IDLH.
17) Which of the following has the highest priority for a radio transmission: - answer
Emergency traffic from a unit working at a fire or rescue.
, Firefighter 1 Test 1
18) The telecommunications first responsibility is to: - answer Obtain the information
that is required to dispatch the appropriate units to the correct location.
19) Before transmitting any information over the fire department radio, a fire fighter
should: - answer Listen to be sure the channel is not being used.
20) When using positive pressure SCBA, a poor seal between the face piece and the
fire fighters face is: - answer Dangerous, because it is depleting the air supply more
quickly.
21) The bypass valve on a self-contained breathing apparatus is used: - answer In
emergency situations involving a malfunctioning regulator.
22) The first noticeable signs of oxygen deficiency are: - answer Increased respiratory
rate and impaired muscular coordination.
23)Four hazardous atmospheres that fire fighters are likely to encounter at a fire are: -
answer Super-heated air, toxic gases, oxygen deficiency, and smoke.
24) Trapped fire fighters awaiting rescue will use less air of they: - answer Control their
breathing.
25) The primary function of the bypass valve on SCBA is: - answer For use if the
regulator fails.
26) The proper position of the bypass valve on positive-pressure SCBA under normal
conditions is: - answer Fully closed.
27) Hypoxia is: - answer A deficiency of oxygen.
28) Inhaled toxic gases can directly cause: - answer Disease of the lung tissue.
29) Which of the following statements regarding the two SCBA types in fire service use
is incorrect? - answer The close-circuit type is commonly used for structural firefighting.
30) What is the first step a fire fighter should perform before donning the SCBA? -
answer Check the air supply of the SCBA unit.
31) The purpose of a pass device is to: - answer Sound an alarm if a fire fighter is
motionless for a set period of time.
32) Oxygen deficient atmospheres are those having less than how much oxygen in the
air? - answer 19.5 percent.
1) NFPA 1001 is the: - answer Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications.
2) One of the primary functions of the truck/ladder company is: - answer Performing
forcible entry to fire building.
3) OSHA may establish regulations governing fire department activities such as: -
answer Health and safety.
4) In the Incident Command System (ICS), the functional area responsible for all
incident activities, including the development and implementation of strategic decisions,
is: - answer Command.
5) What normal body cooling mechanism is lost when wearing PPE? - answer
Evaporation of perspiration.
6) What is one aspect of high-rise fires that is especially draining of energy? - answer
Walking up many flights of stairs in PPE.
7) A what permits fire fighters to gain access during an emergency? - answer Key
box/Lock box.
8) Picture of figure eight - answer
9) In kernmantle rope, the kern or core of the rope accounts for approximately how
much percent of its strength? - answer 75 percent.
10) Picture of clove hitch - answer
11) The combination of knots recommended to hoist a pike pole includes: - answer A
clove hitch and half hitches.
12) The order of rank and authority in the fire service describes: - answer Chain of
command.
13) The street, or address side of the structure is termed: - answer Division A.
14) The ratio of the mass of a given volume of liquid compared with the mass of an
equal volume of water at the same temperature is: - answer Specific gravity.
15) Life-safety rope should be stored in: - answer Coils or in rope bags.
16) Toxic atmospheres due to smoke and heat are called: - answer Immediately
dangerous to life and health. IDLH.
17) Which of the following has the highest priority for a radio transmission: - answer
Emergency traffic from a unit working at a fire or rescue.
, Firefighter 1 Test 1
18) The telecommunications first responsibility is to: - answer Obtain the information
that is required to dispatch the appropriate units to the correct location.
19) Before transmitting any information over the fire department radio, a fire fighter
should: - answer Listen to be sure the channel is not being used.
20) When using positive pressure SCBA, a poor seal between the face piece and the
fire fighters face is: - answer Dangerous, because it is depleting the air supply more
quickly.
21) The bypass valve on a self-contained breathing apparatus is used: - answer In
emergency situations involving a malfunctioning regulator.
22) The first noticeable signs of oxygen deficiency are: - answer Increased respiratory
rate and impaired muscular coordination.
23)Four hazardous atmospheres that fire fighters are likely to encounter at a fire are: -
answer Super-heated air, toxic gases, oxygen deficiency, and smoke.
24) Trapped fire fighters awaiting rescue will use less air of they: - answer Control their
breathing.
25) The primary function of the bypass valve on SCBA is: - answer For use if the
regulator fails.
26) The proper position of the bypass valve on positive-pressure SCBA under normal
conditions is: - answer Fully closed.
27) Hypoxia is: - answer A deficiency of oxygen.
28) Inhaled toxic gases can directly cause: - answer Disease of the lung tissue.
29) Which of the following statements regarding the two SCBA types in fire service use
is incorrect? - answer The close-circuit type is commonly used for structural firefighting.
30) What is the first step a fire fighter should perform before donning the SCBA? -
answer Check the air supply of the SCBA unit.
31) The purpose of a pass device is to: - answer Sound an alarm if a fire fighter is
motionless for a set period of time.
32) Oxygen deficient atmospheres are those having less than how much oxygen in the
air? - answer 19.5 percent.
