History of Fire Protection
Before radios or bullhorns, the ______ allowed communication during an incident. Today it serves as a symbol of authority.
Chief's trumpet
A company is responsible for securing a water source, deploying handlines, and putting water on the fire
Engine Company
The position often in charge of running calls and supervising multiple stations or districts within a city
Battalion Chief
The organizational structure of a fire department consist of a
Chain of Command
In 1871, a historic fire, which burned for three days, destroyed more than 2000 acres and killed 300 people was the ________
Great Chicago Fire
IC
Incident Commander
A company specializes in forcible entry, roof operations, search and rescue above the fire, and deployment of ground ladders.
Truck Company
The position responsible for operating the fire apparatus
Driver/Operator
What are the most important "machines" on the fire scene?
a. hand tools
b. engines
c. well-trained fire fighters
d. ladders
C. Well trained fire fighters
The first volunteer fire company began in Philadelphia in 1735, under the leadership of ____
Ben Franklin
SOP and SOG
Standard Operating Procedures
Standard Operating Guild lines
A company usually is reponsible for rescuing victims from fires, confined spaces, trenches and high angle situations.
Rescue Company
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Firefighter I usually report to a
Lieutenant (FFII)
In the 1700s, a fire mark indicated
a. the homeowner had fire insurance
b. the homeowner was a career fire fighter
c. the homeowner was a volunteer fire fighter
d. the home had a previous fire.
a. The homeowner had fire insurance
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Augustus Caesar created what was probably the first fire department, called the Familia Publica, in
24 B.C.
DON and DOFF
To put on protective clothing
To take off protective clothing
A company that responds and mitigate substance on the scenes involving spilled or leaking hazardous materials.
Hazmat Company
The position responsible for a fire company and for coordinating activities of that company among the shift
Captain
The theory that each fire fighter answers to only one supervisor is referred to as
Unity Command
_____ were introduced as the first communication tool used to send coded telegraph signal to the departments.
Call boxes
SCBA
Self-Contain Breathing Apparatus
A company responds to fires that larger engines cannot reach, they use four wheel drive vehicles and carry fighting equipment such as portable pumps.
Wildland Brush Company
New firefighter to join fire department and/or a firefighter assigned to their first firehouse.
Probationary Firefighter
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The fire service draws its authority from the governing entity, and the head of the department is accountable to the
The leader of the governing body ( ex. the mayor)
Where was the first paid fire department established in the United States?
Boston