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Question 1

From the communications center, this individual takes the calls from the public, sends appropriate units to the scene, assists callers with treatment instructions until the EMS unit arrives, and assists the incident commander with needed resources.

Answer 1

911 dispatcher / telecommunicator

Question 2

A member of EMS who can perform limited procedures that usually fall between those provided by an EMT and those provided by a paramedic, including IV therapy, interpretation of cardiac rhythms, defibrillation, and airway intubation.

Answer 2

Advanced Emergency Medical Technician

Question 3

An individual who takes firefighting actions to prevent, control, or extinguish fire involved or adjacent to an aircraft for the purpose of maintaining maximum escape routes for occupants using normal and emergency routes for
egress. (NFPA 414)

Answer 3

Aircraft/crash rescue fire fighter

Question 4

A midlevel chief who often has a functional area of responsibility, such as training, and who answers directly to the fire chief.

Answer 4

Assistant or division chief

Question 5

An organization, office, or individual responsible for enforcing the requirements of a code or standard or for approving equipment, materials, an installation, or a procedure. (NFPA 1, 1072)

Answer 5

Authority having jurisdiction

Question 6

Covering a fire to ensure low burning.

Answer 6

Banked

Question 7

Usually the first level of fire chief. These chiefs are often in charge of running calls and supervising multiple stations or districts within a city; they are usually the officer in charge of a single-alarm working fire.

Answer 7

Battalion chief

Question 8

The second rank of promotion in the fire service, between the lieutenant and the battalion chief.
These individuals are responsible for managing a fire company and for coordinating the activities of that company among the other shifts.

Answer 8

Captain

Question 9

A rank structure, spanning the fire fighter through the fire chief, for managing a fire department and fire-ground operations.

Answer 9

Chain of command

Question 10

The top position in the fire department. The fire chief has ultimate
responsibility for the fire department and usually answers directly to the mayor
or other designated public official.

Answer 10

Chief of the department

Question 11

An obsolete amplification device that enabled a chief officer to give orders to
fire fighters during an emergency. Also called a bugle, it was a precursor to a
bullhorn and portable radios.

Answer 11

Chief’s trumpet

Question 12

Programs, actions, and services used by a community, which prevent or
mitigate the loss of life, property, and resources associated with life safety,
fire, and other disasters within a community. (NFPA 1035)

Answer 12

Community risk reduction

Question 13

The individual responsible for command of a company, a designation not
specific to any particular fire department rank (can be a fire fighter,
lieutenant, captain, or chief officer, if responsible for command of a single
company). (NFPA 1026)

Answer 13

Company officer

Question 14

The guidelines that a department sets for fire fighters to work within.

Answer 14

Discipline

Question 15

Breaking down an incident or task into a series of smaller, more manageable
tasks and assigning personnel to complete those tasks.

Answer 15

Division of labor

Question 16

To take off an item of clothing or equipment.

Answer 16

Doff

Question 17

To put on an item of clothing or equipment.

Answer 17

Don

Question 18

The first trained professional, such as a police officer, fire fighter, lifeguard, or
other rescuer, to arrive at the scene of an emergency to provide initial medical
assistance. They have basic training and often perform in an assistant role
within the ambulance.

Answer 18

Emergency Medical Responder

Question 19

A company that may be made up of medical units and first-response vehicles.
Members of this company respond to and assist in the transport of medical and
trauma victims to medical facilities. They often have medications,
defibrillators, and paramedics who can stabilize a critical patient.

Answer 19

Emergency medical services company

Question 20

Personnel who are responsible for administering prehospital care to people who
are sick and injured. Prehospital calls make up the majority of responses in
most fire departments, and in some organizations, these personnel are crossed-
trained as fire fighters.

Answer 20

Emergency medical services personnel

Question 21

EMS personnel who account for most of the EMS providers in the United States.
This type of provider has training in basic emergency care skills, including
oxygen therapy, bleeding control, CPR, automated external defibrillation, use
of basic airway devices, and assisting patients with certain medications.

Answer 21

Emergency Medical Technician

Question 22

The individual who performs maintenance, diagnosis, and repair on emergency
vehicles.

Answer 22

Emergency vehicle technician

Question 23

A group of fire fighters who work as a unit and are equipped with one or more
pumping engines that have rated capacities of 2839 L/min (750 gpm) or more.
(NFPA 1410)

Answer 23

: Engine company

Question 24

The individual who has demonstrated the ability to coordinate, create,
administer, prepare, deliver, and evaluate educational programs and
information.

Answer 24

Fire and life safety educator

Question 25

A fire department member who is authorized by the authority having jurisdiction to drive, operate, or both drive and operate fire department vehicles. (NFPA 1451)

Answer 25

Fire apparatus driver/operator

Question 26

A person, at the first level of progression as defined in Chapter 4 of NFPA 1001, who has demonstrated the knowledge and skills to function as an integral member of a firefighting team under direct supervision in hazardous conditions. (NFPA 1001)

Answer 26

: Fire Fighter I

Question 27

A person, at the second level of progression as defined in Chapter 5 of NFPA 1001, who has demonstrated the skills and depth of knowledge to function under general supervision. (NFPA 1001)

Answer 27

Fire Fighter II

Question 28

Tools used to pull down burning structures.

Answer 28

Fire hooks

Question 29

An individual who conducts fire code inspections and applies codes and standards. (NFPA 1037)

Answer 29

Fire inspector

Question 30

An individual who has demonstrated the skills and knowledge necessary to conduct, coordinate, and complete an investigation. (NFPA 1037)

Answer 30

Fire investigator

Question 31

Historically, an identifying symbol on a building informing fire fighters that the building was insured by a company that would pay them for extinguishing the fire.

Answer 31

Fire mark

Question 32

A person designated to provide delivery, management, and/or administration of fire protection and life safety-related codes and standards, investigations, education, and/or prevention services for local, county, state, provincial, federal, tribal, or private sector jurisdictions as adopted or determined by that entity. (NFPA 1037)

Answer 32

Fire marshal

Question 33

Historically speaking, a plug installed to control water accessed from wooden pipes. Today, this is a slang term used to describe a fire hydrant.

Answer 33

Fireplug

Question 34

An individual officially deployed who provides scene security, directs traffic, and conducts other duties as determined by the authority having jurisdiction. (NFPA 1091)

Answer 34

Fire police officer

Question 35

A member of the fire department who is responsible for reviewing plans and working with building owners to ensure that the design of and systems for fire detection and suppression will meet applicable codes and function as needed. They also may be employed by an architectural firm to assure that buildings are constructed in a fire-safe manner.

Answer 35

Fire protection engineer

Question 36

Individuals who were charged with enforcing fire regulations in colonial America.

Answer 36

Fire wardens

Question 37

The process by which an organization exercises authority and performs the functions assigned to it.

Answer 37

Governance

Question 38

A fire company that responds to and controls scenes where hazardous materials have spilled or leaked. Responders wear special suits and are trained to deal with most chemicals.

Answer 38

Hazardous materials company

Question 39

A person who responds to hazardous materials/weapons of mass destruction incidents using a risk-based response process by which he or she analyzes the problem at hand, selects applicable decontamination procedures, and controls a release while using specialized protective clothing and control equipment. (NFPA 472)

Answer 39

Hazardous materials technician

Question 40

The individual responsible for all incident activities, including the development of strategies and tactics and the ordering and release of resources. (NFPA 1026, 1500, 1072)

Answer 40

: Incident commander

Question 41

A component of an incident management system (IMS) designed to enable effective and efficient on-scene incident management by integrating organizational functions, tactical operations, incident planning, incident logistics, and administrative tasks within a common organizational structure. (NFPA 1072)

Answer 41

Incident command system

Question 42

A member of the command staff responsible for monitoring and assessing safety hazards and unsafe situations and for developing measures for ensuring personnel safety. (NFPA 1500)

Answer 42

Incident safety officer

Question 43

Fire fighters or civilians who take care of the computer and networking systems that a fire department needs to operate.

Answer 43

Information management

Question 44

Fire apparatus with a fire pump of at least 250 gpm (946 L/min) capacity, water tank, and hose body, whose primary purpose is to initiate a fire suppression attack on structural, vehicular, or vegetation fires and to support associated fire department operations. May also be referred to as quick attack apparatus.

Answer 44

Initial attack apparatus

Question 45

The principle of using a small amount of radioactive material to ionize the air between two differentially charged electrodes to sense the presence of smoke particles. Smoke particles entering the ionization volume decrease the conductance of the air by reducing ion mobility. The reduced conductance signal is processed and used to convey an alarm condition when it meets preset criteria. (NFPA 72)

Answer 45

lonization smoke detection

Question 46

A company officer who is usually responsible for a single fire company on a single shift; the first in line among company officers.

Answer 46

Lieutenant

Question 47

A vehicle designed primarily for transporting (pickup, transporting, and delivering) water to fire emergency scenes to be applied by other vehicles or pumping equipment. (NFPA 1901)

Answer 47

Mobile water supply apparatus

Question 48

The association that develops and maintains nationally recognized minimum consensus standards on many areas of fire safety and specific standards on hazardous materials.

Answer 48

National Fire Protection Association

Question 49

EMS personnel with the highest level of training in EMS, including cardiac monitoring, administering drugs, inserting advanced airways, manual defibrillation, and other advanced assessment and treatment skills.

Answer 49

: Paramedic

Question 50

A detector that uses a light beam and a photocell to detect larger visible particles of smoke. When visible particles of smoke enter the inner chamber they reflect some of the light onto the photocell, thereby activating the alarm.

Answer 50

Photoelectric smoke alarm

Question 51

Formal statements that provide guidelines for present and future actions. They often require personnel to make judgments.

Answer 51

Policies

Question 52

A member of the command staff responsible for interfacing with the public and media or with other agencies with incident-related information requirements. (NFPA 1026)

Answer 52

Public information officer

Question 53

Fire apparatus with a permanently mounted fire pump, a water tank, a hose storage area, an aerial ladder or elevating platform with a permanently mounted waterway, and a complement of ground ladders.

Answer 53

Quint apparatus

Question 54

Mandates issued and enforced by governmental bodies such as the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Answer 54

Regulations

Question 55

A group of fire fighters who work as a unit and are equipped with one or more rescue vehicles. (NFPA 1410)

Answer 55

Rescue company

Question 56

A responder who is trained to handle water rescues and emergencies, including recovery and search procedures, in both water and under-ice situations. (SCUBA stands for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus.)

Answer 56

SCUBA dive rescue technician

Question 57

An atmosphere-supplying respirator that supplies a respirable air atmosphere to the user from a breathing air source that is independent of the ambient environment and designed to be carried by the user. (NFPA 1981)

Answer 57

: Self-contained breathing apparatus

Question 58

A detector comprising an assembly that incorporates a sensor, control components, and an alarm notification appliance in one unit operated from a power source either located in the unit or obtained at the point of installation. (NFPA 72)

Answer 58

Single-station smoke alarm

Question 59

The maximum number of personnel or activities that can be effectively controlled by one individual (usually three to seven). (NFPA 1006)

Answer 59

Span of control

Question 60

A written organizational directive that establishes or prescribes specific operational or administrative methods to be followed routinely for the performance of designated operations or actions. (NFPA 1521)

Answer 60

Standard operating procedure

Question 61

Documents, the main text of which contain only requirements and which are in a form generally suitable for mandatory reference by another such docunment or code or for adoption into law. Nonmandatory provisions shall be located in an appendix or annex, footnote, or fine-print note and are not to be considered a part of the requirements of this document. (NFPA 1)

Answer 61

Standards

Question 61

A person who is trained to perform or direct a technical rescue. (NFPA 1006)

Answer 61

Technical rescuer

Question 62

The person designated by the fire chief with authority for overall management and control of the organization's training program. (NFPA 1401)

Answer 62

Training officer

Question 63

A group of fire fighters who work as a unit and are equipped with one or more pieces of aerial fire apparatus. (NFPA 1410)

Answer 63

Truck company

Question 64

The concept by which each person within an organization reports to one, and only one, designated person. (NFPA 1026)

Answer 64

Unity of command

Question 65

A fire company that is dispatched to vegetation fires where larger engines cannot gain access. These companies have four-wheel drive vehicles and special firefighting equipment.

Answer 65

Wildland/brush company