ARFF AIRCRAFT RESCUE EXAM SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ What is the key factor in determining the most appropriate
response route for ARFF apparatus? Answer: Airport layout
◉ Topographic maps indicate what Answer: The location of hills,
slopes and low lying areas
◉ Grid maps allow ARFF personnel to find what Answer: -The
location of emergencies while deployed
-When requesting a medical evacuation of victims
◉ T/R
Aircraft take off and land facing into the wind. Answer: True
◉ How are runways identified? Answer: By the use of numbers at
both end of the runway
◉ How are runway numbered? Answer: According to their nearest
compass bearing in the direction of take-off, rounded off to the
nearest 10 degrees.
,◉ T/F
Runways will always have two numbers each equaling a 180 degree
difference between the approach end and the departure end of the
runway. Answer: True
◉ When the is more than one runway in the same direction
(parallel) runways are given what? Answer: Right (R)
Left (L)
Centered (C)
Designation in relation to the aircraft's direction
◉ Taxiways are designed for aircraft to move (taxi) to and from...
Answer: Runways, hangars, and ramps
◉ Taxiways are given _______ designations Answer: Alphanumeric
◉ Runway End Safety Area (RESA) extend from the end of runway
strip for how many feet? Answer: 300ft
◉ What does RESA stand for? Answer: Runway End Safety Areas
◉ What does EMAS stand for? Answer: Engineered Material
Arresting System
, ◉ EMAS is a bed of aerated cement material designed to? Answer:
Crush under the aircraft weight and provides predictable
deceleration
◉ The three type of barricades; Answer: -Fixed wing
-Prop
-Training
◉ What is normally assigned to "trap" aircraft with tail hooks?
Answer: Arresting gear cables
◉ Where are arresting gear cables commonly found? Answer:
Aboard air-capable Navy ships and airfields/stations
◉ Activities that are conducted on a ramp include; Answer: -
Pedestrian traffic
-Fueling operations
-Baggage handling
-Service-vehicle movements
-Maintenance operations
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ What is the key factor in determining the most appropriate
response route for ARFF apparatus? Answer: Airport layout
◉ Topographic maps indicate what Answer: The location of hills,
slopes and low lying areas
◉ Grid maps allow ARFF personnel to find what Answer: -The
location of emergencies while deployed
-When requesting a medical evacuation of victims
◉ T/R
Aircraft take off and land facing into the wind. Answer: True
◉ How are runways identified? Answer: By the use of numbers at
both end of the runway
◉ How are runway numbered? Answer: According to their nearest
compass bearing in the direction of take-off, rounded off to the
nearest 10 degrees.
,◉ T/F
Runways will always have two numbers each equaling a 180 degree
difference between the approach end and the departure end of the
runway. Answer: True
◉ When the is more than one runway in the same direction
(parallel) runways are given what? Answer: Right (R)
Left (L)
Centered (C)
Designation in relation to the aircraft's direction
◉ Taxiways are designed for aircraft to move (taxi) to and from...
Answer: Runways, hangars, and ramps
◉ Taxiways are given _______ designations Answer: Alphanumeric
◉ Runway End Safety Area (RESA) extend from the end of runway
strip for how many feet? Answer: 300ft
◉ What does RESA stand for? Answer: Runway End Safety Areas
◉ What does EMAS stand for? Answer: Engineered Material
Arresting System
, ◉ EMAS is a bed of aerated cement material designed to? Answer:
Crush under the aircraft weight and provides predictable
deceleration
◉ The three type of barricades; Answer: -Fixed wing
-Prop
-Training
◉ What is normally assigned to "trap" aircraft with tail hooks?
Answer: Arresting gear cables
◉ Where are arresting gear cables commonly found? Answer:
Aboard air-capable Navy ships and airfields/stations
◉ Activities that are conducted on a ramp include; Answer: -
Pedestrian traffic
-Fueling operations
-Baggage handling
-Service-vehicle movements
-Maintenance operations
