ARFF PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED SOLUTIONS 2026
▶ Which rescue tool is a last resort tool when other options have failed?
(235)
A. Come-along
B. Cutting torch
C. Reciprocating saw
D. Pneumatic lifting bag. Answer: B. Cutting torch
▶ An established resupply location: (309)
A. should be established at the incident scene.
B. may require personnel to use water tenders.
C. will require ARFF apparatus to leave the scene.
D. allows the ARFF apparatus to stay at the scene.. Answer: C. will
require ARFF apparatus to leave the scene.
▶ Dry chemical agents are suitable for use on electronic equipment
because they: (303)
A. are noncorrosive.
B. are nonconductive.
C. can prevent flashback effects.
D. have the same effect as foam.. Answer: B. are nonconductive.
,▶ Firefighting foam works to extinguish fires involving fuel spills by: (283)
A. forming a floating foam blanket.
B. allowing vapors to rapidly escape.
C. reducing the flammability of the fuel.
D. drawing the fuel into its mass of minute bubbles.. Answer: A. forming a
floating foam blanket.
▶ Generally, complementary agents are not as effective as primary agents
because they are: (282)
A. prone to flashback.
B. usually foam-based.
C. used for vapor suppression only.
D. not compatible with the primary agents.. Answer: A. prone to flashback.
▶ The primary foam application devices on most ARFF apparatus are:
(301)
A. portable monitors.
B. roof and bumper turrets.
C. aspirating handline nozzles.
D. non-aspirating handline nozzles.. Answer: B. roof and bumper turrets.
▶ What is the most commonly used foam at airports today? (290)
A. Fluoroprotein foam (FPF)
,B. Regular protein foam (PF)
C. Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF)
D. Film Forming Fluoroprotein Foam (FFFP). Answer: C. Aqueous Film
Forming Foam (AFFF)
▶ What is the preferred agent for extinguishing fires in the interior of
aircraft? (282)
A. Foam
B. Water
C. Dry chemical
D. Carbon dioxide. Answer: B. Water
▶ What is the term for the raw foam liquid as it rests in its storage container
before the introduction of water and air? (285)
A. Dry foam
B. Finished foam
C. Foam solution
D. Foam concentrate. Answer: D. Foam concentrate
▶ Which extinguishing agent is designed to extinguish fires while leaving
little to any residue at the scene? (307)
A. Dry powder
B. Clean agent
C. Fluoroprotein Foam (FPF)
, D. Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF). Answer: B. Clean agent
▶ Which of the following BEST describes non-aspirating handline nozzles?
(301)
A. They produce a longer-lasting finished foam.
B. They draw air into the foam stream at the nozzle.
C. They are used only inside hangars and not on airfields.
D. They mix air with the foam solution as it leaves the nozzle.. Answer: D.
They mix air with the foam solution as it leaves the nozzle.
▶ Which of the following is true of halogenated agents? (308)
A. They are prone to flashbacks.
B. They are electrically conductive.
C. They are not corrosive or abrasive.
D. They can contaminate electrical equipment.. Answer: C. They are not
corrosive or abrasive.
▶ Which of the following is true of primary extinguishing agents? (280)
A. They include water and water-based agents such as foam.
B. They are primarily used to extinguish three-dimensional fires.
C. They are generally not as effective as complementary agents.
D. They should not be combined with other extinguishing agents.. Answer:
A. They include water and water-based agents such as foam.
DETAILED SOLUTIONS 2026
▶ Which rescue tool is a last resort tool when other options have failed?
(235)
A. Come-along
B. Cutting torch
C. Reciprocating saw
D. Pneumatic lifting bag. Answer: B. Cutting torch
▶ An established resupply location: (309)
A. should be established at the incident scene.
B. may require personnel to use water tenders.
C. will require ARFF apparatus to leave the scene.
D. allows the ARFF apparatus to stay at the scene.. Answer: C. will
require ARFF apparatus to leave the scene.
▶ Dry chemical agents are suitable for use on electronic equipment
because they: (303)
A. are noncorrosive.
B. are nonconductive.
C. can prevent flashback effects.
D. have the same effect as foam.. Answer: B. are nonconductive.
,▶ Firefighting foam works to extinguish fires involving fuel spills by: (283)
A. forming a floating foam blanket.
B. allowing vapors to rapidly escape.
C. reducing the flammability of the fuel.
D. drawing the fuel into its mass of minute bubbles.. Answer: A. forming a
floating foam blanket.
▶ Generally, complementary agents are not as effective as primary agents
because they are: (282)
A. prone to flashback.
B. usually foam-based.
C. used for vapor suppression only.
D. not compatible with the primary agents.. Answer: A. prone to flashback.
▶ The primary foam application devices on most ARFF apparatus are:
(301)
A. portable monitors.
B. roof and bumper turrets.
C. aspirating handline nozzles.
D. non-aspirating handline nozzles.. Answer: B. roof and bumper turrets.
▶ What is the most commonly used foam at airports today? (290)
A. Fluoroprotein foam (FPF)
,B. Regular protein foam (PF)
C. Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF)
D. Film Forming Fluoroprotein Foam (FFFP). Answer: C. Aqueous Film
Forming Foam (AFFF)
▶ What is the preferred agent for extinguishing fires in the interior of
aircraft? (282)
A. Foam
B. Water
C. Dry chemical
D. Carbon dioxide. Answer: B. Water
▶ What is the term for the raw foam liquid as it rests in its storage container
before the introduction of water and air? (285)
A. Dry foam
B. Finished foam
C. Foam solution
D. Foam concentrate. Answer: D. Foam concentrate
▶ Which extinguishing agent is designed to extinguish fires while leaving
little to any residue at the scene? (307)
A. Dry powder
B. Clean agent
C. Fluoroprotein Foam (FPF)
, D. Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF). Answer: B. Clean agent
▶ Which of the following BEST describes non-aspirating handline nozzles?
(301)
A. They produce a longer-lasting finished foam.
B. They draw air into the foam stream at the nozzle.
C. They are used only inside hangars and not on airfields.
D. They mix air with the foam solution as it leaves the nozzle.. Answer: D.
They mix air with the foam solution as it leaves the nozzle.
▶ Which of the following is true of halogenated agents? (308)
A. They are prone to flashbacks.
B. They are electrically conductive.
C. They are not corrosive or abrasive.
D. They can contaminate electrical equipment.. Answer: C. They are not
corrosive or abrasive.
▶ Which of the following is true of primary extinguishing agents? (280)
A. They include water and water-based agents such as foam.
B. They are primarily used to extinguish three-dimensional fires.
C. They are generally not as effective as complementary agents.
D. They should not be combined with other extinguishing agents.. Answer:
A. They include water and water-based agents such as foam.
