Which type of company is usually responsible for rescuing victims from fures, confined spaces, trenches and high angled situations
Rescue company
The number of people that one person can supervise effectively is known as
Span of control
What does it mean to describe certain fire fighters as "career" fire fighters
They are paid and full time
What is the more general term for a lieutenant or captain in charge of a single apparatus and the firefighters assigned to it on a given shift
Company officer
Which type of rule is developed by various government or government authorized organizations to implement a law that has been passed by a government body
Regulation
Which is the next level up from lieutenant in the fire service
Captaib
What is the minimum fire fighter level that is expected to be able to don and doff personal protective equipment properly
Fire fighter I
Where in the rank structure do assistant chiefs fall
Between battalion chiefs and the chief of the department
What comprises the guiding and directing a firefighters to do what their fire department expects of them
Discipline
The firefighter who receives training and certification in chemical identification the control and decontamination is a
Hazardous materials technician
Who developed the first fireplug a.k.a. fire hydrant
George Smith in New York, NY
Which rank in the fire service is usually responsible for one fire company on a particular shift
Lieutenant
Which type of company specializes in forcible entry, ventilation, roof operation, and the deployment the ground ladders
Truck company
What is another term for the rank of driver/operator
Engineer
Which type of fire company is responsible for securing a water source, deploying handline, conducting search and rescue operations and putting water on the fire?
Engine company
To which fire department rank do fire fighters usually report?
Lieutenant
How would insurance companies keep track of which homes had purchased insurance in the early days in America?
A fire Mark, a type of plaque, would be placed in the house
What does the bugle on the insignia of the fire service indicate?
Authority
What catastrophe fire, even bigger than the great Chicago fire and burning at the same time, cost seven times the loss of life in the Chicago fire and jumped 60 miles across the Green Bay?
The Peshtigo fire
Which NFPA standard specifies training and performance qualifications for fire fighters?
NFPA 1001
What does the O stand for in SOP?
Operating
What does the B stand for in EMT-B?
Basic
The firefighter who is trained and rescue, recovery, and the search procedures in both water and under ice conditions is a
SCUBA dive rescue technician
Which national organization brides US codes and standards dealings with fire protection
NFPA
Three out of four career firefighter is working jurisdictions with a population of____ or more.
25000
Which of the following concepts dictates that each firefighter answer to only one supervisor?
Unity of command
What is one piece of modern equipment that uses infrared technology to enable firefighters to find objects giving off a heat signature?
A thermal imaging device
Medical requirements for fire fighters are specified in which NFPA standard?
NFPA 1582
Which of the following ways to organize an incident involves breaking down the overall strategy into a series of smaller task?
Division of labor
Which type of policy is used to allow a responder the flexibility to deviate from a set procedure, yet still be held accountable for the action?
Suggested operating guidelines
Who are the ones responsible for coordinating the activities of several fire companies in a defined geographic area such as a station or district?
Battalion chiefs
Any contact with the public should be used as a?
Educational opportunity
What is developed to provide definitive guidelines for present and future actions?
Policies
The individual who is responsible for the management of all incident operations is the;
Incident commander
Who inspects businesses and enforces Public Safety laws and the fire code?
Fire marshal
For whom should firefighters consider that they work?
The tax-paying citizens
The firefighter who receives specialized training in aircraft fires, extrication of victims on aircraft, and extinguishing agent is a:
Aircraft rescue firefighter
Where was the first fire insurance company formed in America?
Charleston, SC
Which officer serves as a liaison between the IC and the news media?
Public information officer
What is another term for a truck company?
Ladder company
Which type of company responds to and controls things involving spilled or leaking hazardous chemicals?
Hazardous materials company
More than half volunteer firefighters in the United States protect small communities of____ or less?
2500
What is developed to provide specific information about the actions that should be taken to accomplish a certain task?
Standard Operating Procedures
Which type of documents are the NFPA standards?
Consensus
What is the term for the firefighter at the rescue situation requiring specialized knowledge or training in structural collapse, trench rescue, swift water rescue, confined space rescue, etc.?
Technical rescue technician
Which type of company include such units as medical and ambulances or first response vehicles, and respond to medical or trauma patients?
EMS Company
To whom do captains report?
Battalion Chiefs
Which style of leadership does the fire department use?
Paramilitary
About how many firefighters are there in the United States, according to the NFPA?
Over a million
What is generally considered the upper limit of span of control in a complex or rapidly changing environment?
5
How old is the practice of having fire departments?
It goes back to ancient Rome, some 2000 years ago.
What were the original hooks of hook and ladder frame used for
For pulling down burning structures to prevent extension to exposures