Firefighter 2 (Certification Exam)
Questions And Answers
Responsibilities for FF 2 - (correct answer) -Prepare reports, communicate the need
for assistance, coordinate an interior attack line team, extinguish an ignitable liquid
fire, control a flammable gas cylinder fire, protect evidence of fire cause and origin,
access and disentangle victims from motor vehicle accidents, assist special rescue
team operations, perform a fire safety survey, present fire safety information,
maintain fire equipment, perform annual service tests on fire hoses
Emergency traffic - (correct answer) -An urgent message that takes priority over all
other communications
Mayday - (correct answer) -Emergency traffic that is used for a firefighter that is
downed, lost, missing or needs immediate assistance.
Evacuation signal - (correct answer) -Warns all personnel to pull back to a safe
location. Usually a sequence of 3 blasts on an apparatus air horn.
National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) - (correct answer) -Used to compile
and analyze incident reports at the local, state, and national levels.
NIMS Guide 0001 - (correct answer) -National resource typing criteria. NIMS
document that lists the proper terminology for the common resources used at large-
scale emergencies.
Strategy - (correct answer) -The "big picture" plan of what has to be done.
Tactics - (correct answer) -The steps that are taken to achieve the strategic
objectives.
Tasks - (correct answer) -The specific assignments that will get the job done.
Search and rescue tools - (correct answer) -Pushing tool (short like pole), prying tool
(halligan tool), striking tool (sledgehammer or flat-head axe), cutting tool (axe),
portable hand light, thermal imaging devices, life lines.
Tool staging - (correct answer) -Placing a tarp or salvage cover on the ground at a
designated location and laying out commonly used tools and equipment.
Carabiner - (correct answer) -Used to connect one rope to another rope or to other
hardware such as an anchor plate, swivel, or pulley. NFPA 1983
Harness - (correct answer) -A piece of rescue or safety equipment made of webbing
and worn by a person.
, Class 2 harness - (correct answer) -Seat harness. Fastens around the rescuers waist
and legs and has a design load of 600 lbs.
Class 3 harness - (correct answer) -Full body harness. Fastens around the rescuers
waist and thighs as well as secures the rescuers waist and shoulders.
Trench rescue - (correct answer) -Rescue in collapsed trenches.
Confined space rescue - (correct answer) -Rescue in tanks, silos, underground
electrical vaults storm drains and other similar structures.
Water rescue - (correct answer) -Throwing a rope to a person in the water and
pulling them to shore, a rope stretched across a stream or river, a boat going to get
a victim.
Venting for life safety - (correct answer) -Venting to clear smoke, heat, and toxic
gasses from the structure to give occupants a better chance to survive.
Venting for fire containment - (correct answer) -Releasing smoke and superheated
gases to the exterior to prevent the products of combustion from spreading
throughout the interior of a building or into adjoining spaces.
Venting for property conservation - (correct answer) -Reducing the losses caused by
other means than direct fire involvement.
NFPA 1962 - (correct answer) -Standard for inspection, care and use of fire hose,
couplings, and nozzles and service testing of fire hose.
Annual testing of fire hose - (correct answer) -1. Don PPE 2. Connect 300 ft of hose
to a hose testing gate valve on the discharge of FD pumper or hose tester
Hose records - (correct answer) -A written history of each individual length of fire
hose
Hose line crew - (correct answer) -The optimal people on a hose line is 4 personnel
Foam concentrate - (correct answer) -Firefighting foam is produced by mixing ???
With water and air to produce a solution that can serve as an effective extinguishing
agent.
Class A foam - (correct answer) -Used to fight fires involving ordinary combustible
materials such as wood, paper, and textiles. It is also effective on organic materials
such as straw and hay. Increases the effectiveness of water as an extinguishing
agent by reducing the surface tension of water.
Class B foam - (correct answer) -Used to fight class B fires, fires involving flammable
and combustible liquids. A blanket of foam is used to smother the fuel of the fire
putting it out.
Foam solution - (correct answer) -The product that is actually applied to extinguish
a fire or to cover a spill.
Questions And Answers
Responsibilities for FF 2 - (correct answer) -Prepare reports, communicate the need
for assistance, coordinate an interior attack line team, extinguish an ignitable liquid
fire, control a flammable gas cylinder fire, protect evidence of fire cause and origin,
access and disentangle victims from motor vehicle accidents, assist special rescue
team operations, perform a fire safety survey, present fire safety information,
maintain fire equipment, perform annual service tests on fire hoses
Emergency traffic - (correct answer) -An urgent message that takes priority over all
other communications
Mayday - (correct answer) -Emergency traffic that is used for a firefighter that is
downed, lost, missing or needs immediate assistance.
Evacuation signal - (correct answer) -Warns all personnel to pull back to a safe
location. Usually a sequence of 3 blasts on an apparatus air horn.
National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) - (correct answer) -Used to compile
and analyze incident reports at the local, state, and national levels.
NIMS Guide 0001 - (correct answer) -National resource typing criteria. NIMS
document that lists the proper terminology for the common resources used at large-
scale emergencies.
Strategy - (correct answer) -The "big picture" plan of what has to be done.
Tactics - (correct answer) -The steps that are taken to achieve the strategic
objectives.
Tasks - (correct answer) -The specific assignments that will get the job done.
Search and rescue tools - (correct answer) -Pushing tool (short like pole), prying tool
(halligan tool), striking tool (sledgehammer or flat-head axe), cutting tool (axe),
portable hand light, thermal imaging devices, life lines.
Tool staging - (correct answer) -Placing a tarp or salvage cover on the ground at a
designated location and laying out commonly used tools and equipment.
Carabiner - (correct answer) -Used to connect one rope to another rope or to other
hardware such as an anchor plate, swivel, or pulley. NFPA 1983
Harness - (correct answer) -A piece of rescue or safety equipment made of webbing
and worn by a person.
, Class 2 harness - (correct answer) -Seat harness. Fastens around the rescuers waist
and legs and has a design load of 600 lbs.
Class 3 harness - (correct answer) -Full body harness. Fastens around the rescuers
waist and thighs as well as secures the rescuers waist and shoulders.
Trench rescue - (correct answer) -Rescue in collapsed trenches.
Confined space rescue - (correct answer) -Rescue in tanks, silos, underground
electrical vaults storm drains and other similar structures.
Water rescue - (correct answer) -Throwing a rope to a person in the water and
pulling them to shore, a rope stretched across a stream or river, a boat going to get
a victim.
Venting for life safety - (correct answer) -Venting to clear smoke, heat, and toxic
gasses from the structure to give occupants a better chance to survive.
Venting for fire containment - (correct answer) -Releasing smoke and superheated
gases to the exterior to prevent the products of combustion from spreading
throughout the interior of a building or into adjoining spaces.
Venting for property conservation - (correct answer) -Reducing the losses caused by
other means than direct fire involvement.
NFPA 1962 - (correct answer) -Standard for inspection, care and use of fire hose,
couplings, and nozzles and service testing of fire hose.
Annual testing of fire hose - (correct answer) -1. Don PPE 2. Connect 300 ft of hose
to a hose testing gate valve on the discharge of FD pumper or hose tester
Hose records - (correct answer) -A written history of each individual length of fire
hose
Hose line crew - (correct answer) -The optimal people on a hose line is 4 personnel
Foam concentrate - (correct answer) -Firefighting foam is produced by mixing ???
With water and air to produce a solution that can serve as an effective extinguishing
agent.
Class A foam - (correct answer) -Used to fight fires involving ordinary combustible
materials such as wood, paper, and textiles. It is also effective on organic materials
such as straw and hay. Increases the effectiveness of water as an extinguishing
agent by reducing the surface tension of water.
Class B foam - (correct answer) -Used to fight class B fires, fires involving flammable
and combustible liquids. A blanket of foam is used to smother the fuel of the fire
putting it out.
Foam solution - (correct answer) -The product that is actually applied to extinguish
a fire or to cover a spill.
