FIRE 101 MIDTERM EXAM QUIZBANK
CORRECTLY ANSWERED A+ GRADED.
Which scenario best describes a prepared training instructor?
An instructor teaches a high-angle rescue training with the aid of a technical
safety officer.
According to the NFPA, the three types of training instructors need to pay
particularly close attention regarding participant injury are:
EMT-1A, EMT-B, and machinery extrication.
How can participants take responsibility for their own safety during
training?
Report all injuries no matter how small
Cognitive training helps firefighters on the foreground by:
providing the knowledge necessary to make sound decisions and to respond
quickly to changing conditions
Which situation BEST describes a psychomotor training evolution?
A weekly hour-long hoseline drill in the fire department garage
Terms such as Mayday, firefighter down, and firefighter needs assistance
are used to indicate a firefighter:
in a rescue situation.
Training participants must be trained and certified to use respiratory
protection equipment prior to any training evolution that involves:
immediately dangerous to life or health (IDLH) atmospheres.
The acronym NIOSH stands for Nationwide Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health
False
,The Acronym IAFF stands for The Institute of American Fire Fighters
False
The acronym IAFC stands for The Independent American Fire Chiefs.
False
The acronym CPAT stands for The Candidate Physical Abilities Test.
True
NWCG stands for The National Wildfire Coordinating Group.
True
The Acronym WCT stands for Work Capacity Test, which ensures that all
wildland agency personnel can cut fireline if needed.
False, WCT does stand for the work capacity test, but only ensures that even
those in office positions have a minimum fitness level, not that they are
prepared for arduous work. p. 132
The acronym PASS stands for Personal Alarm Safety Sounder.
False
The acronym OSHA stands for Occupations Safety and Health Association,
which is a non-governmental advisory group for the fire service.
False
The acronym IDLH stands for Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health it
describes an unsafe atmosphere.
True
The goal of the original Life Safety Summit in 2004 was a reduction
of_____ percent in line of duty deaths in_____ years and a reduction
of______ percent in ______ years.
50, 10, 100, 20
, The six focus areas from the 2004 Life Safety Summit are: prevention,
______ , wildland firefighting,_________ , vehicles, and ________.
structural firefighting, health, road safety
Chapter 7&8
Facepiece fit testing that ensures that the facepiece seals correctly to the
wearers face must be performed how often?
Annually
Life safety rope is carried and used for _____________ by fire department
personnel when a need for a lowering/raising or belay system has been
identified.
self-rescue
Firefighters must be cautious about relying on the performance of their PPE
and avoiding exposing themselves to:
dangers that the garments are not designed to withstand.
Positive pressure SCBAs and _____________ offer the highest degree of
respiratory protection.
supplied-air respirators (SARs)
Performing annual, formal, preventative maintenance and post-repair
inspections is the responsibility of which officer?
Health and Safety Officer
What national organization or agency mandates the use of PPE meeting
NFPA standards?
OSHA
Responders that are tempted to use structural PPE instead of EMS certified
PPE for medical responses can expose themselves, crewmembers and
patients to:
chemical splashes, vapors and gases.
CORRECTLY ANSWERED A+ GRADED.
Which scenario best describes a prepared training instructor?
An instructor teaches a high-angle rescue training with the aid of a technical
safety officer.
According to the NFPA, the three types of training instructors need to pay
particularly close attention regarding participant injury are:
EMT-1A, EMT-B, and machinery extrication.
How can participants take responsibility for their own safety during
training?
Report all injuries no matter how small
Cognitive training helps firefighters on the foreground by:
providing the knowledge necessary to make sound decisions and to respond
quickly to changing conditions
Which situation BEST describes a psychomotor training evolution?
A weekly hour-long hoseline drill in the fire department garage
Terms such as Mayday, firefighter down, and firefighter needs assistance
are used to indicate a firefighter:
in a rescue situation.
Training participants must be trained and certified to use respiratory
protection equipment prior to any training evolution that involves:
immediately dangerous to life or health (IDLH) atmospheres.
The acronym NIOSH stands for Nationwide Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health
False
,The Acronym IAFF stands for The Institute of American Fire Fighters
False
The acronym IAFC stands for The Independent American Fire Chiefs.
False
The acronym CPAT stands for The Candidate Physical Abilities Test.
True
NWCG stands for The National Wildfire Coordinating Group.
True
The Acronym WCT stands for Work Capacity Test, which ensures that all
wildland agency personnel can cut fireline if needed.
False, WCT does stand for the work capacity test, but only ensures that even
those in office positions have a minimum fitness level, not that they are
prepared for arduous work. p. 132
The acronym PASS stands for Personal Alarm Safety Sounder.
False
The acronym OSHA stands for Occupations Safety and Health Association,
which is a non-governmental advisory group for the fire service.
False
The acronym IDLH stands for Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health it
describes an unsafe atmosphere.
True
The goal of the original Life Safety Summit in 2004 was a reduction
of_____ percent in line of duty deaths in_____ years and a reduction
of______ percent in ______ years.
50, 10, 100, 20
, The six focus areas from the 2004 Life Safety Summit are: prevention,
______ , wildland firefighting,_________ , vehicles, and ________.
structural firefighting, health, road safety
Chapter 7&8
Facepiece fit testing that ensures that the facepiece seals correctly to the
wearers face must be performed how often?
Annually
Life safety rope is carried and used for _____________ by fire department
personnel when a need for a lowering/raising or belay system has been
identified.
self-rescue
Firefighters must be cautious about relying on the performance of their PPE
and avoiding exposing themselves to:
dangers that the garments are not designed to withstand.
Positive pressure SCBAs and _____________ offer the highest degree of
respiratory protection.
supplied-air respirators (SARs)
Performing annual, formal, preventative maintenance and post-repair
inspections is the responsibility of which officer?
Health and Safety Officer
What national organization or agency mandates the use of PPE meeting
NFPA standards?
OSHA
Responders that are tempted to use structural PPE instead of EMS certified
PPE for medical responses can expose themselves, crewmembers and
patients to:
chemical splashes, vapors and gases.
