Training Division Fire Academy Part I Final

Training Division Fire Academy Part I Final Which type of company specializes in saving victims from fires, confined spaces, trenches, and high-angle situations? - Rescue Which type of company is responsible for securing a water source, deploying handlines, and putting water on the fire? - Engine A fire fighter who is trained and certified in chemical identification, leak control, and decontamination is a(n) ________. - HAZMAT Technician Which position serves as a liaison between the incident commander and the news media? - Public Information Officer Who is responsible for determining when removal of SCBA is permissible after a fire has been extinguished? - Safety Officer Which part of the body should be used for a heavy lift? - Legs Who has the authority to directly and immediately stop any activity on the fire ground that he or she judges to be unsafe? - Safety Officer At least one member of every interior firefighting team should be equipped with a __________. - Portable Radio Which part of the structural firefighting PPE ensemble is designed to protect the neck and ears? - The protective hood What is the purpose of a personal alert safety system (PASS)? - Sound an alarm if a fire fighter is motionless for a set period of time Which item is an optional component of the structural firefighting ensemble? - Hearing protection The primary function of a fire helmet's __________ is intended to provide thermal protection. - Inner liner Which agency licenses a fire department to operate a radio system? - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) What does the "A" stand for in "PSAP"? - Answering How has the widespread use of cellular phones affected the automatic location identification (ALI) feature of enhanced 911 systems? - ALI may be unable to provide a specific location What is the term for a two-way radio that is permanently mounted in a vehicle? - Mobile radio What is the correct term for the small two-way radios carried by individual fire fighters? - Portable radios What is the function of the PTT (Push to Talk) button on a two-way radio? - Cause the radio to transmit What should any incoming calls without voice from the caller be checked for? - TDD/TTY/text phone signal Which of the following is a key characteristic of the incident command system? - Consolidated incident action plans Which organization developed the first standard incident command system? - FIRESCOPE What is the ICS term for an assembly of two to five single resources gathered to accomplish a specific task? - Task force What would be the ICS designation for each floor in a high-rise building? - Division What is the term for the process in which oxygen combines chemically with another substance to create a new compound? - Oxidation What is a danger to consider when attacking a Class C fire? - Electrical injury What is the smallest unit of matter? - Atom Which of the following is a component of a BLEVE?