FDNY Fire Marshal Review Questions and Answers 2025

FDNY Fire Marshal Review Questions and
Answers 2025
______AevidenceAthatAaAfirefighterAusuallyAdiscovers,AinAaAbroadAsense,AcanAbeAdefinedA
asAsomethingAmaterial,AvisibleAandAtangible.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Physical
WhatAwouldAbeAtheAmostAappropriateAitemAusedAtoAcollectAandAstoreAevidenceAinAanA
emergency?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-AAnew,AheavyAgaugeAplasticAbagA(usedAinApairs)
AA10-45AcodeA2AmayAbeAidentifiedAbyAwhichAcolorAtag?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Red
WhenAaAmemberAisAbehavingAinAanAunusualAorAotherAthanAnormalAmanner,AproperAnotifica
tionAshallAbeAmadeAandAtheAappropriateAguidelinesAfollowed.ANotificationAwillAbeAinAtheAfor
mAofAaArequestAto?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-ChiefAMedicalAOfficer
FireAmayAspreadAverticallyAinATaxpayersAviaAallAofAtheAfollowingAEXCEPT?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-conductionA-mushroomingAatAupperAlevels

AtAaAcommercialAfire,AtheAFireAMarshalAwillAperformAallAofAtheAfollowingAuponAhis/herAarriva
lAexcept?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-CallAforAtheAPhotoAUnitAinAallAcases
FiresAinAvaporsAofA_____AfuelAoilAdevelopAslowlyAatAtheAstart,AbutAprogressArapidlyAasAvapo
rAproductionAintensifies.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Diesel
OneAofAaAFireAMarshal'sAresponsibilitiesAisAtoAmakeAanAexaminationAofAtheAinteriorAofAaAstr
ucture.AWhichAchoiceAbelowAcontainsAinaccurateAinformation?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
"V"APatternAburnsAalwaysApointAtowardAtheApointAofAorigin
WhenAaAfatalityAoccursAatAanAarsonAfire,AwhoAdeterminesAtheAcauseAandAmannerAofAdeath
?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-TheAFireAMarshalAandAtheAMedicalAExaminer
LividityAusuallyAstartsA_____AhoursAafterAdeath.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-1AtoA2
ToAassessAfireAconditionsAuponAtheAarrivalAofAfirstAdueAunitsAatAaAtaxpayerAfire,AyouAintervie
wAmembersAwhoAdescribeAtheAcolorAofAsmokeAtheyAinitiallyAobservedAbeforeAentry.AYouAkn
owAallAofAtheAfollowingAdescribeAsmokeAthatAmayAbeAindicativeAofAaAbackdraftAexceptAinAwh
ichAchoice?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-YellowAgreen
MembersAshallAbeArequiredAtoAdemonstrateAaAminimumAlevelAofAproficiencyAwithAfirearmsA
__________.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-AsAoftenAasAdirected
InAorderAtoAsafeguardAprivateApropertyAwhileAoperating,AwhenAFDNYAmembersAfindAarticle
sAofAvalue,AsuchAarticlesAshallAbeAturnedAoverAtoAtheirAimmediateAsupervisoryAOfficer,AwhoA
inAturnAshallAdeliverAthemAtoAtheAOfficerAinACommand.AAnAexperiencedAFireAMarshalAwoul
dAknowAthatAtheseAarticlesAmayAbeAturnedAoverAtoAallAofAtheAfollowingAexcept?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-

TheAchiefAfireAmarshalAifAnoAowner,ApoliceAofficerAorAauthorizedArepresentativeAisAonAscen
e.
WhichAofAtheAfollowingArestraintsAmayAbeAusedAbyAFireAMarshals?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-

HandcuffsAapprovedAbyAtheABureauAofAFireAInvestigationAFirearmsAandATacticsAUnit
AAdeceasedAvictimAfoundAwithAsootAinAorAaroundAtheAnoseAandAmouthAindicates?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-breathingAcontinuedAduringAtheAfire

WhatAisAtheAdefinitionAofAmaterialAarrangedAtoAstartAandAfeedAtheAinitialAfireA(candles,Amatc
hes,Aelectrical,Amechanical,AchemicalsAandAothers)?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Plants

, TheAsupervisingAfireAmarshalAordersAyouAtoAinvestigateAaABrooklynAfireAwhereAaA10-
23AwasAtransmitted.AYouAwouldAbeAcorrectAtoAknowAthisAisAwhatAkindAofAincident?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-AbandonedADerelictAVehicle

TheAConflictsAofAInterestABoardAisAtheACityAagencyAresponsibleAforAinterpreting,Aadminister
ingAandAenforcingAtheAConflictsAofAInterestALaw.AIfAyouAhaveAaAquestionAaboutAanyAprovisi
onAofAtheAConflictsAofAInterestALawAorAaboutAwhetherAanAactivityAthatAyouAareAengagingAinA
orAwishAtoAengageAinAisAsubjectAtoAtheAlaw'sArestrictions,AyouAmayAcontactAtheAConflictsAofA
InterestABoardAbyAtelephone.AYouAmayAalsoAcontactAtheA________.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-BureauAofALegalAAffairs

MostAfiresAoriginateA____________AinAtaxpayers,AwhereAutilities,Astorage,AandAservicesAar
eAlocated.AThisAisAtheAareaAfromAwhichAtheAfireAusuallyAextendsAtoAtheAcockloft.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-inAtheArearAofAtheAfirstAfloor

WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAnotAconsideredAaAminorAinjuryAaccordingAtoASafetyABulletinA7?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-SprainsAorAstrains,AwithAminorAdiscoloration

AccordingAtoARegulationsAchapterA25,AmembersAshallAnotAcarry,Apossess,AstoreAorAuseAan
yAfirearmAwhileAonADepartmentAdutyAorAonADepartmentAproperty.AAllAofAtheAfollowingAareAe
xemptAfromAthisApolicyAexceptAinAwhichAchoice?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AADepartmentAmemberAtrainedAasAaAPeaceAOfficer
AAmemberAwhoAhasAbeenAarrested,AorAwhoAisAunderAinvestigationAforAaAcriminalAoffense,A
mayAnotAbeAquestionedAexceptAatAtheAdirectionAof?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TheAInspectorAGeneral
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAstatementsAregardingAfireAtravelAandApointAofAoriginAisAnotAinAaccor
dAwithAFDNYAprocedures?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
LargerAblisterAtypeAcharringAmayAindicateAlongerAburningAandAhotAfires.
FireAMarshalsAshallAinvestigateAandAinquireAintoAtheAfollowingAmatters:ATheAorigin,AdetailAa
ndAmanagementAofAfiresAinAtheAcity,AparticularlyAofAsupposedAcasesAofAarson,Aincendiaris
mAorAfiresAdueAtoA_______.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-criminalAcarelessness
____AwhenAusedAasAtheAfirstAdigit,AitAindicatesAtheAFIREABUILDINGAorAFIREAAREA.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-0

WhichAofAtheAfollowingAdefinitions,AinArelationAtoAarsonAdetection,AisAincorrect?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Trailers:AMaterialAleftAbehindAinAtheAwakeAofAfireApath.

WhichAcorrectlyAdescribesAtheAfollowingAstatement.AAAdesignationAgivenAtoAaAfire,AinAwhich
AtheAFireAMarshalAhasAdeterminedAthroughAphysicalAexaminationAofAtheAfireAsceneAandAint

erviewAwithAwitnessesAthatAtheAfireAwasAintentionallyAsetAbyAsomeone.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Incendiary

YourAcompanyAreturnsAtoAtheAsceneAofAaAfireAfromAtheApreviousAnightAtourAandAtheAfireAmar
shalAisAonAscene.AWhileAlookingAthroughAtheAfireAareaAyouAnoticeAanAareaAwithAheavyAsmo
keAstainsAandAonAtheAintactAglassAyouAseeAlargeAcrazing.AYouAwouldAbeAmostAcorrectAifAyo
uAwereAtoAthink?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ThisAfireAhadAaAslowAheatAbuildAupAandAthisAareaAwasAremoteAfromAtheApointAofAorigin.
TheAICAhasAdeclaredAaAfireAsceneAtoAbeAsuspiciousAandAsinceAnoAFireAMarshalsAareAavaila
bleAtoArespondAheAturnsAandAlooksAtoAyou,AtheAofficerAofAanAextraAengineAcompanyAstandin
gAbyAtheAcommandApost.AHeAdirectsAyouAtoAcollectAevidenceAthatAcouldAbeAusefulAinAarsonA
detection.AYouAwereAincorrectAinAwhichAstep?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
EvidenceAmustAremainAinAtheAhandsAofAsomeoneAavailableAtoAtestifyAandAitAcanAneverAbeAl
eftAinAtheAcompanyAoffice.