AIRPORT FIREFIGHTER COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔an element of paramount importance during aircraft fueling operations is the
elimination of - ✔✔static electricity
✔✔the first responsibility of units responding to hazardous materials incidents is to -
✔✔isolate the scene and deny entry
✔✔which phase of aircraft firefighting involves the initial attack and establishment of
rescue and/ or escape corridor? - ✔✔control
✔✔when applied to a fire, what substance breaks down and its water content vaporizes
due to the heat and flames? - ✔✔foaming agents
✔✔jet engines have enough residual heat to ignite fuel up to how many minutes after
shutdown? - ✔✔20
✔✔foam extinguishes a fire by forming a blanket on the burning fuel which -
✔✔excludes oxygen
✔✔if possible, streams should be employed so that - ✔✔even surface cooling can result
✔✔how do dry chemicals extinguish fire - ✔✔by inhibiting the chemical chain reaction
✔✔which appliances is used to extinguish fires in the fuselage not accessible to turrets,
with also the capability to extinguish periphery fires? - ✔✔handline
✔✔which of the following NFPA standards list the table for minimum extinguishing
agent quantities and discharge capabilities - ✔✔NFPA 403, aircraft rescue and fire
fighting services at airports
, ✔✔which selection is not a safety procedures used when performing overhaul at an
aircraft incident? - ✔✔disconnecting batteries and taping terminals
✔✔which type of metal used in aircraft construction does not contribute to a fire, except
by creating sparks causes by friction when the metal is in contact with runway surfaces
during a wheels-up landing - ✔✔steel
✔✔which is the main objective of turret operations? - ✔✔maintain a fire-free escape
route
✔✔what appliance on an aircraft firefighting apparatus is used to allow the vehicle to
move into rescue and extinguishment positions without endangering the equipment? -
✔✔ground sweep nozzle
✔✔what is the primary objective when fighting a wheel fire? - ✔✔preventing the fire
from spreading upward into the wheel wells
✔✔if it is decided that wheel assembly must be cooled, how should a water stream be
applied? - ✔✔water mist or fog pattern in continuous flow
✔✔the principle that states that gases have a tendency to form into layers according to
temperature applies to all of the following except - ✔✔heat imbalance
✔✔what is/are the primary means of ventilating an aircraft? - ✔✔doorways, hatches,
and windows
✔✔what important factor(s) is/ are crucial to the success of a resupply operation -
✔✔speed of mobilization and rate at which water can be delivered
✔✔preserving the accident scene and safeguarding evidence is a responsibility of -
✔✔all firefighting personnel
✔✔what items should be removed when necessary to ensure the fire is completely
extinguished? - ✔✔carpet, partitions, wall panels, and ceiling panels
✔✔according to NFPA 1003; the duty of rescue involves gaining access, assisting in the
evacuation process, initial triage and - ✔✔disentanglement
✔✔which types of aircraft do not have ejection seats or canopy-removal systems but
may have jet assisted take of units attaches - ✔✔cargo
✔✔which automatic explosive devices are relatively small tubes closed at one end and
plugged at the other? - ✔✔explosive squibs
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔an element of paramount importance during aircraft fueling operations is the
elimination of - ✔✔static electricity
✔✔the first responsibility of units responding to hazardous materials incidents is to -
✔✔isolate the scene and deny entry
✔✔which phase of aircraft firefighting involves the initial attack and establishment of
rescue and/ or escape corridor? - ✔✔control
✔✔when applied to a fire, what substance breaks down and its water content vaporizes
due to the heat and flames? - ✔✔foaming agents
✔✔jet engines have enough residual heat to ignite fuel up to how many minutes after
shutdown? - ✔✔20
✔✔foam extinguishes a fire by forming a blanket on the burning fuel which -
✔✔excludes oxygen
✔✔if possible, streams should be employed so that - ✔✔even surface cooling can result
✔✔how do dry chemicals extinguish fire - ✔✔by inhibiting the chemical chain reaction
✔✔which appliances is used to extinguish fires in the fuselage not accessible to turrets,
with also the capability to extinguish periphery fires? - ✔✔handline
✔✔which of the following NFPA standards list the table for minimum extinguishing
agent quantities and discharge capabilities - ✔✔NFPA 403, aircraft rescue and fire
fighting services at airports
, ✔✔which selection is not a safety procedures used when performing overhaul at an
aircraft incident? - ✔✔disconnecting batteries and taping terminals
✔✔which type of metal used in aircraft construction does not contribute to a fire, except
by creating sparks causes by friction when the metal is in contact with runway surfaces
during a wheels-up landing - ✔✔steel
✔✔which is the main objective of turret operations? - ✔✔maintain a fire-free escape
route
✔✔what appliance on an aircraft firefighting apparatus is used to allow the vehicle to
move into rescue and extinguishment positions without endangering the equipment? -
✔✔ground sweep nozzle
✔✔what is the primary objective when fighting a wheel fire? - ✔✔preventing the fire
from spreading upward into the wheel wells
✔✔if it is decided that wheel assembly must be cooled, how should a water stream be
applied? - ✔✔water mist or fog pattern in continuous flow
✔✔the principle that states that gases have a tendency to form into layers according to
temperature applies to all of the following except - ✔✔heat imbalance
✔✔what is/are the primary means of ventilating an aircraft? - ✔✔doorways, hatches,
and windows
✔✔what important factor(s) is/ are crucial to the success of a resupply operation -
✔✔speed of mobilization and rate at which water can be delivered
✔✔preserving the accident scene and safeguarding evidence is a responsibility of -
✔✔all firefighting personnel
✔✔what items should be removed when necessary to ensure the fire is completely
extinguished? - ✔✔carpet, partitions, wall panels, and ceiling panels
✔✔according to NFPA 1003; the duty of rescue involves gaining access, assisting in the
evacuation process, initial triage and - ✔✔disentanglement
✔✔which types of aircraft do not have ejection seats or canopy-removal systems but
may have jet assisted take of units attaches - ✔✔cargo
✔✔which automatic explosive devices are relatively small tubes closed at one end and
plugged at the other? - ✔✔explosive squibs
