SUBURBAN FIRE TACTICS TACTICAL
OPERATIONS REVIEW 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS TESTED QUESTIONS.
■ WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WOULD BE AN IMMINENT SIGN
OF FLASHOVER?
A. INTENSE HEAT
B. ALL OF THESE
C. UNBURNED ARTICLE STARTING TO SMOKE
D. FREE-BURNING FIRE. ANS: B. ALL OF THESE
■ A NEEDED FIRE FLOW FORMULA THAT PROVIDES QUICK
CALCULATIONS WAS DEVELOPED BY THE:. ANS: NATIONAL
FIRE ACADEMY.
■ IN MULTISTORY STRUCTURES, IF OTHER FLOORS IN A
BUILDING ARE NOT YET INVOLVED BUT ARE THREATENED
BY POSSIBLE EXTENSION OF THE FIRE, THEY SHOULD BE
CONSIDERED AS INTERIOR EXPOSURES. HOW MUCH EXTRA
SHOULD BE CALCULATED WHEN DETERMINING FIRE FLOW?
ANS: 25 PERCENT OF THE REQUIRED FIRE FLOW OF THE FIRE
FLOOR SHOULD BE ADDED FOR EACH EXPOSED FLOOR
ABOVE THE FIRE FLOOR.
,■ THERE ARE A NUMBER OF METHODS FOR HEAT TO BE
TRANSFERRED; THE PROCESS BY WHICH HEAT IS
TRANSFERRED BY GAS OR LIQUID IS KNOWN AS:. ANS:
CONVECTION.
■ WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED
A PART OF COMMAND PRESENCE?
A. GIVE DELIBERATE ORDERS.
B. HAVE CONTROL OVER THEMSELVES.
C. RECOGNIZE POTENTIAL PROBLEMS.
D. SHOUT ORDERS. ANS: SHOUT ORDERS.
■ THE ODORLESS, COLORLESS GAS COMMONLY
ENCOUNTERED BY FIREFIGHTERS AT EVERY FIRE IS:. ANS:
CARBON MONOXIDE.
■ IF EXTERIOR STRUCTURES ARE BEING EXPOSED TO FIRE
FROM THE ORIGINAL FIRE BUILDING, HOW MUCH OF THE
ACTUAL REQUIRED FIRE FLOW FOR THE FIRE BUILDING
SHOULD BE ADDED TO PROVIDE PROTECTION FOR EACH
SIDE OF THE BUILDING THAT HAS EXTERIOR EXPOSURES?
ANS: 25 PERCENT
■ WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ARE BENEFITS OF TRAINING?
, SELECT ONE:
A. IT PREPARES FIREFIGHTERS TO ASSUME MORE
RESPONSIBILITY.
B. NEW FIREFIGHTERS LEARN BASIC SKILLS.
C. ALL OF THESE
D. IT FREES THE OFFICER FROM INTERRUPTION BY
UNNECESSARY WORKERS' QUESTIONS. ANS: ALL OF THESE
■ PREPLANNED DATA ARE TYPICALLY STORED IN EACH OF
THE FOLLOWING MANNERS EXCEPT WHICH ONE? ANS:
INDIVIDUAL NOTEPADS
■ THE FIRESCOPE AGENCIES AND THE NATIONAL WILDFIRE
COORDINATION GROUP HAVE WORKED TOGETHER TO
UPDATE AND MAINTAIN THE INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM
DESCRIPTION. THIS DOCUMENT SERVED AS THE BASIS OF:.
ANS: NIMS
■ WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A NEW POSITION CREATED
IN NIMS THAT IS NOT FOUND IN THE FIRESCOPE ICS? ANS:
INTELLIGENCE
■ WHICH COMMAND FUNCTION CAN BE USED WHEN
INCIDENTS ARE CLOSE ENOUGH THAT OVERSIGHT
DIRECTION IS REQUIRED OF MULTIPLE INCIDENT
OPERATIONS REVIEW 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS TESTED QUESTIONS.
■ WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WOULD BE AN IMMINENT SIGN
OF FLASHOVER?
A. INTENSE HEAT
B. ALL OF THESE
C. UNBURNED ARTICLE STARTING TO SMOKE
D. FREE-BURNING FIRE. ANS: B. ALL OF THESE
■ A NEEDED FIRE FLOW FORMULA THAT PROVIDES QUICK
CALCULATIONS WAS DEVELOPED BY THE:. ANS: NATIONAL
FIRE ACADEMY.
■ IN MULTISTORY STRUCTURES, IF OTHER FLOORS IN A
BUILDING ARE NOT YET INVOLVED BUT ARE THREATENED
BY POSSIBLE EXTENSION OF THE FIRE, THEY SHOULD BE
CONSIDERED AS INTERIOR EXPOSURES. HOW MUCH EXTRA
SHOULD BE CALCULATED WHEN DETERMINING FIRE FLOW?
ANS: 25 PERCENT OF THE REQUIRED FIRE FLOW OF THE FIRE
FLOOR SHOULD BE ADDED FOR EACH EXPOSED FLOOR
ABOVE THE FIRE FLOOR.
,■ THERE ARE A NUMBER OF METHODS FOR HEAT TO BE
TRANSFERRED; THE PROCESS BY WHICH HEAT IS
TRANSFERRED BY GAS OR LIQUID IS KNOWN AS:. ANS:
CONVECTION.
■ WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED
A PART OF COMMAND PRESENCE?
A. GIVE DELIBERATE ORDERS.
B. HAVE CONTROL OVER THEMSELVES.
C. RECOGNIZE POTENTIAL PROBLEMS.
D. SHOUT ORDERS. ANS: SHOUT ORDERS.
■ THE ODORLESS, COLORLESS GAS COMMONLY
ENCOUNTERED BY FIREFIGHTERS AT EVERY FIRE IS:. ANS:
CARBON MONOXIDE.
■ IF EXTERIOR STRUCTURES ARE BEING EXPOSED TO FIRE
FROM THE ORIGINAL FIRE BUILDING, HOW MUCH OF THE
ACTUAL REQUIRED FIRE FLOW FOR THE FIRE BUILDING
SHOULD BE ADDED TO PROVIDE PROTECTION FOR EACH
SIDE OF THE BUILDING THAT HAS EXTERIOR EXPOSURES?
ANS: 25 PERCENT
■ WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ARE BENEFITS OF TRAINING?
, SELECT ONE:
A. IT PREPARES FIREFIGHTERS TO ASSUME MORE
RESPONSIBILITY.
B. NEW FIREFIGHTERS LEARN BASIC SKILLS.
C. ALL OF THESE
D. IT FREES THE OFFICER FROM INTERRUPTION BY
UNNECESSARY WORKERS' QUESTIONS. ANS: ALL OF THESE
■ PREPLANNED DATA ARE TYPICALLY STORED IN EACH OF
THE FOLLOWING MANNERS EXCEPT WHICH ONE? ANS:
INDIVIDUAL NOTEPADS
■ THE FIRESCOPE AGENCIES AND THE NATIONAL WILDFIRE
COORDINATION GROUP HAVE WORKED TOGETHER TO
UPDATE AND MAINTAIN THE INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM
DESCRIPTION. THIS DOCUMENT SERVED AS THE BASIS OF:.
ANS: NIMS
■ WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A NEW POSITION CREATED
IN NIMS THAT IS NOT FOUND IN THE FIRESCOPE ICS? ANS:
INTELLIGENCE
■ WHICH COMMAND FUNCTION CAN BE USED WHEN
INCIDENTS ARE CLOSE ENOUGH THAT OVERSIGHT
DIRECTION IS REQUIRED OF MULTIPLE INCIDENT
