Which organization developed the Everybody Goes Home Program?
a. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
b. National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF)
c. International Association of Firefighters (IAFF)
d. National Fire Protection Associa
b. National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF)
When responding to domestic disputes or other scenes involving violence, fire fighters should ______.
a. attempt to mediate the dispute
b. wait for law enforcement to declare the scene safe
c. call for a critical incident stress debriefing team
d. remove
b. wait for law enforcement to declare the scene safe
Which of the following is a life-threatening condition requiring immediate medical care?
a. Heat exhaustion
b. Heat stroke
c. Heat shock
d. None of the above
b. Heat stroke
Which part of the body should be used for a heavy lift?
a. The shoulder girdle
b. The abdomen
c. The legs
d. The waist
c. the legs
Approximately _____ fire fighters are killed in the line of duty each year in the United States.
a. 1000
b. 10
c. 100
d. 10,000
c. 100
What is the minimum number of fire fighters required to make up a firefighting team?
a. 4
b. 3
c. 2
d. 1
c. 2
It is estimated that one vehicle accident involving an emergency vehicle occurs for every ____ emergency responses.
a. 1000
b. 5000
c. 100
d. 10,000
a. 1000
What is a common sign or symptom of heat stroke?
a. Hot, dry skin
b. Cramping
c. Profuse sweating
d. Bradycardia
a. Hot, dry skin
Which of the following is one of the three methods by which team members working in hazardous area should maintain contact with one another at all times?
a. O-A-T-H
b. Rope
c. Visual
d. Radio
c. Visual
Who has the authority to directly and immediately stop any activity on the fire ground that he or she judges to be unsafe?
a. Safety officer
b. Division/group supervisors
c. All personnel
d. Company officer
a. Safety Officer
In the United States, the number of fire fighter deaths that occurs during emergency operations is _____ the number that occur during nonemergency activates.
a. nearly five teams
b. about equal to
c. about twice
d. about half
b. about equal to
If one team member must exit a hazard area for any reason, what should the rest of the team do?
a. Defer to the team leader, who should decided based on the circumstances
b. Exit as the entire team together
c. Continue working on their assignment
d. Assig
b. Exit as the entire team together
The sole responsibility of a(n) ______ is to provide emergency assistance to crews working inside the hazardous area.
a. interior attack
b. rapid intervention crew
c. buddy system
d. rescue group
b. rapid intervention crew
Who should accompany a fire fighter sent to the rehabilitation area?
a. an EMT
b. No one; the affected fire fighter should go to rehab alone
c. The entire crew
d. One member of his or her crew
c. the entire crew
What is the term for acting without a superiors order or outside of department SOPs?
a. Independent action
b. Decentralized authority
c. Initiative
d. Freelancing
d. Freelancing
Which of the following is an essential element of safe emergency operations?
a. Initiative
b. Teamwork
c. Sacrifice
d. Integrity
b. Teamwork
Health and safety programs for the fire fighters are the subject of NFPA _____.
a. 1001
b. 1500
c. 1901
d. 1021
b. 1500
How soon after a traumatic call should a critical incident stress debriefing (CISD) be held?
a. As soon as possible
b. Within a week
c. Within 24 hours
d. Within 72 hours
a. as soon as possible
Which statement about downed electrical wires is correct?
a. Turnout boots and thick rubber glove will afford you sufficient protection.
b. A down power line may be safely pinned down under the tire of the apparatus.
c. Fire fighters should operation unde
c.Fire fighters should operate under the assumption that all downed utility lines are energized.
The majority of fire fighter injuries are ______.
a. Soft-tissue injuries
b. Inhalation injuries
c. Burns
d. Strains and sprains
d. strains and sprains
What is the purpose of a personnel accountability system?
a. Track personnel and assignments on the emergency scene
b. Prevent freelancing
c. Brief newly arriving crews on the situation status
d. Ensure completion of tasks delegated to fire fighters
a. track personnel and assignments on the emergency scene
What is the relationship between habits developed in training and performance on the fire ground?
a. Habits formed in training necessarily become abbreviated and rushed on the fire ground.
b. Habits developed in training will continue on the fire ground.
b. habits developed in training will continue on the fire ground
Who is responsible for determining when removal of SCBA is permissible after a fire has been extinguished?
a. The company officer
b. Each individual is responsible for this decision
c. The incident commander
d. The safety officer
d. the safety officer
When is freelancing acceptable during emergency operations?
a. Prior to the establishment of an incident command structure
b. Whenever such action will result in a favorable outcome
c. In response to sudden changes in circumstances or conditions
d. Never
d. Never
If, during training, you observe an unsafe practice, what should you do?
a. Take immediate action to reduce the hazard
b. Bring it to the attention of the instructor or designated safety officer
c. Stay focused on your own assignment
d. Alert the members
b. ring it to the attention of the instructor or designed safety officer.
A primary goal of investigating each fire fighter accident or injury is to ________.
a. determine whether misfeasance occurred
b. assess civil liability exposure
c. determine how such an incident can be avoided in the future
d. establish patterns and tren
c. determine how such an incident can be avoided in the future
When is it acceptable to drive a fire apparatus over a downed power line?
a. In an emergency situation where there is no alternative approach
b. Only if it can be done in such a way that no two tires touch the downed line simultaneously
c. If the wire is
d. Never
Which of the following is one of the 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives?
a. Promote mandatory participation in fire fighter fitness and wellness programs
b. Fight fire aggressively buy plan for safety first
c. Ensure that fire fighters have access to
c. Ensure that fire fighters have access to counseling and psychological support services
Approximately ____ percent of fire fighters who die in vehicle collisions are not wearing seat belts.
a. 10
b. 40
c. 50
d. 25
b. 40
Which of the following is one of the 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives?
a. Ensure a mandatory rest period following full consumption of a single SCBA
b. Utilize technology whenever it can produce higher levels of safety and health
c. Develop and prom
b. Utilize technology wherever it can produce higher levels of safety and health
At an emergency scene, the safety officer reports directly to the _______.
a. Operations chief
b. Medical group supervisor
c. General staff
d. Incident commander
d. incident commander
Which statement best summarizes the types of incidents for which the incident command system (ICS) be should be implemented?
a. Incidents exceeding a single 0perational period
b. Incidents where the incident commander's span of control is exceeded
c. Inci
d. all emergency incidents
Fire fighters should drink _____ of water for every 5 to 10 minutes of physical exertion.
a. 12 to 15 oz (0.35 5o 0.45 L)
b. 16 to 20 oz (0.5 to 0.6 L)
c. 8 to 10 oz (0.2 to 0.3 L)
d. 2 to 4 oz (60 to 120 mL)
c. 8 to 10 oz. (.2 to .3 L)
What does the "buddy system" refer to?
a. The passport personnel accountability system
b. Two-in, two-out
c. A team of two partners who maintain constant contact
d. The tradition of "No one left behind
c. A team of two partners who maintain constant contact
Fire fighters should spend a minimum of ____ minutes per day in physical fitness training.
a. 30
b. 15
c. 45
d. 60
d. 60
A fire department is required to have a _____ to track personnel and assignments at an emergency scene.
a. passport systems
b. situation status report
c. unit log
d. personnel accountability system
d. personnel accountability system
The majority of fire fighter deaths are caused by ______.
a. asphyxiation
b. heart attack or stroke
c. burns
d. trauma
b. heart attack or stroke
Which of the following must occur before self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) is removed?
a. A personnel accountability report has been performed
b. All remaining fire has been extinguished
c. The atmosphere has been tested and found safe
d. Salvage
c. the atmosphere has been tested and found safe
Following notification of an emergency response, when should fire fighters don personal protective equipment (PPE)?
a. After the first-arriving unit gives its report on conditions
b. Upon dismounting the apparatus at the scene
c. While on the apparatus, e
d. Prior to mounting the apparatus
Which term describes the small magnetic boards carried by company officers as part of a personnel accountability system?
a. Dog tags
b. Passports
c. Scoreboards
d. Unit rosters
b. Passports
Fire fighters responding to a dispatch in a emergency vehicles are exempt from _______.
a. only those exemptions specified by statute
b. traffic laws dealing with traffic signals and parking
c. most civil and criminal liability
d. standards of reasonable
a. only those exemptions specified by statute
At least one member of every interior firefighting team should be equipped with a ________.
a. a spare SCBA cylinder
b. guide rope
c. portable radio
d. thermal imager
c. portable radio