FIREFIGHTER 1 FINAL STUDY GUIDE
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS.
◍ Information on the training and performance qualifications for
firefighters is located in which National Fire Protection Association
Standard?
A. NFPA 1001 B. NFPA 1002
C. NFPA 1500 D. NFPA 1401. Answer: A
◍ 6. What is an alerting system for a staffed fire station?
A. Knox box
C. Duplex System
B. Fax machine
D. Radio with alert tone. Answer: D
◍ In fire departments that have access to multiple radio channels,
fireground operations should be:
A. on multi-channels also.
B. run by cell phone so as not to tie up the radio.
C. assigned a separate dedicated channel.
,D. on the original dispatch channel only.. Answer: C
◍ 8. What is another term for communications center dispatchers'?
A. Gall originators
C. Public interface officials
B. Telecommunicators
D. Signals technicians. Answer: B
◍ 9. Telecommunication Device and Teletype are:
A. location finders on so-called smart, enhanced 9-1-1.
B. routers that allow calling the 9-1-1 system in another city.
C. devices to help hearing-impaired people use telephones.
D. chips that go into PDAs and PCs respectively, to allow them to call
9-1-1.. Answer: C
◍ 10. What should be on the mind of a firefighter who answers the
telephone in a fire department facility?
A. That the firefighter is a representative of the fire department
B. To be brief, so that the incoming phone line will be open to receive
emergency calls
C. Obtain all information; then hang up first to avoid tying up the
phone line.
,D. Leaving the person on hold for as long as it takes to relay and
verify information received. Answer: A
◍ 11. The standardized term used to signal the immediate need to
clear the radio and transmit critical information is.
A. Emergency Traffic.
C. Signal 2.
B. 10-99.
D. Critical Alert.. Answer: A
◍ 12. What should call-takers do if a call comes in that is about issues
not handled by the fire department?
A. Try to direct the caller to the appropriate agency, even providing
contact information, if available.
B. Take the caller's information and advise them that this is a non-
criminal offense for which there will be a small fine.
C. Quickly and politely tell the caller this is not a fire department
issue and hang up to free up the line.
D. Transfer the call immediately to the recording for inappropriate
calls.. Answer: A
◍ 13. First arriving companies broadcast______reports to incoming
units.
, A. arrival B. urgent C. status D. select. Answer: A
◍ 14. The only time the_____callout is used is in a situation where
there is immediate danger to the lives of firefighters.
A. attention B. emergency traffic C. urgent traffic D. mayday.
Answer: D
◍ 15. A trunked digital radio system allows:
A. only one agency on the system.
B. different agencies on different systems.
C. different agencies on the same system.
D. fewer users to communicate.. Answer: C
◍ 16. Radio signals are either:
A. simple or duplex.
C. simple or complex.
B. analog or digital.
D. private or public.. Answer: B
◍ 17. Which is considered to be a hazardous atmosphere encountered
during fires?
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS.
◍ Information on the training and performance qualifications for
firefighters is located in which National Fire Protection Association
Standard?
A. NFPA 1001 B. NFPA 1002
C. NFPA 1500 D. NFPA 1401. Answer: A
◍ 6. What is an alerting system for a staffed fire station?
A. Knox box
C. Duplex System
B. Fax machine
D. Radio with alert tone. Answer: D
◍ In fire departments that have access to multiple radio channels,
fireground operations should be:
A. on multi-channels also.
B. run by cell phone so as not to tie up the radio.
C. assigned a separate dedicated channel.
,D. on the original dispatch channel only.. Answer: C
◍ 8. What is another term for communications center dispatchers'?
A. Gall originators
C. Public interface officials
B. Telecommunicators
D. Signals technicians. Answer: B
◍ 9. Telecommunication Device and Teletype are:
A. location finders on so-called smart, enhanced 9-1-1.
B. routers that allow calling the 9-1-1 system in another city.
C. devices to help hearing-impaired people use telephones.
D. chips that go into PDAs and PCs respectively, to allow them to call
9-1-1.. Answer: C
◍ 10. What should be on the mind of a firefighter who answers the
telephone in a fire department facility?
A. That the firefighter is a representative of the fire department
B. To be brief, so that the incoming phone line will be open to receive
emergency calls
C. Obtain all information; then hang up first to avoid tying up the
phone line.
,D. Leaving the person on hold for as long as it takes to relay and
verify information received. Answer: A
◍ 11. The standardized term used to signal the immediate need to
clear the radio and transmit critical information is.
A. Emergency Traffic.
C. Signal 2.
B. 10-99.
D. Critical Alert.. Answer: A
◍ 12. What should call-takers do if a call comes in that is about issues
not handled by the fire department?
A. Try to direct the caller to the appropriate agency, even providing
contact information, if available.
B. Take the caller's information and advise them that this is a non-
criminal offense for which there will be a small fine.
C. Quickly and politely tell the caller this is not a fire department
issue and hang up to free up the line.
D. Transfer the call immediately to the recording for inappropriate
calls.. Answer: A
◍ 13. First arriving companies broadcast______reports to incoming
units.
, A. arrival B. urgent C. status D. select. Answer: A
◍ 14. The only time the_____callout is used is in a situation where
there is immediate danger to the lives of firefighters.
A. attention B. emergency traffic C. urgent traffic D. mayday.
Answer: D
◍ 15. A trunked digital radio system allows:
A. only one agency on the system.
B. different agencies on different systems.
C. different agencies on the same system.
D. fewer users to communicate.. Answer: C
◍ 16. Radio signals are either:
A. simple or duplex.
C. simple or complex.
B. analog or digital.
D. private or public.. Answer: B
◍ 17. Which is considered to be a hazardous atmosphere encountered
during fires?
