FIRE ACADEMY COMPREHENSIVE ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Which is a commonly used safety knot? - ✔✔overhand
✔✔Which is formed by making a loop in a rope and then bringing the two ends of the
rope parallel to each other? - ✔✔Round turn
✔✔Which is the term for the part of a rope used to form a knot? - ✔✔Working end
✔✔Which knot is frequently used to secure the end of the rope to an anchor point? -
✔✔Bowline
✔✔Which knot is typically used to tie together two ropes of unequal size? - ✔✔Becket
bend
✔✔Which knot is used to keep the hoisting rope aligned with the handle of a tool being
hoisted? - ✔✔Half hitch
✔✔Which part of a rope is used for hoisting? - ✔✔Running end
✔✔Class B foam fire extinguishers are also effective on - ✔✔Class A fires.
✔✔Class D agents work primarily by: - ✔✔forming a crust over the fuel.
✔✔The traditional symbol for a Class D fire extinguisher is a(n) - ✔✔yellow star.
✔✔What does it mean when a fire extinguisher has a pictograph with a red slash
through it? - ✔✔Use on that class of fire could be unsafe
✔✔Which agent is rated for use on Class A fires? - ✔✔Ammonium phosphate
✔✔Which class of fire includes combustible metals? - ✔✔D
, ✔✔Which class of fire includes flammable and combustible liquids? - ✔✔b
✔✔Which class of fire is depicted in the pictograph system by a fire in a frying pan? -
✔✔K
✔✔Which is one of the three basic components required for fire? - ✔✔Oxygen
✔✔The structural components of a Type _____ building must be made of
noncombustible materials. - ✔✔II
✔✔Type II construction is referred to as: - ✔✔noncombustible.
✔✔What is the lower structural member of a truss called? - ✔✔chord
✔✔What is Type V construction? - ✔✔wood frame
✔✔Which construction assembly is the most susceptible to total failure resulting from
the failure of a small section? - ✔✔truss
✔✔Which construction feature is most commonly found in Type V buildings? -
✔✔Platform-frame construction
✔✔Which is a commonly used structural material in a Type I building? - ✔✔Protected
steel
✔✔Which type of construction is called ordinary construction? - ✔✔III
✔✔Which type of construction is heavy timber? - ✔✔IV
✔✔Which type of glass is most typically used in fire doors and windows? - ✔✔wired
✔✔Which wood-frame construction system uses studs that run continuously from the
basement to the roof? - ✔✔balloon frame
✔✔A natural gas shut-off valve is usually a quarter turn-valve and is considered to be in
the open position when_______? - ✔✔The handle is in line with the supply pipe
✔✔At least one member of every interior firefighting team should be equipped with a: -
✔✔portable radio.
✔✔A two-lane intersection has _____ potential crash points. - ✔✔5
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Which is a commonly used safety knot? - ✔✔overhand
✔✔Which is formed by making a loop in a rope and then bringing the two ends of the
rope parallel to each other? - ✔✔Round turn
✔✔Which is the term for the part of a rope used to form a knot? - ✔✔Working end
✔✔Which knot is frequently used to secure the end of the rope to an anchor point? -
✔✔Bowline
✔✔Which knot is typically used to tie together two ropes of unequal size? - ✔✔Becket
bend
✔✔Which knot is used to keep the hoisting rope aligned with the handle of a tool being
hoisted? - ✔✔Half hitch
✔✔Which part of a rope is used for hoisting? - ✔✔Running end
✔✔Class B foam fire extinguishers are also effective on - ✔✔Class A fires.
✔✔Class D agents work primarily by: - ✔✔forming a crust over the fuel.
✔✔The traditional symbol for a Class D fire extinguisher is a(n) - ✔✔yellow star.
✔✔What does it mean when a fire extinguisher has a pictograph with a red slash
through it? - ✔✔Use on that class of fire could be unsafe
✔✔Which agent is rated for use on Class A fires? - ✔✔Ammonium phosphate
✔✔Which class of fire includes combustible metals? - ✔✔D
, ✔✔Which class of fire includes flammable and combustible liquids? - ✔✔b
✔✔Which class of fire is depicted in the pictograph system by a fire in a frying pan? -
✔✔K
✔✔Which is one of the three basic components required for fire? - ✔✔Oxygen
✔✔The structural components of a Type _____ building must be made of
noncombustible materials. - ✔✔II
✔✔Type II construction is referred to as: - ✔✔noncombustible.
✔✔What is the lower structural member of a truss called? - ✔✔chord
✔✔What is Type V construction? - ✔✔wood frame
✔✔Which construction assembly is the most susceptible to total failure resulting from
the failure of a small section? - ✔✔truss
✔✔Which construction feature is most commonly found in Type V buildings? -
✔✔Platform-frame construction
✔✔Which is a commonly used structural material in a Type I building? - ✔✔Protected
steel
✔✔Which type of construction is called ordinary construction? - ✔✔III
✔✔Which type of construction is heavy timber? - ✔✔IV
✔✔Which type of glass is most typically used in fire doors and windows? - ✔✔wired
✔✔Which wood-frame construction system uses studs that run continuously from the
basement to the roof? - ✔✔balloon frame
✔✔A natural gas shut-off valve is usually a quarter turn-valve and is considered to be in
the open position when_______? - ✔✔The handle is in line with the supply pipe
✔✔At least one member of every interior firefighting team should be equipped with a: -
✔✔portable radio.
✔✔A two-lane intersection has _____ potential crash points. - ✔✔5
