PHOENIX FIRE RECRUIT LATEST (2025) REVISED
STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS.
FF's or Engineers may promote to captain once they have ___ years of
experience or ___ years with ___ college credits hours
7 years of experience or 6 years with 36 college credit hours
Two techniques for stress relief
4-7-8 breathing and progressive muscle relaxation
Chain Saw ( Vocab )
A gas powered saw primarily used for cutting ventilation holes in wooden roofs.
These saws are carried on all ladder trucks, ladder tenders and squad companies.
Chow
Lunch or dinner. At the fire station everyone who is working that shift puts in money,
usually around $13 to $15, at the beginning of the day to buy the food for the
noon and evening meals. The firefighters often take turns cooking. This is a fire
service tradition.
Class A Burn Building
The multi-story building where fire suppression training utilizing live fire with Class A
ordinary combustibles is done at the Training Academy for recruits as well as for
continued training for the Department.
Class B Burn Building
The multi-story building where fire suppression training utilizing live fire with Class B
natural gas props is done at the Training Academy for recruits as well as for
continued training for the Department.
Crew
A group of Firefighters assigned to the same piece of apparatus or station
customer
, anyone the fire department comes in contact with either directly or indirectly.
Customers may be internal, within the department, or external, outside of the
department
Engine Company
A piece of fire apparatus staffed with 4 to 5 crew members that carries hose,
water and has a pump. Its primary function is to provide water to extinguish the
fire. All engines in the City of PHX have ALS capabilities
Extrication
The removal of trapped victims from smashed automobiles, equipment, or any other
place someone may be mechanically trapped. Extrication can be done with hand
tools but usually involves the use of power tools.
Fire Fighter Mentor
A FF or Engineer who is assigned to the Training Academy to assist the RTO's with
training the Recruits overcome and difficulties
Forcible Entry
Forcing a door or other access point with tools or a foot in order to get inside of a
locked structure
Grinder
The cement area outside at the Training Academy where most hands-on training
occurs.
Health Center
A clinic run by the Phoenix Fire Department that provides medical exams, fitness
evaluations, industrial injury management, infectious exposure management and
many other medical services to firefighters from across the Valley.
Kitty
A fund that is created at every fire station and at the Training Academy to buy
snacks, condiments, cable TV, newspaper, coffee, etcetera. Every firefighter
contributes to this fund on payday. The amount varies depending on the strength of
the kitty but is typically about $4.00 per shift
K-12 Saw (Rescue Saw)
STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS.
FF's or Engineers may promote to captain once they have ___ years of
experience or ___ years with ___ college credits hours
7 years of experience or 6 years with 36 college credit hours
Two techniques for stress relief
4-7-8 breathing and progressive muscle relaxation
Chain Saw ( Vocab )
A gas powered saw primarily used for cutting ventilation holes in wooden roofs.
These saws are carried on all ladder trucks, ladder tenders and squad companies.
Chow
Lunch or dinner. At the fire station everyone who is working that shift puts in money,
usually around $13 to $15, at the beginning of the day to buy the food for the
noon and evening meals. The firefighters often take turns cooking. This is a fire
service tradition.
Class A Burn Building
The multi-story building where fire suppression training utilizing live fire with Class A
ordinary combustibles is done at the Training Academy for recruits as well as for
continued training for the Department.
Class B Burn Building
The multi-story building where fire suppression training utilizing live fire with Class B
natural gas props is done at the Training Academy for recruits as well as for
continued training for the Department.
Crew
A group of Firefighters assigned to the same piece of apparatus or station
customer
, anyone the fire department comes in contact with either directly or indirectly.
Customers may be internal, within the department, or external, outside of the
department
Engine Company
A piece of fire apparatus staffed with 4 to 5 crew members that carries hose,
water and has a pump. Its primary function is to provide water to extinguish the
fire. All engines in the City of PHX have ALS capabilities
Extrication
The removal of trapped victims from smashed automobiles, equipment, or any other
place someone may be mechanically trapped. Extrication can be done with hand
tools but usually involves the use of power tools.
Fire Fighter Mentor
A FF or Engineer who is assigned to the Training Academy to assist the RTO's with
training the Recruits overcome and difficulties
Forcible Entry
Forcing a door or other access point with tools or a foot in order to get inside of a
locked structure
Grinder
The cement area outside at the Training Academy where most hands-on training
occurs.
Health Center
A clinic run by the Phoenix Fire Department that provides medical exams, fitness
evaluations, industrial injury management, infectious exposure management and
many other medical services to firefighters from across the Valley.
Kitty
A fund that is created at every fire station and at the Training Academy to buy
snacks, condiments, cable TV, newspaper, coffee, etcetera. Every firefighter
contributes to this fund on payday. The amount varies depending on the strength of
the kitty but is typically about $4.00 per shift
K-12 Saw (Rescue Saw)
