Fire and life safety educator Exam
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
_____ is the strongest weapon in the fire and life safety educator's arsenal against death,
injury, and property loss. - CORRECT ANSWER Knowledge
What is defined as the rapid oxidation process with the evolution of light and heat in varying
intensities? - CORRECT ANSWER Fire
What is defined as the technical understanding of how fires ignite, grow, and spread? -
CORRECT ANSWER Fire Dynamics
What are the 4 sub specialties of fire dynamics most interesting to educators? - CORRECT
ANSWER Ignition and heat release
Heat transfer
Fire growth and spread
Flashover
What 3 key areas help participants understand how factors will react with each other? -
CORRECT ANSWER Material properties
Temperature of Ignition Source
Amount of heat applied
What is defined as the basic measurement of fire stored energy? - CORRECT
ANSWER Fire Load
What is defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound of water 1
degree F at the pressure of 1 atmosphere? - CORRECT ANSWER British Thermal Unit
(BTU)
,What 3 things have the greatest impact on ignition behavior? - CORRECT
ANSWER Ignition temperature
Surface area
Mass of a material
Heat is transferred from one item to another by __, ___, ___. - CORRECT
ANSWER Radiation
Convection
Conduction
When fuel continues to burn without the external heat sources this is called what? -
CORRECT ANSWER Established burning
What is defined as when fire spreads very rapidly and other items in the room appear to burst
into flames with average temperature at the ceiling ranging from 930 degrees to 1300 degrees
F? - CORRECT ANSWER Flashover
_____ refers to whether or not people can remain unhurt in a fire are or escape without
serious injury. - CORRECT ANSWER Tenability
2 people could react very differently to the same fire. How well someone can withstand the
physical assault of fire, heat, smoke, and gases depends on what? - CORRECT
ANSWER Age of the victim - very old and very young don't do well
Size - larger people can tolerate large doses of toxic gases
Pre-existing medical condition
Respiratory capacity - 3 out of 4 fire deaths are due to smoke inhalation
Medication, drugs or alcohol
____ is the scientific measurement of how much heat is available for transfer to a human
skin. - CORRECT ANSWER Heat flu
,What are some of the negative physical effects during fire that visible smoke produces? -
CORRECT ANSWER Reduced Visibility
Irritation and toxicity caused by inhaling smoke particles
Emotional effects, causing fear
____ is the primary culprit in fire deaths. - CORRECT ANSWER Carbon monoxide
___ poisoning alone accounts for about half of all fire deaths. - CORRECT
ANSWER Carbon monoxide
_________ is what the fire and life safety educator does by developing and sharing safety
skills and information. - CORRECT ANSWER Changing human behavior
In 1982 Dr. John Keating wrote an article called ___ which identified the four elements to
panic behavior? - CORRECT ANSWER The Myth of Panic
Dr. John Keating's four elements to panic behavior are: - CORRECT ANSWER A hope
for escape even with closing escape routes
Contagious behavior, especially if key noted by leaders of a group affected by fire.
Aggressive concern by the individual for his or her own safety as opposed to concern for
others in the same fire.
Irrational, illogical response to the fire situation
What are the 6 basic techniques people use to decide what to do in a fire? - CORRECT
ANSWER Threat recognition
Validation
Definition
Evaluation
Commitment
Reassessment
, In the 6 basic techniques people use to decided what to do in a fire define threat recognition?
- CORRECT ANSWER Something isn't right and people hope the threat is false
In the 6 basic techniques people use to decided what to do in a fire define validation? -
CORRECT ANSWER Unsure on how serious a threat is
In the 6 basic techniques people use to decided what to do in a fire define definition ? -
CORRECT ANSWER People ask themselves, what do they know about the threat
In the 6 basic techniques people use to decided what to do in a fire define evaluation ? -
CORRECT ANSWER People decide whether to fight or flight
In the 6 basic techniques people use to decided what to do in a fire define commitment ? -
CORRECT ANSWER People begin to act on the decision made during evaluation
In the 6 basic techniques people use to decided what to do in a fire define reassessment ? -
CORRECT ANSWER If the action does not appear to work, the people will reassess
Smoke detectors are required to have a sound level output of at least ____ decibels at ___
feet. - CORRECT ANSWER 85
10
Homes need __ smoke detector on each level of the residence, outside each sleeping area. -
CORRECT ANSWER 1
Estimated 92% of households in the U.S. have smoke detectors, however about ___ % of
those households have nonoperational smoke detectors. - CORRECT ANSWER 20
What accounts for almost all of the nonoperational detectors? - CORRECT
ANSWER Dead, missing, or disconnected batteries
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
_____ is the strongest weapon in the fire and life safety educator's arsenal against death,
injury, and property loss. - CORRECT ANSWER Knowledge
What is defined as the rapid oxidation process with the evolution of light and heat in varying
intensities? - CORRECT ANSWER Fire
What is defined as the technical understanding of how fires ignite, grow, and spread? -
CORRECT ANSWER Fire Dynamics
What are the 4 sub specialties of fire dynamics most interesting to educators? - CORRECT
ANSWER Ignition and heat release
Heat transfer
Fire growth and spread
Flashover
What 3 key areas help participants understand how factors will react with each other? -
CORRECT ANSWER Material properties
Temperature of Ignition Source
Amount of heat applied
What is defined as the basic measurement of fire stored energy? - CORRECT
ANSWER Fire Load
What is defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound of water 1
degree F at the pressure of 1 atmosphere? - CORRECT ANSWER British Thermal Unit
(BTU)
,What 3 things have the greatest impact on ignition behavior? - CORRECT
ANSWER Ignition temperature
Surface area
Mass of a material
Heat is transferred from one item to another by __, ___, ___. - CORRECT
ANSWER Radiation
Convection
Conduction
When fuel continues to burn without the external heat sources this is called what? -
CORRECT ANSWER Established burning
What is defined as when fire spreads very rapidly and other items in the room appear to burst
into flames with average temperature at the ceiling ranging from 930 degrees to 1300 degrees
F? - CORRECT ANSWER Flashover
_____ refers to whether or not people can remain unhurt in a fire are or escape without
serious injury. - CORRECT ANSWER Tenability
2 people could react very differently to the same fire. How well someone can withstand the
physical assault of fire, heat, smoke, and gases depends on what? - CORRECT
ANSWER Age of the victim - very old and very young don't do well
Size - larger people can tolerate large doses of toxic gases
Pre-existing medical condition
Respiratory capacity - 3 out of 4 fire deaths are due to smoke inhalation
Medication, drugs or alcohol
____ is the scientific measurement of how much heat is available for transfer to a human
skin. - CORRECT ANSWER Heat flu
,What are some of the negative physical effects during fire that visible smoke produces? -
CORRECT ANSWER Reduced Visibility
Irritation and toxicity caused by inhaling smoke particles
Emotional effects, causing fear
____ is the primary culprit in fire deaths. - CORRECT ANSWER Carbon monoxide
___ poisoning alone accounts for about half of all fire deaths. - CORRECT
ANSWER Carbon monoxide
_________ is what the fire and life safety educator does by developing and sharing safety
skills and information. - CORRECT ANSWER Changing human behavior
In 1982 Dr. John Keating wrote an article called ___ which identified the four elements to
panic behavior? - CORRECT ANSWER The Myth of Panic
Dr. John Keating's four elements to panic behavior are: - CORRECT ANSWER A hope
for escape even with closing escape routes
Contagious behavior, especially if key noted by leaders of a group affected by fire.
Aggressive concern by the individual for his or her own safety as opposed to concern for
others in the same fire.
Irrational, illogical response to the fire situation
What are the 6 basic techniques people use to decide what to do in a fire? - CORRECT
ANSWER Threat recognition
Validation
Definition
Evaluation
Commitment
Reassessment
, In the 6 basic techniques people use to decided what to do in a fire define threat recognition?
- CORRECT ANSWER Something isn't right and people hope the threat is false
In the 6 basic techniques people use to decided what to do in a fire define validation? -
CORRECT ANSWER Unsure on how serious a threat is
In the 6 basic techniques people use to decided what to do in a fire define definition ? -
CORRECT ANSWER People ask themselves, what do they know about the threat
In the 6 basic techniques people use to decided what to do in a fire define evaluation ? -
CORRECT ANSWER People decide whether to fight or flight
In the 6 basic techniques people use to decided what to do in a fire define commitment ? -
CORRECT ANSWER People begin to act on the decision made during evaluation
In the 6 basic techniques people use to decided what to do in a fire define reassessment ? -
CORRECT ANSWER If the action does not appear to work, the people will reassess
Smoke detectors are required to have a sound level output of at least ____ decibels at ___
feet. - CORRECT ANSWER 85
10
Homes need __ smoke detector on each level of the residence, outside each sleeping area. -
CORRECT ANSWER 1
Estimated 92% of households in the U.S. have smoke detectors, however about ___ % of
those households have nonoperational smoke detectors. - CORRECT ANSWER 20
What accounts for almost all of the nonoperational detectors? - CORRECT
ANSWER Dead, missing, or disconnected batteries
