TEST BANK ON FIRE FIGHTER COURSE | QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Which is one of the major staff functions/components of the Incident
Management System?
A. Public Information Officer
B. Planning
C. Liaison
D. Safety Officer ** Answer** A. Public Information Officer
Firefighters perform duties and responsibilities in accordance with the __________ who
establishes the minimum standard for firefighters.
A. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
B. Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA)
C. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
D. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Heath (NIOSH) ** Answer** C. National
Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
Firefighter duties and responsibilities are influenced by many organizations. The organization
that establishes and ensures workplace safety is the:
A. Insurance Service Association.
B. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
C. National Workplace Administration.
D. Homeland Security Association. ** Answer** B. Occupational Safety and Health
Administration.
,National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1001 addresses firefighter:
A. minimum knowledge, skills and abilities.
B. certification.
C. pay and benefits.
D. annual training requirements ** Answer** A. minimum knowledge, skills and abilities.
Division of labor:
A. outlines how things are to be done, and usually how far a person can go without
requesting further guidance.
B. relates to the number of people one person can supervise effectively.
C. assigns a task to an individual to make that person responsible for completing the task.
D. is the idea that each firefighter answers to only one supervisor. ** Answer** C. assigns a
task to an individual to make that person responsible for completing the task.
Which is a characteristic of the Incident Command System?
A. Common terminology
B. Segregated communications
C. Prefire planning
D. Secular command ** Answer** A. Common terminology
Which is one of the characteristics of an Incident Management System?
A. Unique terminology
,B. Unity of command
C. Common radio channels
D. Prefire plans ** Answer** B. Unity of command
Which is a major functional component of the Incident Management System?
A. Groups
B. Employee Assistance Programs
C. Logistics
D. Post Incident Analysis ** Answer** C. Logistics
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) _________ is the standard that contains minimum
requirements and procedures for a safety and health program.
A. 1901
B. 1932
C. 1001
D. 1500 ** Answer** D. 1500
Group, when used as an Incident Management System term, is best described as:
A. being responsible for operations within an assigned geographical area.
B. maintaining span of control over subordinate organization units.
C. working on the same task or objective.
D. one of a set number of resources of the same type and kind. ** Answer** C. working on
the same task or objective.
, Division, when used as an Incident Management System term, is best described as:
A. responsible for operations within an assigned geographical area.
B. one of a set number of resources of the same type and kind.
C. work on the same task or objective.
D. maintains span of control over subordinate organization units ** Answer** A. responsible
for operations within an assigned geographical area.
As it relates to the Incident Management System, a division refers to:
A. firefighters assigned to a single task.
B. a part of a strike team.
C. a geographic location or designation.
D. a supporting branch for the logistics team. ** Answer** C. a geographic location or
designation.
Which is a characteristic of the Incident Management System?
A. Employee Assistance Program
B. Designated facilities
C. Common dispatch centers
D. Independent action plans ** Answer** B. Designated facilities
Within the Incident Management System, Unity of Command is best described as:
A. the ability to start small and expand if an incident becomes more complex.
ANSWERS
Which is one of the major staff functions/components of the Incident
Management System?
A. Public Information Officer
B. Planning
C. Liaison
D. Safety Officer ** Answer** A. Public Information Officer
Firefighters perform duties and responsibilities in accordance with the __________ who
establishes the minimum standard for firefighters.
A. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
B. Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA)
C. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
D. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Heath (NIOSH) ** Answer** C. National
Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
Firefighter duties and responsibilities are influenced by many organizations. The organization
that establishes and ensures workplace safety is the:
A. Insurance Service Association.
B. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
C. National Workplace Administration.
D. Homeland Security Association. ** Answer** B. Occupational Safety and Health
Administration.
,National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1001 addresses firefighter:
A. minimum knowledge, skills and abilities.
B. certification.
C. pay and benefits.
D. annual training requirements ** Answer** A. minimum knowledge, skills and abilities.
Division of labor:
A. outlines how things are to be done, and usually how far a person can go without
requesting further guidance.
B. relates to the number of people one person can supervise effectively.
C. assigns a task to an individual to make that person responsible for completing the task.
D. is the idea that each firefighter answers to only one supervisor. ** Answer** C. assigns a
task to an individual to make that person responsible for completing the task.
Which is a characteristic of the Incident Command System?
A. Common terminology
B. Segregated communications
C. Prefire planning
D. Secular command ** Answer** A. Common terminology
Which is one of the characteristics of an Incident Management System?
A. Unique terminology
,B. Unity of command
C. Common radio channels
D. Prefire plans ** Answer** B. Unity of command
Which is a major functional component of the Incident Management System?
A. Groups
B. Employee Assistance Programs
C. Logistics
D. Post Incident Analysis ** Answer** C. Logistics
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) _________ is the standard that contains minimum
requirements and procedures for a safety and health program.
A. 1901
B. 1932
C. 1001
D. 1500 ** Answer** D. 1500
Group, when used as an Incident Management System term, is best described as:
A. being responsible for operations within an assigned geographical area.
B. maintaining span of control over subordinate organization units.
C. working on the same task or objective.
D. one of a set number of resources of the same type and kind. ** Answer** C. working on
the same task or objective.
, Division, when used as an Incident Management System term, is best described as:
A. responsible for operations within an assigned geographical area.
B. one of a set number of resources of the same type and kind.
C. work on the same task or objective.
D. maintains span of control over subordinate organization units ** Answer** A. responsible
for operations within an assigned geographical area.
As it relates to the Incident Management System, a division refers to:
A. firefighters assigned to a single task.
B. a part of a strike team.
C. a geographic location or designation.
D. a supporting branch for the logistics team. ** Answer** C. a geographic location or
designation.
Which is a characteristic of the Incident Management System?
A. Employee Assistance Program
B. Designated facilities
C. Common dispatch centers
D. Independent action plans ** Answer** B. Designated facilities
Within the Incident Management System, Unity of Command is best described as:
A. the ability to start small and expand if an incident becomes more complex.
