FIRE 101 (Chapter 1-12) FINAL EXAM
REVIEW QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS A+ GRADED.
Which of the following facilities is where the managerial staff of the fire
department may be located?
a. Communications facility
b. Headquarters
c. Warehouse facility
d. Training center
b. Headquarters
Which facility receives emergency calls for fire, emergency medical
services, and police within the jurisdiction?
a.Warehouse facility
b.Training center
c.Headquarters
d.Communications facility
d. Communications facility
What determines which hose load is carried on the pumper?
a.The type and size of the fire hydrant network
b.The type and size of fires expected to be encountered
c.The chief decides which pumper he or she prefers.
d.The number of personnel assigned to the pumper
b. The type and size of fires expected to be encountered
What tool is commonly carried by fire fighters to tighten and loosen hose
fittings?
,a.Adjustable wrench
b.Screwdriver
c.Spanner
d.Hydrant wrench
c. Spanner
Which principle of command is most often violated at incident scenes? An
example is when your company officer gives you an assignment, then the
chief approaches you and asks you to accomplish another task.
a.Chain of command
b.Span of control
c.Unity of command
d.Division of labor
c. Unity of command
Knowing that the chief outranks your company officer, which answer do
you give the chief if he were to ask you to accomplish another task that is
just as important as the one you were assigned by your company officer?
a.Do what the chief requests without question or comment.
b.Ignore the chief's request and continue with your original assignment.
c.Tell the chief you already have an assignment from your company
officer and ask the chief to let the company officer know that you will be
delayed.
d.Return to your company officer's location and ask him or her which task
you should perform first.
c. Tell the chief you already have an assignment from your company officer
and ask the chief to let the company officer know that you will be delayed.
Which command principle allows information to flow from the chief to the
assistant chiefs, then to the battalion chiefs, and so forth until it reaches
the lowest fire fighter?
,a.Chain of command
b.Unity of command
c.Division of labor
d.Span of control
a. Chain of command
Regardless of rank or education, a supervisor can effectively supervise a
certain number of personnel. This is an explanation of which of the
following management principles?
a.Delegation of authority
b.Division of labor
c.Chain of command
d.Span of control
d. Span of control
In the fire department there may be more personnel under one supervisor
based on the complexity of work. Ultimately the span of control is three to
seven, with __________ being optimal in most situations.
a.six
b.five
c.four
d.seven
b. Five
A manager gives subordinates work that needs to be accomplished. What
management principle is the manager employing?
a.Delegation of authority
b.Span of control
c.Exception principle
d.Division of labor
, a. Delegation of authority
If an incident commander decides not to use delegation, and instead has
all decisions cleared with him or her, the result is:
a.confusion.
b.incident standstill.
c.incident completion.
d.optimal span of control.
b. Incident standstill.
Large fire departments with numerous companies have implemented the
practice of staging a tactical reserve for trapped fire fighter rescue at
incidents, called a:
a.rapid deployment crew.
b.rapid egress team.
c.rapid rehabilitation team.
d.rapid intervention crew.
d. Rapid intervention crew.
There are four basic methods of communication in the fire service. Which
method is considered to be the best?
a.Written
b.Face to face
c.Radio/telephone
d.Electronic
b. Face to face
Which communication method is essential when personnel and equipment
are spread out at an emergency scene and the personnel are too busy (or
the message is too time sensitive) for the individuals to meet?
a.Written
REVIEW QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS A+ GRADED.
Which of the following facilities is where the managerial staff of the fire
department may be located?
a. Communications facility
b. Headquarters
c. Warehouse facility
d. Training center
b. Headquarters
Which facility receives emergency calls for fire, emergency medical
services, and police within the jurisdiction?
a.Warehouse facility
b.Training center
c.Headquarters
d.Communications facility
d. Communications facility
What determines which hose load is carried on the pumper?
a.The type and size of the fire hydrant network
b.The type and size of fires expected to be encountered
c.The chief decides which pumper he or she prefers.
d.The number of personnel assigned to the pumper
b. The type and size of fires expected to be encountered
What tool is commonly carried by fire fighters to tighten and loosen hose
fittings?
,a.Adjustable wrench
b.Screwdriver
c.Spanner
d.Hydrant wrench
c. Spanner
Which principle of command is most often violated at incident scenes? An
example is when your company officer gives you an assignment, then the
chief approaches you and asks you to accomplish another task.
a.Chain of command
b.Span of control
c.Unity of command
d.Division of labor
c. Unity of command
Knowing that the chief outranks your company officer, which answer do
you give the chief if he were to ask you to accomplish another task that is
just as important as the one you were assigned by your company officer?
a.Do what the chief requests without question or comment.
b.Ignore the chief's request and continue with your original assignment.
c.Tell the chief you already have an assignment from your company
officer and ask the chief to let the company officer know that you will be
delayed.
d.Return to your company officer's location and ask him or her which task
you should perform first.
c. Tell the chief you already have an assignment from your company officer
and ask the chief to let the company officer know that you will be delayed.
Which command principle allows information to flow from the chief to the
assistant chiefs, then to the battalion chiefs, and so forth until it reaches
the lowest fire fighter?
,a.Chain of command
b.Unity of command
c.Division of labor
d.Span of control
a. Chain of command
Regardless of rank or education, a supervisor can effectively supervise a
certain number of personnel. This is an explanation of which of the
following management principles?
a.Delegation of authority
b.Division of labor
c.Chain of command
d.Span of control
d. Span of control
In the fire department there may be more personnel under one supervisor
based on the complexity of work. Ultimately the span of control is three to
seven, with __________ being optimal in most situations.
a.six
b.five
c.four
d.seven
b. Five
A manager gives subordinates work that needs to be accomplished. What
management principle is the manager employing?
a.Delegation of authority
b.Span of control
c.Exception principle
d.Division of labor
, a. Delegation of authority
If an incident commander decides not to use delegation, and instead has
all decisions cleared with him or her, the result is:
a.confusion.
b.incident standstill.
c.incident completion.
d.optimal span of control.
b. Incident standstill.
Large fire departments with numerous companies have implemented the
practice of staging a tactical reserve for trapped fire fighter rescue at
incidents, called a:
a.rapid deployment crew.
b.rapid egress team.
c.rapid rehabilitation team.
d.rapid intervention crew.
d. Rapid intervention crew.
There are four basic methods of communication in the fire service. Which
method is considered to be the best?
a.Written
b.Face to face
c.Radio/telephone
d.Electronic
b. Face to face
Which communication method is essential when personnel and equipment
are spread out at an emergency scene and the personnel are too busy (or
the message is too time sensitive) for the individuals to meet?
a.Written
