DFW ARFF CLASS -CLASSROOM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
The Critical Rescue and Fire Fighting Access Area (CRFFAA) is a rectangle surrounding any runway that
extends how many feet beyond each end of the runway?
A. 500 feet
B. 1075 feet
C. 1650 feet
D. 3300 feet - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅3,300 feet
In the US, the radio-controlled system that can be used to adjust runway and other airport lighting via
specific aeronautical radio frequency is called
A. Pilot-Controlled Lighting
B. aeronautic radio lighting
C. ATC Radio Controlled Lighting (ATCRCL)
D. Aircraft Radio Control of Airdrome Lighting (ARCAL) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Pilot-controlled
lighting
Markings that use two side-by-side alternating dashed white lines to define the edge of the vehicle
roadway are called:
A. Hold markings
B. Edge Markings
C. Zipper markings
D. Envelope markings - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅zipper markings
Which factor is MOST important to consider when determining response routes for apparatus and fuel
drainage direction when a spill occurs?
A. Wind Speed
B. Airport Topography
C. Location of terminals
D. Distance to mutual aid - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Airport topography
, According to NFPA 403, what two areas for emergency response should be identified on the grid map
used by ARFF personnel?
A. Daily Traffic Pattern (DTP) and Runway End Safety Areas (RESA)
B. Rapid Response Area (RRA) and Critical Rescue and Fire Fighting Access Areas (CRFFAA)
C. On Airport Response Patterns (OARP) and Mutual Aid Response Patterns - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Rapid Response Area (RRA) and Critical Rescue and Fire Fighting Access Areas
(CRFFAA)
What color airport lights are used to outline the edges of runways, to identify runway centerlines, and to
denote vehicular traffic areas on ramps?
A. Blue
B. Green
C. White
D. Yellow - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅White
Wells, drafting pits, pumps, storage tanks, water distribution mains, and fire hydrants are examples of
which type of water supply?
A. Mobile water supply
B. Fixed system water supply
C. Pre-designated water supply
D. Automatic distribution water supply - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Fixed system water supply
If extinguishers are brought to the servicing area prior to the refueling operation, they should be
stationed within 100 feet of the aircraft being serviced and should be kept:
A. upwind
B. crosswind
C. downwind
D. out of the wind - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅upwind
The flight path that is parallel to the landing runway in the direction opposite to landing is called the:
ANSWERS
The Critical Rescue and Fire Fighting Access Area (CRFFAA) is a rectangle surrounding any runway that
extends how many feet beyond each end of the runway?
A. 500 feet
B. 1075 feet
C. 1650 feet
D. 3300 feet - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅3,300 feet
In the US, the radio-controlled system that can be used to adjust runway and other airport lighting via
specific aeronautical radio frequency is called
A. Pilot-Controlled Lighting
B. aeronautic radio lighting
C. ATC Radio Controlled Lighting (ATCRCL)
D. Aircraft Radio Control of Airdrome Lighting (ARCAL) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Pilot-controlled
lighting
Markings that use two side-by-side alternating dashed white lines to define the edge of the vehicle
roadway are called:
A. Hold markings
B. Edge Markings
C. Zipper markings
D. Envelope markings - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅zipper markings
Which factor is MOST important to consider when determining response routes for apparatus and fuel
drainage direction when a spill occurs?
A. Wind Speed
B. Airport Topography
C. Location of terminals
D. Distance to mutual aid - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Airport topography
, According to NFPA 403, what two areas for emergency response should be identified on the grid map
used by ARFF personnel?
A. Daily Traffic Pattern (DTP) and Runway End Safety Areas (RESA)
B. Rapid Response Area (RRA) and Critical Rescue and Fire Fighting Access Areas (CRFFAA)
C. On Airport Response Patterns (OARP) and Mutual Aid Response Patterns - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Rapid Response Area (RRA) and Critical Rescue and Fire Fighting Access Areas
(CRFFAA)
What color airport lights are used to outline the edges of runways, to identify runway centerlines, and to
denote vehicular traffic areas on ramps?
A. Blue
B. Green
C. White
D. Yellow - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅White
Wells, drafting pits, pumps, storage tanks, water distribution mains, and fire hydrants are examples of
which type of water supply?
A. Mobile water supply
B. Fixed system water supply
C. Pre-designated water supply
D. Automatic distribution water supply - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Fixed system water supply
If extinguishers are brought to the servicing area prior to the refueling operation, they should be
stationed within 100 feet of the aircraft being serviced and should be kept:
A. upwind
B. crosswind
C. downwind
D. out of the wind - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅upwind
The flight path that is parallel to the landing runway in the direction opposite to landing is called the:
