FTC 101 FINAL Fire Exam Questions
With Solved Solutions.
Which term describes a fire fighter who is able to perform many firefighting and rescue functions? -
Answer Generalist
Fire fighters working at wildland fires must pass a test that is part of the Wildland Fire Qualification
Subsystem. In this test, how long do fire fighters have to carry a 45-pound pack a distance of 3 miles? -
Answer 45 minutes or less
Which of the following assessments is designed to test the candidates' ability to learn firefighting
procedures and techniques? - Answer Written examination
The CPAT consists of __________ tasks that must be performed sequentially and continuously - Answer
8
Which of the following acronyms can help you develop your goals? - Answer SMART
Which practice has been introduced to help fire fighters cope with particularly difficult or emotional
incidents? - Answer Critical incident stress debriefing
What type of certification may be a requirement for application to a fire department? - Answer
Paramedic or emergency medical technician (EMT)
It would be helpful to include all of the following with your job application, EXCEPT: - Answer a note
from your mother
Which of the following terms describes the pursuit of a specific skill versus the use of tools and
equipment? - Answer Training
Which of the following is NOT a core course for an associate's degree in fire science? - Answer
Hazardous Materials Chemistry
,Which of the candidate tests judges overall physical conditioning and ability to perform firefighting-
related tasks? - Answer Physical ability test
Which of the following prohibits discrimination against any person in the classified service or any person
seeking admission in the organization? - Answer Equal Employment Opportunity Act
Which of the following terms describes a willingness to give up personal desires to benefit the other fire
fighters? - Answer Teamwork
Which test simulates real-life occurrences likely to be encountered on the job? - Answer Skills test
If you plan on pursuing an associate's degree in fire science, which course would be a core course? -
Answer Fire Protection Systems
The first hand pumpers had a permanently attached suction hose called a: - Answer squirrel tail
Extension ladders up to what height were brought to fires to allow access up to the fifth floor? - Answer
75 feet
What material was used for the first fire hose? - Answer Leather
Who used wildland fires to herd bison and other game animals so they were easier to hunt? - Answer
Native Americans
What is the term for the fire protection method in which townspeople formed two lines to pass
containers filled with water toward the fire and empty containers away from it? - Answer Bucket
brigade
Which tool, which looked much like a lancer's pike, was developed to pull down ceilings to access
concealed spaces? - Answer Pike Pole
, What was the greatest loss-of-life wildland fire in the United States, costing the lives of 1500 people and
burning 2400 square miles? - Answer The Pestigo fire
In 1666, which city was two-thirds destroyed by fire, resulting in the city passing a code of building
regulation? - Answer London
New Amsterdam and Boston adopted __________ that required fire to be extinguished or covered
between the hours of 9 pm and 4:30 am.
a fire code - Answer a curfew
The chemical wagon, invented in the late 1800s, carried two tanks; the contents of these tanks were
mixed to create carbon dioxide gas. One tank contained acid. What did the other tank contain? - Answer
Soda and water
What is the name for the first known fire pump, invented in Eygpt in the third century BC, which involved
two cylinders with pistons that sucked water in at the base and expelled the water as it rose? - Answer
Siphona
In the development of the fire helmet, what was the purpose of the long brim in the back? - Answer To
keep hot embers and water off the fire fighter's neck
Prior to breathing apparatus being invented, how did fire fighters protect themselves from inhaling toxic
gases? - Answer Wrapping wet rags around their faces
Volunteers were at first threatened by the adoption of __________, which took only three people to
operate. - Answer steamers
City water systems were constructed of hollowed-out logs that had a wooden plug in a hole every block
or so. What were these wooden plugs called? - Answer Fire plugs
What is the minimum temperature of a liquid at which it gives off sufficient vapors to form an ignitable
mixture with air, although ignition will not be sustained? - Answer Flash point
With Solved Solutions.
Which term describes a fire fighter who is able to perform many firefighting and rescue functions? -
Answer Generalist
Fire fighters working at wildland fires must pass a test that is part of the Wildland Fire Qualification
Subsystem. In this test, how long do fire fighters have to carry a 45-pound pack a distance of 3 miles? -
Answer 45 minutes or less
Which of the following assessments is designed to test the candidates' ability to learn firefighting
procedures and techniques? - Answer Written examination
The CPAT consists of __________ tasks that must be performed sequentially and continuously - Answer
8
Which of the following acronyms can help you develop your goals? - Answer SMART
Which practice has been introduced to help fire fighters cope with particularly difficult or emotional
incidents? - Answer Critical incident stress debriefing
What type of certification may be a requirement for application to a fire department? - Answer
Paramedic or emergency medical technician (EMT)
It would be helpful to include all of the following with your job application, EXCEPT: - Answer a note
from your mother
Which of the following terms describes the pursuit of a specific skill versus the use of tools and
equipment? - Answer Training
Which of the following is NOT a core course for an associate's degree in fire science? - Answer
Hazardous Materials Chemistry
,Which of the candidate tests judges overall physical conditioning and ability to perform firefighting-
related tasks? - Answer Physical ability test
Which of the following prohibits discrimination against any person in the classified service or any person
seeking admission in the organization? - Answer Equal Employment Opportunity Act
Which of the following terms describes a willingness to give up personal desires to benefit the other fire
fighters? - Answer Teamwork
Which test simulates real-life occurrences likely to be encountered on the job? - Answer Skills test
If you plan on pursuing an associate's degree in fire science, which course would be a core course? -
Answer Fire Protection Systems
The first hand pumpers had a permanently attached suction hose called a: - Answer squirrel tail
Extension ladders up to what height were brought to fires to allow access up to the fifth floor? - Answer
75 feet
What material was used for the first fire hose? - Answer Leather
Who used wildland fires to herd bison and other game animals so they were easier to hunt? - Answer
Native Americans
What is the term for the fire protection method in which townspeople formed two lines to pass
containers filled with water toward the fire and empty containers away from it? - Answer Bucket
brigade
Which tool, which looked much like a lancer's pike, was developed to pull down ceilings to access
concealed spaces? - Answer Pike Pole
, What was the greatest loss-of-life wildland fire in the United States, costing the lives of 1500 people and
burning 2400 square miles? - Answer The Pestigo fire
In 1666, which city was two-thirds destroyed by fire, resulting in the city passing a code of building
regulation? - Answer London
New Amsterdam and Boston adopted __________ that required fire to be extinguished or covered
between the hours of 9 pm and 4:30 am.
a fire code - Answer a curfew
The chemical wagon, invented in the late 1800s, carried two tanks; the contents of these tanks were
mixed to create carbon dioxide gas. One tank contained acid. What did the other tank contain? - Answer
Soda and water
What is the name for the first known fire pump, invented in Eygpt in the third century BC, which involved
two cylinders with pistons that sucked water in at the base and expelled the water as it rose? - Answer
Siphona
In the development of the fire helmet, what was the purpose of the long brim in the back? - Answer To
keep hot embers and water off the fire fighter's neck
Prior to breathing apparatus being invented, how did fire fighters protect themselves from inhaling toxic
gases? - Answer Wrapping wet rags around their faces
Volunteers were at first threatened by the adoption of __________, which took only three people to
operate. - Answer steamers
City water systems were constructed of hollowed-out logs that had a wooden plug in a hole every block
or so. What were these wooden plugs called? - Answer Fire plugs
What is the minimum temperature of a liquid at which it gives off sufficient vapors to form an ignitable
mixture with air, although ignition will not be sustained? - Answer Flash point
