IFSTA FF1 2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
MARKED A+
✔✔What type of device BEST fits the following characteristics: small, accelerates
quickly, and may have automatic controls? - ✔✔Passenger elevator
✔✔Hydraulic elevator operating systems are used in structures less than _____ stories
high. - ✔✔six
✔✔During an elevator rescue, extrication should begin immediately if occupants: -
✔✔require medical attention.
✔✔If an elevator is equipped with a _____ it will return to the ground floor by inserting a
key into the control panel. - ✔✔recall system
✔✔Which of the following BEST describes the location of an escalator's manual stop
switch? - ✔✔On nearby wall or handrail at top or bottom of unit
✔✔Which of the following BEST describes the cause of the majority of escalator
rescues? - ✔✔Fingers and toes becoming caught between step treads
✔✔When responding to electrical rescue operations, always assume that electrical lines
or equipment are: - ✔✔energized.
✔✔When an energized wire is in contact with the ground, the current: - ✔✔flows in all
directions from point of contact.
✔✔ Which of the following emergency scene lighting equipment is typically light enough
to be carried by two people? - ✔✔Portable electric generator
✔✔Which of the following emergency scene lighting equipment has the disadvantage of
contaminating
the scene with exhaust fumes if the vehicle is not positioned downwind? - ✔✔Vehicle-
mounted generator
✔✔The telescoping stand on a portable light: - ✔✔allows it to be raised and directed
more effectively.
✔✔Large banks of fixed lights have a capacity of _____ per light. - ✔✔500 to 1,500
watts
✔✔Which of the following BEST describes the result of using equipment that exceeds
extension cord capacity? - ✔✔It creates an electrical hazard.
, ✔✔Which of the following BEST describes when to replace a spark plug on an electrical
generator? - ✔✔When it is damaged
✔✔Which of the following BEST describes the result of running a generator for a long
period of time without a load? - ✔✔Will overheat and damage generator
✔✔If a bulb must be replaced while hot, wear _____ to prevent being burned. -
✔✔leather gloves
✔✔Which of the following rescue tool uses includes tools to drag materials away to free
victims? - ✔✔Pulling
✔✔Tool capabilities vary depending on: - ✔✔manufacturer and power source.
✔✔Which rescue tool power source is typically powered by pumps? - ✔✔Hydraulic
✔✔Which hydraulic/electric tool is excellent for a small rapid-interventions vehicle? -
✔✔Combination spreader/shears
✔✔Which type of rescue tools are typically vehicle repair tools adapted to fire service
use? - ✔✔Pneumatic and manual rescue tools
✔✔What type of saw is often used for delicate cutting operations? - ✔✔Whizzer saw
✔✔During vehicle extrication operations what is the BEST type of surface to place a
jack on? - ✔✔A flat, level surface
✔✔Which type of jack is operated by using the jack to tighten and support a
shoring/stabilizing system? - ✔✔Trench screw jack
✔✔What stabilizing tool uses a system of at least three posts wedged between the
ground and a vehicle resting on its side or top? - ✔✔Buttress tension system
✔✔Which of the following stabilizing tools must comply with both NFPA® and Society of
Automotive Engineers standards? - ✔✔Wheel chocks
✔✔Which of the following BEST describes why plastic cribbing may be preferred over
wooden cribbing? - ✔✔It is lighter and lasts longer.
✔✔What type of lifting tool is used to create an anchor point above a manhole or
opening? - ✔✔Tripod
MARKED A+
✔✔What type of device BEST fits the following characteristics: small, accelerates
quickly, and may have automatic controls? - ✔✔Passenger elevator
✔✔Hydraulic elevator operating systems are used in structures less than _____ stories
high. - ✔✔six
✔✔During an elevator rescue, extrication should begin immediately if occupants: -
✔✔require medical attention.
✔✔If an elevator is equipped with a _____ it will return to the ground floor by inserting a
key into the control panel. - ✔✔recall system
✔✔Which of the following BEST describes the location of an escalator's manual stop
switch? - ✔✔On nearby wall or handrail at top or bottom of unit
✔✔Which of the following BEST describes the cause of the majority of escalator
rescues? - ✔✔Fingers and toes becoming caught between step treads
✔✔When responding to electrical rescue operations, always assume that electrical lines
or equipment are: - ✔✔energized.
✔✔When an energized wire is in contact with the ground, the current: - ✔✔flows in all
directions from point of contact.
✔✔ Which of the following emergency scene lighting equipment is typically light enough
to be carried by two people? - ✔✔Portable electric generator
✔✔Which of the following emergency scene lighting equipment has the disadvantage of
contaminating
the scene with exhaust fumes if the vehicle is not positioned downwind? - ✔✔Vehicle-
mounted generator
✔✔The telescoping stand on a portable light: - ✔✔allows it to be raised and directed
more effectively.
✔✔Large banks of fixed lights have a capacity of _____ per light. - ✔✔500 to 1,500
watts
✔✔Which of the following BEST describes the result of using equipment that exceeds
extension cord capacity? - ✔✔It creates an electrical hazard.
, ✔✔Which of the following BEST describes when to replace a spark plug on an electrical
generator? - ✔✔When it is damaged
✔✔Which of the following BEST describes the result of running a generator for a long
period of time without a load? - ✔✔Will overheat and damage generator
✔✔If a bulb must be replaced while hot, wear _____ to prevent being burned. -
✔✔leather gloves
✔✔Which of the following rescue tool uses includes tools to drag materials away to free
victims? - ✔✔Pulling
✔✔Tool capabilities vary depending on: - ✔✔manufacturer and power source.
✔✔Which rescue tool power source is typically powered by pumps? - ✔✔Hydraulic
✔✔Which hydraulic/electric tool is excellent for a small rapid-interventions vehicle? -
✔✔Combination spreader/shears
✔✔Which type of rescue tools are typically vehicle repair tools adapted to fire service
use? - ✔✔Pneumatic and manual rescue tools
✔✔What type of saw is often used for delicate cutting operations? - ✔✔Whizzer saw
✔✔During vehicle extrication operations what is the BEST type of surface to place a
jack on? - ✔✔A flat, level surface
✔✔Which type of jack is operated by using the jack to tighten and support a
shoring/stabilizing system? - ✔✔Trench screw jack
✔✔What stabilizing tool uses a system of at least three posts wedged between the
ground and a vehicle resting on its side or top? - ✔✔Buttress tension system
✔✔Which of the following stabilizing tools must comply with both NFPA® and Society of
Automotive Engineers standards? - ✔✔Wheel chocks
✔✔Which of the following BEST describes why plastic cribbing may be preferred over
wooden cribbing? - ✔✔It is lighter and lasts longer.
✔✔What type of lifting tool is used to create an anchor point above a manhole or
opening? - ✔✔Tripod
