Firefighter 1 & 2 State Prep Test
What is the mission of the fire service?
- To provide a variety of services
- To determine how fire loss occurs
- To save lives and protect property
- To regulate training of emergency responders
(- ANS: C
What NFPA ® standard establishes basic training criteria for Firefighter I and Firefighter II?
A. 1001
B. 1002
C. 1021
D. 1582
(- ANS: A
A(an) ___ is a collection of rules enacted by law in a particular jurisdiction.
- code
- policy
- standard
D. procedure (- ANS: A 1 / 4
Which of the following BEST describes the action first taken after an alert to the station?
- Recording of incident information
- Processing of postincident paperwork
- Dispatching of emergency services responders
- Training of emergency responders for annual certification
(- ANS: C
The use of ten-codes in radio transmissions was replaced when agencies began to adopt which of the
following?
- Incident Action Plan (IAP)
- Incident Command System (ICS)
- National Fire Protection Association (NFPA®)
- National Incident Management System (NIMS)
(- ANS: D
What task may a telecommunications center be assigned during a progress report?
- Requesting multiple or special alarms
- Providing periodic time transmissions
- Warning personnel of impending hazard on scene 2 / 4
- Giving command in the absence of command staff
(- ANS: B
Which of the following must be considered when deciding the size of a collapse zone?
- Local adopted building codes
- Number of personnel on-scene
- Type of building construction and safest location for personnel
- Number of personnel on-scene and type of building construction
(- ANS: C
What type of reaction absorbs energy as it occurs?
- Kinetic
- Potential
- Exothermic
- Endothermic
(- ANS: D
Which of the following BEST describes when SARs are used?
- For assessing industrial accidents
- For emergency medical incidents
- For working with particulate-producing tools
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- For confined space rescues and technical rescue incidents
(- ANS: D
Which of the following SCBA components warns when the system is reaching 20-25% of cylinder
capacity?
- Nose cup
- Universal air coupling
- Remote pressure gauge
- End-of- service-time indicators
(- ANS: D
When donning SCBA, all straps on the harness assembly and facepiece
should be:
- fully extended.
- partially extended.
- adjusted individually.
- adjusted per local SOPs.
(- ANS: A
Which types of SCBA air cylinders are tested every five years?
- Steel and aluminum
- Fully wrapped Kevlar TM
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