Firefighter 1 Exam Study Questions and Answers Graded A 2024
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Firefighter 1
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Firefighter 1
NFPA 1001 is the -answer- Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications
One of the primary functions of the ladder company is -answer- performing forcible entry of the building
OSHA may establish regulations governing fire department activities such as -answer- health and safety
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Firefighter 1 Exam Study Questions and
Answers Graded A 2024
NFPA 1001 is the -answer- ✔Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications
One of the primary functions of the ladder company is -answer- ✔performing forcible
entry of the building
OSHA may establish regulations governing fire department activities such as -answer-
✔health and safety
What normal body cooling mechanism is lost when wearing PPE? -answer-
✔evaporation of perspiration
What is one aspect of hire-rise fires that is especially draining of energy? -answer-
✔Walking up many flights of stairs in PPE
What permits firefighters to gain access during an emergency -answer- ✔key box/lock
box
In kernmantle rope, the kern or core of the rope accounts for how much of its strength? -
answer- ✔75%
The combination of knots recommended to hoist a pike pole includes -answer- ✔a clove
hitch and half hitches
The order of rank and authority in the fire service describes what? -answer- ✔Chain of
command
The street or address side of the structure is termed what side -answer- ✔Side A
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 what? -answer- ✔Specific Gravity
Life-safety rope should be stored in -answer- ✔coils or in rope bags
Toxic atmospheres due to smoke and heat are called -answer- ✔immediately
dangerous to life and health
What has the highest priority of a radio transmission? -answer- ✔Emergency traffic from
a unit working at a fire or rescue
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The telecommunicator's first responsibility is to -answer- ✔obtain the information that is
required to dispatch the appropriate units to the correct location
Before transmitting any information over the fire department radio, a fire fighter should -
answer- ✔listen to be sure the channel is not being used
When using SCBA, a poor seal between the face piece and the firefighters face is -
answer- ✔dangerous, becuase it is depleating the air supply more quickly
The bypass valve on a SCBA is used -answer- ✔in emergency situations involving a
malfunctioning regulator
The first noticeable signs of oxygen deficiency are -answer- ✔increased respiratory rate
and impared muscular coordination
Four hazardous atmospheres that firefighters are likely to encounter at a fire are -
answer- ✔super-heated air, toxic gases, oxygen deficiency, and smoke
Trapped firefighters awaiting rescue will use less air if they -answer- ✔control their
breathing
The primary function of the bypass valve on SCBA is -answer- ✔for use if the the
regulator fails
The proper position of the bypass valve on positive pressure SCBA under normal
conditions is -answer- ✔fully closed
Hypoxia is -answer- ✔deficiency of oxygen
Inhaled toxic gases can directly cause -answer- ✔disease of the lung tissue
What is the first step a firefighter should preform before donning the SCBA -answer-
✔check the air supply of the SCBA unit
The purpose of a pass device is to -answer- ✔sound an alarm if the firefighter is
motionless for a set period of time
Oxygen deficient atmospheres are those having less then what percent of oxygen in the
air -answer- ✔19.5%
At the beginning of the shift, the firefighter should make sure the SCBA is at least what
percent full? -answer- ✔85%
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