Firefighter 1 Final Exam – Complete Study
Guide & Practice Questions 2026
What is the mission of the fire service? (21)
A. To provide a variety of services
B. To determine how fire loss occurs
C. To save lives and protect property
D. To regulate training of emergency responders - ANSWER ✔✨---To save lives and protect
property
The all-hazards approach meanswer the fire service: (21)
A. resists changes that may occur.
B. requires personal accountability.
C. uses established organizational structure.
D. provides a variety of services in the community. - ANSWER ✔✨---provides a variety of services
in the community.
What type of company is responsible for forcible entry? (26)
A. Truck company
B. Brush company
C. Engine company
,D. Special rescue company - ANSWER ✔✨---Truck company
What type of company protects structures in the wildland/urban interface? (26)
A. Truck company
B. Brush company
C. Engine company
D. Special rescue company - ANSWER ✔✨---Brush company
What type of company performs fire suppression duties at structure, vehicle, wildland, and other types
of fires? (26)
A. Truck company
B. Brush company
C. Engine company
D. Special rescue company - ANSWER ✔✨---Engine company
What NFPA® standard establishes basic training criteria for Firefighter I and Firefighter II? (27)
A. 1001
B. 1002
C. 1021
D. 1582 - ANSWER ✔✨---1001
What is the main duty of a Firefighter I? (27)
A. Assume command
B. Assign tasks to be performed
C. Supervise performance of assigned tasks
D. Perform assigned tasks under supervision - ANSWER ✔✨---Perform assigned tasks under
supervision
Which of the following fire service organizational principles works to prevent duplication of effort? (33)
,A. Span of control
B. Division of labor
C. Unity of command
D. Chain of command - ANSWER ✔✨---Division of labor
In 2010 the leading causes of fire fatalities were: (46)
A. live fire training.
B. overexertion and falls.
C. stress and overexertion.
D. overexertion and being struck by an object. - ANSWER ✔✨---stress and overexertion.
Which of the following NFPA® standards establishes the design criteria for protective clothing and
equipment? (55)
A. 1403
B. 1582
C. 1851
D. 1977 - ANSWER ✔✨---1977
The risk management model assumes that responders will risk their lives ___ to save savable lives. (62)
A. a lot
B. a little
C. not at all
D. sometimes - ANSWER ✔✨---a lot
Firefighters should ___ and put all tools in a ready state before storing. (76)
A. inspect, clean,
B. modify, clean,
C. modify as needed
D. inspect as needed - ANSWER ✔✨---inspect, clean,
, Any power tool not marked double insulated should: (76)
A. have a two-prong plug.
B. have a three-prong plug.
C. not ever be used outside.
D. not ever be used with an extension cord. - ANSWER ✔✨---have a three-prong plug.
Which of the following is a way to prevent accidents with power saws? (76)
A. Use whatever saw is most convenient
B. Refuel gasoline-powered saws immediately
C. Store blades and cutting chains separately
D. Keep blades and cutting chains well sharpened - ANSWER ✔✨---Keep blades and cutting chains
well sharpened
Which of the following BEST describes the action first taken after an alert to the station? (101)
A. Recording of incident information
B. Processing of post incident paperwork
C. Dispatching of emergency services responders
D. Training of emergency responders for annual certification - ANSWER ✔✨---Dispatching of
emergency services responders
Which of the following regulates all radio communication in the United States? (109)
A. Public Safety Answerwering Point (PSAP)
B. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
C. National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS)
D. Emergency Service Specific Telecommunications Center - ANSWER ✔✨---Federal
Communications Commission (FCC)
The use of ten-codes in radio transwermissions was replaced when agencies began to adopt which of
the following? (109)
Guide & Practice Questions 2026
What is the mission of the fire service? (21)
A. To provide a variety of services
B. To determine how fire loss occurs
C. To save lives and protect property
D. To regulate training of emergency responders - ANSWER ✔✨---To save lives and protect
property
The all-hazards approach meanswer the fire service: (21)
A. resists changes that may occur.
B. requires personal accountability.
C. uses established organizational structure.
D. provides a variety of services in the community. - ANSWER ✔✨---provides a variety of services
in the community.
What type of company is responsible for forcible entry? (26)
A. Truck company
B. Brush company
C. Engine company
,D. Special rescue company - ANSWER ✔✨---Truck company
What type of company protects structures in the wildland/urban interface? (26)
A. Truck company
B. Brush company
C. Engine company
D. Special rescue company - ANSWER ✔✨---Brush company
What type of company performs fire suppression duties at structure, vehicle, wildland, and other types
of fires? (26)
A. Truck company
B. Brush company
C. Engine company
D. Special rescue company - ANSWER ✔✨---Engine company
What NFPA® standard establishes basic training criteria for Firefighter I and Firefighter II? (27)
A. 1001
B. 1002
C. 1021
D. 1582 - ANSWER ✔✨---1001
What is the main duty of a Firefighter I? (27)
A. Assume command
B. Assign tasks to be performed
C. Supervise performance of assigned tasks
D. Perform assigned tasks under supervision - ANSWER ✔✨---Perform assigned tasks under
supervision
Which of the following fire service organizational principles works to prevent duplication of effort? (33)
,A. Span of control
B. Division of labor
C. Unity of command
D. Chain of command - ANSWER ✔✨---Division of labor
In 2010 the leading causes of fire fatalities were: (46)
A. live fire training.
B. overexertion and falls.
C. stress and overexertion.
D. overexertion and being struck by an object. - ANSWER ✔✨---stress and overexertion.
Which of the following NFPA® standards establishes the design criteria for protective clothing and
equipment? (55)
A. 1403
B. 1582
C. 1851
D. 1977 - ANSWER ✔✨---1977
The risk management model assumes that responders will risk their lives ___ to save savable lives. (62)
A. a lot
B. a little
C. not at all
D. sometimes - ANSWER ✔✨---a lot
Firefighters should ___ and put all tools in a ready state before storing. (76)
A. inspect, clean,
B. modify, clean,
C. modify as needed
D. inspect as needed - ANSWER ✔✨---inspect, clean,
, Any power tool not marked double insulated should: (76)
A. have a two-prong plug.
B. have a three-prong plug.
C. not ever be used outside.
D. not ever be used with an extension cord. - ANSWER ✔✨---have a three-prong plug.
Which of the following is a way to prevent accidents with power saws? (76)
A. Use whatever saw is most convenient
B. Refuel gasoline-powered saws immediately
C. Store blades and cutting chains separately
D. Keep blades and cutting chains well sharpened - ANSWER ✔✨---Keep blades and cutting chains
well sharpened
Which of the following BEST describes the action first taken after an alert to the station? (101)
A. Recording of incident information
B. Processing of post incident paperwork
C. Dispatching of emergency services responders
D. Training of emergency responders for annual certification - ANSWER ✔✨---Dispatching of
emergency services responders
Which of the following regulates all radio communication in the United States? (109)
A. Public Safety Answerwering Point (PSAP)
B. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
C. National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS)
D. Emergency Service Specific Telecommunications Center - ANSWER ✔✨---Federal
Communications Commission (FCC)
The use of ten-codes in radio transwermissions was replaced when agencies began to adopt which of
the following? (109)
