FIRE ACADEMY STANDARD EXAM SHEET 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Smoke contains _____ highly toxic products of combustion or physical states of
matter. - ✔✔3
✔✔The function of a RIC/UAC is to provide air for: - ✔✔emergency refilling of a low air
cylinder
✔✔The primary function of a fire helmet's __________ is intended to provide thermal
protection. - ✔✔inner liner
✔✔What is the primary function of the purge/bypass valve on an SCBA regulator? -
✔✔Provide an emergency air supply in the event of a malfunction
✔✔What is the purpose of a personal alert safety system (PASS)? - ✔✔Sound an alarm
if a fire fighter is motionless for a set period of time
✔✔Which agency sets the design, testing, and certification standards for SCBA
equipment? - ✔✔National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
✔✔Which NFPA standard deals with open-circuit self-contained breathing apparatus? -
✔✔1981
✔✔Which NFPA standard deals with personal alert safety systems? - ✔✔1982
✔✔Which NFPA standard deals with protective ensembles for structural and proximity
firefighting? - ✔✔1971
✔✔Which type of breathing apparatus offers protection only for specific, known
hazards? - ✔✔Air-purifying respirator
✔✔Which type of breathing apparatus recycles the user's exhaled air? - ✔✔closed
circut
✔✔A __________ device is designed for use by hearing-impaired persons. - ✔✔text
✔✔Telecommunicators need to know the location of the emergency and __________ to
initiate a dispatch? - ✔✔Nature of the situation
✔✔The majority of calls to dispatch centers come via: - ✔✔cell phone
, ✔✔The NFPA standard requires that a communications center be equipped with: -
✔✔backup systems for all the critical equipment.
✔✔The use of plain language in radio communication is recommended by the NFPA
and _____________________: - ✔✔National Incident Management System (NIMS).
✔✔What are TDD and TTY? - ✔✔Communication devices for hearing-impaired persons
✔✔What does an automatic location identification (ALI) system rely on to be effective? -
✔✔An accurate and current database
✔✔What does the "A" stand for in the LUNAR acronym? - ✔✔air
✔✔What does the term "mayday" mean? - ✔✔A fire fighter is in trouble and needs
assistance
✔✔What is the correct term for a radio system permanently mounted in a building? -
✔✔base station
✔✔What is the function of an automatic vehicle locator system? - ✔✔Track apparatus
location via GPS
✔✔What is the function of the ANI feature of an enhanced 911 system? - ✔✔Show the
caller's phone number
✔✔What is the second step in the five-step process of emergency incident dispatch? -
✔✔Location validation
✔✔What is the term for an urgent message, used by telecommunicator, which takes
priority over all other communications? - ✔✔Emergency traffic
✔✔What is the term for a radio signal that alerts personnel to pull back to a safe
location? - ✔✔Evacuation signal
✔✔What is the term for a radio that transmits and receives on two different
frequencies? - ✔✔Duplex
✔✔What should any incoming calls without voice from the caller be checked for? -
✔✔TDD/TTY/text phone signal
✔✔Which agency licenses a fire department to operate a radio system? - ✔✔Federal
Communications Commission
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Smoke contains _____ highly toxic products of combustion or physical states of
matter. - ✔✔3
✔✔The function of a RIC/UAC is to provide air for: - ✔✔emergency refilling of a low air
cylinder
✔✔The primary function of a fire helmet's __________ is intended to provide thermal
protection. - ✔✔inner liner
✔✔What is the primary function of the purge/bypass valve on an SCBA regulator? -
✔✔Provide an emergency air supply in the event of a malfunction
✔✔What is the purpose of a personal alert safety system (PASS)? - ✔✔Sound an alarm
if a fire fighter is motionless for a set period of time
✔✔Which agency sets the design, testing, and certification standards for SCBA
equipment? - ✔✔National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
✔✔Which NFPA standard deals with open-circuit self-contained breathing apparatus? -
✔✔1981
✔✔Which NFPA standard deals with personal alert safety systems? - ✔✔1982
✔✔Which NFPA standard deals with protective ensembles for structural and proximity
firefighting? - ✔✔1971
✔✔Which type of breathing apparatus offers protection only for specific, known
hazards? - ✔✔Air-purifying respirator
✔✔Which type of breathing apparatus recycles the user's exhaled air? - ✔✔closed
circut
✔✔A __________ device is designed for use by hearing-impaired persons. - ✔✔text
✔✔Telecommunicators need to know the location of the emergency and __________ to
initiate a dispatch? - ✔✔Nature of the situation
✔✔The majority of calls to dispatch centers come via: - ✔✔cell phone
, ✔✔The NFPA standard requires that a communications center be equipped with: -
✔✔backup systems for all the critical equipment.
✔✔The use of plain language in radio communication is recommended by the NFPA
and _____________________: - ✔✔National Incident Management System (NIMS).
✔✔What are TDD and TTY? - ✔✔Communication devices for hearing-impaired persons
✔✔What does an automatic location identification (ALI) system rely on to be effective? -
✔✔An accurate and current database
✔✔What does the "A" stand for in the LUNAR acronym? - ✔✔air
✔✔What does the term "mayday" mean? - ✔✔A fire fighter is in trouble and needs
assistance
✔✔What is the correct term for a radio system permanently mounted in a building? -
✔✔base station
✔✔What is the function of an automatic vehicle locator system? - ✔✔Track apparatus
location via GPS
✔✔What is the function of the ANI feature of an enhanced 911 system? - ✔✔Show the
caller's phone number
✔✔What is the second step in the five-step process of emergency incident dispatch? -
✔✔Location validation
✔✔What is the term for an urgent message, used by telecommunicator, which takes
priority over all other communications? - ✔✔Emergency traffic
✔✔What is the term for a radio signal that alerts personnel to pull back to a safe
location? - ✔✔Evacuation signal
✔✔What is the term for a radio that transmits and receives on two different
frequencies? - ✔✔Duplex
✔✔What should any incoming calls without voice from the caller be checked for? -
✔✔TDD/TTY/text phone signal
✔✔Which agency licenses a fire department to operate a radio system? - ✔✔Federal
Communications Commission
