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FCTC Firefighter 1 Practice
Test || With Complete
Questions & Answers
(Rated A+)
, FCTC Firefighter 1 Practice Test || With
Complete Questions & Answers (Rated A+)
10. What should be on the mind of a firefighter who answers the telephone in a fire
department facility?
A. That the firefighter is a representative of the fire department
B. To be brief, so that the incoming phone line will be open to receive emergency calls
C. Obtain all information; then hang up first to avoid tying up the phone line.
D. Leaving the person on hold for as long as it takes to relay and verify information
received - ANSWER - A
11. The standardized term used to signal the immediate need to clear the radio and
transmit critical information is.
A. Emergency Traffic.
C. Signal 2.
B. 10-99.
D. Critical Alert. - ANSWER - A
12. What should call-takers do if a call comes in that is about issues not handled by the
fire department?
A. Try to direct the caller to the appropriate agency, even providing contact information,
if available.
B. Take the caller's information and advise them that this is a non-criminal offense for
which there will be a small fine.
C. Quickly and politely tell the caller this is not a fire department issue and hang up to
free up the line.
D. Transfer the call immediately to the recording for inappropriate calls. - ANSWER - A
13. First arriving companies broadcast______reports to incoming units.
A. arrival B. urgent C. status D. select - ANSWER - A
14. The only time the_____callout is used is in a situation where there is immediate
danger to the lives of firefighters.
A. attention B. emergency traffic C. urgent traffic D. mayday - ANSWER - D
15. A trunked digital radio system allows:
A. only one agency on the system.
, B. different agencies on different systems.
C. different agencies on the same system.
D. fewer users to communicate. - ANSWER - C
16. Radio signals are either:
A. simple or duplex.
C. simple or complex.
B. analog or digital.
D. private or public. - ANSWER - B
17. Which is considered to be a hazardous atmosphere encountered during fires?
A. Oxygen @ 20.5 percent
C. Smoke
B. Water vapor
D. Nitrogen oxide - ANSWER - C
18. Which statement about protective breathing apparatus is correct?
A. Beards or facial hair is allowable as long as they are neat and trim.
B. Beards or facial hair cannot be in the seal area.
C. Eyeglasses with side frames passing through the seal area of the self-contained
breathing apparatus mask are allowable.
D. Firefighters do not need to maintain a tight seal as the mask maintains positive
pressure. - ANSWER - B
19. As the oxygen supply in any given area falls below percent, unconsciousness can
occur.
A. 21 B. 17 C. 12 D. 9 - ANSWER - D
20. A firefighter is susceptible to poisoning or irritation from carbon monoxide through:
A. ingestion. B. absorption. C. inhalation. D. injection. - ANSWER - C
21. What are the two general types of self-contained breathing apparatus?
A. Demand and pressure-demand
B. Open-circuit and closed-circuit
C. Occupational Safety and Health Administration approved National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health approved
D. Compressed air and liquid oxygen - ANSWER - B
22. Inhaled toxic gases can directly cause:
FCTC Firefighter 1 Practice
Test || With Complete
Questions & Answers
(Rated A+)
, FCTC Firefighter 1 Practice Test || With
Complete Questions & Answers (Rated A+)
10. What should be on the mind of a firefighter who answers the telephone in a fire
department facility?
A. That the firefighter is a representative of the fire department
B. To be brief, so that the incoming phone line will be open to receive emergency calls
C. Obtain all information; then hang up first to avoid tying up the phone line.
D. Leaving the person on hold for as long as it takes to relay and verify information
received - ANSWER - A
11. The standardized term used to signal the immediate need to clear the radio and
transmit critical information is.
A. Emergency Traffic.
C. Signal 2.
B. 10-99.
D. Critical Alert. - ANSWER - A
12. What should call-takers do if a call comes in that is about issues not handled by the
fire department?
A. Try to direct the caller to the appropriate agency, even providing contact information,
if available.
B. Take the caller's information and advise them that this is a non-criminal offense for
which there will be a small fine.
C. Quickly and politely tell the caller this is not a fire department issue and hang up to
free up the line.
D. Transfer the call immediately to the recording for inappropriate calls. - ANSWER - A
13. First arriving companies broadcast______reports to incoming units.
A. arrival B. urgent C. status D. select - ANSWER - A
14. The only time the_____callout is used is in a situation where there is immediate
danger to the lives of firefighters.
A. attention B. emergency traffic C. urgent traffic D. mayday - ANSWER - D
15. A trunked digital radio system allows:
A. only one agency on the system.
, B. different agencies on different systems.
C. different agencies on the same system.
D. fewer users to communicate. - ANSWER - C
16. Radio signals are either:
A. simple or duplex.
C. simple or complex.
B. analog or digital.
D. private or public. - ANSWER - B
17. Which is considered to be a hazardous atmosphere encountered during fires?
A. Oxygen @ 20.5 percent
C. Smoke
B. Water vapor
D. Nitrogen oxide - ANSWER - C
18. Which statement about protective breathing apparatus is correct?
A. Beards or facial hair is allowable as long as they are neat and trim.
B. Beards or facial hair cannot be in the seal area.
C. Eyeglasses with side frames passing through the seal area of the self-contained
breathing apparatus mask are allowable.
D. Firefighters do not need to maintain a tight seal as the mask maintains positive
pressure. - ANSWER - B
19. As the oxygen supply in any given area falls below percent, unconsciousness can
occur.
A. 21 B. 17 C. 12 D. 9 - ANSWER - D
20. A firefighter is susceptible to poisoning or irritation from carbon monoxide through:
A. ingestion. B. absorption. C. inhalation. D. injection. - ANSWER - C
21. What are the two general types of self-contained breathing apparatus?
A. Demand and pressure-demand
B. Open-circuit and closed-circuit
C. Occupational Safety and Health Administration approved National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health approved
D. Compressed air and liquid oxygen - ANSWER - B
22. Inhaled toxic gases can directly cause:
