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Florida fire written state test COMPLETE NEWEST
300 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST
UPDATE THIS YEAR
QUESTION: Who has the legal authority for determining the cause and origin of the fire? -
ANSWER-Fire chief
QUESTION: What can occur after the initial collapse? - ANSWER-Secondary collapse
QUESTION: What type of glass do side and rear windows of a vehicle have that break into tiny
small pieces? - ANSWER-Tempered glass
QUESTION: What is the concept by which each firefighter responds to one and only one
designated leader during an incident? - ANSWER-Unity of command
QUESTION: Which extinguishment method works by lowering the surface tension of water and
allowing it to soak into Class A material? - ANSWER-Penetration
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QUESTION: What class of standpipe is used by occupants? - ANSWER-Class II
QUESTION: What is the most common cause of residential fires? - ANSWER-Cooking equipment
Q; Who is responsible for coordinating and directing all incident resources at an emergency
scene? - ANSWER-Incident commander
QUESTION: What does the R in LUNAR stand for? - ANSWER-Resources needed
QUESTION: What does the N in LUNAR stand for? - ANSWER-Name
QUESTION: What is used during MAYDAY? - ANSWER-LUNAR
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QUESTION: Which heat detectors operate on the assumption that the temperature in a room
will increase faster from a fire than normal atmospheric heating? - ANSWER-Rate-of-rise
detectors
QUESTION: What happens when a power plant/generator is run for a long period of time
without a load? - ANSWER-It overheats and gets damaged
QUESTION: What would be the most obvious sign of fire cause? - ANSWER-Competent ignition
source
QUESTION: Who is responsible for preserving evidence at a fire scene? - ANSWER-All fire
personnel at the scene
QUESTION: What is a guideline for establishing perimeters for structure fires? - ANSWER-
Perimeter should extend beyond the farthest piece of evidence found during exterior
examination
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QUESTION: In a ground cover fire, which way does grass fall? - ANSWER-Toward the area of
origin as it burns
QUESTION: What is the guideline for establishing perimeters for explosions? - ANSWER-1.5
times the distance from the furthest piece of debris found
QUESTION: Who acts as the initial Incident Commander? - ANSWER-First person on the scene
QUESTION: What do many departments base their coding procedures for incident reports on? -
ANSWER-National Fire Incident Reporting system (NFIRS) or NFPA 901
QUESTION: What is the primary form of communication used by firefighters? - ANSWER-Radios
QUESTION: What is vital information for an exterior ventilation crew to know? - ANSWER-The
location of interior crews
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Florida fire written state test COMPLETE NEWEST
300 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST
UPDATE THIS YEAR
QUESTION: Who has the legal authority for determining the cause and origin of the fire? -
ANSWER-Fire chief
QUESTION: What can occur after the initial collapse? - ANSWER-Secondary collapse
QUESTION: What type of glass do side and rear windows of a vehicle have that break into tiny
small pieces? - ANSWER-Tempered glass
QUESTION: What is the concept by which each firefighter responds to one and only one
designated leader during an incident? - ANSWER-Unity of command
QUESTION: Which extinguishment method works by lowering the surface tension of water and
allowing it to soak into Class A material? - ANSWER-Penetration
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QUESTION: What class of standpipe is used by occupants? - ANSWER-Class II
QUESTION: What is the most common cause of residential fires? - ANSWER-Cooking equipment
Q; Who is responsible for coordinating and directing all incident resources at an emergency
scene? - ANSWER-Incident commander
QUESTION: What does the R in LUNAR stand for? - ANSWER-Resources needed
QUESTION: What does the N in LUNAR stand for? - ANSWER-Name
QUESTION: What is used during MAYDAY? - ANSWER-LUNAR
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QUESTION: Which heat detectors operate on the assumption that the temperature in a room
will increase faster from a fire than normal atmospheric heating? - ANSWER-Rate-of-rise
detectors
QUESTION: What happens when a power plant/generator is run for a long period of time
without a load? - ANSWER-It overheats and gets damaged
QUESTION: What would be the most obvious sign of fire cause? - ANSWER-Competent ignition
source
QUESTION: Who is responsible for preserving evidence at a fire scene? - ANSWER-All fire
personnel at the scene
QUESTION: What is a guideline for establishing perimeters for structure fires? - ANSWER-
Perimeter should extend beyond the farthest piece of evidence found during exterior
examination
3
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QUESTION: In a ground cover fire, which way does grass fall? - ANSWER-Toward the area of
origin as it burns
QUESTION: What is the guideline for establishing perimeters for explosions? - ANSWER-1.5
times the distance from the furthest piece of debris found
QUESTION: Who acts as the initial Incident Commander? - ANSWER-First person on the scene
QUESTION: What do many departments base their coding procedures for incident reports on? -
ANSWER-National Fire Incident Reporting system (NFIRS) or NFPA 901
QUESTION: What is the primary form of communication used by firefighters? - ANSWER-Radios
QUESTION: What is vital information for an exterior ventilation crew to know? - ANSWER-The
location of interior crews
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