Fire fighter Test bank Questions and Answers
Compared to a natural fiber rope, a synthetic fiber rope: ** Answ** Has a smaller diameter
than a natural fiber rope of equal strength
Which knot is used to tie off a ladder halyard? ** Answ** Clove hitch
Which hose load has the hose up on its edge and placed around the perimeter of the hose bed in a
U shape? ** Answ** Horseshoe
What is the best way to extinguish a smoldering mattress? ** Answ** Take it outside and
soak it
Which NFPA standard covers fire hose testing? ** Answ** NFPA 1962
Which is the primary consideration while conducting salvage and overhaul? ** Answ**
Perserving evidence of fire cause
Which vehicle fuel or propulsion system presents the potential for BLEVE? ** Answ**
Compressed gas
What is the best way to extinguish a Class C fire? ** Answ** Shut off the power and treat it
as a Class A or B fire
Requirements for placing and mounting portable fire extinguishers are found in NFPA: **
Answ** NFPA 10
Which is an advantage of a forward lay? ** Answ** Places the attack engine and its
equipment close to the fire
, What is the lowest temperature at which a liquid produces enough vapor to sustain a continuous
fire? ** Answ** Fire point
According to recent UL and NIST fire research, which is a likely outcome of improperly
performed ventilation at a ventilation-controlled fire? ** Answ** Rapid fire growth
Which term means the weight of a buildings contents? ** Answ** Live load
Which statement most accurately describes a transitional attack? ** Answ** A brief
offensive exterior attack followed by interior attack
Which type of company specializes in incidents involving spilled or leaking hazardous
chemicals? ** Answ** Hazardous material
When standing upright on a rung, how far should the run at shoulder height be from the
firefighter? ** Answ** An arms length
Which is a two-dimensional fire? ** Answ** Ignited flammable liquid spill on open ground
Smoke contains ____________ highly toxic products of combustion or physical states of matter.
** Answ** Three
Which is the most likely location of a curtain wall? ** Answ** Exterior of a high-rise
Which method of construction is required for life safety rope? ** Answ** Block creel
When lifting a ladder from the ground into the carrying position during the three-fire-fighter flat-
shoulder carry, all three fire fighters should: ** Answ** Pivot during the lift
Which class of fire is depicted in the pictograph system by a burning trash can next to a wood
fire? ** Answ** A
Compared to a natural fiber rope, a synthetic fiber rope: ** Answ** Has a smaller diameter
than a natural fiber rope of equal strength
Which knot is used to tie off a ladder halyard? ** Answ** Clove hitch
Which hose load has the hose up on its edge and placed around the perimeter of the hose bed in a
U shape? ** Answ** Horseshoe
What is the best way to extinguish a smoldering mattress? ** Answ** Take it outside and
soak it
Which NFPA standard covers fire hose testing? ** Answ** NFPA 1962
Which is the primary consideration while conducting salvage and overhaul? ** Answ**
Perserving evidence of fire cause
Which vehicle fuel or propulsion system presents the potential for BLEVE? ** Answ**
Compressed gas
What is the best way to extinguish a Class C fire? ** Answ** Shut off the power and treat it
as a Class A or B fire
Requirements for placing and mounting portable fire extinguishers are found in NFPA: **
Answ** NFPA 10
Which is an advantage of a forward lay? ** Answ** Places the attack engine and its
equipment close to the fire
, What is the lowest temperature at which a liquid produces enough vapor to sustain a continuous
fire? ** Answ** Fire point
According to recent UL and NIST fire research, which is a likely outcome of improperly
performed ventilation at a ventilation-controlled fire? ** Answ** Rapid fire growth
Which term means the weight of a buildings contents? ** Answ** Live load
Which statement most accurately describes a transitional attack? ** Answ** A brief
offensive exterior attack followed by interior attack
Which type of company specializes in incidents involving spilled or leaking hazardous
chemicals? ** Answ** Hazardous material
When standing upright on a rung, how far should the run at shoulder height be from the
firefighter? ** Answ** An arms length
Which is a two-dimensional fire? ** Answ** Ignited flammable liquid spill on open ground
Smoke contains ____________ highly toxic products of combustion or physical states of matter.
** Answ** Three
Which is the most likely location of a curtain wall? ** Answ** Exterior of a high-rise
Which method of construction is required for life safety rope? ** Answ** Block creel
When lifting a ladder from the ground into the carrying position during the three-fire-fighter flat-
shoulder carry, all three fire fighters should: ** Answ** Pivot during the lift
Which class of fire is depicted in the pictograph system by a burning trash can next to a wood
fire? ** Answ** A
