FF1 EVALUATION EXAMS UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What constitutes effective scene security? - ✔✔Three control zones
✔✔What is a trip layer in a hose bed? - ✔✔A reconnected hose load that forms an S-
shape
✔✔When should advancing an attack line to upper floors be avoided? - ✔✔When using
a ladder
✔✔How should a master stream be directed into a structure? - ✔✔So it deflects off the
ceiling
✔✔How does fuel size affect ground cover fire behavior? - ✔✔Small fuels burn faster
✔✔What is the standard fog nozzle pressure? - ✔✔100 psi
✔✔Where should you construct a control line for a direct attack on a ground cover fire?
- ✔✔At or near the burning edge of the fire
✔✔What is the range of a 1-inch solid stream nozzle operating between 50-80 psi? -
✔✔209-264 feet
✔✔What is a rotary saw used for? - ✔✔To cut a security window screen
✔✔What is the standard pressure for fog master streams? - ✔✔100 psi
✔✔What is a pumper outlet nozzle? - ✔✔A 4-inch outlet on a fire hydrant
✔✔What is the primary toxic effect of hydrogen cyanide? - ✔✔Chemical asphyxiant
, ✔✔Is natural gas lighter or heavier than air? - ✔✔Lighter than air
✔✔What replaced halogenated hydrocarbons? - ✔✔Clean agents
✔✔What is a figure-eight on a bight used for? - ✔✔To hoist a power saw
✔✔How do Halon replacement agents work? - ✔✔By inhibiting the chemical chain
reaction
✔✔What is the flow rate of a low volume stream? - ✔✔40 gpm
✔✔What are signs of a backdraft? - ✔✔Pulsing, puffing discharges of smoke
✔✔In the ABCs of communication, what does A stand for? - ✔✔Accurate
✔✔When is a minuteman hose load useful? - ✔✔When there are no obstacles between
the pumper and the fire
✔✔What is a disadvantage of some dry chemical agents? - ✔✔They are corrosive on
metal
✔✔On a search line system, what does one knot represent? - ✔✔20 feet of rope length
✔✔What is the maximum nozzle pressure for a master stream? - ✔✔100 psi
✔✔LCES stands for - ✔✔Lookout, Communication, Escape routes, Safety zones
✔✔At what oxygen concentration do signs and symptoms of hypoxia begin to occur? -
✔✔Below 18%
✔✔What is formaldehyde a product of? - ✔✔Combustion
✔✔What does NFPA 1500 cover? - ✔✔Safety programs
✔✔What is a rain roof? - ✔✔A second roof constructed over an existing roof
✔✔What is a plate in frame wall construction? - ✔✔The top or bottom horizontal
member
✔✔What is the best ladder for accessing an attic scuttle hole? - ✔✔Folding ladder
✔✔At what pressure is attack hose tested annually? - ✔✔300 psi
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What constitutes effective scene security? - ✔✔Three control zones
✔✔What is a trip layer in a hose bed? - ✔✔A reconnected hose load that forms an S-
shape
✔✔When should advancing an attack line to upper floors be avoided? - ✔✔When using
a ladder
✔✔How should a master stream be directed into a structure? - ✔✔So it deflects off the
ceiling
✔✔How does fuel size affect ground cover fire behavior? - ✔✔Small fuels burn faster
✔✔What is the standard fog nozzle pressure? - ✔✔100 psi
✔✔Where should you construct a control line for a direct attack on a ground cover fire?
- ✔✔At or near the burning edge of the fire
✔✔What is the range of a 1-inch solid stream nozzle operating between 50-80 psi? -
✔✔209-264 feet
✔✔What is a rotary saw used for? - ✔✔To cut a security window screen
✔✔What is the standard pressure for fog master streams? - ✔✔100 psi
✔✔What is a pumper outlet nozzle? - ✔✔A 4-inch outlet on a fire hydrant
✔✔What is the primary toxic effect of hydrogen cyanide? - ✔✔Chemical asphyxiant
, ✔✔Is natural gas lighter or heavier than air? - ✔✔Lighter than air
✔✔What replaced halogenated hydrocarbons? - ✔✔Clean agents
✔✔What is a figure-eight on a bight used for? - ✔✔To hoist a power saw
✔✔How do Halon replacement agents work? - ✔✔By inhibiting the chemical chain
reaction
✔✔What is the flow rate of a low volume stream? - ✔✔40 gpm
✔✔What are signs of a backdraft? - ✔✔Pulsing, puffing discharges of smoke
✔✔In the ABCs of communication, what does A stand for? - ✔✔Accurate
✔✔When is a minuteman hose load useful? - ✔✔When there are no obstacles between
the pumper and the fire
✔✔What is a disadvantage of some dry chemical agents? - ✔✔They are corrosive on
metal
✔✔On a search line system, what does one knot represent? - ✔✔20 feet of rope length
✔✔What is the maximum nozzle pressure for a master stream? - ✔✔100 psi
✔✔LCES stands for - ✔✔Lookout, Communication, Escape routes, Safety zones
✔✔At what oxygen concentration do signs and symptoms of hypoxia begin to occur? -
✔✔Below 18%
✔✔What is formaldehyde a product of? - ✔✔Combustion
✔✔What does NFPA 1500 cover? - ✔✔Safety programs
✔✔What is a rain roof? - ✔✔A second roof constructed over an existing roof
✔✔What is a plate in frame wall construction? - ✔✔The top or bottom horizontal
member
✔✔What is the best ladder for accessing an attic scuttle hole? - ✔✔Folding ladder
✔✔At what pressure is attack hose tested annually? - ✔✔300 psi
