ARFF EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS 2026
▶ The method of dry chemical application that uses an independent dry
chemical nozzle directly over the water/foam nozzle on the roof or bumper
is called a: (372)
A. piggyback system.
B. dry chemical handline.
C. water stream injection.
D. dry chemical extendable turret.. Answer: A. piggyback system.
▶ To conduct interior fire attack operations, ARFF personnel should use:
(373)
A. handlines.
B. bumper turrets.
C. extendable turrets.
D. the APU/EPU fire shutdown system.. Answer: A. handlines.
▶ What are the two basic fire attack methods available to the Incident
Commander upon arrival at aircraft accidents involving fire? (358)
A. Preventing ignition and nonintervention
B. Preventing ignition and total extinguishment
C. Maintain escape/evacuation areas and nonintervention
,D. Maintain escape/evacuation areas and total extinguishment. Answer:
D. Maintain escape/evacuation areas and total extinguishment
▶ What type of attack is a must for fighting a three-dimensional fire? (373)
A. Piggyback attack
B. Dual agent attack
C. Exposure protection attack
D. Water stream injection attack. Answer: B. Dual agent attack
▶ When should personnel establish proper ventilation as part of a planned
and coordinated interior attack? (378)
A. Immediately
B. As soon as deemed safe
C. Ventilation is unnecessary
D. Once overhaul is complete. Answer: B. As soon as deemed safe
▶ Whenever possible, ARFF apparatus should approach an aircraft fire
from: (360)
A. upwind, uphill, and upstream.
B. an angle parallel to the fuselage.
C. an angle perpendicular to the fire.
D. downwind, downhill, and downstream.. Answer: A. upwind, uphill, and
upstream.
, ▶ Which agent application method is used only on a pool of liquid fuel on
the ground or pavement? (361)
A. Roll-on method
B. Base-of-the-fire method
C. Rain-down (Rainfall) method
D. Deflection or bank-down method. Answer: A. Roll-on method
▶ Which is the agent of choice when fighting engine or APU/EPU fires?
(374)
A. Water
B. Dry chemical
C. Wet chemical
D. Clean, gaseous agents. Answer: D. Clean, gaseous agents
▶ Which of the following is an advantage of nonaspirating nozzles? (370)
A. Low expansion foam ratio creates better seal
C. Ability to apply protein or fluoroprotein foams
B. Creates maximum expansion of extinguishing agent
D. Ability to cover large areas with conventional variable stream nozzles.
Answer: D. Ability to cover large areas with conventional variable stream
nozzles
▶ Which of the following may be the best type of fire stream to use in well-
involved, unventilated aircraft interior fires because it will not upset the
thermal layering as much? (366)
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS 2026
▶ The method of dry chemical application that uses an independent dry
chemical nozzle directly over the water/foam nozzle on the roof or bumper
is called a: (372)
A. piggyback system.
B. dry chemical handline.
C. water stream injection.
D. dry chemical extendable turret.. Answer: A. piggyback system.
▶ To conduct interior fire attack operations, ARFF personnel should use:
(373)
A. handlines.
B. bumper turrets.
C. extendable turrets.
D. the APU/EPU fire shutdown system.. Answer: A. handlines.
▶ What are the two basic fire attack methods available to the Incident
Commander upon arrival at aircraft accidents involving fire? (358)
A. Preventing ignition and nonintervention
B. Preventing ignition and total extinguishment
C. Maintain escape/evacuation areas and nonintervention
,D. Maintain escape/evacuation areas and total extinguishment. Answer:
D. Maintain escape/evacuation areas and total extinguishment
▶ What type of attack is a must for fighting a three-dimensional fire? (373)
A. Piggyback attack
B. Dual agent attack
C. Exposure protection attack
D. Water stream injection attack. Answer: B. Dual agent attack
▶ When should personnel establish proper ventilation as part of a planned
and coordinated interior attack? (378)
A. Immediately
B. As soon as deemed safe
C. Ventilation is unnecessary
D. Once overhaul is complete. Answer: B. As soon as deemed safe
▶ Whenever possible, ARFF apparatus should approach an aircraft fire
from: (360)
A. upwind, uphill, and upstream.
B. an angle parallel to the fuselage.
C. an angle perpendicular to the fire.
D. downwind, downhill, and downstream.. Answer: A. upwind, uphill, and
upstream.
, ▶ Which agent application method is used only on a pool of liquid fuel on
the ground or pavement? (361)
A. Roll-on method
B. Base-of-the-fire method
C. Rain-down (Rainfall) method
D. Deflection or bank-down method. Answer: A. Roll-on method
▶ Which is the agent of choice when fighting engine or APU/EPU fires?
(374)
A. Water
B. Dry chemical
C. Wet chemical
D. Clean, gaseous agents. Answer: D. Clean, gaseous agents
▶ Which of the following is an advantage of nonaspirating nozzles? (370)
A. Low expansion foam ratio creates better seal
C. Ability to apply protein or fluoroprotein foams
B. Creates maximum expansion of extinguishing agent
D. Ability to cover large areas with conventional variable stream nozzles.
Answer: D. Ability to cover large areas with conventional variable stream
nozzles
▶ Which of the following may be the best type of fire stream to use in well-
involved, unventilated aircraft interior fires because it will not upset the
thermal layering as much? (366)
