ESSENTIALS OF FIRE FIGHTING 2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What is the primary function of a roof?
A) Provide structural support
B) Limit fire spread between buildings
C) Provide a pleasing aesthetic for the building
D) Protect the structure and it's contents from the effects of weather - ✔✔D) Protect the
structure and it's contents from the effects of weather
✔✔What are the three main types of roofs that firefighters are likely to encounter?
A) Flat, pitched, arched
B) Mansard, shed, lantern
C) Flat, gambrel, bowstring
D) Pitched, arched, gambrel - ✔✔A) Flat, pitched, arched
✔✔What are the three main components that make up a roof?
A) Roof deck, I-beams, guesset plates
B) Roof decking, roof covering, sheathing
C) I-beams, supporting structure, roof covering
D) Supporting structure, roof deck, roof covering - ✔✔D) Supporting structure, roof
deck, roof covering
✔✔Roof penetrations such as skylights and chimneys...
A) Do not affect ventilation in any way
B) May act as an exit point for some types of ventilation
C) Are usually only encountered on pitched residential roofs
D) Are extremely difficult to penetrate when performing ventilation - ✔✔B) May act as
an exit point for some types of ventilation
,✔✔How can security bars on windows negatively affect fire and life safety?
A) Make ventilation efforts less effective
B) Prevent trapped occupants from escaping
C) Create an increased load that results in structural instability
D) Increase the number of personnel necessary for suppression - ✔✔B) Prevent
trapped occupants from escaping
✔✔Which element is included in the fire tetrahedron that is not part of the fire triangle
model?
A) Fuel
B) Heat
C) Oxygen
D) Chemical chain reaction - ✔✔D) Chemical chain reaction
✔✔In order to burn, fuel must be in a _______ state.
A) Solid
B) Liquid
C) Plasma
D) Gaseous - ✔✔D) Gaseous
✔✔*** Which is a measure of heat energy transfer rate? ***
A) Heat Flux
B) Buoyancy
C) Temperature
D) Kinetic Energy - ✔✔A) Heat Flux
✔✔Heat transfers from one body to another by three mechanisms: Conduction,
Radiation, and...
, A) Volatility
B) Buoyancy
C) Convection
D) Thermodyanimcs - ✔✔C) Convection
✔✔A fuel's ______ is the total amount of thermal energy released when a specific
amount of that fuel burns.
A) Kinetic content
B) Chemical content
C) Force of reduction
D) Heat of combustion - ✔✔D) Heat of combustion
✔✔*** Which type of fuel is difficult to extinguish using water as the only extinguishing
agent? ***
A) Polar solvents
B) Miscible liquids
C) Liquids that are less dense (lighter) than water
D) Liquids that are more dense (heavier) than water - ✔✔C) Liquids that are less dense
(lighter) than water
✔✔What is the primary consideration affecting how easily solid fuels ignite?
A) Specific gravity
B) Heat release rate
C) Total mass to the fuel
D) Suface-to-mass ratio - ✔✔D) Suface-to-mass ratio
✔✔*** What is the primary oxidizing agent in most fires? ***
A) Oxygen in the air
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What is the primary function of a roof?
A) Provide structural support
B) Limit fire spread between buildings
C) Provide a pleasing aesthetic for the building
D) Protect the structure and it's contents from the effects of weather - ✔✔D) Protect the
structure and it's contents from the effects of weather
✔✔What are the three main types of roofs that firefighters are likely to encounter?
A) Flat, pitched, arched
B) Mansard, shed, lantern
C) Flat, gambrel, bowstring
D) Pitched, arched, gambrel - ✔✔A) Flat, pitched, arched
✔✔What are the three main components that make up a roof?
A) Roof deck, I-beams, guesset plates
B) Roof decking, roof covering, sheathing
C) I-beams, supporting structure, roof covering
D) Supporting structure, roof deck, roof covering - ✔✔D) Supporting structure, roof
deck, roof covering
✔✔Roof penetrations such as skylights and chimneys...
A) Do not affect ventilation in any way
B) May act as an exit point for some types of ventilation
C) Are usually only encountered on pitched residential roofs
D) Are extremely difficult to penetrate when performing ventilation - ✔✔B) May act as
an exit point for some types of ventilation
,✔✔How can security bars on windows negatively affect fire and life safety?
A) Make ventilation efforts less effective
B) Prevent trapped occupants from escaping
C) Create an increased load that results in structural instability
D) Increase the number of personnel necessary for suppression - ✔✔B) Prevent
trapped occupants from escaping
✔✔Which element is included in the fire tetrahedron that is not part of the fire triangle
model?
A) Fuel
B) Heat
C) Oxygen
D) Chemical chain reaction - ✔✔D) Chemical chain reaction
✔✔In order to burn, fuel must be in a _______ state.
A) Solid
B) Liquid
C) Plasma
D) Gaseous - ✔✔D) Gaseous
✔✔*** Which is a measure of heat energy transfer rate? ***
A) Heat Flux
B) Buoyancy
C) Temperature
D) Kinetic Energy - ✔✔A) Heat Flux
✔✔Heat transfers from one body to another by three mechanisms: Conduction,
Radiation, and...
, A) Volatility
B) Buoyancy
C) Convection
D) Thermodyanimcs - ✔✔C) Convection
✔✔A fuel's ______ is the total amount of thermal energy released when a specific
amount of that fuel burns.
A) Kinetic content
B) Chemical content
C) Force of reduction
D) Heat of combustion - ✔✔D) Heat of combustion
✔✔*** Which type of fuel is difficult to extinguish using water as the only extinguishing
agent? ***
A) Polar solvents
B) Miscible liquids
C) Liquids that are less dense (lighter) than water
D) Liquids that are more dense (heavier) than water - ✔✔C) Liquids that are less dense
(lighter) than water
✔✔What is the primary consideration affecting how easily solid fuels ignite?
A) Specific gravity
B) Heat release rate
C) Total mass to the fuel
D) Suface-to-mass ratio - ✔✔D) Suface-to-mass ratio
✔✔*** What is the primary oxidizing agent in most fires? ***
A) Oxygen in the air
