JBL FIREFIGHTER 1 STATE TEST UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Approximately _____ percent of fire fighters in the United States are volunteers. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅73%
In the fire service, the bugle has become a symbol of __________. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Authority
NFPA standards are __________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Consensus Documents
Specific information on the actions to be taken to accomplish a certain task is provided by __________. -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Standing Operating Procedures
The earliest known fire department was in __________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Accient Rome
The goal of __________ is to ensure that all members of an agency perform a given task in a uniform
way. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Standing operating procedures
The number of people whom one person can supervise effectively is known as ________. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Span of Control
Truck companies are sometimes referred to as __________ companies. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Ladders
Which basic management principle says that each fire fighter should answer to only one supervisor? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Unity Of Command
Which development led to the widespread use of the mechanized pumping apparatus? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Internal Combustion
,Which of the following are developed to provide definitive guidelines for present and future actions? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Policies
Which style of leadership does the fire department use? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Paramilitary
Which term can be defined as the set of guidelines that a department establishes for its fire fighters? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Discipline
Which type of company is responsible for securing a water source, deploying handlines, and putting
water on the fire? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Engine
Which are the two levels of NFPA fire fighter certification? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅1 and 2
A fire department is required to have a __________ to track personnel and assignments at an
emergency scene. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Personal Accountability System
Approximately __________ fire fighters are killed in the line of duty each year in the United States. -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅100
Fire fighters should drink _____ of water for every 5 to 10 minutes of physical exertion. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅8-10 Ozs
Fire fighters should spend a minimum of _____ minutes per day in physical fitness training. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅60
If one team member must exit a hazard area for any reason, what should the rest of the team do? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Exit as an entire team together
If, during training, you observe an unsafe practice, what should you do? The majority of fire fighter
deaths are caused by __________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Bring it to the attention of the
instructor or designated safety officer
, The majority of fire fighter injuries are __________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Strains and Sprains
What does the "buddy system" refer to? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A Team of two partners who
maintain constant contact
Which of the following is one of the three methods by which team members working in a hazardous
area should maintain contact with one another at all times? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Visual
Which statement best summarizes the types of incidents for which the incident command system (ICS)
should be implemented? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅All emergency Incidents
Who has the authority to directly and immediately stop any activity on the fire ground that he or she
judges to be unsafe? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The Designated Safety Officers
What is the relationship between habits developed in training and performance on the fire ground? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Habits developed on the training ground will continue on the Fire Ground
A primary goal of investigating each fire fighter accident or injury is to __________. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Determine how it can be avoided in the future
Following notification of an emergency response, when should fire fighters don personal protective
equipment (PPE)? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅prior to mounting the apparatus
A structural firefighting PPE ensemble includes which specific piece of equipment? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅SCBA
An oxygen-deficient atmosphere is defined as one where the percentage of oxygen in air is less than
_____percent. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅19.5
Fire fighters should be able to don personal protective clothing within _____ seconds. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅60 seconds
ANSWERS
Approximately _____ percent of fire fighters in the United States are volunteers. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅73%
In the fire service, the bugle has become a symbol of __________. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Authority
NFPA standards are __________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Consensus Documents
Specific information on the actions to be taken to accomplish a certain task is provided by __________. -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Standing Operating Procedures
The earliest known fire department was in __________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Accient Rome
The goal of __________ is to ensure that all members of an agency perform a given task in a uniform
way. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Standing operating procedures
The number of people whom one person can supervise effectively is known as ________. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Span of Control
Truck companies are sometimes referred to as __________ companies. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Ladders
Which basic management principle says that each fire fighter should answer to only one supervisor? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Unity Of Command
Which development led to the widespread use of the mechanized pumping apparatus? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Internal Combustion
,Which of the following are developed to provide definitive guidelines for present and future actions? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Policies
Which style of leadership does the fire department use? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Paramilitary
Which term can be defined as the set of guidelines that a department establishes for its fire fighters? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Discipline
Which type of company is responsible for securing a water source, deploying handlines, and putting
water on the fire? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Engine
Which are the two levels of NFPA fire fighter certification? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅1 and 2
A fire department is required to have a __________ to track personnel and assignments at an
emergency scene. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Personal Accountability System
Approximately __________ fire fighters are killed in the line of duty each year in the United States. -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅100
Fire fighters should drink _____ of water for every 5 to 10 minutes of physical exertion. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅8-10 Ozs
Fire fighters should spend a minimum of _____ minutes per day in physical fitness training. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅60
If one team member must exit a hazard area for any reason, what should the rest of the team do? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Exit as an entire team together
If, during training, you observe an unsafe practice, what should you do? The majority of fire fighter
deaths are caused by __________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Bring it to the attention of the
instructor or designated safety officer
, The majority of fire fighter injuries are __________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Strains and Sprains
What does the "buddy system" refer to? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A Team of two partners who
maintain constant contact
Which of the following is one of the three methods by which team members working in a hazardous
area should maintain contact with one another at all times? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Visual
Which statement best summarizes the types of incidents for which the incident command system (ICS)
should be implemented? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅All emergency Incidents
Who has the authority to directly and immediately stop any activity on the fire ground that he or she
judges to be unsafe? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The Designated Safety Officers
What is the relationship between habits developed in training and performance on the fire ground? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Habits developed on the training ground will continue on the Fire Ground
A primary goal of investigating each fire fighter accident or injury is to __________. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Determine how it can be avoided in the future
Following notification of an emergency response, when should fire fighters don personal protective
equipment (PPE)? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅prior to mounting the apparatus
A structural firefighting PPE ensemble includes which specific piece of equipment? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅SCBA
An oxygen-deficient atmosphere is defined as one where the percentage of oxygen in air is less than
_____percent. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅19.5
Fire fighters should be able to don personal protective clothing within _____ seconds. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅60 seconds
