FOA CERTIFICATION EXAM 2026
SCRIPT SOLVED QUESTIONS
VERIFIED ANSWERS A+
◉ Emergency traffic. Answer: An urgent message that takes priority
over all other communications
◉ Mayday. Answer: Emergency traffic that is used for a firefighter that
is downed, lost, missing or needs immediate assistance.
◉ Evacuation signal. Answer: Warns all personnel to pull back to a safe
location. Usually a sequence of 3 blasts on an apparatus air horn.
◉ National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS). Answer: Used to
compile and analyze incident reports at the local, state, and national
levels.
◉ NIMS Guide 0001. Answer: National resource typing criteria. NIMS
document that lists the proper terminology for the common resources
used at large-scale emergencies.
◉ Strategy. Answer: The "big picture" plan of what has to be done.
◉ Tactics. Answer: The steps that are taken to achieve the strategic
objectives.
, ◉ Tasks. Answer: The specific assignments that will get the job done.
◉ Search and rescue tools. Answer: Pushing tool (short like pole),
prying tool (halligan tool), striking tool (sledgehammer or flat-head axe),
cutting tool (axe), portable hand light, thermal imaging devices, life
lines.
◉ Tool staging. Answer: Placing a tarp or salvage cover on the ground
at a designated location and laying out commonly used tools and
equipment.
◉ Carabiner. Answer: Used to connect one rope to another rope or to
other hardware such as an anchor plate, swivel, or pulley. NFPA 1983
◉ Harness. Answer: A piece of rescue or safety equipment made of
webbing and worn by a person.
◉ Class 2 harness. Answer: Seat harness. Fastens around the rescuers
waist and legs and has a design load of 600 lbs.
◉ Class 3 harness. Answer: Full body harness. Fastens around the
rescuers waist and thighs as well as secures the rescuers waist and
shoulders.
◉ Trench rescue. Answer: Rescue in collapsed trenches.
SCRIPT SOLVED QUESTIONS
VERIFIED ANSWERS A+
◉ Emergency traffic. Answer: An urgent message that takes priority
over all other communications
◉ Mayday. Answer: Emergency traffic that is used for a firefighter that
is downed, lost, missing or needs immediate assistance.
◉ Evacuation signal. Answer: Warns all personnel to pull back to a safe
location. Usually a sequence of 3 blasts on an apparatus air horn.
◉ National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS). Answer: Used to
compile and analyze incident reports at the local, state, and national
levels.
◉ NIMS Guide 0001. Answer: National resource typing criteria. NIMS
document that lists the proper terminology for the common resources
used at large-scale emergencies.
◉ Strategy. Answer: The "big picture" plan of what has to be done.
◉ Tactics. Answer: The steps that are taken to achieve the strategic
objectives.
, ◉ Tasks. Answer: The specific assignments that will get the job done.
◉ Search and rescue tools. Answer: Pushing tool (short like pole),
prying tool (halligan tool), striking tool (sledgehammer or flat-head axe),
cutting tool (axe), portable hand light, thermal imaging devices, life
lines.
◉ Tool staging. Answer: Placing a tarp or salvage cover on the ground
at a designated location and laying out commonly used tools and
equipment.
◉ Carabiner. Answer: Used to connect one rope to another rope or to
other hardware such as an anchor plate, swivel, or pulley. NFPA 1983
◉ Harness. Answer: A piece of rescue or safety equipment made of
webbing and worn by a person.
◉ Class 2 harness. Answer: Seat harness. Fastens around the rescuers
waist and legs and has a design load of 600 lbs.
◉ Class 3 harness. Answer: Full body harness. Fastens around the
rescuers waist and thighs as well as secures the rescuers waist and
shoulders.
◉ Trench rescue. Answer: Rescue in collapsed trenches.
