Firefighter 2 (Certification Exam) Questions and Answers
(2022) (Verified Answers)
Responsibilities for FF 2
Prepare reports, communicate the need for assistance, coordinate an interior attack line
team, extinguish an ignitable liquid fire, control a flammable gas cylinder fire, protect
evidence of fire cause and origin, access and disentangle victims from motor vehicle
accidents, assist special rescue team operations, perform a fire safety survey, present
fire safety information, maintain fire equipment, perform annual service tests on fire
hoses
Emergency traffic
An urgent message that takes priority over all other communications
Mayday
Emergency traffic that is used for a firefighter that is downed, lost, missing or needs
immediate assistance.
Evacuation signal
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)
Used to compile and analyze incident reports at the local, state, and national levels.
NIMS Guide 0001
National resource typing criteria. NIMS document that lists the proper terminology for
the common resources used at large-scale emergencies.
Strategy
The "big picture" plan of what has to be done.
Tactics
The steps that are taken to achieve the strategic objectives.
Tasks
The specific assignments that will get the job done.
Search and rescue tools
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
Placing a tarp or salvage cover on the ground at a designated location and laying out
commonly used tools and equipment.
Carabiner
Used to connect one rope to another rope or to other hardware such as an anchor plate,
swivel, or pulley. NFPA 1983
Harness
A piece of rescue or safety equipment made of webbing and worn by a person.
Class 2 harness
Seat harness. Fastens around the rescuers waist and legs and has a design load of 600
lbs.
Class 3 harness
, Full body harness. Fastens around the rescuers waist and thighs as well as secures the
rescuers waist and shoulders.
Trench rescue
Rescue in collapsed trenches.
Confined space rescue
Rescue in tanks, silos, underground electrical vaults storm drains and other similar
structures.
Water rescue
Throwing a rope to a person in the water and pulling them to shore, a rope stretched
across a stream or river, a boat going to get a victim.
Venting for life safety
Venting to clear smoke, heat, and toxic gasses from the structure to give occupants a
better chance to survive.
Venting for fire containment
Releasing smoke and superheated gases to the exterior to prevent the products of
combustion from spreading throughout the interior of a building or into adjoining spaces.
Venting for property conservation
Reducing the losses caused by other means than direct fire involvement.
NFPA 1962
Standard for inspection, care and use of fire hose, couplings, and nozzles and service
testing of fire hose.
Annual testing of fire hose
1. Don PPE 2. Connect 300 ft of hose to a hose testing gate valve on the discharge of
FD pumper or hose tester
Hose records
A written history of each individual length of fire hose
Hose line crew
The optimal people on a hose line is 4 personnel
Foam concentrate
Firefighting foam is produced by mixing ??? With water and air to produce a solution
that can serve as an effective extinguishing agent.
Class A foam
Used to fight fires involving ordinary combustible materials such as wood, paper, and
textiles. It is also effective on organic materials such as straw and hay. Increases the
effectiveness of water as an extinguishing agent by reducing the surface tension of
water.
Class B foam
Used to fight class B fires, fires involving flammable and combustible liquids. A blanket
of foam is used to smother the fuel of the fire putting it out.
Foam solution
The product that is actually applied to extinguish a fire or to cover a spill.
Compressed air foam systems (CAFS)
Relatively new method of making Class A foam.
Compressed air foam (CAF)
(2022) (Verified Answers)
Responsibilities for FF 2
Prepare reports, communicate the need for assistance, coordinate an interior attack line
team, extinguish an ignitable liquid fire, control a flammable gas cylinder fire, protect
evidence of fire cause and origin, access and disentangle victims from motor vehicle
accidents, assist special rescue team operations, perform a fire safety survey, present
fire safety information, maintain fire equipment, perform annual service tests on fire
hoses
Emergency traffic
An urgent message that takes priority over all other communications
Mayday
Emergency traffic that is used for a firefighter that is downed, lost, missing or needs
immediate assistance.
Evacuation signal
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)
Used to compile and analyze incident reports at the local, state, and national levels.
NIMS Guide 0001
National resource typing criteria. NIMS document that lists the proper terminology for
the common resources used at large-scale emergencies.
Strategy
The "big picture" plan of what has to be done.
Tactics
The steps that are taken to achieve the strategic objectives.
Tasks
The specific assignments that will get the job done.
Search and rescue tools
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
Placing a tarp or salvage cover on the ground at a designated location and laying out
commonly used tools and equipment.
Carabiner
Used to connect one rope to another rope or to other hardware such as an anchor plate,
swivel, or pulley. NFPA 1983
Harness
A piece of rescue or safety equipment made of webbing and worn by a person.
Class 2 harness
Seat harness. Fastens around the rescuers waist and legs and has a design load of 600
lbs.
Class 3 harness
, Full body harness. Fastens around the rescuers waist and thighs as well as secures the
rescuers waist and shoulders.
Trench rescue
Rescue in collapsed trenches.
Confined space rescue
Rescue in tanks, silos, underground electrical vaults storm drains and other similar
structures.
Water rescue
Throwing a rope to a person in the water and pulling them to shore, a rope stretched
across a stream or river, a boat going to get a victim.
Venting for life safety
Venting to clear smoke, heat, and toxic gasses from the structure to give occupants a
better chance to survive.
Venting for fire containment
Releasing smoke and superheated gases to the exterior to prevent the products of
combustion from spreading throughout the interior of a building or into adjoining spaces.
Venting for property conservation
Reducing the losses caused by other means than direct fire involvement.
NFPA 1962
Standard for inspection, care and use of fire hose, couplings, and nozzles and service
testing of fire hose.
Annual testing of fire hose
1. Don PPE 2. Connect 300 ft of hose to a hose testing gate valve on the discharge of
FD pumper or hose tester
Hose records
A written history of each individual length of fire hose
Hose line crew
The optimal people on a hose line is 4 personnel
Foam concentrate
Firefighting foam is produced by mixing ??? With water and air to produce a solution
that can serve as an effective extinguishing agent.
Class A foam
Used to fight fires involving ordinary combustible materials such as wood, paper, and
textiles. It is also effective on organic materials such as straw and hay. Increases the
effectiveness of water as an extinguishing agent by reducing the surface tension of
water.
Class B foam
Used to fight class B fires, fires involving flammable and combustible liquids. A blanket
of foam is used to smother the fuel of the fire putting it out.
Foam solution
The product that is actually applied to extinguish a fire or to cover a spill.
Compressed air foam systems (CAFS)
Relatively new method of making Class A foam.
Compressed air foam (CAF)
