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Firefighter 1 Test 1
1) NFPA 1001 is the: Ans: Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications.
2) One of the primary functions of the truck/ladder company is: Ans: Performing forcible entry
to fire building.
3) OSHA may establish regulations governing fire department activities such as: Ans: Health and
safety.
4) In the Incident Command System (ICS), the functional area responsible for all incident
activities, including the development and implementation of strategic decisions, is: Ans:
Command.
5) What normal body cooling mechanism is lost when wearing PPE? Ans: Evaporation of
perspiration.
6) What is one aspect of high-rise fires that is especially draining of energy? Ans: Walking up
many flights of stairs in PPE.
7) A what permits fire fighters to gain access during an emergency? Ans: Key box/Lock box.
8) Picture of figure eight Ans:
9) In kernmantle rope, the kern or core of the rope accounts for approximately how much percent
of its strength? Ans: 75 percent.
10) Picture of clove hitch Ans:
11) The combination of knots recommended to hoist a pike pole includes: Ans: A clove hitch and
half hitches.
12) The order of rank and authority in the fire service describes: Ans: Chain of command.
13) The street, or address side of the structure is termed: Ans: Division A.
14) The ratio of the mass of a given volume of liquid compared with the mass of an equal
volume of water at the same temperature is: Ans: Specific gravity.
15) Life-safety rope should be stored in: Ans: Coils or in rope bags.
16) Toxic atmospheres due to smoke and heat are called: Ans: Immediately dangerous to life and
health. IDLH.
, 17) Which of the following has the highest priority for a radio transmission: Ans: Emergency
traffic from a unit working at a fire or rescue.
18) The telecommunications first responsibility is to: Ans: Obtain the information that is
required to dispatch the appropriate units to the correct location.
19) Before transmitting any information over the fire department radio, a fire fighter should:
Ans: Listen to be sure the channel is not being used.
20) When using positive pressure SCBA, a poor seal between the face piece and the fire fighters
face is: Ans: Dangerous, because it is depleting the air supply more quickly.
21) The bypass valve on a self-contained breathing apparatus is used: Ans: In emergency
situations involving a malfunctioning regulator.
22) The first noticeable signs of oxygen deficiency are: Ans: Increased respiratory rate and
impaired muscular coordination.
23)Four hazardous atmospheres that fire fighters are likely to encounter at a fire are: Ans: Super-
heated air, toxic gases, oxygen deficiency, and smoke.
24) Trapped fire fighters awaiting rescue will use less air of they: Ans: Control their breathing.
25) The primary function of the bypass valve on SCBA is: Ans: For use if the regulator fails.
26) The proper position of the bypass valve on positive-pressure SCBA under normal conditions
is: Ans: Fully closed.
27) Hypoxia is: Ans: A deficiency of oxygen.
28) Inhaled toxic gases can directly cause: Ans: Disease of the lung tissue.
29) Which of the following statements regarding the two SCBA types in fire service use is
incorrect? Ans: The close-circuit type is commonly used for structural firefighting.
30) What is the first step a fire fighter should perform before donning the SCBA? Ans: Check
the air supply of the SCBA unit.
31) The purpose of a pass device is to: Ans: Sound an alarm if a fire fighter is motionless for a
set period of time.
32) Oxygen deficient atmospheres are those having less than how much oxygen in the air? Ans:
19.5 percent.
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