Advanced Firefighter Technician Exam
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Ordinary combustibles (wood, paper, cloth) - CORRECT ANSWER Class A fire
extinguisher
Flammable or combustible liquids - CORRECT ANSWER Class B fire extinguisher
Electrical equipment: fires in wiring, fuse boxes, energized electrical equipment, computers -
CORRECT ANSWER Class C fire extinguisher
Used on burning or combustible metals - CORRECT ANSWER Class D fire
extinguisher
Oils/fats in cooking appliances - CORRECT ANSWER Class K fire extinguisher
The lowest temperature at which a combustible material ignites in air and continues to burn -
CORRECT ANSWER Auto ignition temperature
Made up of un-burned forms of hydrocarbons - CORRECT ANSWER Smoke
High volume, high velocity, turbulent ultra dense, black smoke that is so hot that it produces
as much destruction as flames would - CORRECT ANSWER Black Fire
Stage of a fire at which all surfaces and objects within a space have been heated to their
ignition temperature, and flame breaks out almost at once over the surface of all objects in the
space. - CORRECT ANSWER Flashover
, A competent ignition source will have sufficient temperature and energy and be in contact
with the fuel long enough to raise it to its ignition temperature. - CORRECT
ANSWER Competent Ignition Source
Three blasts on apparatus air horn repeated several times or sirens sounded on high-low for
15 seconds. - CORRECT ANSWER Evacuation Signal
Two or more firefighters designed to perform firefighter rescue. - CORRECT
ANSWER RIT/Rapid Intervention Team
Voluntary database used to compile and
Analyze incident reports at the local, state, and national level. - CORRECT
ANSWER National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS)
Public records under the Freedom of Information Act. - CORRECT ANSWER NFIRS
Can determine the closest firehouse and which units are available to respond to an incident. -
CORRECT ANSWER computer-aided dispatch (CAD)
Able to display information where a call originated and even the name and address of the
caller. - CORRECT ANSWER Enhanced 911
Status updates provided to the communications center every 10 to 20 minutes. Such an
update should include the type of operation, the progress of the incident, the anticipated
actions, and the need for additional resources. - CORRECT ANSWER Time marks
Allows all agencies with jurisdictional responsibility for and incident to manage the event by
establishing a common set of objectives and strategies. - CORRECT ANSWER Unified
Command
Concept to which each person within an organization reports to one designated person. -
CORRECT ANSWER Unity of Command
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Ordinary combustibles (wood, paper, cloth) - CORRECT ANSWER Class A fire
extinguisher
Flammable or combustible liquids - CORRECT ANSWER Class B fire extinguisher
Electrical equipment: fires in wiring, fuse boxes, energized electrical equipment, computers -
CORRECT ANSWER Class C fire extinguisher
Used on burning or combustible metals - CORRECT ANSWER Class D fire
extinguisher
Oils/fats in cooking appliances - CORRECT ANSWER Class K fire extinguisher
The lowest temperature at which a combustible material ignites in air and continues to burn -
CORRECT ANSWER Auto ignition temperature
Made up of un-burned forms of hydrocarbons - CORRECT ANSWER Smoke
High volume, high velocity, turbulent ultra dense, black smoke that is so hot that it produces
as much destruction as flames would - CORRECT ANSWER Black Fire
Stage of a fire at which all surfaces and objects within a space have been heated to their
ignition temperature, and flame breaks out almost at once over the surface of all objects in the
space. - CORRECT ANSWER Flashover
, A competent ignition source will have sufficient temperature and energy and be in contact
with the fuel long enough to raise it to its ignition temperature. - CORRECT
ANSWER Competent Ignition Source
Three blasts on apparatus air horn repeated several times or sirens sounded on high-low for
15 seconds. - CORRECT ANSWER Evacuation Signal
Two or more firefighters designed to perform firefighter rescue. - CORRECT
ANSWER RIT/Rapid Intervention Team
Voluntary database used to compile and
Analyze incident reports at the local, state, and national level. - CORRECT
ANSWER National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS)
Public records under the Freedom of Information Act. - CORRECT ANSWER NFIRS
Can determine the closest firehouse and which units are available to respond to an incident. -
CORRECT ANSWER computer-aided dispatch (CAD)
Able to display information where a call originated and even the name and address of the
caller. - CORRECT ANSWER Enhanced 911
Status updates provided to the communications center every 10 to 20 minutes. Such an
update should include the type of operation, the progress of the incident, the anticipated
actions, and the need for additional resources. - CORRECT ANSWER Time marks
Allows all agencies with jurisdictional responsibility for and incident to manage the event by
establishing a common set of objectives and strategies. - CORRECT ANSWER Unified
Command
Concept to which each person within an organization reports to one designated person. -
CORRECT ANSWER Unity of Command
