FIREFIGHTER 1 FINAL TEST, FIREFIGHTER
1, FIRE 1 TEST PREP UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. When rescuing an unconscious child or small adult from a window, how many rescuers enter the
window to assist the victim?
A. 3
B. 1
C. 0
D. 2
Answer:
D. 2
Question:
2. When cutting through a roof, a firefighter should avoid:
A. removing the built-up material prior to cutting
B. cutting through joists, rafters, or trusses
C. making one large opening
D. using a power saw
Answer:
B. cutting through joists, rafters, or trusses
Question:
3. Which of the following is an advantage of the flat load?
A. Only four people are required to perform the load
B. It is the best way to load large-diameter hose
C. Hose loaded in this manner has fewer sharp bends than other loads
D. Hose for shoulder carries can easily be taken from the load
Answer:
B. It is the best way to load large-diameter hose
Question:
4. Which of the following statements IS CORRECT regarding fire extinguishers and combustible
metals?
A. All chemical agents need to be applied with a shovel or scoop
B. No single agent will control or extinguish fires in all combustible metals
C. The agent needs to break the crust that may form over any burning metal to extinguish the fire
D. They come in pressurized and handheld models
Answer:
B. No single agent will control or extinguish fires in all combustible metals
Question:
5. A common factor with regard to multiple firefighter deaths at emergency incidents is:
A. the lack of an organized, effective command structure
B. they all involved industrial complexes
C. all the incidents occurred during forest fires
D. they all occurred in urban settings
,Answer:
A. the lack of an organized, effective command structure
Question:
6. Which of the following is one of the stages/phases of fire burn?
A. Rollover
B. Fully developed
C. Backdraft
D. Initial
Answer:
B. Fully developed
Question:
7. Which of the following IS TRUE regarding personal protective clothing?
A. It requires firefighters to wear the most appropriate PPE for the hazard they face
B. It must comply with NFPA 1900 standard
C. It prevents a firefighter from burns in situations such as flashover
D. It requires PASS activation whenever bunker gear is worn
Answer:
A. It requires firefighters to wear the most appropriate PPE for the hazard they face
Question:
8. A fire CANNOT BE considered fully extinguished until __________ is complete.
A. overhaul
B. primary search
C. cause determination
D. secondary search
Answer:
A. overhaul
Question:
9. For an area to qualify as a light hazard, the majority of materials must meet one requirements. One
of those is that they must:
A. be UL listed
B. have ignition temperatures in excess of 451F
C. be necessary for the work of the area
D. be noncombustible
Answer:
D. be noncombustible
Question:
10. What type of listening is required by a telecommunicator to draw out all the necessary information
from a caller who may be excited, confused, or dealing with a language barrier?
A. Presumptive
B. Active
C. Selective
D. Modal
Answer:
B. Active
, Question:
11. After a roof has been opened up, the firefighter must:
A. remove any natural roof openings
B. make another opening on the opposite side of the pitched roof
C. ensure the ceiling below the cut is opened
D. direct a hose line into the opening
Answer:
C. ensure the ceiling below the cut is opened
Question:
12. How are flammability limits and explosive limits related?
A. Explosive limits are used to calculate flammability limits
B. The two terms are neither mathematically nor conceptually related.
C. They are interchangeable terms meaning the same thing
D. Flammability limits are used to calculate explosive limits
Answer:
C. They are interchangeable terms meaning the same thing
Question:
13. A load the engineer planned for, or anticipated, in the building design is the definition of a(n)
__________ load.
A. dead
B. concentrated
C. impact
D. design
Answer:
D. design
Question:
14. What type of standpipe is intended for fire department use only?
A. Group 5
B. Type II
C. Class I
D. Level D
Answer:
B. Type II
Question:
15. What types of locking devices usually ARE NOT detected by the forcible entry team?
A. Mortise locks
B. Auxiliary locking devices
C. Padlocks
D. Rim Locks
Answer:
B. Auxiliary locking devices
1, FIRE 1 TEST PREP UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. When rescuing an unconscious child or small adult from a window, how many rescuers enter the
window to assist the victim?
A. 3
B. 1
C. 0
D. 2
Answer:
D. 2
Question:
2. When cutting through a roof, a firefighter should avoid:
A. removing the built-up material prior to cutting
B. cutting through joists, rafters, or trusses
C. making one large opening
D. using a power saw
Answer:
B. cutting through joists, rafters, or trusses
Question:
3. Which of the following is an advantage of the flat load?
A. Only four people are required to perform the load
B. It is the best way to load large-diameter hose
C. Hose loaded in this manner has fewer sharp bends than other loads
D. Hose for shoulder carries can easily be taken from the load
Answer:
B. It is the best way to load large-diameter hose
Question:
4. Which of the following statements IS CORRECT regarding fire extinguishers and combustible
metals?
A. All chemical agents need to be applied with a shovel or scoop
B. No single agent will control or extinguish fires in all combustible metals
C. The agent needs to break the crust that may form over any burning metal to extinguish the fire
D. They come in pressurized and handheld models
Answer:
B. No single agent will control or extinguish fires in all combustible metals
Question:
5. A common factor with regard to multiple firefighter deaths at emergency incidents is:
A. the lack of an organized, effective command structure
B. they all involved industrial complexes
C. all the incidents occurred during forest fires
D. they all occurred in urban settings
,Answer:
A. the lack of an organized, effective command structure
Question:
6. Which of the following is one of the stages/phases of fire burn?
A. Rollover
B. Fully developed
C. Backdraft
D. Initial
Answer:
B. Fully developed
Question:
7. Which of the following IS TRUE regarding personal protective clothing?
A. It requires firefighters to wear the most appropriate PPE for the hazard they face
B. It must comply with NFPA 1900 standard
C. It prevents a firefighter from burns in situations such as flashover
D. It requires PASS activation whenever bunker gear is worn
Answer:
A. It requires firefighters to wear the most appropriate PPE for the hazard they face
Question:
8. A fire CANNOT BE considered fully extinguished until __________ is complete.
A. overhaul
B. primary search
C. cause determination
D. secondary search
Answer:
A. overhaul
Question:
9. For an area to qualify as a light hazard, the majority of materials must meet one requirements. One
of those is that they must:
A. be UL listed
B. have ignition temperatures in excess of 451F
C. be necessary for the work of the area
D. be noncombustible
Answer:
D. be noncombustible
Question:
10. What type of listening is required by a telecommunicator to draw out all the necessary information
from a caller who may be excited, confused, or dealing with a language barrier?
A. Presumptive
B. Active
C. Selective
D. Modal
Answer:
B. Active
, Question:
11. After a roof has been opened up, the firefighter must:
A. remove any natural roof openings
B. make another opening on the opposite side of the pitched roof
C. ensure the ceiling below the cut is opened
D. direct a hose line into the opening
Answer:
C. ensure the ceiling below the cut is opened
Question:
12. How are flammability limits and explosive limits related?
A. Explosive limits are used to calculate flammability limits
B. The two terms are neither mathematically nor conceptually related.
C. They are interchangeable terms meaning the same thing
D. Flammability limits are used to calculate explosive limits
Answer:
C. They are interchangeable terms meaning the same thing
Question:
13. A load the engineer planned for, or anticipated, in the building design is the definition of a(n)
__________ load.
A. dead
B. concentrated
C. impact
D. design
Answer:
D. design
Question:
14. What type of standpipe is intended for fire department use only?
A. Group 5
B. Type II
C. Class I
D. Level D
Answer:
B. Type II
Question:
15. What types of locking devices usually ARE NOT detected by the forcible entry team?
A. Mortise locks
B. Auxiliary locking devices
C. Padlocks
D. Rim Locks
Answer:
B. Auxiliary locking devices
