FIREFIGHTER
FIREFIGHTER 1 PRACTICE TEST 2026
GUARANTEED PASS 2026/2027
1. Which is one of the keys to improving a firefighter's
physical health?
A. Gender/ethnic background
B. Fire Service traditions
C. Health screening
D. Union involvement -ANSWER-C
National Fire Protection Association 1001 is the:
A. Standard for Firefighter Professional Qualifications.
B. Standard for Industrial Fire Brigades.
C. Standardfor Fire Department Occupational Safety and
Health Programs.
D. Standard for Blood Borne Pathogen Training. -ANSWER-
A
Where are medical requirements for firefighters specified?
A. In the AMA publication, "Specifications for Industrial
Fitness"
B. NFPA 1582
C. NFPA 1001
D. NFPA 1500 -ANSWER-B
1. Each firefighter accident or injury must be thoroughly
investigated for two reasons. One is to determine why it
happened and the other is to:
FIREFIGHTER 1 PRACTICE TEST 2026 GUARANTEED PASS
,A. determine its classification under the S.I.M.P.L.E. system.
B. preclude any civil liability situation should it happen
again.
C. determine whether or not a de-facto feasance occurred.
D. determine how it can be avoided in the future. -
ANSWER-D
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'?
,FIREFIGHTER
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.
FIREFIGHTER 1 PRACTICE TEST 2026 GUARANTEED PASS
, 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:
FIREFIGHTER 1 PRACTICE TEST 2026
GUARANTEED PASS 2026/2027
1. Which is one of the keys to improving a firefighter's
physical health?
A. Gender/ethnic background
B. Fire Service traditions
C. Health screening
D. Union involvement -ANSWER-C
National Fire Protection Association 1001 is the:
A. Standard for Firefighter Professional Qualifications.
B. Standard for Industrial Fire Brigades.
C. Standardfor Fire Department Occupational Safety and
Health Programs.
D. Standard for Blood Borne Pathogen Training. -ANSWER-
A
Where are medical requirements for firefighters specified?
A. In the AMA publication, "Specifications for Industrial
Fitness"
B. NFPA 1582
C. NFPA 1001
D. NFPA 1500 -ANSWER-B
1. Each firefighter accident or injury must be thoroughly
investigated for two reasons. One is to determine why it
happened and the other is to:
FIREFIGHTER 1 PRACTICE TEST 2026 GUARANTEED PASS
,A. determine its classification under the S.I.M.P.L.E. system.
B. preclude any civil liability situation should it happen
again.
C. determine whether or not a de-facto feasance occurred.
D. determine how it can be avoided in the future. -
ANSWER-D
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'?
,FIREFIGHTER
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.
FIREFIGHTER 1 PRACTICE TEST 2026 GUARANTEED PASS
, 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:
