firefighter 1 practice test
EXAM QUESTIONS AND
VERIFED CORRECT ANSWER
GRADED A+ LATEST 2026-
2027 100% GUARANTEED
PASS
11. The standardized term used to signal the immediate need to clear the radio and transmit
critical information is.
A. Emergency Traffic.
C. Signal 2.
B. 10-99.
D. Critical Alert. - CORRECT ANSWER-A
12. What should call-takers do if a call comes in that is about issues not handled by the fire
department?
A. Try to direct the caller to the appropriate agency, even providing contact information, if
available.
B. Take the caller's information and advise them that this is a non-criminal offense for which
there will be a small fine.
C. Quickly and politely tell the caller this is not a fire department issue and hang up to free up
the line.
D. Transfer the call immediately to the recording for inappropriate calls. - CORRECT ANSWER-A
,13. First arriving companies broadcast______reports to incoming units.
A. arrival B. urgent C. status D. select - CORRECT ANSWER-A
14. The only time the_____callout is used is in a situation where there is immediate danger to
the lives of firefighters.
A. attention B. emergency traffic C. urgent traffic D. mayday - CORRECT ANSWER-D
15. A trunked digital radio system allows:
A. only one agency on the system.
B. different agencies on different systems.
C. different agencies on the same system.
D. fewer users to communicate. - CORRECT ANSWER-C
16. Radio signals are either:
A. simple or duplex.
C. simple or complex.
B. analog or digital.
D. private or public. - CORRECT ANSWER-B
17. Which is considered to be a hazardous atmosphere encountered during fires?
,A. Oxygen @ 20.5 percent
C. Smoke
B. Water vapor
D. Nitrogen oxide - CORRECT ANSWER-C
18. Which statement about protective breathing apparatus is correct?
A. Beards or facial hair is allowable as long as they are neat and trim.
B. Beards or facial hair cannot be in the seal area.
C. Eyeglasses with side frames passing through the seal area of the self-contained breathing
apparatus mask are allowable.
D. Firefighters do not need to maintain a tight seal as the mask maintains positive pressure. -
CORRECT ANSWER-B
19. As the oxygen supply in any given area falls below percent, unconsciousness can occur.
A. 21 B. 17 C. 12 D. 9 - CORRECT ANSWER-D
20. A firefighter is susceptible to poisoning or irritation from carbon monoxide through:
A. ingestion. B. absorption. C. inhalation. D. injection. - CORRECT ANSWER-C
21. What are the two general types of self-contained breathing apparatus?
A. Demand and pressure-demand
, B. Open-circuit and closed-circuit
C. Occupational Safety and Health Administration approved National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health approved
D. Compressed air and liquid oxygen - CORRECT ANSWER-B
22. Inhaled toxic gases can directly cause:
A. impaired lung function.
B. muscle cramps in the lower extremities.
C. blurred vision, leading to blindness.
D. amnesia. - CORRECT ANSWER-A
23. Atmospheres are classified as oxygen deficient when they fall below percent oxygen.
A. 25 B. 19.5 C. 16 D. 13.5 - CORRECT ANSWER-B
24. Toxic substances found in smoke include:
A. hydrogen cyanide.
C. oxygen.
B. water vapor.
D. sulphuric acid. - CORRECT ANSWER-A
25. One-self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) limitation that the firefighter should be
aware of is:
EXAM QUESTIONS AND
VERIFED CORRECT ANSWER
GRADED A+ LATEST 2026-
2027 100% GUARANTEED
PASS
11. The standardized term used to signal the immediate need to clear the radio and transmit
critical information is.
A. Emergency Traffic.
C. Signal 2.
B. 10-99.
D. Critical Alert. - CORRECT ANSWER-A
12. What should call-takers do if a call comes in that is about issues not handled by the fire
department?
A. Try to direct the caller to the appropriate agency, even providing contact information, if
available.
B. Take the caller's information and advise them that this is a non-criminal offense for which
there will be a small fine.
C. Quickly and politely tell the caller this is not a fire department issue and hang up to free up
the line.
D. Transfer the call immediately to the recording for inappropriate calls. - CORRECT ANSWER-A
,13. First arriving companies broadcast______reports to incoming units.
A. arrival B. urgent C. status D. select - CORRECT ANSWER-A
14. The only time the_____callout is used is in a situation where there is immediate danger to
the lives of firefighters.
A. attention B. emergency traffic C. urgent traffic D. mayday - CORRECT ANSWER-D
15. A trunked digital radio system allows:
A. only one agency on the system.
B. different agencies on different systems.
C. different agencies on the same system.
D. fewer users to communicate. - CORRECT ANSWER-C
16. Radio signals are either:
A. simple or duplex.
C. simple or complex.
B. analog or digital.
D. private or public. - CORRECT ANSWER-B
17. Which is considered to be a hazardous atmosphere encountered during fires?
,A. Oxygen @ 20.5 percent
C. Smoke
B. Water vapor
D. Nitrogen oxide - CORRECT ANSWER-C
18. Which statement about protective breathing apparatus is correct?
A. Beards or facial hair is allowable as long as they are neat and trim.
B. Beards or facial hair cannot be in the seal area.
C. Eyeglasses with side frames passing through the seal area of the self-contained breathing
apparatus mask are allowable.
D. Firefighters do not need to maintain a tight seal as the mask maintains positive pressure. -
CORRECT ANSWER-B
19. As the oxygen supply in any given area falls below percent, unconsciousness can occur.
A. 21 B. 17 C. 12 D. 9 - CORRECT ANSWER-D
20. A firefighter is susceptible to poisoning or irritation from carbon monoxide through:
A. ingestion. B. absorption. C. inhalation. D. injection. - CORRECT ANSWER-C
21. What are the two general types of self-contained breathing apparatus?
A. Demand and pressure-demand
, B. Open-circuit and closed-circuit
C. Occupational Safety and Health Administration approved National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health approved
D. Compressed air and liquid oxygen - CORRECT ANSWER-B
22. Inhaled toxic gases can directly cause:
A. impaired lung function.
B. muscle cramps in the lower extremities.
C. blurred vision, leading to blindness.
D. amnesia. - CORRECT ANSWER-A
23. Atmospheres are classified as oxygen deficient when they fall below percent oxygen.
A. 25 B. 19.5 C. 16 D. 13.5 - CORRECT ANSWER-B
24. Toxic substances found in smoke include:
A. hydrogen cyanide.
C. oxygen.
B. water vapor.
D. sulphuric acid. - CORRECT ANSWER-A
25. One-self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) limitation that the firefighter should be
aware of is:
