FIRE OFFICER 2 STUDY GUIDE EXAM 2026/2027 QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Sudden cardiac arrest - ✔✔What is the leading cause of on-duty death among fire
fighters?
✔✔Prepare a formal letter for chiefs approval - ✔✔Which of the following is a popular
assessment center exercise?
✔✔1 - ✔✔A press release should be limited to a maximum of how many pages?
✔✔policies and regulations - ✔✔To be effective in a role-playing exercise, a candidate's
supervisory decisions should be strictly based on:
✔✔An angry citizen - ✔✔Which of the following roles is commonly encountered in an
assessment center role-play simulation?
✔✔identification of the target audience - ✔✔What is one of the first considerations when
planning a news release?
✔✔Reliability - ✔✔What is the term for the ability of a test to measure what it is intended
to measure on a consistent basis?
✔✔Recommendation report - ✔✔A document that suggests a particular action or
decision is called a(n):
✔✔The fire chief - ✔✔Who must take corrective action if an investigation confirms a
harassment complaint has merit?
✔✔Culture diversity - ✔✔Looking beyond the physical attributes of individuals and
matching each individual's strengths with the organization's needs so that the
organization, the individual, and the officer can be successful is a must for the fire
officer to maintain:
✔✔4 - ✔✔According to the NFPA, how many levels of fire officers are there?
✔✔First- level - ✔✔In general, which level of supervisor has the longest and most
diverse reading list for its promotional multiple-choice examinations?
✔✔Informal Communication - ✔✔Internal memos, e-mails, instant messages, and
messages transmitted via mobile data terminals are examples of:
✔✔Procedure - ✔✔What does the "P" stand for in SOP?
,✔✔43.5% - ✔✔According to the NFPA, approximately _____ of on-duty injuries occur
during fire-ground operations.
✔✔Pendelton Act - ✔✔Which legislation enacted in 1883 established the civil service
system in the U.S. federal government?
✔✔Yes, Fire Officer 1 is a prerequisite for Officer 2 - ✔✔According to NFPA 1021, does
a Fire Officer II have to meet the requirements of Fire Officer I?
✔✔Staffing - ✔✔Which type of information is included in the first part of a "beginning of
shift report"?
✔✔The rate is increasing - ✔✔What is the trend, if any, in the rate of fire fighter deaths
while responding to calls in recent years?
✔✔Their personal training library - ✔✔When officers are preparing to present a class
that covers a specific topic, what/whom should they consult first?
✔✔Identifying trends - ✔✔In addition to meeting regulatory requirements, how can
records of accidents be used?
✔✔50% - ✔✔The USFA has adopted a national goal of a __________ reduction in
fatalities over a 10-year period.
✔✔2 - ✔✔Which level of fire officer is generally associated as being the senior non-
chief officer in a department?
✔✔Job description - ✔✔Which document is used by the human resources department
to summarize the scope of the job and provide examples of the typical tasks a person
holding that position might be expected to perform?
✔✔A calendar - ✔✔Which item should be included in a personal study journal?
✔✔a presentation to civilians about a fire department practice - ✔✔An assessment
center candidate should be prepared to make one of two types of simulated verbal
presentations. What is one of those types?
✔✔Structural collapse - ✔✔What is one of the two primary causes of death to fire
fighters operating in a burning structure?
✔✔HFACS4 - ✔✔Which level of the Human Factors Analysis and Classification System
(HFACS) is the most difficult to analyze?
, ✔✔99 - ✔✔Since the year 2000, an average of _____ fire fighter on-duty deaths have
occurred each year in the United States.
✔✔Options - ✔✔Which of the following is an element usually included in a decision
document?
✔✔Landrum-Griffin Act - ✔✔Which legislation was enacted in response to crime and
corruption in some labor unions?
✔✔Equity - ✔✔According to ___________________ theory, employees compare the
outcomes they receive for their inputs to those that other employees receive for their
inputs
✔✔Picketing - ✔✔What is often used in place of strikes to influence public opinion in
favor of the wants of fire fighters during labor disputes?
✔✔2 - ✔✔The employee reviews and comments on the officer's evaluation in step
_____ of the four-step annual evaluation process.
✔✔Education - ✔✔_____________ is the process of imparting knowledge or skill
through systematic instruction.
✔✔They can destroy but not create motivation - ✔✔What is the relationship of
Herzberg's hygiene factors to motivation?
✔✔Recency - ✔✔What is the evaluation error called in which a supervisor rates a fire
fighter only on his or her most recent behavior rather than on the fire fighter's
performance throughout the entire preceding evaluation period?
✔✔a group of impartial experts - ✔✔Who reviews a given agency for accreditation?
✔✔Accredit fire service certification systems - ✔✔What does the NBFSPQ do?
✔✔Training - ✔✔"The process of achieving proficiency through instruction and hands-
on practice in the operation of equipment and systems" is the definition of:
✔✔Accreditation - ✔✔In higher education, what is defined as a collegial process based
on self- and peer assessment for public accountability and improvement of academic
quality?
✔✔10 - ✔✔It is common practice to provide notification to an employee who may
receive a substandard evaluation at least _____ weeks before the evaluation is due.
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Sudden cardiac arrest - ✔✔What is the leading cause of on-duty death among fire
fighters?
✔✔Prepare a formal letter for chiefs approval - ✔✔Which of the following is a popular
assessment center exercise?
✔✔1 - ✔✔A press release should be limited to a maximum of how many pages?
✔✔policies and regulations - ✔✔To be effective in a role-playing exercise, a candidate's
supervisory decisions should be strictly based on:
✔✔An angry citizen - ✔✔Which of the following roles is commonly encountered in an
assessment center role-play simulation?
✔✔identification of the target audience - ✔✔What is one of the first considerations when
planning a news release?
✔✔Reliability - ✔✔What is the term for the ability of a test to measure what it is intended
to measure on a consistent basis?
✔✔Recommendation report - ✔✔A document that suggests a particular action or
decision is called a(n):
✔✔The fire chief - ✔✔Who must take corrective action if an investigation confirms a
harassment complaint has merit?
✔✔Culture diversity - ✔✔Looking beyond the physical attributes of individuals and
matching each individual's strengths with the organization's needs so that the
organization, the individual, and the officer can be successful is a must for the fire
officer to maintain:
✔✔4 - ✔✔According to the NFPA, how many levels of fire officers are there?
✔✔First- level - ✔✔In general, which level of supervisor has the longest and most
diverse reading list for its promotional multiple-choice examinations?
✔✔Informal Communication - ✔✔Internal memos, e-mails, instant messages, and
messages transmitted via mobile data terminals are examples of:
✔✔Procedure - ✔✔What does the "P" stand for in SOP?
,✔✔43.5% - ✔✔According to the NFPA, approximately _____ of on-duty injuries occur
during fire-ground operations.
✔✔Pendelton Act - ✔✔Which legislation enacted in 1883 established the civil service
system in the U.S. federal government?
✔✔Yes, Fire Officer 1 is a prerequisite for Officer 2 - ✔✔According to NFPA 1021, does
a Fire Officer II have to meet the requirements of Fire Officer I?
✔✔Staffing - ✔✔Which type of information is included in the first part of a "beginning of
shift report"?
✔✔The rate is increasing - ✔✔What is the trend, if any, in the rate of fire fighter deaths
while responding to calls in recent years?
✔✔Their personal training library - ✔✔When officers are preparing to present a class
that covers a specific topic, what/whom should they consult first?
✔✔Identifying trends - ✔✔In addition to meeting regulatory requirements, how can
records of accidents be used?
✔✔50% - ✔✔The USFA has adopted a national goal of a __________ reduction in
fatalities over a 10-year period.
✔✔2 - ✔✔Which level of fire officer is generally associated as being the senior non-
chief officer in a department?
✔✔Job description - ✔✔Which document is used by the human resources department
to summarize the scope of the job and provide examples of the typical tasks a person
holding that position might be expected to perform?
✔✔A calendar - ✔✔Which item should be included in a personal study journal?
✔✔a presentation to civilians about a fire department practice - ✔✔An assessment
center candidate should be prepared to make one of two types of simulated verbal
presentations. What is one of those types?
✔✔Structural collapse - ✔✔What is one of the two primary causes of death to fire
fighters operating in a burning structure?
✔✔HFACS4 - ✔✔Which level of the Human Factors Analysis and Classification System
(HFACS) is the most difficult to analyze?
, ✔✔99 - ✔✔Since the year 2000, an average of _____ fire fighter on-duty deaths have
occurred each year in the United States.
✔✔Options - ✔✔Which of the following is an element usually included in a decision
document?
✔✔Landrum-Griffin Act - ✔✔Which legislation was enacted in response to crime and
corruption in some labor unions?
✔✔Equity - ✔✔According to ___________________ theory, employees compare the
outcomes they receive for their inputs to those that other employees receive for their
inputs
✔✔Picketing - ✔✔What is often used in place of strikes to influence public opinion in
favor of the wants of fire fighters during labor disputes?
✔✔2 - ✔✔The employee reviews and comments on the officer's evaluation in step
_____ of the four-step annual evaluation process.
✔✔Education - ✔✔_____________ is the process of imparting knowledge or skill
through systematic instruction.
✔✔They can destroy but not create motivation - ✔✔What is the relationship of
Herzberg's hygiene factors to motivation?
✔✔Recency - ✔✔What is the evaluation error called in which a supervisor rates a fire
fighter only on his or her most recent behavior rather than on the fire fighter's
performance throughout the entire preceding evaluation period?
✔✔a group of impartial experts - ✔✔Who reviews a given agency for accreditation?
✔✔Accredit fire service certification systems - ✔✔What does the NBFSPQ do?
✔✔Training - ✔✔"The process of achieving proficiency through instruction and hands-
on practice in the operation of equipment and systems" is the definition of:
✔✔Accreditation - ✔✔In higher education, what is defined as a collegial process based
on self- and peer assessment for public accountability and improvement of academic
quality?
✔✔10 - ✔✔It is common practice to provide notification to an employee who may
receive a substandard evaluation at least _____ weeks before the evaluation is due.
