FIRE LIFE SAFETY LATEST 2026 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What should you do during a thunderstorm? - ✔✔If outdoors, stay away from trees,
sheds and shelters and do not fly a kite; Stay indoors, stay away from a fireplace,
stoves and grounded areas; If in water, get to shore quickly
✔✔A first degree burn appears what color? (19) - ✔✔pink
✔✔Make sure all doors and windows leading outside _________ _________. - ✔✔open
easily
✔✔What types of fire does Carbon Dioxide extinguish? - ✔✔Class B and Class C
✔✔What should you NOT climb outside? - ✔✔Electrical towers and power poles
✔✔Name 3 causes of Wild fires in the United states. - ✔✔Arson, debris burning,
smokers, equipment use, railroads, children, lightening, campfire
✔✔Approximately _________ children, ages 14 and under are killed in bicycle related
incidents. - ✔✔250
✔✔What should you do if you are on fire? - ✔✔Stop, drop and roll
✔✔How many home fires are caused by faulty electrical wiring? (8) - ✔✔45,000
✔✔Each year, lightening strikes approximately _______ Americans, with ________ of
these persons suffering fatal injuries. (31) - ✔✔550 and 55
✔✔Lightening causes more than ________ fires in buildings every year. (31) - ✔✔7,100
✔✔Lightening causes more than ___________ forest fires. (31) - ✔✔9,570
✔✔Place heaters at least ________ inches or _____ feet away from all combustible
materials. - ✔✔36 inches or 3 feet
✔✔A chemical burn is irritation and destruction of the skin caused by exposure to a
__________. - ✔✔chemical
✔✔________ % of burn injuries occur in the home. - ✔✔43%
✔✔Approximately _________ individuals receive treatment for their burns each year. -
✔✔500,000
, ✔✔Approximately __________ individuals die from injuries suffered from fires or burns.
- ✔✔4,000
✔✔_________ individuals are treated at specialized burn care facilities each year for
their burn injuries. - ✔✔25,000
✔✔________ % of burn injuries occur on a street or highway. - ✔✔17%
✔✔_______% of burn injuries are associated with an occupation. - ✔✔32%
✔✔The temperature of the average home water heater as it comes from the tap is
_______ degrees - ✔✔140 degrees
✔✔Exposure to water at 140 degrees for _________ seconds can result in a third
degree burn on a child or older adult. - ✔✔3 seconds
✔✔The home fire death rate has been reduced by ___________ since battery operated
smoke alarms became available in the 1970s. - ✔✔half
✔✔_____________ is a major cause of fires in the western United States where the
climate is dry by the heat of the summer months. - ✔✔Lightening
✔✔In the eastern United States, _______________ is not a problem except during
periods of extreme drought. - ✔✔Lightening
✔✔The firefighter's first job at any fire is the protection of ________ _________. -
✔✔Human lives
✔✔Plug electric space heaters into _______ receptacles. - ✔✔wall
✔✔What is the number one cause of fatal fires in North Carolina? - ✔✔heating
equipment
✔✔According to the USFA (United States Fire Administration) fire deaths are
___________ in winter months. - ✔✔highest
✔✔What gas is used to put out fires? (2) - ✔✔Carbon Dioxide
✔✔Flammable liquids will not burn until they are... (2) - ✔✔vaporized or turned into a
gas
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What should you do during a thunderstorm? - ✔✔If outdoors, stay away from trees,
sheds and shelters and do not fly a kite; Stay indoors, stay away from a fireplace,
stoves and grounded areas; If in water, get to shore quickly
✔✔A first degree burn appears what color? (19) - ✔✔pink
✔✔Make sure all doors and windows leading outside _________ _________. - ✔✔open
easily
✔✔What types of fire does Carbon Dioxide extinguish? - ✔✔Class B and Class C
✔✔What should you NOT climb outside? - ✔✔Electrical towers and power poles
✔✔Name 3 causes of Wild fires in the United states. - ✔✔Arson, debris burning,
smokers, equipment use, railroads, children, lightening, campfire
✔✔Approximately _________ children, ages 14 and under are killed in bicycle related
incidents. - ✔✔250
✔✔What should you do if you are on fire? - ✔✔Stop, drop and roll
✔✔How many home fires are caused by faulty electrical wiring? (8) - ✔✔45,000
✔✔Each year, lightening strikes approximately _______ Americans, with ________ of
these persons suffering fatal injuries. (31) - ✔✔550 and 55
✔✔Lightening causes more than ________ fires in buildings every year. (31) - ✔✔7,100
✔✔Lightening causes more than ___________ forest fires. (31) - ✔✔9,570
✔✔Place heaters at least ________ inches or _____ feet away from all combustible
materials. - ✔✔36 inches or 3 feet
✔✔A chemical burn is irritation and destruction of the skin caused by exposure to a
__________. - ✔✔chemical
✔✔________ % of burn injuries occur in the home. - ✔✔43%
✔✔Approximately _________ individuals receive treatment for their burns each year. -
✔✔500,000
, ✔✔Approximately __________ individuals die from injuries suffered from fires or burns.
- ✔✔4,000
✔✔_________ individuals are treated at specialized burn care facilities each year for
their burn injuries. - ✔✔25,000
✔✔________ % of burn injuries occur on a street or highway. - ✔✔17%
✔✔_______% of burn injuries are associated with an occupation. - ✔✔32%
✔✔The temperature of the average home water heater as it comes from the tap is
_______ degrees - ✔✔140 degrees
✔✔Exposure to water at 140 degrees for _________ seconds can result in a third
degree burn on a child or older adult. - ✔✔3 seconds
✔✔The home fire death rate has been reduced by ___________ since battery operated
smoke alarms became available in the 1970s. - ✔✔half
✔✔_____________ is a major cause of fires in the western United States where the
climate is dry by the heat of the summer months. - ✔✔Lightening
✔✔In the eastern United States, _______________ is not a problem except during
periods of extreme drought. - ✔✔Lightening
✔✔The firefighter's first job at any fire is the protection of ________ _________. -
✔✔Human lives
✔✔Plug electric space heaters into _______ receptacles. - ✔✔wall
✔✔What is the number one cause of fatal fires in North Carolina? - ✔✔heating
equipment
✔✔According to the USFA (United States Fire Administration) fire deaths are
___________ in winter months. - ✔✔highest
✔✔What gas is used to put out fires? (2) - ✔✔Carbon Dioxide
✔✔Flammable liquids will not burn until they are... (2) - ✔✔vaporized or turned into a
gas
