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NFPA 1500 - ANSWER✔✔ Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and
Health Program
NFPA 1901 - ANSWER✔✔ Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus
What are the two modes that NFPA 1901 requires warning light systems to
include? - ANSWER✔✔ 1. A mode that makes the apparatus visible to other
drivers
2. A mode for use on the emergency scene
What is the second leading cause of firefighter fatalities? - ANSWER✔✔ Injuries
sustained while responding or returning from a call
What are the largest number of deaths in the fire service caused from? -
ANSWER✔✔ Stress, overexertion, and medical issues
What percentage of firefighter deaths are from cardiac events? - ANSWER✔✔
38%
When was the first National Firefighter Life Safety Summit? - ANSWER✔✔ 2004
, Who creates standards? - ANSWER✔✔ Nongovernmental entities
What is the leading cause of death among fire personnel? - ANSWER✔✔ Heart
Disease
What is the second leading cause of death among firefighters? - ANSWER✔✔
Cancer
Fire personnel are most likely to absorb carcinogens through their skin and
through their respiratory system (T/F) - ANSWER✔✔ True
Firefighters have a 15% higher risk of cancer than the general population (T/F) -
ANSWER✔✔ False
9%
In recent years, there have been more fire personnel suicides than line-of-duty
deaths (T/F) - ANSWER✔✔ True
What are the two basic ways all fire apparatus operate? - ANSWER✔✔ Driving
operations- all operations when the apparatus is traveling
On-scene operations- operations of the apparatus and any of the apparatus
equipment at the scene
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