Organization and safety

Question 0

What are privet organizations produced by?

Answer 0

Commercial publications

Question 1

What are fire departments governed by?

Answer 1

Commercial
Federal
Military

Question 2

Rules and standards printed by federal government agencies

Answer 2

Federal publications

Question 3

Rules and instructions for military personnel

Answer 3

Military publications

Question 4

What is reference materiel used by different specialty jobs for obtaining special info?

Answer 4

Technical orders (TO)

Question 5

What are the 4 areas of concern for firefighters?

Answer 5

Fire station
Firefighting agents
Training exercises
Hazardous responses

Question 6

What acts outside the body to produce dangerous situations

Answer 6

Physical

Question 7

What causes damage to tissue and organs?

Answer 7

Health

Question 8

What is a short period of exposure called?

Answer 8

Acute

Question 9

What occurs gradually over time?

Answer 9

Chronic

Question 10

What are the 4 main categories for (MSDS) material safety data sheet?

Answer 10

Product info
Exposure situations
Hazard prevention
Specific info

Question 11

What aspects of society did the industrial revolution affect?

Answer 11

Textile and steel

Question 12

What is a situation that is emerging?

Answer 12

Emergency

Question 13

Why do fire departments exist?

Answer 13

To intervene as quickly as possible

Question 14

What is the mission of the fire service?

Answer 14

Save life’s and protect property

Question 15

What 2 programs do fire departments use to prevent fires?

Answer 15

Fire prevention

Public education

Question 16

What following priorities do fire departments operate with?

Answer 16

Life safety
Incident stabilization
Property conservation

Question 17

What are the 4 organizational principles?

Answer 17

Unity of command
Span of control
Division of labor
Discipline

Question 18

What is a group of fire fighters assigned to a particular assignment?

Answer 18

Fire company

Question 19

What are some typical duties of firefighters?

Answer 19

Training
Medical emergencies 
Fire alarms 
Removing people from danger
Performing loss control operations

Question 20

What are some special operations found in fire departments?

Answer 20

Airport firefighters
Hazardous material technician
Technical rescuers
Wildland firefighter

Question 21

What is a guide to decision making within an organization?

Answer 21

Policy

Question 22

What is a written communication closely related to policy?

Answer 22

Procedure

Question 23

What is based on policy and procedure where as a directive is not?

Answer 23

Order

Question 24

What is a standard method in which an organization operates to carry out a routine function?

Answer 24

Standard operating procedure (SOP)

Question 25

SOP's follow what priorities?

Answer 25

Life safety Incident stabilization Property conservation

Question 26

What is NIMS?

Answer 26

National incident management system

Question 27

What provides a nationwide templet to enable all to work together during domestic incidents?

Answer 27

NIMS

Question 28

What are some fire protection security vulnerabilities?

Answer 28

Sites that contain classified info Flight line storage areas Aircraft emergencies Safeguarding classified material

Question 29

What percentage of injuries occur on the fire ground?

Answer 29

52%

Question 30

NFPA

Answer 30

National fire protection association

Question 31

OSHA

Answer 31

Occupational safety and health administration

Question 32

What is the single most important NFPA standard dealing with firefighter safety and health?

Answer 32

NFPA 1500

Question 33

Program that helps firefighters and family deal with substance abuse, stress, and personnel problems?

Answer 33

Member assistance program

Question 34

What are the main goals of safety programs?

Answer 34

Prevent human suffering Prevent damage of equipment Reduce accidents

Question 35

CISM

Answer 35

Critical incident stress management

Question 36

IC

Answer 36

Incident commander

Question 37

What is another terms for the passport system which aids in accounting for personnel within a hazardous zone?

Answer 37

Tag system

Question 38

What is anything that occupies space and has mass?

Answer 38

Mater

Question 39

What is a reaction where substance changes from one type of matter into another?

Answer 39

Chemical reaction

Question 40

Chemical reaction where oxygen and other materials combine together?

Answer 40

Oxidation

Question 41

Our atmosphere is composed of how much oxygen?

Answer 41

21%

Question 42

Reaction what gives off energy as they occur?

Answer 42

Exothermic

Question 43

Reactions that absorb energy as they occur?

Answer 43

Endothermic

Question 44

What are the 3 components needed for a fire to occur?

Answer 44

Heat Oxygen Fuel

Question 45

What are the 4 elements to the fire tetrahedron?

Answer 45

Oxygen Fuel Heat Self sustained chemical reaction

Question 46

Energy possessed by an object?

Answer 46

Potential energy

Question 47

Energy possessed by a moving object?

Answer 47

Kinetic energy

Question 48

Unit of measure for amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound of water 1 degree Fahrenheit?

Answer 48

British thermal unit

Question 49

What is the freezing point?

Answer 49

32 degrees

Question 50

Applying additional heat to a solid fuel which releases gases?

Answer 50

Pyrolysis

Question 51

Applying additional heat to a liquid fuels releasing gases?

Answer 51

Vaporization

Question 52

2 forms of ignition?

Answer 52

Piloted ignition | Auto ignition

Question 53

3 ways heat can be transferred?

Answer 53

Conduction Convection Radiation

Question 54

Transfer of heat within a body to another body by direct contact?

Answer 54

Conduction

Question 55

Transfer of heat energy from a fluid to a solid surface?

Answer 55

Convection

Question 56

Transfer of energy as an electromagnetic wave?

Answer 56

Radiation

Question 57

Materials that absorb heat but do not participate actively in combustion

Answer 57

Passive agents

Question 58

Ratio of the mass of a given volume of a liquid compared with the mass of an equal volume of water

Answer 58

Specific gravity

Question 59

Temperature where liquid gives off sufficient vapors to ignite, but not sustain?

Answer 59

Flash point

Question 60

Extent in which a substance will mix with water?

Answer 60

Solubility

Question 61

Material that will mix in water in any proportion?

Answer 61

Miscible

Question 62

Lowest rate a fire can burn at?

Answer 62

14% oxygen

Question 63

What is the range between the upper flammable limit and lower flammable limit in which a substance ignites?

Answer 63

Flammable range

Question 64

Fire involving ordinary combustible materials such as wood

Answer 64

Class A fire

Question 65

Fire involving flammable liquids and gases such as gasoline?

Answer 65

Class B fire

Question 66

Fire involving electrical equipment?

Answer 66

Class C fire

Question 67

Fire involving combustible metals such as aluminum?

Answer 67

Class D fire

Question 68

Fires involving oils and greases

Answer 68

Class K fire

Question 69

4 stages to a compartment fire?

Answer 69

Incipient Growth Fully developed Decay

Question 70

Gases forming layers according to temperature

Answer 70

Thermal layering

Question 71

Condition where gases form at top of compartment and ignite in gas layers

Answer 71

Rollover

Question 72

Rapid transition of growth in fire

Answer 72

Flashover

Question 73

Condition where products are above ignition temperatures and additional air mixes igniting an explosion

Answer 73

Backdraft