APCO FIRE SERVICE COMMUNICATIONS
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION TEST 2026
FULL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS EXPERT
VERIFIED
●● Fires are fought from the ____ to the _______..
Answer: Unburned, Burned
●● The Fire Tetrahedron depicts which four factors necessary for fire?.
Answer: Heat
Oxygen
Fuel
Chemical Chain Reaction
●● T or F
The Administration Division includes frontline firefighters.
Answer: FALSE
●● ______, is cutting holes in roofs or breaking out upper windows
when fighting a fire..
Answer: Ventilation
,●● ______, can be an indicator of what is burning (or not burning). It is
typically an indicator of _____, or a chemical cloud..
Answer: White cloud / Steam
●● The Fire Prevention Division is commonly referred to as....
Answer: Fire Marshall's Office
●● T or F
Public Education is an important function of the Special Operations
Division..
Answer: False
●● What is the primary function of an engine?.
Answer: (aka Pumper
An engine has a self-contained water pump. Its primary function is) to
provide pressurized water.
●● T or F
In fire terminology, fire "truck" and an engine are the same type of fire
apparatus.
Answer: False
●● T or F
, The process of searching for evidence of further fire hidden from view
and the removal of materials that may re-combust is called Salvage.
Answer: FALSE
(It is called "Overhaul")
●● Define SCBA?.
Answer: Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus
●● The actual physical firefighting operations utilizing available
personnel and equipment is called?.
Answer: Attack
●● Property that may be endangered by a fire is no longer spreading
although there may still be some fire to deal with is called?.
Answer: Under Control
●● A fire that requires firefighting activity on the part of most or all
personnel assigned to the alarm is called?.
Answer: Working fire
●● T or F
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION TEST 2026
FULL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS EXPERT
VERIFIED
●● Fires are fought from the ____ to the _______..
Answer: Unburned, Burned
●● The Fire Tetrahedron depicts which four factors necessary for fire?.
Answer: Heat
Oxygen
Fuel
Chemical Chain Reaction
●● T or F
The Administration Division includes frontline firefighters.
Answer: FALSE
●● ______, is cutting holes in roofs or breaking out upper windows
when fighting a fire..
Answer: Ventilation
,●● ______, can be an indicator of what is burning (or not burning). It is
typically an indicator of _____, or a chemical cloud..
Answer: White cloud / Steam
●● The Fire Prevention Division is commonly referred to as....
Answer: Fire Marshall's Office
●● T or F
Public Education is an important function of the Special Operations
Division..
Answer: False
●● What is the primary function of an engine?.
Answer: (aka Pumper
An engine has a self-contained water pump. Its primary function is) to
provide pressurized water.
●● T or F
In fire terminology, fire "truck" and an engine are the same type of fire
apparatus.
Answer: False
●● T or F
, The process of searching for evidence of further fire hidden from view
and the removal of materials that may re-combust is called Salvage.
Answer: FALSE
(It is called "Overhaul")
●● Define SCBA?.
Answer: Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus
●● The actual physical firefighting operations utilizing available
personnel and equipment is called?.
Answer: Attack
●● Property that may be endangered by a fire is no longer spreading
although there may still be some fire to deal with is called?.
Answer: Under Control
●● A fire that requires firefighting activity on the part of most or all
personnel assigned to the alarm is called?.
Answer: Working fire
●● T or F
