AIRPORT FIREFIGHTER COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTION RATED A+
✔✔if it is decided that wheel assembly must be cooled, how should a water stream be
applied? - ✔✔water mist or fog pattern in continuous flow
✔✔the principle that states that gases have a tendency to form into layers according to
temperature applies to all of the following except - ✔✔heat imbalance
✔✔what is/are the primary means of ventilating an aircraft? - ✔✔doorways, hatches,
and windows
✔✔what important factor(s) is/ are crucial to the success of a resupply operation -
✔✔speed of mobilization and rate at which water can be delivered
✔✔preserving the accident scene and safeguarding evidence is a responsibility of -
✔✔all firefighting personnel
✔✔what items should be removed when necessary to ensure the fire is completely
extinguished? - ✔✔carpet, partitions, wall panels, and ceiling panels
✔✔according to NFPA 1003; the duty of rescue involves gaining access, assisting in the
evacuation process, initial triage and - ✔✔disentanglement
✔✔which types of aircraft do not have ejection seats or canopy-removal systems but
may have jet assisted take of units attaches - ✔✔cargo
✔✔which automatic explosive devices are relatively small tubes closed at one end and
plugged at the other? - ✔✔explosive squibs
✔✔auxiliary fuel tanks on a helicopter are normally located inside the - ✔✔main cabin
✔✔which gas-operated devices are employed to unlock or reposition various units in
the escape system during the ejection sequence? - ✔✔thrusters
✔✔aircraft intended for high-altitude operations use an oxygen-supply system normally
stored in either - ✔✔gaseous or liquid state
✔✔if you were directed to the empennage of the aircraft, you would go to the - ✔✔tail
✔✔what will help saw blades last longer and cut faster - ✔✔apply water and soap when
cutting
, ✔✔which explosive ejection device is designed to start a sequence of events in the
emergency ejection procedures of a military aircraft - ✔✔initiator
✔✔what color-code is used to indicate fuel piping - ✔✔red
✔✔ejection seats may be safetied by performing all of the following except - ✔✔pulling
the face curtain above the ejection seat
✔✔aircraft halon or nitrogen systems are activated by - ✔✔T-handles
✔✔under normal conditions, how are canopies actuated? - ✔✔pneumatically,
hydraulically, electrically, or manually
✔✔which tool is used to cut through the skin of an aircraft as well as structural -
✔✔power rescue saw
✔✔according to NFPA 424 triage areas should be located upwind and if smoke and fire
are imminent, away from an incident at least - ✔✔300 feet
✔✔separate treatment and/ or care holding areas are set up for, which type of
emergency? - ✔✔red, yellow, and green casualty identification tags
✔✔for aircraft emergencies, the crews arriving first should position vehicles - ✔✔so that
turrets and handlines may be used to protect the egress route
✔✔in addition to marked coordinates and traffic patterns, what else should a grid map
include - ✔✔control zones
✔✔which type of rectangle equals the aircraft length multiplies by the calculated width?
- ✔✔theoretical critical fire are (TCA)
✔✔the two most significant factors that influence the positioning of vehicles are the wind
direction and the - ✔✔type of terrain
✔✔when more than one grid map is used, how do grid identifications differed? -
✔✔color and scale
✔✔according to NFPA 403, airport categories for a given aircraft are based on -
✔✔overall length
✔✔which color of lights is used to outline the edges of the runways and are spaced 200
feet apart - ✔✔white
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTION RATED A+
✔✔if it is decided that wheel assembly must be cooled, how should a water stream be
applied? - ✔✔water mist or fog pattern in continuous flow
✔✔the principle that states that gases have a tendency to form into layers according to
temperature applies to all of the following except - ✔✔heat imbalance
✔✔what is/are the primary means of ventilating an aircraft? - ✔✔doorways, hatches,
and windows
✔✔what important factor(s) is/ are crucial to the success of a resupply operation -
✔✔speed of mobilization and rate at which water can be delivered
✔✔preserving the accident scene and safeguarding evidence is a responsibility of -
✔✔all firefighting personnel
✔✔what items should be removed when necessary to ensure the fire is completely
extinguished? - ✔✔carpet, partitions, wall panels, and ceiling panels
✔✔according to NFPA 1003; the duty of rescue involves gaining access, assisting in the
evacuation process, initial triage and - ✔✔disentanglement
✔✔which types of aircraft do not have ejection seats or canopy-removal systems but
may have jet assisted take of units attaches - ✔✔cargo
✔✔which automatic explosive devices are relatively small tubes closed at one end and
plugged at the other? - ✔✔explosive squibs
✔✔auxiliary fuel tanks on a helicopter are normally located inside the - ✔✔main cabin
✔✔which gas-operated devices are employed to unlock or reposition various units in
the escape system during the ejection sequence? - ✔✔thrusters
✔✔aircraft intended for high-altitude operations use an oxygen-supply system normally
stored in either - ✔✔gaseous or liquid state
✔✔if you were directed to the empennage of the aircraft, you would go to the - ✔✔tail
✔✔what will help saw blades last longer and cut faster - ✔✔apply water and soap when
cutting
, ✔✔which explosive ejection device is designed to start a sequence of events in the
emergency ejection procedures of a military aircraft - ✔✔initiator
✔✔what color-code is used to indicate fuel piping - ✔✔red
✔✔ejection seats may be safetied by performing all of the following except - ✔✔pulling
the face curtain above the ejection seat
✔✔aircraft halon or nitrogen systems are activated by - ✔✔T-handles
✔✔under normal conditions, how are canopies actuated? - ✔✔pneumatically,
hydraulically, electrically, or manually
✔✔which tool is used to cut through the skin of an aircraft as well as structural -
✔✔power rescue saw
✔✔according to NFPA 424 triage areas should be located upwind and if smoke and fire
are imminent, away from an incident at least - ✔✔300 feet
✔✔separate treatment and/ or care holding areas are set up for, which type of
emergency? - ✔✔red, yellow, and green casualty identification tags
✔✔for aircraft emergencies, the crews arriving first should position vehicles - ✔✔so that
turrets and handlines may be used to protect the egress route
✔✔in addition to marked coordinates and traffic patterns, what else should a grid map
include - ✔✔control zones
✔✔which type of rectangle equals the aircraft length multiplies by the calculated width?
- ✔✔theoretical critical fire are (TCA)
✔✔the two most significant factors that influence the positioning of vehicles are the wind
direction and the - ✔✔type of terrain
✔✔when more than one grid map is used, how do grid identifications differed? -
✔✔color and scale
✔✔according to NFPA 403, airport categories for a given aircraft are based on -
✔✔overall length
✔✔which color of lights is used to outline the edges of the runways and are spaced 200
feet apart - ✔✔white
