CAL FIRE BASIC FINAL 2025 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is jurisdiction is California primarily under? - --Answer --Federal
What is the minimum diameter hose size for wildland, WUI, and vehicle fires? - --
Answer --1 1/2 inch
What is the minimum diameter hose size for structure fires? - --Answer --1
3/4 inch
What does the first S in S-FACTS stand for? - --Answer --Survival
What does the F in S-FACTS stand for? - --Answer --Fire environment
What does the A in S-FACTS stand for? - --Answer --Access
What does the C in S-FACTS stand for? - --Answer --Construction/
Clearance
What does the T in S-FACTS stand for? - --Answer --Time contraints
What does the second S in S-FACTS stand for? - --Answer --Stay or go
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, How often are you supposed to get fit tested? - --Answer --Annually
How many components does smoke have and what are they? - --Answer --3
Vapor, particles, and toxic gases
What is the first step in cleaning an SCBA - --Answer --Rinse with hose
water
What does the P in PASS stand for? - --Answer --Personal
What does the A in PASS stand for? - --Answer --Alert
What does the first S in PASS stand for? - --Answer --Safety
What does the second S in PASS stand for? - --Answer --System
What does the PASS device do? - --Answer --Alerts when a firefighter is
motionless for a set time
What is the percent rate for an SCBA? - --Answer --90 PSI
What gases are most commonly produces in residential and commercial fires? - --
Answer --Hydrogen cyanide, carbon monoxide, and phosgene
What are the characteristics of carbon monoxide? - --Answer --Colorless,
odorless, and poisonous
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is jurisdiction is California primarily under? - --Answer --Federal
What is the minimum diameter hose size for wildland, WUI, and vehicle fires? - --
Answer --1 1/2 inch
What is the minimum diameter hose size for structure fires? - --Answer --1
3/4 inch
What does the first S in S-FACTS stand for? - --Answer --Survival
What does the F in S-FACTS stand for? - --Answer --Fire environment
What does the A in S-FACTS stand for? - --Answer --Access
What does the C in S-FACTS stand for? - --Answer --Construction/
Clearance
What does the T in S-FACTS stand for? - --Answer --Time contraints
What does the second S in S-FACTS stand for? - --Answer --Stay or go
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, How often are you supposed to get fit tested? - --Answer --Annually
How many components does smoke have and what are they? - --Answer --3
Vapor, particles, and toxic gases
What is the first step in cleaning an SCBA - --Answer --Rinse with hose
water
What does the P in PASS stand for? - --Answer --Personal
What does the A in PASS stand for? - --Answer --Alert
What does the first S in PASS stand for? - --Answer --Safety
What does the second S in PASS stand for? - --Answer --System
What does the PASS device do? - --Answer --Alerts when a firefighter is
motionless for a set time
What is the percent rate for an SCBA? - --Answer --90 PSI
What gases are most commonly produces in residential and commercial fires? - --
Answer --Hydrogen cyanide, carbon monoxide, and phosgene
What are the characteristics of carbon monoxide? - --Answer --Colorless,
odorless, and poisonous
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