ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | GRADED A+.
/. What is the mission of the fire service - Answer-To save lives and protect property
/.What NFPA standard establishes basic training criteria for Firefighter I and Firefighter II? - Answer-1001
/.a ___ is a collection of rules enacted by law in a particular jurisdiction - Answer-Code
/.What best describes the action first taken after an alert to the station - Answer-Dispatching of
emergency servies responders
/.the use of ten codes in radio transmissions was replaced when agencies began to adopt which of the
following - Answer-National Incident Management system (NIMS)
/.What task may a telecommunications center be assigned during a progress report - Answer-Providing
periodic time transmission
/.what best describes when an SCBA cylinder needs to be replaced - Answer-During inspection if cylinder
contains less than 90% of capacity
/.which type of rope is the only rope required to have a rope log - Answer-Life Safety Rope
,/.which part of the rope is used to tie a knot or hitch - Answer-Working
/.which type of knot can be used to secure a victims hands or feet to drag a victim to safety - Answer-
Handcuff
/.Once a search is complete, a FF should - Answer-Report promptly to the supervisor
/.What are the two objectives for a structural search - Answer-Search for life; assess fire conditions
/.what types of extrication method is used to stabilize a vehicle that is upside down or lying on its side -
Answer-Buttress tension System
/.what initial action is next priority after stabilizing the scene - Answer-stabilize the victim
/.what type of structural collapse occurs when the floor and or roof assemblies on both sides of a load
bearing wall collapse, allowing a good chance of victim survival - Answer-A-Frame
/.in the OATH method of signaling on a search line, two tugs represents - Answer-Advance
/.What type of tool is a pike pole - Answer-Push pull
/.cutting edges on axes should be inspected for - Answer-chips, cracks, or spurs.
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/.what should a FF do before stepping off a ladder, parapet wall, or other place of safety onto the roof of
a burning building, especially if the roof surface is obscured by smoke or darkness - Answer-Sound the
roof for structural integrity by striking it with an axe
, /.what type of hose is designed for drafting water from static water supplies or connecting to a fire
hydrant - Answer-hard suction hose
/.what type of fire hose damage can weaken the jacket which can lead to ruptures under pressure -
Answer-organic damage
/.which of the following equipment is necessary for service testing - Answer-nozzles with shutoff valves
/.the test site for service testing should be - Answer-on a slight grade
/.which of the following procedures should be followed when service testing fire hoses - Answer-stand
away from the discharge valve connection when charging hose
/.which of the following statesments about class a foam concentrates is most accurate? - Answer-class A
foam reduces the surface tension of water, allowing better water penetration into the fuel
/.Flammable liquids that mix readily with water are - Answer-polar solvents
/.which foams are required to extinguish fires of ethanol or ethanol based fuels - Answer-alcohol
resistant foams
/.which of the following statements about foam proportioning is most accurate - Answer-mixing class A
foam at a higher recommended percentage results in a thick, dry foam
/.Which proportioning methods depends on the venturi principle to draw foam through a hose
connected to the foam concentrate container and into the water stream - Answer-Eduction