IICRC FSRT Exam Study Guide: Fire and
Smoke Restoration Technician Exam
Practice Questions & Answers: Latest
Updated: Guaranteed A+ Guide 2025/2026
A techs ability to effectively restore soot contaminated surfaces are impacted
by:
✓ Location to heat line
soot is oily/greasy/baked on
amount of moisture present
which soot residue is easily smeared and tends to be black
✓ Plastic or rubber residue
Which soot residue is greasy and can be brown/yellow
✓ protein residue
Which soot residues require damp cleaning?
✓ protein
plastic/rubber
puff back
,Temperature creates __________ forcing soot residue into inaccessible spaces
✓ Pressure
Which soot residue is a result of malfunction in an oil-fired heating system?
✓ puff-back
What is always a concern on all jobs?
✓ Safety
Employers are required to
✓ Prepare a hazard assessment on all projects
Issue necessary safety equipment
Provide ongoing safety training
Ultimately your customer with financial responsibility is the
✓ insured
property owner
authorized agent
When using chemicals its important to
✓ use measuring cup
follow label
Terminology should be
✓ clear, concise, simple in communication
3 involved parties in an insurance claim are
, ✓ Insured/Property owner
Adjuster
Insurance company
What is a high valued item
✓ anything important to customer
When dealing with a high valued item, techs should
✓ document and inspect condition
What form should be signed prior to the commencement of work
✓ work authorization
Two structural materials used in construction that are classified as potentially
carcinogenic:
✓ Lead
Asbestos
When inspecting the degree of damage to contents consider its relationship to
the _____ line.
✓ Heat
What three values justify the amount of time, effort that should be spent on an
item?
✓ Monetary value
Appreciated value
Sentimental value
Smoke Restoration Technician Exam
Practice Questions & Answers: Latest
Updated: Guaranteed A+ Guide 2025/2026
A techs ability to effectively restore soot contaminated surfaces are impacted
by:
✓ Location to heat line
soot is oily/greasy/baked on
amount of moisture present
which soot residue is easily smeared and tends to be black
✓ Plastic or rubber residue
Which soot residue is greasy and can be brown/yellow
✓ protein residue
Which soot residues require damp cleaning?
✓ protein
plastic/rubber
puff back
,Temperature creates __________ forcing soot residue into inaccessible spaces
✓ Pressure
Which soot residue is a result of malfunction in an oil-fired heating system?
✓ puff-back
What is always a concern on all jobs?
✓ Safety
Employers are required to
✓ Prepare a hazard assessment on all projects
Issue necessary safety equipment
Provide ongoing safety training
Ultimately your customer with financial responsibility is the
✓ insured
property owner
authorized agent
When using chemicals its important to
✓ use measuring cup
follow label
Terminology should be
✓ clear, concise, simple in communication
3 involved parties in an insurance claim are
, ✓ Insured/Property owner
Adjuster
Insurance company
What is a high valued item
✓ anything important to customer
When dealing with a high valued item, techs should
✓ document and inspect condition
What form should be signed prior to the commencement of work
✓ work authorization
Two structural materials used in construction that are classified as potentially
carcinogenic:
✓ Lead
Asbestos
When inspecting the degree of damage to contents consider its relationship to
the _____ line.
✓ Heat
What three values justify the amount of time, effort that should be spent on an
item?
✓ Monetary value
Appreciated value
Sentimental value
