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Airport Master Firefighter Questions
with Detailed Verified Answers
FAR 139-315 airport index rating A has what qualifications? Ans:
less than 90' in length 5 departures
If an area is not suitable for aircraft operations it is marked with?
Ans: Yellow Chevrons
Open flames should be strictly controlled or prohibited in the AOA
within how many feet of of fueling operations?... Ans: 50ft
which flight path is at right angles to the landing runway off its
upwind leg? Ans: crosswind leg
Far Part 139.315 ARFF Index determination? Ans: length of aircraft
and number of daily departures
Components of flight traffic pattern Ans: crosswind, downwind,
base, and final
Runway and taxiway destinations are rounded to nearest? Ans: 10
degrees
Safety area usually extends how many feet on either side of
center line? Ans: 250 with a total of 500
blue lights spaced 100' apart are found where? Ans: taxiways
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white lights are used where? Ans: edged of runways 200' and also
centerlines 50'
Yellow lights or guard lights are used where? Ans: last 2000' of
runway edge, location of hold bars.
red lights are located where? Ans: alternate between the last
3000' white and red and solid the last 1000'. also mark obstructions
What marking consist of two solid yellow lines and two dashed
yellow lines? Ans: runway hold position
Location signs consist of what color pattern? Ans: yellow on black
directional signs consist of what color pattern? Ans: black on
yellow
CRFFAA is extends how many feet from center line and how many
feet beyond each runway? Ans: 500' and 3300'
hazardous materials, narrow passageways, conveyer belts can be
found where? Making it difficult to extend hand lines. Ans:
Terminals: baggage handling and storage areas.
what must be considered in a soft concrete arresting bed? Ans:
aircraft will sink, arff vehicle can drive on
during elevated threat levels vehicle should park a minimum of
how many feet apart? Ans: 10
what size of extinguisher is required where fuel flow is greater than
200gpm per NFPA 407? Ans: 80B-125LB
Airport Master Firefighter Questions
with Detailed Verified Answers
FAR 139-315 airport index rating A has what qualifications? Ans:
less than 90' in length 5 departures
If an area is not suitable for aircraft operations it is marked with?
Ans: Yellow Chevrons
Open flames should be strictly controlled or prohibited in the AOA
within how many feet of of fueling operations?... Ans: 50ft
which flight path is at right angles to the landing runway off its
upwind leg? Ans: crosswind leg
Far Part 139.315 ARFF Index determination? Ans: length of aircraft
and number of daily departures
Components of flight traffic pattern Ans: crosswind, downwind,
base, and final
Runway and taxiway destinations are rounded to nearest? Ans: 10
degrees
Safety area usually extends how many feet on either side of
center line? Ans: 250 with a total of 500
blue lights spaced 100' apart are found where? Ans: taxiways
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white lights are used where? Ans: edged of runways 200' and also
centerlines 50'
Yellow lights or guard lights are used where? Ans: last 2000' of
runway edge, location of hold bars.
red lights are located where? Ans: alternate between the last
3000' white and red and solid the last 1000'. also mark obstructions
What marking consist of two solid yellow lines and two dashed
yellow lines? Ans: runway hold position
Location signs consist of what color pattern? Ans: yellow on black
directional signs consist of what color pattern? Ans: black on
yellow
CRFFAA is extends how many feet from center line and how many
feet beyond each runway? Ans: 500' and 3300'
hazardous materials, narrow passageways, conveyer belts can be
found where? Making it difficult to extend hand lines. Ans:
Terminals: baggage handling and storage areas.
what must be considered in a soft concrete arresting bed? Ans:
aircraft will sink, arff vehicle can drive on
during elevated threat levels vehicle should park a minimum of
how many feet apart? Ans: 10
what size of extinguisher is required where fuel flow is greater than
200gpm per NFPA 407? Ans: 80B-125LB
