Essential of Fire Fighting 7th edition
Exam Questions And Answers
Acute - correct answer Sharp or severe having a rapid onset and short
duration.
All-Hazard Concept - correct answer Provides a coordinated approach to
a wide variety of incidents; all responders use a similar, coordinated
approach with a common set of authorities, protections, and resources.
Atypically Stressful Event - correct answer Term used in National Fire
Protection Association (NFPA) standards to describe incidents that have
a likelihood of causing critical incident stress.
Battalion - correct answer Fire department organizational subdivision
consisting of several fire service companies in a designated geographic
area. A battalion is usually the first organizational level above individual
companies or stations.
Body Substance Isolation (BSI) - correct answer Comprehensive method
of infection control in which every patient is assumed to be infected;
personal protective equipment is worn to prevent exposure to bodily
fluids and blood-borne and airborne pathogens.
Carcinogen - correct answer Cancer-producing substance.
,Essential of Fire Fighting 7th edition
Exam Questions And Answers
Chain of Command - correct answer Order of rank and authority in the
fire and emergency services.
Chronic - correct answer Long-term and reoccurring.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) - correct answer Term
for several diseases that result in obstructive problems in the airway.
Code - correct answer a collection of rules and regulations that has
been enacted by law in a particular jurisdiction. Codes typically address
a single subject area; examples include a mechanical, electrical,
building, or fire code.
Code Enforcement - correct answer Process of enforcing a body of law
aimed at reducing fire and life-safety hazards as well as mandating the
prober installation and maintenance of building/structure fire and life-
safety features to provide adequate community fire prevention.
Cold Zone - correct answer Safe area outside of the warm zone where
equipment and personnel are not expected to become contaminated
and special protective clothing is not required; the incident command
post and other support functions are typically located in this zone.
,Essential of Fire Fighting 7th edition
Exam Questions And Answers
Community Risk Reduction (CRR) - correct answer The Fire
Department's or other agency's identification and prioritization of risks
to the community followed by integrated application of resources to
improve public safety through minimizing the probability or occurrence
and/or the impact of unfortunate events.
Company - correct answer Basic fire fighting organizational unit
consisting of firefighters and apparatus; headed by company officer.
Culture - correct answer The shared assumptions, beliefs, and values of
a group or organization.
Generator - correct answer Portable device for generating auxiliary
electrical power; generators are powered by gasoline or diesel engines
and typically have 110- and/or 220-volt capacity outlets.
Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) - correct answer Device designed
to protect against electrical shock; when grounding occurs, the device
opens a circuit to shut off the flow of electricity.
Ground Gradient - correct answer Electrical field that radiates outward
from where the current enters the ground; its intensity dissipated
rapidly as distance increases from the point of entry.
, Essential of Fire Fighting 7th edition
Exam Questions And Answers
Hazard - correct answer Condition, substance, or device that can
directly cause injury or loss; the source of a risk.
Hot Zone - correct answer Potentially hazardous area immediately
surround the incident site; requires appropriate protective clothing and
equipment and other safety precautions for entry.
Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health (IDLH) - correct answer
Description of any atmosphere that poses an immediate hazard to life
or produces immediate irreversible debilitating effects on health.
Incident Command System (ICS) - correct answer Standardizing
approach to incident management that facilitates interaction between
cooperating agencies; adaptable to incidents of any size or type.
Incident Commander (IC) - correct answer Person in chare of the
incident command system and responsible for the management of all
incident operations during a emergency.
Intrinsically Safe - correct answer Describes equipment that is approved
for use in flammable atmospheres; must be incapable of releasing
enough electrical energy to ignite the flammable atmosphere.
Exam Questions And Answers
Acute - correct answer Sharp or severe having a rapid onset and short
duration.
All-Hazard Concept - correct answer Provides a coordinated approach to
a wide variety of incidents; all responders use a similar, coordinated
approach with a common set of authorities, protections, and resources.
Atypically Stressful Event - correct answer Term used in National Fire
Protection Association (NFPA) standards to describe incidents that have
a likelihood of causing critical incident stress.
Battalion - correct answer Fire department organizational subdivision
consisting of several fire service companies in a designated geographic
area. A battalion is usually the first organizational level above individual
companies or stations.
Body Substance Isolation (BSI) - correct answer Comprehensive method
of infection control in which every patient is assumed to be infected;
personal protective equipment is worn to prevent exposure to bodily
fluids and blood-borne and airborne pathogens.
Carcinogen - correct answer Cancer-producing substance.
,Essential of Fire Fighting 7th edition
Exam Questions And Answers
Chain of Command - correct answer Order of rank and authority in the
fire and emergency services.
Chronic - correct answer Long-term and reoccurring.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) - correct answer Term
for several diseases that result in obstructive problems in the airway.
Code - correct answer a collection of rules and regulations that has
been enacted by law in a particular jurisdiction. Codes typically address
a single subject area; examples include a mechanical, electrical,
building, or fire code.
Code Enforcement - correct answer Process of enforcing a body of law
aimed at reducing fire and life-safety hazards as well as mandating the
prober installation and maintenance of building/structure fire and life-
safety features to provide adequate community fire prevention.
Cold Zone - correct answer Safe area outside of the warm zone where
equipment and personnel are not expected to become contaminated
and special protective clothing is not required; the incident command
post and other support functions are typically located in this zone.
,Essential of Fire Fighting 7th edition
Exam Questions And Answers
Community Risk Reduction (CRR) - correct answer The Fire
Department's or other agency's identification and prioritization of risks
to the community followed by integrated application of resources to
improve public safety through minimizing the probability or occurrence
and/or the impact of unfortunate events.
Company - correct answer Basic fire fighting organizational unit
consisting of firefighters and apparatus; headed by company officer.
Culture - correct answer The shared assumptions, beliefs, and values of
a group or organization.
Generator - correct answer Portable device for generating auxiliary
electrical power; generators are powered by gasoline or diesel engines
and typically have 110- and/or 220-volt capacity outlets.
Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) - correct answer Device designed
to protect against electrical shock; when grounding occurs, the device
opens a circuit to shut off the flow of electricity.
Ground Gradient - correct answer Electrical field that radiates outward
from where the current enters the ground; its intensity dissipated
rapidly as distance increases from the point of entry.
, Essential of Fire Fighting 7th edition
Exam Questions And Answers
Hazard - correct answer Condition, substance, or device that can
directly cause injury or loss; the source of a risk.
Hot Zone - correct answer Potentially hazardous area immediately
surround the incident site; requires appropriate protective clothing and
equipment and other safety precautions for entry.
Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health (IDLH) - correct answer
Description of any atmosphere that poses an immediate hazard to life
or produces immediate irreversible debilitating effects on health.
Incident Command System (ICS) - correct answer Standardizing
approach to incident management that facilitates interaction between
cooperating agencies; adaptable to incidents of any size or type.
Incident Commander (IC) - correct answer Person in chare of the
incident command system and responsible for the management of all
incident operations during a emergency.
Intrinsically Safe - correct answer Describes equipment that is approved
for use in flammable atmospheres; must be incapable of releasing
enough electrical energy to ignite the flammable atmosphere.
