AIRPORT FIREFIGHTER TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔what type of aircraft typically have doors that hinge from the bottom? - ✔✔commuter
✔✔FAA requires an aircraft slide if the door sill is above what height? - ✔✔6' above the
ground
✔✔where should you place a ladder on an aircraft with an emergency slide? - ✔✔to the
side opposite the hinges
✔✔all widebody aircraft have slides that can be armed or disarmed from inside? true or
false - ✔✔true
✔✔should firefighters jettison cone before searching area? - ✔✔no
✔✔avoid cutting into aircraft how many inches above and below windows? - ✔✔20
✔✔what color is the black box (data recorder) - ✔✔either international orange or red
✔✔if the black box is found in water what should be done. - ✔✔left in water unless there
is a chance of it being lost
✔✔the rehab area should be away from the sights and sounds of the incident? true or
false - ✔✔true
✔✔how far should you stay away from a running jet engine to avoid injury? - ✔✔30'
✔✔how should firefighters cary equipment when approaching or leaving a helicopter -
✔✔horizontally and below the waist
✔✔what are dangerous goods normally shipped in? - ✔✔unit load devices
, ✔✔most dangerous goods are loaded in the most forward location on the main deck?
true or false? - ✔✔true
✔✔what type of fuel reacts violently with each other - ✔✔hypergolic
✔✔hypergolic fuels can cause serious local damage or burns to the eyes if it comes in
contact? True or false - ✔✔true
✔✔ejection seats may be rocket or gas powered? - ✔✔true
✔✔ejection seats are a zero-zero system? - ✔✔true
✔✔what is used in the emergency ejection system that is a small metal tube that is
closed on one end plugged with a crimped rubber plug at the other? - ✔✔a squib
✔✔where are rockets and missiles located on aircraft? - ✔✔internal bays, wingtips,
external pylons
✔✔Gravity bombs should be cooled with water and not foam? - ✔✔true
✔✔what type of alert is it when the aircraft has an operation defect serious enough to
cause an accident? - ✔✔full alert
✔✔when do you use local control tower frequency? - ✔✔when aircraft enters local
jurisdiction
✔✔which frequency has a continuous radio broadcast on weather and airfield info? -
✔✔automated terminal info service
✔✔alert 1 is? - ✔✔local standby
✔✔alert 2 - ✔✔full emergency
✔✔alert 3 - ✔✔Aircraft Crash
✔✔flight service station frequency can assist lost aircraft and aircraft in emergency
situations - ✔✔true
✔✔Unicom (unified communications) is a private nongovernmental frequency? - ✔✔true
✔✔when is CTAF used - ✔✔when tower is closed or airport does not have a control
tower.
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔what type of aircraft typically have doors that hinge from the bottom? - ✔✔commuter
✔✔FAA requires an aircraft slide if the door sill is above what height? - ✔✔6' above the
ground
✔✔where should you place a ladder on an aircraft with an emergency slide? - ✔✔to the
side opposite the hinges
✔✔all widebody aircraft have slides that can be armed or disarmed from inside? true or
false - ✔✔true
✔✔should firefighters jettison cone before searching area? - ✔✔no
✔✔avoid cutting into aircraft how many inches above and below windows? - ✔✔20
✔✔what color is the black box (data recorder) - ✔✔either international orange or red
✔✔if the black box is found in water what should be done. - ✔✔left in water unless there
is a chance of it being lost
✔✔the rehab area should be away from the sights and sounds of the incident? true or
false - ✔✔true
✔✔how far should you stay away from a running jet engine to avoid injury? - ✔✔30'
✔✔how should firefighters cary equipment when approaching or leaving a helicopter -
✔✔horizontally and below the waist
✔✔what are dangerous goods normally shipped in? - ✔✔unit load devices
, ✔✔most dangerous goods are loaded in the most forward location on the main deck?
true or false? - ✔✔true
✔✔what type of fuel reacts violently with each other - ✔✔hypergolic
✔✔hypergolic fuels can cause serious local damage or burns to the eyes if it comes in
contact? True or false - ✔✔true
✔✔ejection seats may be rocket or gas powered? - ✔✔true
✔✔ejection seats are a zero-zero system? - ✔✔true
✔✔what is used in the emergency ejection system that is a small metal tube that is
closed on one end plugged with a crimped rubber plug at the other? - ✔✔a squib
✔✔where are rockets and missiles located on aircraft? - ✔✔internal bays, wingtips,
external pylons
✔✔Gravity bombs should be cooled with water and not foam? - ✔✔true
✔✔what type of alert is it when the aircraft has an operation defect serious enough to
cause an accident? - ✔✔full alert
✔✔when do you use local control tower frequency? - ✔✔when aircraft enters local
jurisdiction
✔✔which frequency has a continuous radio broadcast on weather and airfield info? -
✔✔automated terminal info service
✔✔alert 1 is? - ✔✔local standby
✔✔alert 2 - ✔✔full emergency
✔✔alert 3 - ✔✔Aircraft Crash
✔✔flight service station frequency can assist lost aircraft and aircraft in emergency
situations - ✔✔true
✔✔Unicom (unified communications) is a private nongovernmental frequency? - ✔✔true
✔✔when is CTAF used - ✔✔when tower is closed or airport does not have a control
tower.
