NFPA 1006 OFM Written Exam
NFPA 1006 OFM WRITTEN EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026 WITH
COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |ALREADY
GRADED A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!
With a 400-lb load going through a directional pulley with an angle of 120⁰, what
is the force exerted on the directional anchor?
400 lbs
139 lbs
565 lbs
800 lbs - ANSWER-400 lbs
The diameter of an object used as an anchor with a tensionless hitch should be
how many times the diameter of the rope?
More than twice the diameter
More than 4 times the diameter
More than 3 times the diameter
More than 8 times the diameter - ANSWER-More than 4 times the diameter
What is the best way to tie a loop of webbing around a vertical anchor so that it
does not slip down?
Use of a girth hitch
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Use of a basket hitch
Cinching the webbing back on itself
Use of a wrap 3, pull 2 - ANSWER-Use of a wrap 3, pull 2
A load-sharing anchor must never exceed ___ degrees.
45
90
120
145 - ANSWER-120
What evaluation looks at every element of a rope-rescue system to locate one
element that will result in failure of the entire system?
Whistle test
Critical point test
System deficiency test
Weak link test - ANSWER-Critical point test
What type of belay arrests a falling load only if the device is operated properly?
Conditional belay
Dual belay
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Tandem belay
Mechanical belay - ANSWER-Conditional belay
A belay system that uses knots to catch and stop the rope is the:
radium hitch
tandem Prusik belay system
540° belay
MPD belay - ANSWER-tandem Prusik belay system
__________ is a test that examines whether a system will perform automatically
should everyone let go.
Whistle test
Critical point test
System deficiency test
Weak link test - ANSWER-Whistle test
In a direct pull haul system how much force is necessary to raise a 100-lb load?
25 lbs of force
33 lbs of force
40 lbs of force
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100 lbs of force - ANSWER-100 lbs of force
Theoretical mechanical advantage can be calculated as the ratio:
Load:Weight
Weight:Force
Load:Force required to move load
Load:Weight of anchor - ANSWER-Load:Force required to move load
With a simple haul system with a 2:1 TMA, how much rope must be pulled to haul
a load 10 feet?
10 feet of rope
20 feet of rope
30 feet of rope
40 feet of rope - ANSWER-20 feet of rope
In what type of system do all moving pulleys move toward the anchors at the
same rate as each other and the load?
Simple pulley system
Compound mechanical advantage system
Complex pulley system
4:1 TMA system - ANSWER-Simple pulley system
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NFPA 1006 OFM WRITTEN EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026 WITH
COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |ALREADY
GRADED A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!
With a 400-lb load going through a directional pulley with an angle of 120⁰, what
is the force exerted on the directional anchor?
400 lbs
139 lbs
565 lbs
800 lbs - ANSWER-400 lbs
The diameter of an object used as an anchor with a tensionless hitch should be
how many times the diameter of the rope?
More than twice the diameter
More than 4 times the diameter
More than 3 times the diameter
More than 8 times the diameter - ANSWER-More than 4 times the diameter
What is the best way to tie a loop of webbing around a vertical anchor so that it
does not slip down?
Use of a girth hitch
1|Page
, NFPA 1006 OFM Written Exam
Use of a basket hitch
Cinching the webbing back on itself
Use of a wrap 3, pull 2 - ANSWER-Use of a wrap 3, pull 2
A load-sharing anchor must never exceed ___ degrees.
45
90
120
145 - ANSWER-120
What evaluation looks at every element of a rope-rescue system to locate one
element that will result in failure of the entire system?
Whistle test
Critical point test
System deficiency test
Weak link test - ANSWER-Critical point test
What type of belay arrests a falling load only if the device is operated properly?
Conditional belay
Dual belay
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Tandem belay
Mechanical belay - ANSWER-Conditional belay
A belay system that uses knots to catch and stop the rope is the:
radium hitch
tandem Prusik belay system
540° belay
MPD belay - ANSWER-tandem Prusik belay system
__________ is a test that examines whether a system will perform automatically
should everyone let go.
Whistle test
Critical point test
System deficiency test
Weak link test - ANSWER-Whistle test
In a direct pull haul system how much force is necessary to raise a 100-lb load?
25 lbs of force
33 lbs of force
40 lbs of force
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100 lbs of force - ANSWER-100 lbs of force
Theoretical mechanical advantage can be calculated as the ratio:
Load:Weight
Weight:Force
Load:Force required to move load
Load:Weight of anchor - ANSWER-Load:Force required to move load
With a simple haul system with a 2:1 TMA, how much rope must be pulled to haul
a load 10 feet?
10 feet of rope
20 feet of rope
30 feet of rope
40 feet of rope - ANSWER-20 feet of rope
In what type of system do all moving pulleys move toward the anchors at the
same rate as each other and the load?
Simple pulley system
Compound mechanical advantage system
Complex pulley system
4:1 TMA system - ANSWER-Simple pulley system
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