ALPHA
A fire fighter will most typically report directly to a person of which rank?
What is a Lieutenant
A fire fighter with specialized knowledge and training for high-angle rescue, structural collapse, trench rescue, confined-space, and similar operations
What is a technical rescuer
According to FEMA, the span of control of personnel is between
What is 3 and 7
These are developed to provide definitive guidelines for present and future actions
What are Policies
The basic management principle saying that each fire fighter should answer to only one supervisor.
What is Unity of Command
This percent of fire fighters in the United States are volunteers.
What is 70 percent
In the fire service, the bugle has become a symbol of this
What is authority
Seventy-one percent of career fire fighters work in jurisdictions with a this population or more.
What is 25,000
The earliest known fire department was here
Where is Ancient Rome
This is the Golden Rule when applied to the fire service
What is treating everyone else as if they were a member of your family
This development led to the widespread use of the mechanized pumping apparatus
What is the internal combustion engine
This was one of the major U.S. fires of 1871
What was the Great Chicago Fire
This fire fighter is trained and certified in chemical identification, leak control, and decontamination
What is a HazMat Technician
This NFPA standard specifies the medical requirements for fire fighters
What is NFPA 1582
This is the number of people whom one person can supervise effectively
What is span of control
Training and performance qualifications for firefighters are specified in which NFPA standard
What is NFPA 1001
The “S” in “SOP”
What is standard
This is the set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterize an institution or organization
What is culture
This was the location of the first fire insurance company formed in America
Where is Charleston, South Carolina
The cultural characteristic meaning taking action even though you have doubts or fears about the consequences
What is moral courage
The fire that was the precursor for today's NFPA 101 Life Safety Code and helped bring about changes like sprinkler systems where more than 25 people work above ground level
What is the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
The national organization that writes codes and standards for fire protection
What is the NFPA
The position that specializes in reviewing plans for fire detection and suppression systems for functionality and code compliance
What is a fire protection engineer
He developed the first fire hydrant
Who is Frederick Graff
They are responsible for coordinating the activities of several fire companies in a defined geographic area such as a district
Who is a Battalion Chief