FIREFIGHTING EXAM 1 2026/2027
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
1. What is fire? - ANSWER- Fire is a rapid, self sustaining oxidation process
accompanied by the evolution of heat and light in varying intensities
2. The fire triangle requires three things, what are these things? - ANSWER- Fuel, air,
and heat
3. If you add a chemical chain reaction to the fire triangle it becomes what? - ANSWER-
It becomes a fire tetrahedron
4. The two most common elements in fuels are? - ANSWER- Carbon and Hydrogen
5. Heavy, dense, black smoke being emitted by fire is also known as? - ANSWER- Black
fire
6. What are the states of matter? - ANSWER- Solid, liquid, and gas
7. What is the process that converts solids and liquids to the gaseous state by adding
energy? - ANSWER- Pyrolysis
8. What term describes when a fuel combusts and is self-sustaining? - ANSWER-
Ignition temperature
9. What term describes the ability of a substance to mix with water? - ANSWER-
Miscibility
10. What term refers to the weight of a liquid as compared to an equal volume of water?
- ANSWER- Specific gravity
11. What term compares the density of a vapor to that of air? - ANSWER- Vapor density
12. When a liquid gives off vapors to make an ignitable mixture but will not sustain
combustion is called? - ANSWER- Flash point
13. What is known as a mixture that the maximum concentration of gas or vapor for a
mixture to ignite? - ANSWER- Upper flammable limit
14. What is known as a mixture that is the minimum concentration for a gas or vapor for
a mixture to ignite? - ANSWER- Lower flammable limit
15. The mixture of a gas or vapor that will ignite between the minimum and maximum
concentration is called the...... ? - ANSWER- Flammable range
, 16. What method of heat transfer has a medium without visible motion? - ANSWER-
Conduction
17. The method of heat transfer that has a circulating medium is..... ? - ANSWER-
Convection
18. The transfer of heat through wavelengths is............. ? - ANSWER- Radiation
19. In which stage of fire does the fire no longer need input heat from outside sources to
continue to burn? - ANSWER- Incipient Stage
20. In what stage of fire does the fire no longer have available oxygen or fuel? -
ANSWER- Smoldering/Decay stage
21. Which federal government agency regulates the shipping of hazardous materials in
the United States? - ANSWER- U.S. Department of Transportation
22. What publication from the DOT should be carried on fire apparatus as a reference
guide for shipping accidents? - ANSWER- Emergency Response Guidebook
23. The acronym for The Chemical Transportation Emergency Center is known as.....? -
ANSWER- CHEMTREC
24. Who establishes requirements for Aircraft Rescue Firefighter's and Equipment? -
ANSWER- Federal Aviation Administration
25. What is the most common built-in fire suppression device? - ANSWER- Automatic
fire sprinklers
26. What quasi governmental agency is listed in the Nation Response Plan for Disasters?
- ANSWER- American Red Cross
27. Who is a per-driven, self-governing system that accredits public fire certifications
and higher education fire related programs? - ANSWER- International fire service
accreditation congress
28. What agency promotes public safety through scientific research of various materials
and their hazards? - ANSWER- Underwriters Laboratories
29. Who is the largest international union organization recognized in the northern
hemisphere representing firefighters? - ANSWER- International Association of
Firefighters
30. Who provides fire protection on National Forest Lands and lands bordering
National Forest Lands? - ANSWER- U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
1. What is fire? - ANSWER- Fire is a rapid, self sustaining oxidation process
accompanied by the evolution of heat and light in varying intensities
2. The fire triangle requires three things, what are these things? - ANSWER- Fuel, air,
and heat
3. If you add a chemical chain reaction to the fire triangle it becomes what? - ANSWER-
It becomes a fire tetrahedron
4. The two most common elements in fuels are? - ANSWER- Carbon and Hydrogen
5. Heavy, dense, black smoke being emitted by fire is also known as? - ANSWER- Black
fire
6. What are the states of matter? - ANSWER- Solid, liquid, and gas
7. What is the process that converts solids and liquids to the gaseous state by adding
energy? - ANSWER- Pyrolysis
8. What term describes when a fuel combusts and is self-sustaining? - ANSWER-
Ignition temperature
9. What term describes the ability of a substance to mix with water? - ANSWER-
Miscibility
10. What term refers to the weight of a liquid as compared to an equal volume of water?
- ANSWER- Specific gravity
11. What term compares the density of a vapor to that of air? - ANSWER- Vapor density
12. When a liquid gives off vapors to make an ignitable mixture but will not sustain
combustion is called? - ANSWER- Flash point
13. What is known as a mixture that the maximum concentration of gas or vapor for a
mixture to ignite? - ANSWER- Upper flammable limit
14. What is known as a mixture that is the minimum concentration for a gas or vapor for
a mixture to ignite? - ANSWER- Lower flammable limit
15. The mixture of a gas or vapor that will ignite between the minimum and maximum
concentration is called the...... ? - ANSWER- Flammable range
, 16. What method of heat transfer has a medium without visible motion? - ANSWER-
Conduction
17. The method of heat transfer that has a circulating medium is..... ? - ANSWER-
Convection
18. The transfer of heat through wavelengths is............. ? - ANSWER- Radiation
19. In which stage of fire does the fire no longer need input heat from outside sources to
continue to burn? - ANSWER- Incipient Stage
20. In what stage of fire does the fire no longer have available oxygen or fuel? -
ANSWER- Smoldering/Decay stage
21. Which federal government agency regulates the shipping of hazardous materials in
the United States? - ANSWER- U.S. Department of Transportation
22. What publication from the DOT should be carried on fire apparatus as a reference
guide for shipping accidents? - ANSWER- Emergency Response Guidebook
23. The acronym for The Chemical Transportation Emergency Center is known as.....? -
ANSWER- CHEMTREC
24. Who establishes requirements for Aircraft Rescue Firefighter's and Equipment? -
ANSWER- Federal Aviation Administration
25. What is the most common built-in fire suppression device? - ANSWER- Automatic
fire sprinklers
26. What quasi governmental agency is listed in the Nation Response Plan for Disasters?
- ANSWER- American Red Cross
27. Who is a per-driven, self-governing system that accredits public fire certifications
and higher education fire related programs? - ANSWER- International fire service
accreditation congress
28. What agency promotes public safety through scientific research of various materials
and their hazards? - ANSWER- Underwriters Laboratories
29. Who is the largest international union organization recognized in the northern
hemisphere representing firefighters? - ANSWER- International Association of
Firefighters
30. Who provides fire protection on National Forest Lands and lands bordering
National Forest Lands? - ANSWER- U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service
