IFSTA 7TH EDITION - CHAPTER 6 VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ASSURED SUCCESS UPDATED 2025/2026
What is saponification
Saponification converts the fatty acids or fats in the following
oils to a soapy film parentheses vegetable oil, canola oil, peanut
oil, and other oils with little or no fatty acids
Excluding oxygen from the burning process
Smothering
Producing the burning material below its ignition temperature
Cooling
Interrupting the chemical chain reaction in the burning process
Chemical flame inhibition
Forming an oxygen excluding soapy foam surface
Saponification
What should be thought of when storing water type extinguishers
Protecting them against freezing conditions
, The operator physically applies pressure to a pump that
increases pressure within the container which forces the agent
out of the nozzle at the end of a hose
Manual pump
Compressed air or inert gas within the container forces the
agent out in nozzle at the end of the hose when the operator
presses the handle
Stored pressure
The separate cartridge on the side of the container contains inert
gas. When the operator punctures the cartridge seal the
expelling enters the container and forces the agent out the
nozzle
Pressure cartridge
Are a triple F extinguishers intended for, what class of fire?
B
What does the pass acronym mean for fire extinguishers
Pull aim squeeze sweep
ANSWERS ASSURED SUCCESS UPDATED 2025/2026
What is saponification
Saponification converts the fatty acids or fats in the following
oils to a soapy film parentheses vegetable oil, canola oil, peanut
oil, and other oils with little or no fatty acids
Excluding oxygen from the burning process
Smothering
Producing the burning material below its ignition temperature
Cooling
Interrupting the chemical chain reaction in the burning process
Chemical flame inhibition
Forming an oxygen excluding soapy foam surface
Saponification
What should be thought of when storing water type extinguishers
Protecting them against freezing conditions
, The operator physically applies pressure to a pump that
increases pressure within the container which forces the agent
out of the nozzle at the end of a hose
Manual pump
Compressed air or inert gas within the container forces the
agent out in nozzle at the end of the hose when the operator
presses the handle
Stored pressure
The separate cartridge on the side of the container contains inert
gas. When the operator punctures the cartridge seal the
expelling enters the container and forces the agent out the
nozzle
Pressure cartridge
Are a triple F extinguishers intended for, what class of fire?
B
What does the pass acronym mean for fire extinguishers
Pull aim squeeze sweep
