MOD A FIREFIGHTER LATEST 2026 EXAMINATION SET
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔Clean agent extinguishers: - ✔✔are nonconductive and can extinguish energized
electrical equipment fires.
✔✔What is the final step in the PASS application method? - ✔✔Sweep the nozzle back
and forth.
✔✔When inspecting braid-on-braid rope, what action should be taken if the sheath
slides on the core? - ✔✔Cut the end of the rope, pull off the excess material, and then
seal the end.
✔✔When storing rope, firefighters should: - ✔✔store rope in an unheated area with
freely circulating air currents.
✔✔The best method for storing rope is to place it into a nylon or canvas storage bag
because: - ✔✔it can be deployed quickly.
✔✔When tying knots, which part of the rope is the free end that is used for hoisting or
pulling? - ✔✔The running part
✔✔The process of tightening knots until snug and removing all the slack is called: -
✔✔dressing the knot
✔✔A figure-eight bend is: - ✔✔a means of tying ropes of equal diameter together.
✔✔Which type of knot is preferred for joining two pieces of webbing or the ends of the
same piece when a loop is needed? - ✔✔Water knot
✔✔What will help prevent tools from spinning or snapping while being hoisted? -
✔✔Tag lines
✔✔Which statement about hoisting tools and equipment is accurate? - ✔✔The
procedure is the same for flat-head and pick-head axes.
✔✔The metal plates, spikes, or cleats attached to the butt end of ground ladder beams
to prevent slippage are called: - ✔✔butt spurs.
✔✔What is the fly section of an extension ladder? - ✔✔The upper section of an
extension ladder that moves
, ✔✔The small, grooved wheel through which the halyard is drawn on an extension
ladder is called a: - ✔✔pulley
✔✔What ladder consists of a base or bed section and one or more fly sections that
travel in guides or brackets to permit length adjustment? - ✔✔Extension
✔✔Which statement about inspecting ground ladders is accurate? - ✔✔Worn areas
caused by vibration at points of contact should be inspected.
✔✔What type of ladders must be inspected for water damage, splintering, dark streaks,
and rounded shoes? - ✔✔Wood
✔✔What is a general guideline for ladder safety and safety when raising ladders? -
✔✔Wear a full body harness with safety line when training on ladders.
✔✔When personnel are working on a roof or upper stories, there must be at least: -
✔✔two ladders at remote locations from each other.
✔✔For ladder lengths of _____ or less, reach is approximately 1 foot (300 mm) less
than the designated length. - ✔✔35 feet (11 m)
✔✔What is a safety consideration when carrying ground ladders? - ✔✔Identify one
member of your lift team as a team leader.
✔✔What is the typical placement of a ladder for opening a window for ventilation? -
✔✔Tip of a ladder even with the top of the window and to the windward (upwind) side
✔✔What is the typical placement of a ladder for performing rescue from a window
opening? - ✔✔Placing the ladder tip slightly below the sill
✔✔What is a ladder placement guideline? - ✔✔Take advantage of strong points, such
as corners, in building construction
✔✔Ladder climbing should be done: - ✔✔smoothly and rhythmically.
✔✔What instructions should be followed to climb a ladder? - ✔✔Grasp the rungs with
palms down and your thumbs beneath the rungs.
✔✔What is the modified cross-body method of assisting an unconscious victim down a
ladder? - ✔✔The victim is carried facing the ladder, rather than the firefighter.
✔✔Forcible entry through security barriers such as bars, grilles, and Lexan® windows
requires: - ✔✔specialized training, tools, and knowledge.
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔Clean agent extinguishers: - ✔✔are nonconductive and can extinguish energized
electrical equipment fires.
✔✔What is the final step in the PASS application method? - ✔✔Sweep the nozzle back
and forth.
✔✔When inspecting braid-on-braid rope, what action should be taken if the sheath
slides on the core? - ✔✔Cut the end of the rope, pull off the excess material, and then
seal the end.
✔✔When storing rope, firefighters should: - ✔✔store rope in an unheated area with
freely circulating air currents.
✔✔The best method for storing rope is to place it into a nylon or canvas storage bag
because: - ✔✔it can be deployed quickly.
✔✔When tying knots, which part of the rope is the free end that is used for hoisting or
pulling? - ✔✔The running part
✔✔The process of tightening knots until snug and removing all the slack is called: -
✔✔dressing the knot
✔✔A figure-eight bend is: - ✔✔a means of tying ropes of equal diameter together.
✔✔Which type of knot is preferred for joining two pieces of webbing or the ends of the
same piece when a loop is needed? - ✔✔Water knot
✔✔What will help prevent tools from spinning or snapping while being hoisted? -
✔✔Tag lines
✔✔Which statement about hoisting tools and equipment is accurate? - ✔✔The
procedure is the same for flat-head and pick-head axes.
✔✔The metal plates, spikes, or cleats attached to the butt end of ground ladder beams
to prevent slippage are called: - ✔✔butt spurs.
✔✔What is the fly section of an extension ladder? - ✔✔The upper section of an
extension ladder that moves
, ✔✔The small, grooved wheel through which the halyard is drawn on an extension
ladder is called a: - ✔✔pulley
✔✔What ladder consists of a base or bed section and one or more fly sections that
travel in guides or brackets to permit length adjustment? - ✔✔Extension
✔✔Which statement about inspecting ground ladders is accurate? - ✔✔Worn areas
caused by vibration at points of contact should be inspected.
✔✔What type of ladders must be inspected for water damage, splintering, dark streaks,
and rounded shoes? - ✔✔Wood
✔✔What is a general guideline for ladder safety and safety when raising ladders? -
✔✔Wear a full body harness with safety line when training on ladders.
✔✔When personnel are working on a roof or upper stories, there must be at least: -
✔✔two ladders at remote locations from each other.
✔✔For ladder lengths of _____ or less, reach is approximately 1 foot (300 mm) less
than the designated length. - ✔✔35 feet (11 m)
✔✔What is a safety consideration when carrying ground ladders? - ✔✔Identify one
member of your lift team as a team leader.
✔✔What is the typical placement of a ladder for opening a window for ventilation? -
✔✔Tip of a ladder even with the top of the window and to the windward (upwind) side
✔✔What is the typical placement of a ladder for performing rescue from a window
opening? - ✔✔Placing the ladder tip slightly below the sill
✔✔What is a ladder placement guideline? - ✔✔Take advantage of strong points, such
as corners, in building construction
✔✔Ladder climbing should be done: - ✔✔smoothly and rhythmically.
✔✔What instructions should be followed to climb a ladder? - ✔✔Grasp the rungs with
palms down and your thumbs beneath the rungs.
✔✔What is the modified cross-body method of assisting an unconscious victim down a
ladder? - ✔✔The victim is carried facing the ladder, rather than the firefighter.
✔✔Forcible entry through security barriers such as bars, grilles, and Lexan® windows
requires: - ✔✔specialized training, tools, and knowledge.
