Firefighter 1 State Testing Exam

Firefighter 1 State Testing Exam Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)

Any contact with the public should be used as a(n):

A: Public solicitation opportunity

B: Individual showcasing opportunity

C: Educational opportunity

D: Department showcasing opportunity - Correct Answers

✅C: Educational opportunity

Which of the following concepts dictates that each fire fighter answer to only one supervisor?

• Span of responsibility
• Organizational accountability
• Unity of command
• Delegation of duty - Correct Answers ✅C) Unity of

command Which of the following national organizations develops U.S.codes and standards dealing with fire protection?

A) EPA

B) NIOSH

C) OSHA

• NFPA - Correct Answers ✅D) NFPA

Using technology to make buildings and products safer is an example of what type of CRR strategy? 1 / 4

Firefighter 1 State Testing Exam Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)

• Education
• Engineering
• Enforcement
• Economic Incentive - Correct Answers ✅B) Engineering

At least one member of every interior firefighting team should be equipped with this specific instrument for communication

• two-way radio
• A pager
• A strobe
• A whistle - Correct Answers ✅A) two-way radio

What is the first step in the process of response?

• Checking PPE
• Mounting apparatus
• Starting the engine
• Belting in - Correct Answers ✅A) Checking PPE

When, in the sequence of tasks required at a working structure fire, does controlling the utilities usually occur?

• Once overhaul is complete
• Immediately prior to overhaul 2 / 4

Firefighter 1 State Testing Exam Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)

• About half way through the suppression effort
• It is one of the first tasks to be accomplished - Correct

Answers ✅D) It is one of the first tasks to be accomplished What is one instance in which fire fighters might call the power company to turn off power remotely (such as at a nearby power pole)?

• If aerial ladders were being used
• If fatalities were confirmed inside
• If the building was of Type IV construction
• If the structure were a parking garage - Correct Answers

✅A) If aerial ladders were being used What is the purpose of a PASS device?

• To sound an alarm if certain fire or asphyxiate gases are

detected

• To warn fire fighters when their air supply is low
• To sound an alarm if a fire fighter is motionless for a set

period of time

• To keep track of elapsed time in deteriorating conditions -

Correct Answers ✅C) To sound an alarm if a fire fighter is motionless for a set period of time How much does a full set of personal protective equipment weigh? 3 / 4

Firefighter 1 State Testing Exam Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)

• Thirty pounds
• Forty pounds
• Fifty pounds
• Seventy-five pounds - Correct Answers ✅C) Fifty pounds

During strenuous firefighting, how does the realistic use time of an SCBA compare to its rated use time?

• The rated time is considerably less.
• The rated time is somewhat less.
• The two times are usually very close.
• The realistic time is about half the rated time. - Correct

Answers ✅D) The realistic time is about half the rated time.When should fire fighters use the purge valve on SCBA?

• When the tank is near empty
• When the SCBA cylinder contains air but no air is coming

into the mask

• When the air supply is contaminated
• When the PASS device is going off - Correct Answers

✅B) When the SCBA cylinder contains air but no air is coming into the mask What should telecommunicators do if a caller begins shouting or becomes argumentative?

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