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FIRE STATE TEST EXAM 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
2025/2026 LATEST EXAM TEST PERFECT TO PASS FIRE STATE EXAM
TEST WITH EASE
What rule can be amended if a life safety hazard to a victim that can be saved without undue risk to
firefighters is present on scene?
A. SAR rule
B. SCBA rule
C. Two-in, two-out rule
D. Situational awareness rule - correct answer -C. Two-in, two-out rule
What fireground role is defined as the one that works to locate and assist firefighters trapped during
operations?
A. Incident Commander
B. Second-arriving company
C. Rapid intervention crew/team
D. Fireground support company - correct answer -C. Rapid intervention crew/team
What fireground role should be two or more members wearing complete PPE and respiratory
protection, with the purpose of locating firefighters incapacitated during operations?
A. Incident Commander
B. Second-arriving company
C. Rapid intervention crew/team
D. Fireground support company - correct answer -C. Rapid intervention crew/team
Which of the following BEST describes the flash point of flammable liquids?
A. Less than 100°F (38°C)
B. Greater than 100°F (38°C)
C. Each varies, but it is never less than 50°F (10°C)
,D. Each varies, but it is always higher than 50°F (10°C) - correct answer -A. Less than 100°F (38°C)
Where should apparatus be located at a Class B fire?
A. Upwind and uphill of the incident
B. Upwind and downhill of the incident
C. Downwind and uphill of the incident
D. Downwind and downhill from the incident - correct answer -A. Upwind and uphill of the incident
Water as a mechanical tool can move ___ to where they can burn safely.
A. Class A fuels
B. Class B fuels
C. Class C fuels
D. Class K fuels - correct answer -B. Class B fuels
Techniques for extinguishment at bulk transport vehicle fires are similar to fires in:
A. high-rise structures.
B. underground tunnels.
C. residential occupancies.
D. flammable fuel storage facilities. - correct answer -D. flammable fuel storage facilities.
Which of the following BEST describes a way to determine the nature of cargo at a bulk transport vehicle
fire?
A. Use past experience to predict
B. Use bills of lading or placards
C. Estimate based on type of container
D. Estimate using information from witnesses - correct answer -B. Use bills of lading or placards
Which of the following BEST describes approach and staging techniques used at flammable gas
incidents?
,A. Approach from and stage on the upwind side
B. Approach from and stage on the downwind side
C. Approach from downwind and stage on upwind side
D. Approach from upwind and stage on the downwind side - correct answer -A. Approach from and
stage on the upwind side
Which of the following BEST describes the process taken at flammable gas incidents if gas is burning?
A. Extinguish burning flame
B. Request mutual aid extrication teams
C. Use hose streams to protect exposures if needed
D. Monitor, but do not shut off pressurized gas supply - correct answer -C. Use hose streams to protect
exposures if needed
Control of all evidence must be maintained as part of the ___ required in legal cases.
A. area of origin
B. chain of custody
C. fire investigation
D. collection of evidence - correct answer -B. chain of custody
Which of the following may appear on floors and indicate where fuel burned in that location?
A. Debris
B. Charring
C. Flashover
D. Fire pattern - correct answer -B. Charring
Which of the following decides what evidence is collected?
A. Fire chief
B. Firefighter
C. Fire investigator
, D. Insurance investigator - correct answer -C. Fire investigator
Who has legal responsibility for determining origin and cause of a fire?
A. Fire chief
B. Firefighter
C. Police officer
D. Fire investigator - correct answer -A. Fire chief
Responsibility for ___ can lie with state fire marshal, state police, or other state agency.
A. fire cause
B. investigation
C. amount of loss
D. insurance information - correct answer -A. fire cause
Once the control of scene has been relinquished, personnel can only re-enter after:
A. providing valid identification.
B. securing permission from owner.
C. speaking with the insurance investigator.
D. logging in with the person granting access. - correct answer -B. securing permission from owner.
Which alarm system component serves as the "brain" for the fire alarm system?
A. Initiating device
B. Primary power supply
C. Notification appliance
D. Fire alarm control panel - correct answer -D. Fire alarm control panel
The fire alarm control panel:
A. is required to be red with white lettering.
FIRE STATE TEST EXAM 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
2025/2026 LATEST EXAM TEST PERFECT TO PASS FIRE STATE EXAM
TEST WITH EASE
What rule can be amended if a life safety hazard to a victim that can be saved without undue risk to
firefighters is present on scene?
A. SAR rule
B. SCBA rule
C. Two-in, two-out rule
D. Situational awareness rule - correct answer -C. Two-in, two-out rule
What fireground role is defined as the one that works to locate and assist firefighters trapped during
operations?
A. Incident Commander
B. Second-arriving company
C. Rapid intervention crew/team
D. Fireground support company - correct answer -C. Rapid intervention crew/team
What fireground role should be two or more members wearing complete PPE and respiratory
protection, with the purpose of locating firefighters incapacitated during operations?
A. Incident Commander
B. Second-arriving company
C. Rapid intervention crew/team
D. Fireground support company - correct answer -C. Rapid intervention crew/team
Which of the following BEST describes the flash point of flammable liquids?
A. Less than 100°F (38°C)
B. Greater than 100°F (38°C)
C. Each varies, but it is never less than 50°F (10°C)
,D. Each varies, but it is always higher than 50°F (10°C) - correct answer -A. Less than 100°F (38°C)
Where should apparatus be located at a Class B fire?
A. Upwind and uphill of the incident
B. Upwind and downhill of the incident
C. Downwind and uphill of the incident
D. Downwind and downhill from the incident - correct answer -A. Upwind and uphill of the incident
Water as a mechanical tool can move ___ to where they can burn safely.
A. Class A fuels
B. Class B fuels
C. Class C fuels
D. Class K fuels - correct answer -B. Class B fuels
Techniques for extinguishment at bulk transport vehicle fires are similar to fires in:
A. high-rise structures.
B. underground tunnels.
C. residential occupancies.
D. flammable fuel storage facilities. - correct answer -D. flammable fuel storage facilities.
Which of the following BEST describes a way to determine the nature of cargo at a bulk transport vehicle
fire?
A. Use past experience to predict
B. Use bills of lading or placards
C. Estimate based on type of container
D. Estimate using information from witnesses - correct answer -B. Use bills of lading or placards
Which of the following BEST describes approach and staging techniques used at flammable gas
incidents?
,A. Approach from and stage on the upwind side
B. Approach from and stage on the downwind side
C. Approach from downwind and stage on upwind side
D. Approach from upwind and stage on the downwind side - correct answer -A. Approach from and
stage on the upwind side
Which of the following BEST describes the process taken at flammable gas incidents if gas is burning?
A. Extinguish burning flame
B. Request mutual aid extrication teams
C. Use hose streams to protect exposures if needed
D. Monitor, but do not shut off pressurized gas supply - correct answer -C. Use hose streams to protect
exposures if needed
Control of all evidence must be maintained as part of the ___ required in legal cases.
A. area of origin
B. chain of custody
C. fire investigation
D. collection of evidence - correct answer -B. chain of custody
Which of the following may appear on floors and indicate where fuel burned in that location?
A. Debris
B. Charring
C. Flashover
D. Fire pattern - correct answer -B. Charring
Which of the following decides what evidence is collected?
A. Fire chief
B. Firefighter
C. Fire investigator
, D. Insurance investigator - correct answer -C. Fire investigator
Who has legal responsibility for determining origin and cause of a fire?
A. Fire chief
B. Firefighter
C. Police officer
D. Fire investigator - correct answer -A. Fire chief
Responsibility for ___ can lie with state fire marshal, state police, or other state agency.
A. fire cause
B. investigation
C. amount of loss
D. insurance information - correct answer -A. fire cause
Once the control of scene has been relinquished, personnel can only re-enter after:
A. providing valid identification.
B. securing permission from owner.
C. speaking with the insurance investigator.
D. logging in with the person granting access. - correct answer -B. securing permission from owner.
Which alarm system component serves as the "brain" for the fire alarm system?
A. Initiating device
B. Primary power supply
C. Notification appliance
D. Fire alarm control panel - correct answer -D. Fire alarm control panel
The fire alarm control panel:
A. is required to be red with white lettering.
