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Orientation
Firefighter Safety & Health
Ropes and Knots
Rescue and Extraction
Fire detection and alarm systems
100
In old world Germany fires starting in thatched roofs wer called?
The red hen.
100
According to ____, those qualified at the Fire Fighter 1 level must be familiar with the basic aspects of firefighter saftey and health.
NFPA 1500
100

One of the oldest tools used by a firefighter is a (an)

Rope

100
According to IFSTA what would not be considered a "Rescue Incident?"
A person trapped in an automobile accident.
100
According to the factory Mutual Research Corporation, about____% of all fires are controlled by the activation or five or fewer sprinklers.
70%
200
When did fire fighting tools, Equipment and fire fighting methods begin to change in North America.
During the industrial revolution beginning in the last Quater of the 18th century.
200
Approximately how many firefighter injuries are reported in the USA each year?
100,000
200
Rope used for any purpose other than rescue is commonly called _____ Rope
Utility
200
What would the disentanglement and removal of victims from vehicles and machinery be called?
Extrication
200

This type of device is NOT considered one of the three basic types of fixed temperature alarm initiating devices

A device which activates through a radioactive material (usually Americium)

300
Who was credited for organizing the first volunteer fire department?
Benjamin Franklin
300
Approximately how many firefighters die each year in the USA in the line of duty?
More than 100
300
What is not a typical use for a utility rope?
Lowering an injured patient in a stokes basket from a steep cliff.
300
When is it NOT necessary to conduct a search of a building during a structure fire?
It is always necessary to conduct a search during a structure fire, no matter how small it appears.
300
What is the Fixed- Temperature Device called that is held in place by a solder with a known melting temperature, that melts under fire conditions, thus triggering the detector?
Fusible Device
400
In which city was the first fire company organized?
Philadelphia
400
Most firefighter injuries are___
A direct result of preventable accidents.
400
Generally, How many twisted strands are used to construct a laid rope?
3
400
When a firefighter encounters a door during a search and rescue operation, the firefighter should not do what?
Open the door.
400
Which type of heat detector uses two metals that have different thermal expansion Characteristics?
Bimetallic Detector
500
Fire fighters who receive reimbursement for each call they make are known as________ ?
Paid on call
500
Approximately what percentage of firefighters fatalities are due to motor vehicle crashes? 15.4% 21.7% 33.5% 42.8%
21.7%
500

Which of the following life safety rope is 3/8-inch in diameter, and is intended to support the weight of one person?

Light use rope

500


In Fire Fighting, the term for the point in which the firefighters exits a structure. (also can be used in verb form).


What is egress.

500
Which rate-of-rise detector works on the principle that when two or more wires of different metals are twisted together and heated at one end, an electrical current is generated at the other end?
Thermoelectric Detector