FLORIDA FIRE STATE EXAM 2024-2025
ACTUAL EXAM 220 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|AGRADE
What is the mission of the fire service - ✔✔To save lives and protect property
What NFPA standard establishes basic training criteria for Firefighter I and
Firefighter II? - ✔✔1001
a ___ is a collection of rules enacted by law in a particular jurisdiction - ✔✔Code
What best describes the action first taken after an alert to the station -
✔✔Dispatching of emergency servies responders
the use of ten codes in radio transmissions was replaced when agencies began
to adopt which of the following - ✔✔National Incident Management system
(NIMS)
What task may a telecommunications center be assigned during a progress
report - ✔✔Providing periodic time transmission
what best describes when an SCBA cylinder needs to be replaced - ✔✔During
inspection if cylinder contains less than 90% of capacity
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,which type of rope is the only rope required to have a rope log - ✔✔Life Safety
Rope
which part of the rope is used to tie a knot or hitch - ✔✔Working
which type of knot can be used to secure a victims hands or feet to drag a victim
to safety - ✔✔Handcuff
Once a search is complete, a FF should - ✔✔Report promptly to the supervisor
What are the two objectives for a structural search - ✔✔Search for life; assess
fire conditions
what types of extrication method is used to stabilize a vehicle that is upside
down or lying on its side - ✔✔Buttress tension System
what initial action is next priority after stabilizing the scene - ✔✔stabilize the
victim
what type of structural collapse occurs when the floor and or roof assemblies on
both sides of a load bearing wall collapse, allowing a good chance of victim
survival - ✔✔A-Frame
in the OATH method of signaling on a search line, two tugs represents -
✔✔Advance
What type of tool is a pike pole - ✔✔Push pull
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, cutting edges on axes should be inspected for - ✔✔chips, cracks, or spurs.
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what should a FF do before stepping off a ladder, parapet wall, or other place of
safety onto the roof of a burning building, especially if the roof surface is
obscured by smoke or darkness - ✔✔Sound the roof for structural integrity by
striking it with an axe
what type of hose is designed for drafting water from static water supplies or
connecting to a fire hydrant - ✔✔hard suction hose
what type of fire hose damage can weaken the jacket which can lead to
ruptures under pressure - ✔✔organic damage
which of the following equipment is necessary for service testing - ✔✔nozzles
with shutoff valves
the test site for service testing should be - ✔✔on a slight grade
which of the following procedures should be followed when service testing fire
hoses - ✔✔stand away from the discharge valve connection when charging hose
which of the following statesments about class a foam concentrates is most
accurate? - ✔✔class A foam reduces the surface tension of water, allowing
better water penetration into the fuel
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ACTUAL EXAM 220 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|AGRADE
What is the mission of the fire service - ✔✔To save lives and protect property
What NFPA standard establishes basic training criteria for Firefighter I and
Firefighter II? - ✔✔1001
a ___ is a collection of rules enacted by law in a particular jurisdiction - ✔✔Code
What best describes the action first taken after an alert to the station -
✔✔Dispatching of emergency servies responders
the use of ten codes in radio transmissions was replaced when agencies began
to adopt which of the following - ✔✔National Incident Management system
(NIMS)
What task may a telecommunications center be assigned during a progress
report - ✔✔Providing periodic time transmission
what best describes when an SCBA cylinder needs to be replaced - ✔✔During
inspection if cylinder contains less than 90% of capacity
1|Page
©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
,which type of rope is the only rope required to have a rope log - ✔✔Life Safety
Rope
which part of the rope is used to tie a knot or hitch - ✔✔Working
which type of knot can be used to secure a victims hands or feet to drag a victim
to safety - ✔✔Handcuff
Once a search is complete, a FF should - ✔✔Report promptly to the supervisor
What are the two objectives for a structural search - ✔✔Search for life; assess
fire conditions
what types of extrication method is used to stabilize a vehicle that is upside
down or lying on its side - ✔✔Buttress tension System
what initial action is next priority after stabilizing the scene - ✔✔stabilize the
victim
what type of structural collapse occurs when the floor and or roof assemblies on
both sides of a load bearing wall collapse, allowing a good chance of victim
survival - ✔✔A-Frame
in the OATH method of signaling on a search line, two tugs represents -
✔✔Advance
What type of tool is a pike pole - ✔✔Push pull
2|Page
©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
, cutting edges on axes should be inspected for - ✔✔chips, cracks, or spurs.
p.595
what should a FF do before stepping off a ladder, parapet wall, or other place of
safety onto the roof of a burning building, especially if the roof surface is
obscured by smoke or darkness - ✔✔Sound the roof for structural integrity by
striking it with an axe
what type of hose is designed for drafting water from static water supplies or
connecting to a fire hydrant - ✔✔hard suction hose
what type of fire hose damage can weaken the jacket which can lead to
ruptures under pressure - ✔✔organic damage
which of the following equipment is necessary for service testing - ✔✔nozzles
with shutoff valves
the test site for service testing should be - ✔✔on a slight grade
which of the following procedures should be followed when service testing fire
hoses - ✔✔stand away from the discharge valve connection when charging hose
which of the following statesments about class a foam concentrates is most
accurate? - ✔✔class A foam reduces the surface tension of water, allowing
better water penetration into the fuel
3|Page
©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
