LATEST ACTUAL 2026 FIRETEAMS TEST
PREP/ NTN FIRETEAM EXAM | Q&A
100% PASS
You are a rookie firefighter and you know that departmental rules state that it is inappropriate for
you to watch television during your probation period. The crew has invited you in to watch a
movie. Firefighter 1: "Come on in! Don't worry about it! It's a great movie - it's a classic!"
Firefighter 2: "The captain is taking a nap anyway and he won't know anything!" Firefighter 1:
"Come on - we hardly even know you. Here's a perfect opportunity for us to get to know you
better! If you aren't going to watch a movie what are you going to do?" As the rookie firefighter,
how would you respond in this situation?
Thank the guys for the invite. Tell them that you appreciate it but you are still on probation and
can't watch any television during your probation period. Tell them that you are new to this job
and want to learn as much as possible.
A new fire cadet is doing their required duties around the firehouse, cleaning the kitchen, when
an alarm comes in. The fire cadet has earphones in and apparently does not hear the alarm. The
officer taps them on the shoulder and says, "Let's go - we have an alarm to respond to!" How
would you respond to the officer in this situation?
Apologize for having earphones in and not paying better attention. Tell the officer it won't
happen again.
You are a rookie firefighter with 2 months on the job. Each day you come to work, the engine
and ladder companies have different assignments that need to be completed. There is a
corresponding checklist made out by your officer to review the day's duties. You are cleaning the
bathrooms when one of the senior firefighters comes up to you and says, "Don't worry about the
bathroom. This area was cleaned the day before. I already went through it and everything looks
good. Come help me - let's clean out the equipment room." As the rookie firefighter, how would
you respond in this situation?
Inform the senior firefighter that it is your responsibility to clean out the bathroom every day.
Once you complete that job you will come and help him with the equipment room.
An engine and a ladder are responding to a car fire in an abandoned parking lot. The engine is
the first arriving unit on the scene. The fire cadet pulls off a line from the rear of the engine to
the car fire. This is his first fire; caught up in the emotions, he leaves his protective goggles on
the truck. The officer in charge of the engine does not have his protective goggles on either. He
is directing the cadet to get as close as possible to the car fire to extinguish the fire. The car is
rapidly becoming well involved in fire. The officer is firm in his direction to make sure they
extinguish the fire as quickly as possible. If you are the fire cadet on the scene that has forgotten
his protective goggles, what would your response be?
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, Go directly to the car fire and extinguish it.
Three firefighters are standing on the apparatus floor around 3:00 pm; one is a senior firefighter
with 22 years of service and the other two are fire cadets. The senior firefighter says, "Well, it's
about time to take this fatigue uniform shirt, hat and ID badge off." One of the cadets states that
it is a policy that you can't change out of your fatigue uniform shirt and hat and take off your ID
badge until 5:00 pm. The senior firefighter states, "That's ridiculous. They are always making up
useless policies; we don't have to listen to that." He tells the fire cadets to take off their fatigue
uniform shirts, hats and ID badges and walks away. The two fire cadets are discussing the matter
and one says, "Maybe he's right. This is a terrible policy. I've never seen the policy enforced or
seen anyone come in the station after 3:00 pm, so what does it matter?" He starts taking off his
fatigue uniform shirt, hat and ID badge. As the other fire cadet, how would you respond?
State that the policy is there for a reason and you need to follow it.
Three engines, two ladders and a rescue squad are responding to an emergency call. The driver
and officer get out of the engine quickly, but the firefighters in back are very slow to get out of
the back and bring the required equipment to the scene. In fact, other companies have arrived and
their crews have gotten off their apparatus, gotten their gear on, and gone into the building while
your firefighters are still bringing in the required forcible entry equipment. After the call, the
officer calls the firefighters over and says, "I noticed you were not getting off the apparatus with
the equipment quickly enough. We need to be fast, efficient and organized to get in the building
and deal with this situation." In this scenario, you are one of the firefighters slow to get off the
apparatus and bring in the equipment; how would you respond to the officer?
Tell the officer you are sorry; you didn't realize that you were getting off the apparatus slowly.
Tell the officer you will try to do better in the future.
An engine company arrives at an assisted living senior home to do a safety presentation for the
residents. The manager comes out and states that all the residents are ready for the presentation.
The firefighters tell the manager that they are ready and they will be right in. The senior
firefighter tells the fire cadets he has seen the officer give this presentation 3 times in the last 2
months. As the manager walks away, the officer gets a phone call. He says it's from the Safety
Director and he has been expecting this call all day. He tells the crew that he will only be about
15 minutes and walks away. As the senior firefighter, what would be the appropriate thing for
you to do in this situation?
Since you've seen the presentation lots of times, start the presentation until the officer is finished
with his call.
You are the junior firefighter riding in the back of the apparatus on the way to a hazardous
materials call in which numerous companies are responding. You notice that the officer and
driver have a serious discussion about the appropriate direction to take to get to the incident
because of many street closings in the area. What would be the appropriate response for you to
make in this situation?
Take out a map and offer help with directions.
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PREP/ NTN FIRETEAM EXAM | Q&A
100% PASS
You are a rookie firefighter and you know that departmental rules state that it is inappropriate for
you to watch television during your probation period. The crew has invited you in to watch a
movie. Firefighter 1: "Come on in! Don't worry about it! It's a great movie - it's a classic!"
Firefighter 2: "The captain is taking a nap anyway and he won't know anything!" Firefighter 1:
"Come on - we hardly even know you. Here's a perfect opportunity for us to get to know you
better! If you aren't going to watch a movie what are you going to do?" As the rookie firefighter,
how would you respond in this situation?
Thank the guys for the invite. Tell them that you appreciate it but you are still on probation and
can't watch any television during your probation period. Tell them that you are new to this job
and want to learn as much as possible.
A new fire cadet is doing their required duties around the firehouse, cleaning the kitchen, when
an alarm comes in. The fire cadet has earphones in and apparently does not hear the alarm. The
officer taps them on the shoulder and says, "Let's go - we have an alarm to respond to!" How
would you respond to the officer in this situation?
Apologize for having earphones in and not paying better attention. Tell the officer it won't
happen again.
You are a rookie firefighter with 2 months on the job. Each day you come to work, the engine
and ladder companies have different assignments that need to be completed. There is a
corresponding checklist made out by your officer to review the day's duties. You are cleaning the
bathrooms when one of the senior firefighters comes up to you and says, "Don't worry about the
bathroom. This area was cleaned the day before. I already went through it and everything looks
good. Come help me - let's clean out the equipment room." As the rookie firefighter, how would
you respond in this situation?
Inform the senior firefighter that it is your responsibility to clean out the bathroom every day.
Once you complete that job you will come and help him with the equipment room.
An engine and a ladder are responding to a car fire in an abandoned parking lot. The engine is
the first arriving unit on the scene. The fire cadet pulls off a line from the rear of the engine to
the car fire. This is his first fire; caught up in the emotions, he leaves his protective goggles on
the truck. The officer in charge of the engine does not have his protective goggles on either. He
is directing the cadet to get as close as possible to the car fire to extinguish the fire. The car is
rapidly becoming well involved in fire. The officer is firm in his direction to make sure they
extinguish the fire as quickly as possible. If you are the fire cadet on the scene that has forgotten
his protective goggles, what would your response be?
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, Go directly to the car fire and extinguish it.
Three firefighters are standing on the apparatus floor around 3:00 pm; one is a senior firefighter
with 22 years of service and the other two are fire cadets. The senior firefighter says, "Well, it's
about time to take this fatigue uniform shirt, hat and ID badge off." One of the cadets states that
it is a policy that you can't change out of your fatigue uniform shirt and hat and take off your ID
badge until 5:00 pm. The senior firefighter states, "That's ridiculous. They are always making up
useless policies; we don't have to listen to that." He tells the fire cadets to take off their fatigue
uniform shirts, hats and ID badges and walks away. The two fire cadets are discussing the matter
and one says, "Maybe he's right. This is a terrible policy. I've never seen the policy enforced or
seen anyone come in the station after 3:00 pm, so what does it matter?" He starts taking off his
fatigue uniform shirt, hat and ID badge. As the other fire cadet, how would you respond?
State that the policy is there for a reason and you need to follow it.
Three engines, two ladders and a rescue squad are responding to an emergency call. The driver
and officer get out of the engine quickly, but the firefighters in back are very slow to get out of
the back and bring the required equipment to the scene. In fact, other companies have arrived and
their crews have gotten off their apparatus, gotten their gear on, and gone into the building while
your firefighters are still bringing in the required forcible entry equipment. After the call, the
officer calls the firefighters over and says, "I noticed you were not getting off the apparatus with
the equipment quickly enough. We need to be fast, efficient and organized to get in the building
and deal with this situation." In this scenario, you are one of the firefighters slow to get off the
apparatus and bring in the equipment; how would you respond to the officer?
Tell the officer you are sorry; you didn't realize that you were getting off the apparatus slowly.
Tell the officer you will try to do better in the future.
An engine company arrives at an assisted living senior home to do a safety presentation for the
residents. The manager comes out and states that all the residents are ready for the presentation.
The firefighters tell the manager that they are ready and they will be right in. The senior
firefighter tells the fire cadets he has seen the officer give this presentation 3 times in the last 2
months. As the manager walks away, the officer gets a phone call. He says it's from the Safety
Director and he has been expecting this call all day. He tells the crew that he will only be about
15 minutes and walks away. As the senior firefighter, what would be the appropriate thing for
you to do in this situation?
Since you've seen the presentation lots of times, start the presentation until the officer is finished
with his call.
You are the junior firefighter riding in the back of the apparatus on the way to a hazardous
materials call in which numerous companies are responding. You notice that the officer and
driver have a serious discussion about the appropriate direction to take to get to the incident
because of many street closings in the area. What would be the appropriate response for you to
make in this situation?
Take out a map and offer help with directions.
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