FIRE OFFICER 2D ALL 2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔T/F Ventilation tasks could be used to support confinement efforts. - ✔✔True
✔✔T/F The first level of assistance for fires is automatic aid. - ✔✔False; Jones and
Bartlett say it is mutual aid pg. 353
✔✔When the need for resources overwhelms the normal capabilities of the fire
department and involves other agencies, a fire officer may have to activate the
_________________. - ✔✔Local emergency plan
✔✔Who else can you contact if you don't have your ERG to get the evacuation
distances for a HAZMAT? - ✔✔CHEMTREC
✔✔T/F Multi-family dwellings that have NFPA compliant 13R automatic sprinklers that
provide greater protection, but increase the level of difficulty for firefighters. - ✔✔True
✔✔2 building features of a building with 13R sprinklers. - ✔✔1. Taller
2. Longer hallways
✔✔2 areas that a 13R sprinkler system does not protect? - ✔✔1. Attic area
2. Void spaces
✔✔T/F Command staff and General staff are commonly established on high rise fires. -
✔✔True
✔✔3 phases of a size up. - ✔✔1. Pre-incident info
2. Initial size up
3. Ongoing size up
✔✔Tactical priorities and size up information are used to develop the _______. -
✔✔IAP
✔✔The service branch and the support branch are 2 components of the _________
section in ICS. - ✔✔Logistics
✔✔A ____________ is an area where the primary logistics functions happen and may
or may not be located at the ICP. - ✔✔Base
✔✔What is the first priority for the logistics support branch at a structure fire? -
✔✔Spare SCBA bottles
, ✔✔Built in sprinkler systems fail in ________ out of every ________ fires. - ✔✔1 out of
every 14
✔✔What % of high rise offices don't have automatic sprinkler systems? - ✔✔41%
✔✔What % of high rise hotels don't have automatic sprinkler systems? - ✔✔45%
✔✔What % of high rise apartments don't have automatic sprinkler systems? - ✔✔54%
✔✔The logistical stairwell support groups move equipment, hose, etc and are staged
every ________ floors. - ✔✔3
✔✔Who does the lobby control officer report to in ICS high rise fires? - ✔✔Logistics
section chief
✔✔Communications and rehab are under the __________ logistic branch of ICS. -
✔✔Service
✔✔Ensuring adequate supplies, personnel, and equipment is the responsibility of the
_________ logistic branch of ICS. - ✔✔Support
✔✔Who oversees the uses of elevators, operations of the buildings comm systems, and
assists in controlling the HVAC system? - ✔✔Lobby control officer
✔✔More civilian deaths occur in _________ than any other type of occupancy. -
✔✔One and two family dwellings
✔✔Anything that can clog or interfere with the medium that is delivering a message is
called _________. - ✔✔Noise
✔✔A physical or sociological condition that interferes with a message is called
_____________. - ✔✔Environmental noise
✔✔A fire officer needs to keep the chief officer informed on 3 areas. - ✔✔1. Progress
towards performance goals and project objectives.
2. Matters that cause controversy (arguments or disputes between shifts).
3. Crew attitude and morale.
✔✔When talking on the radio hold the microphone _____ inches from your mouth. -
✔✔2
✔✔Who can give the order that it is okay to remove the SCBA? - ✔✔IC or Safety Officer
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔T/F Ventilation tasks could be used to support confinement efforts. - ✔✔True
✔✔T/F The first level of assistance for fires is automatic aid. - ✔✔False; Jones and
Bartlett say it is mutual aid pg. 353
✔✔When the need for resources overwhelms the normal capabilities of the fire
department and involves other agencies, a fire officer may have to activate the
_________________. - ✔✔Local emergency plan
✔✔Who else can you contact if you don't have your ERG to get the evacuation
distances for a HAZMAT? - ✔✔CHEMTREC
✔✔T/F Multi-family dwellings that have NFPA compliant 13R automatic sprinklers that
provide greater protection, but increase the level of difficulty for firefighters. - ✔✔True
✔✔2 building features of a building with 13R sprinklers. - ✔✔1. Taller
2. Longer hallways
✔✔2 areas that a 13R sprinkler system does not protect? - ✔✔1. Attic area
2. Void spaces
✔✔T/F Command staff and General staff are commonly established on high rise fires. -
✔✔True
✔✔3 phases of a size up. - ✔✔1. Pre-incident info
2. Initial size up
3. Ongoing size up
✔✔Tactical priorities and size up information are used to develop the _______. -
✔✔IAP
✔✔The service branch and the support branch are 2 components of the _________
section in ICS. - ✔✔Logistics
✔✔A ____________ is an area where the primary logistics functions happen and may
or may not be located at the ICP. - ✔✔Base
✔✔What is the first priority for the logistics support branch at a structure fire? -
✔✔Spare SCBA bottles
, ✔✔Built in sprinkler systems fail in ________ out of every ________ fires. - ✔✔1 out of
every 14
✔✔What % of high rise offices don't have automatic sprinkler systems? - ✔✔41%
✔✔What % of high rise hotels don't have automatic sprinkler systems? - ✔✔45%
✔✔What % of high rise apartments don't have automatic sprinkler systems? - ✔✔54%
✔✔The logistical stairwell support groups move equipment, hose, etc and are staged
every ________ floors. - ✔✔3
✔✔Who does the lobby control officer report to in ICS high rise fires? - ✔✔Logistics
section chief
✔✔Communications and rehab are under the __________ logistic branch of ICS. -
✔✔Service
✔✔Ensuring adequate supplies, personnel, and equipment is the responsibility of the
_________ logistic branch of ICS. - ✔✔Support
✔✔Who oversees the uses of elevators, operations of the buildings comm systems, and
assists in controlling the HVAC system? - ✔✔Lobby control officer
✔✔More civilian deaths occur in _________ than any other type of occupancy. -
✔✔One and two family dwellings
✔✔Anything that can clog or interfere with the medium that is delivering a message is
called _________. - ✔✔Noise
✔✔A physical or sociological condition that interferes with a message is called
_____________. - ✔✔Environmental noise
✔✔A fire officer needs to keep the chief officer informed on 3 areas. - ✔✔1. Progress
towards performance goals and project objectives.
2. Matters that cause controversy (arguments or disputes between shifts).
3. Crew attitude and morale.
✔✔When talking on the radio hold the microphone _____ inches from your mouth. -
✔✔2
✔✔Who can give the order that it is okay to remove the SCBA? - ✔✔IC or Safety Officer
