FIREFIGHTER CERTIFICATION
PREPARATION 2026 TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Once overhead doors have been forced, they should be:
A. removed.
C. locked.
B. unlocked to prevent relocking.
D. blocked open. Answer: D
⩥After the cylinder has been removed, use a(n)_____to move the
locking bolt to the open position.
A. key tool B. K-tool C. J-tool D. A-tool. Answer: A
⩥The preferred way to force an overhead folding door is to:
A. pry up from the bottom at both outside edges.
B. break out a panel and operate the latch from the inside.
,C. pry open from either side at approximately waist height.
D. drive a wedge into the bottom center. Answer: B
⩥Opening concrete block walls is often referred to as:
A.breaching. B. barreling. C. mauling. D. tunneling. Answer: A
⩥ 59. Fire axes should be carried:
A. over the shoulder.
B. by the handle with the blade hanging close to the ground.
C. by the handle with the blade toward the body.
D. with the axe blade pointed away from the body and the pick-end
shielded.. Answer: D
⩥ 60. The tool that has two retractable blades that depress as the head is
driven through an obstruction and then reopens is the:
A. pike pole.
C. battering ram
B. plaster hook.
,D. Kelly tool.. Answer: B
⩥ 61. What is one example of a hand-powered hydraulic spreader tool?
A. Spanner tool B. Pompier tool
C. Rabbet tool D. Come along tool. Answer: C
⩥ 62. Which is one of the major lock categories?
A. Mortise locks
C. Rabbeted locks
B. Oval
D. Tumbled locks. Answer: A
⩥ 63. Which statement regarding the K tool is correct?
A. The front of the tool is shaped like the letter K and slides over the
lock cylinder.
B. The K tool is designed to cut lock cylinders in order to open the lock.
C. The back of the tool is shaped like the letter K and slides over the
lock cylinder.
, D. The front of the tool has a block for striking with a flat-head axe..
Answer: C
⩥ 64. The tool that is specifically designed to open double swinging
doors equipped with panic bars is a(n):
A. i-rench curve
C. opening strip.
B. J tooi.
D. claw tool.. Answer: B
⩥ 65. To force entry into an outward-swinging door, where is the
Halligan bar applied?
A. On either side of each hinge in turn
B Space between the door and the door jamb near the lock
C. Between the door and the frame near each hinge in turn
D. Between the door and the frame on the latch side, but at hinge height,
each in turn. Answer: B
⩥ 66. A set of irons is the combination of what two tools?
PREPARATION 2026 TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Once overhead doors have been forced, they should be:
A. removed.
C. locked.
B. unlocked to prevent relocking.
D. blocked open. Answer: D
⩥After the cylinder has been removed, use a(n)_____to move the
locking bolt to the open position.
A. key tool B. K-tool C. J-tool D. A-tool. Answer: A
⩥The preferred way to force an overhead folding door is to:
A. pry up from the bottom at both outside edges.
B. break out a panel and operate the latch from the inside.
,C. pry open from either side at approximately waist height.
D. drive a wedge into the bottom center. Answer: B
⩥Opening concrete block walls is often referred to as:
A.breaching. B. barreling. C. mauling. D. tunneling. Answer: A
⩥ 59. Fire axes should be carried:
A. over the shoulder.
B. by the handle with the blade hanging close to the ground.
C. by the handle with the blade toward the body.
D. with the axe blade pointed away from the body and the pick-end
shielded.. Answer: D
⩥ 60. The tool that has two retractable blades that depress as the head is
driven through an obstruction and then reopens is the:
A. pike pole.
C. battering ram
B. plaster hook.
,D. Kelly tool.. Answer: B
⩥ 61. What is one example of a hand-powered hydraulic spreader tool?
A. Spanner tool B. Pompier tool
C. Rabbet tool D. Come along tool. Answer: C
⩥ 62. Which is one of the major lock categories?
A. Mortise locks
C. Rabbeted locks
B. Oval
D. Tumbled locks. Answer: A
⩥ 63. Which statement regarding the K tool is correct?
A. The front of the tool is shaped like the letter K and slides over the
lock cylinder.
B. The K tool is designed to cut lock cylinders in order to open the lock.
C. The back of the tool is shaped like the letter K and slides over the
lock cylinder.
, D. The front of the tool has a block for striking with a flat-head axe..
Answer: C
⩥ 64. The tool that is specifically designed to open double swinging
doors equipped with panic bars is a(n):
A. i-rench curve
C. opening strip.
B. J tooi.
D. claw tool.. Answer: B
⩥ 65. To force entry into an outward-swinging door, where is the
Halligan bar applied?
A. On either side of each hinge in turn
B Space between the door and the door jamb near the lock
C. Between the door and the frame near each hinge in turn
D. Between the door and the frame on the latch side, but at hinge height,
each in turn. Answer: B
⩥ 66. A set of irons is the combination of what two tools?
