USCG FIRE FIGHTING 2026 LATEST EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Internal force on a vessel causes this effect - ✔✔List
✔✔3 general states of stability - ✔✔positive, neutral, negative
✔✔Every 100gpm of water flow adds how many tons of seawater per hour? - ✔✔25
tons
✔✔Most hazardous part of smoke - ✔✔CO
✔✔What is the fire tetrahedron made of - ✔✔Heat, Oxygen, Fuel, Chemical Chain
Reaction
✔✔Flaming combustion cannot be supported below what O2 concentrations - ✔✔16%
✔✔Transfer of heat by direct contact - ✔✔conduction
✔✔A hand held above a fire feels heat by - ✔✔convection
✔✔a hand held to the side of a fire feels heat by - ✔✔radiation
, ✔✔temp at which liquid fuels produce vapors suffiicicent to support continuous
combustion once ignited by an outside source - ✔✔fire point
✔✔min and max percentages of a substance in air that burns once ignited -
✔✔flammable range
✔✔Another name for a small fire in the ignition or growth phase is known as -
✔✔incipient
✔✔tendency of gasses to form layers according to temp - ✔✔Thermal layering
✔✔Condition that occurs when flames move through or across unburned gasses during
a fire's progression - ✔✔rollover
✔✔An explosive ignition of gases that results when air enters a compartment and mixes
with hot, unburned gases is known as __________. - ✔✔flashover
✔✔American classifications of fire - ✔✔A (ordinary combustibles) B (flammable gasses
and liquids) C (electrical) D (combustible metals) K (kitchen)
✔✔MCA classification of fires - ✔✔A (ordinary combustibles) B (flammable liquids) C
(flammable gasses) D (combustible metals) E (electrical) F (fatty oils)
✔✔Make sure to use this type of statements to avoid alteration - ✔✔Written only
✔✔Interview only this group for an investigation - ✔✔People directly involved
✔✔This document states where each person is to go during an emergency and what
each person's responsibilities are - ✔✔Muster list
✔✔During a fire emergency, all crew not present and accounted for are assumed -
✔✔Trapped, injured, or threatened by fire
✔✔What is int'l standard for General Alarm - ✔✔7 short + 1 long blast
✔✔What is the main purpose of fire drills - ✔✔Increase proficiency, identify weakness,
build teamwork
✔✔Communications between members of a firefighting team should be - ✔✔clear,
concise, acknowledged and timely
✔✔approx how many percent of vessel fires are in port? - ✔✔65%
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Internal force on a vessel causes this effect - ✔✔List
✔✔3 general states of stability - ✔✔positive, neutral, negative
✔✔Every 100gpm of water flow adds how many tons of seawater per hour? - ✔✔25
tons
✔✔Most hazardous part of smoke - ✔✔CO
✔✔What is the fire tetrahedron made of - ✔✔Heat, Oxygen, Fuel, Chemical Chain
Reaction
✔✔Flaming combustion cannot be supported below what O2 concentrations - ✔✔16%
✔✔Transfer of heat by direct contact - ✔✔conduction
✔✔A hand held above a fire feels heat by - ✔✔convection
✔✔a hand held to the side of a fire feels heat by - ✔✔radiation
, ✔✔temp at which liquid fuels produce vapors suffiicicent to support continuous
combustion once ignited by an outside source - ✔✔fire point
✔✔min and max percentages of a substance in air that burns once ignited -
✔✔flammable range
✔✔Another name for a small fire in the ignition or growth phase is known as -
✔✔incipient
✔✔tendency of gasses to form layers according to temp - ✔✔Thermal layering
✔✔Condition that occurs when flames move through or across unburned gasses during
a fire's progression - ✔✔rollover
✔✔An explosive ignition of gases that results when air enters a compartment and mixes
with hot, unburned gases is known as __________. - ✔✔flashover
✔✔American classifications of fire - ✔✔A (ordinary combustibles) B (flammable gasses
and liquids) C (electrical) D (combustible metals) K (kitchen)
✔✔MCA classification of fires - ✔✔A (ordinary combustibles) B (flammable liquids) C
(flammable gasses) D (combustible metals) E (electrical) F (fatty oils)
✔✔Make sure to use this type of statements to avoid alteration - ✔✔Written only
✔✔Interview only this group for an investigation - ✔✔People directly involved
✔✔This document states where each person is to go during an emergency and what
each person's responsibilities are - ✔✔Muster list
✔✔During a fire emergency, all crew not present and accounted for are assumed -
✔✔Trapped, injured, or threatened by fire
✔✔What is int'l standard for General Alarm - ✔✔7 short + 1 long blast
✔✔What is the main purpose of fire drills - ✔✔Increase proficiency, identify weakness,
build teamwork
✔✔Communications between members of a firefighting team should be - ✔✔clear,
concise, acknowledged and timely
✔✔approx how many percent of vessel fires are in port? - ✔✔65%
