FRE 101 CH 3 HW Q'S EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
Where was the first recognized firefighting force, known as the Familia Publica,
organized?
Rome
What is the term for the fire protection method in which townspeople formed two
lines pass containers filled with water toward the fire and empty containers away
from it?
Bucket brigade
In 1647, the governor of New Amsterdam (now New York City) drew up what type
of code to prohibit wood or plaster chimneys in order to save the city from fire?
Building code
New Amsterdam and Boston adopted ___________ that required fire to be
extinguished or covered between the hours of 9pm and 4:30am
Curfew
In 1666, which city was two-thirds destroyed by fire, resulting in the city passing
a code of building regulation?
London
Insurance companies saw a need and benefit for an organized firefighting force
and were soon advertising their own firefighting forces. What did the insurance
, companies place on buildings they insured to identify which properties their
forces protected?
Fire mark
In 1679, which city established the first publicly funded, paid fire department in
America?
Boston
Which found father organized the Union Volunteer Fire Company in Philadelphia
in 1736 after observing the operation of mutual fire societies?
Ben Franklin
City water systems were constructed of hollowed-out logs that had a wooden
plug in a hole every block or so what were these wooden plugs called?
Fire plugs
What would fire companies send ahead of the rest of the fire company to claim
the first water on the fire (in order to get paid by the insurance companies)?
A man with a bucket
Although Boston established the first publicly funded fire department, which had
the first fully paid fire department?
Cincinnati
Initially, fire departments' primary job was fire suppression activities. Today, what
percentage of fire department responses is for medical aid calls?
70%
As paid fire fighters became more common, what feature of modern fire stations
was required to accommodate fire fighters who were there for extended hours?
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
Where was the first recognized firefighting force, known as the Familia Publica,
organized?
Rome
What is the term for the fire protection method in which townspeople formed two
lines pass containers filled with water toward the fire and empty containers away
from it?
Bucket brigade
In 1647, the governor of New Amsterdam (now New York City) drew up what type
of code to prohibit wood or plaster chimneys in order to save the city from fire?
Building code
New Amsterdam and Boston adopted ___________ that required fire to be
extinguished or covered between the hours of 9pm and 4:30am
Curfew
In 1666, which city was two-thirds destroyed by fire, resulting in the city passing
a code of building regulation?
London
Insurance companies saw a need and benefit for an organized firefighting force
and were soon advertising their own firefighting forces. What did the insurance
, companies place on buildings they insured to identify which properties their
forces protected?
Fire mark
In 1679, which city established the first publicly funded, paid fire department in
America?
Boston
Which found father organized the Union Volunteer Fire Company in Philadelphia
in 1736 after observing the operation of mutual fire societies?
Ben Franklin
City water systems were constructed of hollowed-out logs that had a wooden
plug in a hole every block or so what were these wooden plugs called?
Fire plugs
What would fire companies send ahead of the rest of the fire company to claim
the first water on the fire (in order to get paid by the insurance companies)?
A man with a bucket
Although Boston established the first publicly funded fire department, which had
the first fully paid fire department?
Cincinnati
Initially, fire departments' primary job was fire suppression activities. Today, what
percentage of fire department responses is for medical aid calls?
70%
As paid fire fighters became more common, what feature of modern fire stations
was required to accommodate fire fighters who were there for extended hours?
