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Specific information on the actions to be taken to accomplish a certain task is provided by:
A. standard operating procedures.
B. policies.
C. rules and regulations.
D. incident action plans. correct answers A. standard operating procedures.
A fire fighter who is trained and certified in chemical identification, leak control, and
decontamination is a:
A. Fire Fighter II.
B. spill management technician.
C. hazardous materials technician.
D. materials technical specialist. correct answers C. hazardous materials technician.
Which was one of the major U.S. fires of 1871?
A. Cocoanut Grove Fire
B. Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
C. Great Chicago Fire
D. Iroquois Theatre Fire correct answers C. Great Chicago fire
What is the set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterize an institution or
organization?
A. Culture
,B. Character
C. Tone
D. Ethic correct answers A. Culture
Organizing an incident by breaking down the overall strategy into a series of smaller tasks is an
example of:
A. discipline.
B. division of labor.
C. unity of command.
D. span of control. correct answers B. Division of labor
Medical requirements for fire fighters are specified in which NFPA standard?
A. 904
B. 1002
C. 1582
D. 1962 correct answers C. 1582
NFPA standards are ____________ codes and standards:
A. administrative law.
B. consensus-based.
C. prescriptive.
D. authoritative. correct answers B. consensus-based.
According to FEMA, span of control of personnel is between:
, A. 3 and 7.
B. 5 and10.
C. 1 and 10.
D. 2 and 5. correct answers A. 3-7
Who is responsible for coordinating the activities of several fire companies in a defined
geographic area such as a district?
A. Section chief
B. Captain
C. Battalion chief
D. Assistant chief correct answers C. Battalion Chief
Approximately _____ percent of fire fighters in the United States are volunteers.
A. 34
B. 46
C. 55
D. 70 correct answers D. 70
Seventy-one percent of career fire fighters work in jurisdictions with a population of ________
or more.
A. 25,000
B. 50,000
C. 75,000
D. 100,000 correct answers A. 25,000
Specific information on the actions to be taken to accomplish a certain task is provided by:
A. standard operating procedures.
B. policies.
C. rules and regulations.
D. incident action plans. correct answers A. standard operating procedures.
A fire fighter who is trained and certified in chemical identification, leak control, and
decontamination is a:
A. Fire Fighter II.
B. spill management technician.
C. hazardous materials technician.
D. materials technical specialist. correct answers C. hazardous materials technician.
Which was one of the major U.S. fires of 1871?
A. Cocoanut Grove Fire
B. Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
C. Great Chicago Fire
D. Iroquois Theatre Fire correct answers C. Great Chicago fire
What is the set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterize an institution or
organization?
A. Culture
,B. Character
C. Tone
D. Ethic correct answers A. Culture
Organizing an incident by breaking down the overall strategy into a series of smaller tasks is an
example of:
A. discipline.
B. division of labor.
C. unity of command.
D. span of control. correct answers B. Division of labor
Medical requirements for fire fighters are specified in which NFPA standard?
A. 904
B. 1002
C. 1582
D. 1962 correct answers C. 1582
NFPA standards are ____________ codes and standards:
A. administrative law.
B. consensus-based.
C. prescriptive.
D. authoritative. correct answers B. consensus-based.
According to FEMA, span of control of personnel is between:
, A. 3 and 7.
B. 5 and10.
C. 1 and 10.
D. 2 and 5. correct answers A. 3-7
Who is responsible for coordinating the activities of several fire companies in a defined
geographic area such as a district?
A. Section chief
B. Captain
C. Battalion chief
D. Assistant chief correct answers C. Battalion Chief
Approximately _____ percent of fire fighters in the United States are volunteers.
A. 34
B. 46
C. 55
D. 70 correct answers D. 70
Seventy-one percent of career fire fighters work in jurisdictions with a population of ________
or more.
A. 25,000
B. 50,000
C. 75,000
D. 100,000 correct answers A. 25,000
