FIRE ACADEMY EXAMS SCRIPT 2025/2026 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Class I Standpipe - ✔✔A standpipe system designed for use by fire department
personnel only. Each outlet should have a valve to control the flow of water and 2 1/2
inch male coupling for fire hose.
✔✔Class II Standpipe - ✔✔A standpipe system designed for use by occupants of a
building only. Each outlet is generally equipped with a length of 1½-inch (38-mm)
singlejacket hose and a nozzle, which are preconnected to the system.
✔✔Class III Standpipe - ✔✔Standpipe system that combines features of Class I and
Class II systems. For use by fire suppression personnel and trained building occupants.
✔✔Low-volume nozzle - ✔✔A nozzle that flows 40 gallons per minute (2.5 liters per
second) or less.
✔✔Handline Nozzle - ✔✔a nozzle with a rated discharge of less than 350 gpm
✔✔Master Stream Nozzle - ✔✔A nozzle with a rated discharge of 1325 L/min (350
gpm) or greater. (NFPA 1964)
✔✔Wye - ✔✔A device used to split a single hose into two separate lines.
✔✔Gated Wye - ✔✔A hose appliance with one female inlet and two or more male
outlets with a gate valve on each outlet.
✔✔Water Thief - ✔✔A device that has a 2½-inch inlet and a 2½-inch outlet in addition
to two 1½-inch outlets. It is used to supply many hoses from one source.
✔✔Siamese Connection - ✔✔A device that allows two hoses to be connected together
and flow into a single hose.
✔✔Ladder Pipe - ✔✔A nozzle attached to an aerial ladder to provide large amounts of
water from an elevated position.
✔✔NFPA 72 - ✔✔National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code
✔✔Fire Alarm Control Unit - ✔✔System component that receives input from automatic
and manual fire alarm devices and may provide power to detection devices or
communication devices.
✔✔Remote Annunciator - ✔✔Enables fire fighters to determine the type and location of
the activated alarm device as they enter the building.
, ✔✔Trouble Signal - ✔✔indicates a problem with a monitored circuit or component of the
fire alarm system or the power supply for the system. must be a clearly audible signal.
indicates a problem with the fire alarm itself
✔✔Supervisory Signal - ✔✔Signal given by a fire detection and alarm system when a
monitored condition in the system is off-normal
✔✔Combination Attack - ✔✔Extinguishing a fire by using both a direct and an indirect
attack. This method combines the steam-generating technique of a ceiling level attack
with an attack on the burning materials near floor level.
✔✔Transitional Attack - ✔✔an offensive attack initiated by an exterior, indirect handline
operation into the fire room to initiate cooling while transitioning into an interior attack
✔✔Forward Hose Lay - ✔✔starts at the hydrant and proceeds toward the fire
✔✔3 Major Parts of Door Lock - ✔✔1. Latch - part of lock that catches and holds door
frame.
2. Operator Lever - The handle, doorknob, or keyway that turns the latch to lock it or
unlock it.
3. Deadbolt - A second, separate latch that locks and reinforces the regular latch.
✔✔Four Primary Types of Rope - ✔✔Life safety, escape rope, utility rope,
✔✔SLICE-RS - ✔✔Size up
Locate the fire
Identify the flow path
Cool the space from the safest location
Extinguish the fire
Rescue
Salvage
✔✔DRD - ✔✔Drag Rescue Device
✔✔Working end of rope - ✔✔part of the rope that is used to tie the knot. also called the
bitter or loose end
✔✔Running end of rope - ✔✔Used for lifting or hoisting
✔✔Standing part of rope - ✔✔the rope between the working end and the running end
✔✔NFPA 1061 - ✔✔Standard for Professional Qualifications for Public Safety
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AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Class I Standpipe - ✔✔A standpipe system designed for use by fire department
personnel only. Each outlet should have a valve to control the flow of water and 2 1/2
inch male coupling for fire hose.
✔✔Class II Standpipe - ✔✔A standpipe system designed for use by occupants of a
building only. Each outlet is generally equipped with a length of 1½-inch (38-mm)
singlejacket hose and a nozzle, which are preconnected to the system.
✔✔Class III Standpipe - ✔✔Standpipe system that combines features of Class I and
Class II systems. For use by fire suppression personnel and trained building occupants.
✔✔Low-volume nozzle - ✔✔A nozzle that flows 40 gallons per minute (2.5 liters per
second) or less.
✔✔Handline Nozzle - ✔✔a nozzle with a rated discharge of less than 350 gpm
✔✔Master Stream Nozzle - ✔✔A nozzle with a rated discharge of 1325 L/min (350
gpm) or greater. (NFPA 1964)
✔✔Wye - ✔✔A device used to split a single hose into two separate lines.
✔✔Gated Wye - ✔✔A hose appliance with one female inlet and two or more male
outlets with a gate valve on each outlet.
✔✔Water Thief - ✔✔A device that has a 2½-inch inlet and a 2½-inch outlet in addition
to two 1½-inch outlets. It is used to supply many hoses from one source.
✔✔Siamese Connection - ✔✔A device that allows two hoses to be connected together
and flow into a single hose.
✔✔Ladder Pipe - ✔✔A nozzle attached to an aerial ladder to provide large amounts of
water from an elevated position.
✔✔NFPA 72 - ✔✔National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code
✔✔Fire Alarm Control Unit - ✔✔System component that receives input from automatic
and manual fire alarm devices and may provide power to detection devices or
communication devices.
✔✔Remote Annunciator - ✔✔Enables fire fighters to determine the type and location of
the activated alarm device as they enter the building.
, ✔✔Trouble Signal - ✔✔indicates a problem with a monitored circuit or component of the
fire alarm system or the power supply for the system. must be a clearly audible signal.
indicates a problem with the fire alarm itself
✔✔Supervisory Signal - ✔✔Signal given by a fire detection and alarm system when a
monitored condition in the system is off-normal
✔✔Combination Attack - ✔✔Extinguishing a fire by using both a direct and an indirect
attack. This method combines the steam-generating technique of a ceiling level attack
with an attack on the burning materials near floor level.
✔✔Transitional Attack - ✔✔an offensive attack initiated by an exterior, indirect handline
operation into the fire room to initiate cooling while transitioning into an interior attack
✔✔Forward Hose Lay - ✔✔starts at the hydrant and proceeds toward the fire
✔✔3 Major Parts of Door Lock - ✔✔1. Latch - part of lock that catches and holds door
frame.
2. Operator Lever - The handle, doorknob, or keyway that turns the latch to lock it or
unlock it.
3. Deadbolt - A second, separate latch that locks and reinforces the regular latch.
✔✔Four Primary Types of Rope - ✔✔Life safety, escape rope, utility rope,
✔✔SLICE-RS - ✔✔Size up
Locate the fire
Identify the flow path
Cool the space from the safest location
Extinguish the fire
Rescue
Salvage
✔✔DRD - ✔✔Drag Rescue Device
✔✔Working end of rope - ✔✔part of the rope that is used to tie the knot. also called the
bitter or loose end
✔✔Running end of rope - ✔✔Used for lifting or hoisting
✔✔Standing part of rope - ✔✔the rope between the working end and the running end
✔✔NFPA 1061 - ✔✔Standard for Professional Qualifications for Public Safety
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