LIVE FIRE INSTRUCTOR 2026 TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔The _________________________________ shall ensure that all participants PPE
has been inspected in accordance with NFPA ___________ & NFPA
_________________ prior to entry into a live fire training evolution to verify that the
PPE and SCBA are being worn corre and are in serviceable condition? - ✔✔4.9.2
Safety Officer NFPA 1851 & 1852
✔✔All PPE SHALL meet this NFPA standard _________________? SCBA NFPA
____________ - ✔✔4.9.3 & 4.9.4 NFPA 1971 & NFPA 1981
✔✔T/F When station or work uniforms are worn by a participant, the uniform shall have
been manufactured to meet the requirements of NFPA 1975? - ✔✔4.9.5 True
✔✔PASS devices must meet what NFPA requirment - ✔✔4.9.6 1982
✔✔All students, instructors, safety personnel and other personnel participating in live
fire training, operation, or suppression during live fire must be provided with and use an
_____________________ should they encounter atmospheres that are IDLH or
potentially IDLH, or when the atmosphere is unknown. - ✔✔4.9.7 SCBA
✔✔A method of _____________________________________ shall be established to
enable coordination among the IC, the interior and exterior sectors, the SO and external
requests for assistance. - ✔✔4.10.1 Fire Ground Communications
✔✔This plan shall be included in all events - ✔✔4.10.2 Building evacuation plan
✔✔Along with the building evacuation plan, this must also be established and
demonstrated to all participants in an interior live training fire evolution. - ✔✔4.10.2
Evacuation signal
✔✔This team must be onsite to handle any injuries - ✔✔4.11.1 BLS
✔✔For an acquired structure, a BLS unit must have what capabilities while available on
site? - ✔✔4.11.1.1 Transport capabilities
✔✔A __________________________________ for ambulance or EMS shall be
designated and located where it will facilitate prompt response in the event of any
personal injury. - ✔✔4.11.1.2 Parking Area
✔✔What must be completed and submitted on ALL injuries and on all medial aid
rendered? - ✔✔4.11.3 Written Report
, ✔✔The IIC and SO shall determine the rate and ___________________ of waterflow
necessary for each individual fire training evolution. This includes H2O necessary for
control and extinguishment of the fire, backup lines to protect personnel, and H2O to
protect personal property. - ✔✔4.12.1 Duration
✔✔What is the minimum GPM needed for each line and backup line - ✔✔4.12.2 95
GPM
✔✔These lines are used to ensure the protection of personnel on training attack lines? -
✔✔4.12.3 Backup lines
✔✔What is the minimum reserve of additional water needed beyond the initial fire
demand that shall be available to handle exposure protection in unforseen situations? -
✔✔4.12.4 50% additional based on the fire flow demand
✔✔This must be used (with the exception of 4.12.5.1) when supplying both an attack
line and a backup line to avoid loss of both water sources at the same time. - ✔✔4.12.5
Separate water sources
✔✔T/F A single water source is sufficient at a training facility where the water system
has been engineered to provide adequate volume for the evolutions conducted and a
backup power source or backup pumps (or both) are in place to ensure uniterrupted
supply in the event of a power failure or malfunction. - ✔✔4.12.5.1 True
✔✔What mut be present around all props so attack lines and backup lines can operate
freely? - ✔✔4.12.6 Room/Space
✔✔Fuels utilized in live fire training evolutions shall only be what type of product -
✔✔4.13 Wood
✔✔_________________________________ and props are permitted to use the
appropriate fuels for the design of the building or prop - ✔✔4.13.1.1 Fuel Fired Buildings
✔✔T/F Pressure-treated wood rubber, plastic, polyurethane foam, tar paper,
upholstered furniture, carpeting and chemically treated or pesticide treated hay CAN be
used as the fuel load ? - ✔✔4.13.2 False
✔✔___________________ or ____________________ as defined in NFPA 30 shall
not be used in live fire training evolutions - ✔✔4.13.3 Flammable or Combustible liquids
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔The _________________________________ shall ensure that all participants PPE
has been inspected in accordance with NFPA ___________ & NFPA
_________________ prior to entry into a live fire training evolution to verify that the
PPE and SCBA are being worn corre and are in serviceable condition? - ✔✔4.9.2
Safety Officer NFPA 1851 & 1852
✔✔All PPE SHALL meet this NFPA standard _________________? SCBA NFPA
____________ - ✔✔4.9.3 & 4.9.4 NFPA 1971 & NFPA 1981
✔✔T/F When station or work uniforms are worn by a participant, the uniform shall have
been manufactured to meet the requirements of NFPA 1975? - ✔✔4.9.5 True
✔✔PASS devices must meet what NFPA requirment - ✔✔4.9.6 1982
✔✔All students, instructors, safety personnel and other personnel participating in live
fire training, operation, or suppression during live fire must be provided with and use an
_____________________ should they encounter atmospheres that are IDLH or
potentially IDLH, or when the atmosphere is unknown. - ✔✔4.9.7 SCBA
✔✔A method of _____________________________________ shall be established to
enable coordination among the IC, the interior and exterior sectors, the SO and external
requests for assistance. - ✔✔4.10.1 Fire Ground Communications
✔✔This plan shall be included in all events - ✔✔4.10.2 Building evacuation plan
✔✔Along with the building evacuation plan, this must also be established and
demonstrated to all participants in an interior live training fire evolution. - ✔✔4.10.2
Evacuation signal
✔✔This team must be onsite to handle any injuries - ✔✔4.11.1 BLS
✔✔For an acquired structure, a BLS unit must have what capabilities while available on
site? - ✔✔4.11.1.1 Transport capabilities
✔✔A __________________________________ for ambulance or EMS shall be
designated and located where it will facilitate prompt response in the event of any
personal injury. - ✔✔4.11.1.2 Parking Area
✔✔What must be completed and submitted on ALL injuries and on all medial aid
rendered? - ✔✔4.11.3 Written Report
, ✔✔The IIC and SO shall determine the rate and ___________________ of waterflow
necessary for each individual fire training evolution. This includes H2O necessary for
control and extinguishment of the fire, backup lines to protect personnel, and H2O to
protect personal property. - ✔✔4.12.1 Duration
✔✔What is the minimum GPM needed for each line and backup line - ✔✔4.12.2 95
GPM
✔✔These lines are used to ensure the protection of personnel on training attack lines? -
✔✔4.12.3 Backup lines
✔✔What is the minimum reserve of additional water needed beyond the initial fire
demand that shall be available to handle exposure protection in unforseen situations? -
✔✔4.12.4 50% additional based on the fire flow demand
✔✔This must be used (with the exception of 4.12.5.1) when supplying both an attack
line and a backup line to avoid loss of both water sources at the same time. - ✔✔4.12.5
Separate water sources
✔✔T/F A single water source is sufficient at a training facility where the water system
has been engineered to provide adequate volume for the evolutions conducted and a
backup power source or backup pumps (or both) are in place to ensure uniterrupted
supply in the event of a power failure or malfunction. - ✔✔4.12.5.1 True
✔✔What mut be present around all props so attack lines and backup lines can operate
freely? - ✔✔4.12.6 Room/Space
✔✔Fuels utilized in live fire training evolutions shall only be what type of product -
✔✔4.13 Wood
✔✔_________________________________ and props are permitted to use the
appropriate fuels for the design of the building or prop - ✔✔4.13.1.1 Fuel Fired Buildings
✔✔T/F Pressure-treated wood rubber, plastic, polyurethane foam, tar paper,
upholstered furniture, carpeting and chemically treated or pesticide treated hay CAN be
used as the fuel load ? - ✔✔4.13.2 False
✔✔___________________ or ____________________ as defined in NFPA 30 shall
not be used in live fire training evolutions - ✔✔4.13.3 Flammable or Combustible liquids
