Fire Fighter 1 State Exam
- firefighter guidelines Ans- Be safe, follow orders, work as a team, think, follow the
golden rule NFPA 1001 Ans- training and performance qualifications for firefighters Fire apparatus operator Ans- responsible for getting apparatus to scene safely as well as setting up and running the pump or operating aerial ladder company officer Ans- leads the company both on the scene and station safety officer Ans- watches overall operation for unsafe practices training officer Ans- responsible for updating the training of ff incident commander Ans- responsible for the management of all incident operations fire marshal/inspector/investigator Ans- inspects business and enforces public safety laws and fire codes. can also help investigate cause of fire fire and life safety education specialist Ans- educates public about fire safety and injury prevention 911 dispatcher/telecommunicator Ans- takes calls from public and dispatches appropriate units to an emergency Fire police Ans- control traffic and secure scene from public information management personnel Ans- take care of ff computer network system fire protection engineer Ans- reviews plans and works with building owners to ensure that detection systems meet the applicable codes technical rescue technician Ans- trained in special rescue techniques for incidents involving structural collapse, trench rescue, swift water rescue, confined space rescue, high angle rescue unified command system Ans- establishes a single set of incident goals under a single leader and ensures mutual communication operation governance Ans- organisation exercises authority and performs functions assigned to it 1 / 2
regulations Ans- developed by governmental bodies to implement a law policies Ans- developed to provide definitive guidelines for present and future actions engine company Ans- responsible for securing water source, deploying landlines, conducting search and rescue, and putting water on fire truck company Ans- responsible for forcible entry, ventilation, roof operations, search and rescue, and ground ladder deployment rescue company Ans- responsible for rescuing victims from fires, confined spaces, trenches, and high angle situations Chain of command (lowest to highest) Ans- firefighter, lieutenant, captain, battalion chief, assistant or division chief, chief of department four basic management principles Ans- discipline, division of labor, unity of command, span of control Advanced emergency medical technician Ans- ems who can perform limited procedures that include iv therapy, interpretation of cardiac rhythms, defribillation, and airway intubation. falls between emt basic and emt paramedic assistant or division chief Ans- midlevel chief who has functional area of responsibility banked Ans- covering a fire to ensure low burning battalion chief Ans- first level of fire chief, charged of running calls and supervising multiple stations or districts within a city captain Ans- second rank in fire service, responsible for managing a fire company and coordinating activities chief's trumpet Ans- old device given to chiefs to give orders during calls consensus document Ans- code document developed through agreement between people. NFPA is an example emergency medical services company Ans- company made up of medical units and first response vehicles emergency medical services personnel Ans- personnel who are responsible for administering prehospital care, cross trained as ff emergency medical technicians Ans- have training in basic emergency care skills
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