FF1 LATEST 2026 REVIEW QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔An atmosphere is considered hazardous if it contains a hazardous gas in excess of
10 percent of the hazardous material's: - ✔✔lower explosive limit.
✔✔What types of tools and equipment do search and rescue personnel carry? -
✔✔Thermal imagers and forcible entry tools
✔✔Why must locating and isolating the fire be a priority before any search? -
✔✔Entering to search provides a ventilation opening to the structure, which could cause
fire to spread.
✔✔When does the secondary search take place? - ✔✔After the fire is under control
✔✔If air monitoring indicates that the oxygen level in the atmosphere is below 19.5
percent,: - ✔✔the IC or Incident Safety Officer should be notified.
✔✔Which condition specific to search and rescue operations should be communicated
to crew members and/or your supervisor? - ✔✔Known locations of victims or occupants
✔✔Which of the following is one of the three principles of air management? - ✔✔Know
your point of no return.
✔✔In order to conduct an effective search operation, firefighters must know the: -
✔✔layout or floor plan of the building.
✔✔If you think your life is in immediate danger, transmit the MAYDAY signal and then: -
✔✔communicate your situation to the IC before activating your PASS device.
, ✔✔VEIS is only intended for: - ✔✔rapid rescue of victims and the isolation of individual
rooms.
✔✔A primary search is: - ✔✔a fast, thorough search performed either before or during
fire suppression operations.
✔✔Under normal conditions, air management increases your work time, but if you are
lost or trapped, it: - ✔✔increases the amount of time you can survive before escaping or
being rescued.
✔✔Rooms or close areas where the door can be closed to prevent the spread of heat,
smoke, and toxic gases into that space are called: - ✔✔safe havens.
✔✔The four steps involved in VEIS are: - ✔✔vent, enter, isolate, search.
✔✔If you are near the downed firefighter when a MAYDAY transmission is made: -
✔✔listen closely for your orders after the transmission and do not freelance.
✔✔In which situation would firefighters likely use an air monitoring device? - ✔✔A
medical call where multiple victims have collapsed for an unknown reason
✔✔Which search method employs the use of markers such as knots at regular intervals
along the search line to indicate distance from the beginning of the search line? -
✔✔Wide-area search method
✔✔You should leave the hazard zone: - ✔✔at the same time as your team.
✔✔Secondary searches: - ✔✔use the same steps as primary searches.
✔✔What is the best option when rapid fire development is about to occur? - ✔✔Escape
to a safe haven
✔✔During a secondary search, rescuers should not remove SCBA until: - ✔✔the
supervisor or safety officer determines that the atmosphere is safe.
✔✔What should you do if you become entangled while trying to evacuate a building? -
✔✔Broadcast a MAYDAY, then attempt to free yourself
✔✔For firefighters, the environment may remain tenable as long as: - ✔✔heat levels
and duration of the interior operations stay within acceptable limits for the PPE and
SCBA provided.
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔An atmosphere is considered hazardous if it contains a hazardous gas in excess of
10 percent of the hazardous material's: - ✔✔lower explosive limit.
✔✔What types of tools and equipment do search and rescue personnel carry? -
✔✔Thermal imagers and forcible entry tools
✔✔Why must locating and isolating the fire be a priority before any search? -
✔✔Entering to search provides a ventilation opening to the structure, which could cause
fire to spread.
✔✔When does the secondary search take place? - ✔✔After the fire is under control
✔✔If air monitoring indicates that the oxygen level in the atmosphere is below 19.5
percent,: - ✔✔the IC or Incident Safety Officer should be notified.
✔✔Which condition specific to search and rescue operations should be communicated
to crew members and/or your supervisor? - ✔✔Known locations of victims or occupants
✔✔Which of the following is one of the three principles of air management? - ✔✔Know
your point of no return.
✔✔In order to conduct an effective search operation, firefighters must know the: -
✔✔layout or floor plan of the building.
✔✔If you think your life is in immediate danger, transmit the MAYDAY signal and then: -
✔✔communicate your situation to the IC before activating your PASS device.
, ✔✔VEIS is only intended for: - ✔✔rapid rescue of victims and the isolation of individual
rooms.
✔✔A primary search is: - ✔✔a fast, thorough search performed either before or during
fire suppression operations.
✔✔Under normal conditions, air management increases your work time, but if you are
lost or trapped, it: - ✔✔increases the amount of time you can survive before escaping or
being rescued.
✔✔Rooms or close areas where the door can be closed to prevent the spread of heat,
smoke, and toxic gases into that space are called: - ✔✔safe havens.
✔✔The four steps involved in VEIS are: - ✔✔vent, enter, isolate, search.
✔✔If you are near the downed firefighter when a MAYDAY transmission is made: -
✔✔listen closely for your orders after the transmission and do not freelance.
✔✔In which situation would firefighters likely use an air monitoring device? - ✔✔A
medical call where multiple victims have collapsed for an unknown reason
✔✔Which search method employs the use of markers such as knots at regular intervals
along the search line to indicate distance from the beginning of the search line? -
✔✔Wide-area search method
✔✔You should leave the hazard zone: - ✔✔at the same time as your team.
✔✔Secondary searches: - ✔✔use the same steps as primary searches.
✔✔What is the best option when rapid fire development is about to occur? - ✔✔Escape
to a safe haven
✔✔During a secondary search, rescuers should not remove SCBA until: - ✔✔the
supervisor or safety officer determines that the atmosphere is safe.
✔✔What should you do if you become entangled while trying to evacuate a building? -
✔✔Broadcast a MAYDAY, then attempt to free yourself
✔✔For firefighters, the environment may remain tenable as long as: - ✔✔heat levels
and duration of the interior operations stay within acceptable limits for the PPE and
SCBA provided.
