FIREFIGHTER EXAM WRITTEN 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
1. Fires involving flammable liquids and gases where applied
foam and/or dry chemical agents will be needed are XXX fires -
correct answer - Class B Fires B
2. A fire extinguisher bearing the symbols shown below would be
suitable for extinguishing XXX fires - correct answer - ABC A
3. It is dangerous to apply a stream of water to energized
electrical equipment because - correct answer - Water can
conduct electricity back to the extinguisherB
4. The greatest concern associated with selecting to small of an
extinguisher is that - correct answer - The operator has to get
closer to the fire C
5. The use of halon agents is strictly controlled because it -
correct answer - Damages the Ozone layerD
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6. Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) extinguishing agents are
applicable to XXX fires - correct answer - Class A and B
7. What extinguisher may be required to extinguish a restaurant
kitch fire involving the fryers - correct answer - Type K
8. Class C fire Involve - correct answer - Energized electrical
equipment C
9. What is one limitation of inverters - correct answer - They have
limited power and mobilityB
10. Generators used emergency services are usually - correct
answer - Portable or vehicle MountedD
11. Utility rope should be used for - correct answer - Hoisting
Tools C
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12. The kern of a kern mantle rope is the - correct answer - Core
A
13. From which end of the rope can a clove hitch accept tension
without coming untied - correct answer - From either endA
14. The knot used to tie two ropes of unequal diameter together
is - correct answer - C Backet/sheet Bend
15. The clove hitch is commonly used in fire service for - correct
answer - Hoisting fire equipment C
16. The end of the rope that is used to be a knot is called the -
correct answer - Working End D
17. The drawing below depicts one of the three elements of knot
or hitch is known as a - correct answer - Bight A