FIRE SERVICE TRAINING AND RESPONSIBILITIES STUDY GUIDE
2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTION GRADED A+
✔✔Force entry into a structure - ✔✔Breaking into a building during an emergency.
✔✔Exit a hazardous area safely as a team - ✔✔Leaving a dangerous location together
with team members.
✔✔Ground ladders - ✔✔Ladders that must be set up and used safely and correctly.
✔✔Passenger vehicle fire attack - ✔✔Extinguishing fires in cars.
✔✔Class A fire - ✔✔A fire involving ordinary combustibles such as wood and paper.
✔✔Class B fire - ✔✔A fire involving flammable liquids and gases.
✔✔Class C fire - ✔✔A fire involving electrical equipment.
✔✔Search and rescue in a structure - ✔✔Conducting operations to find and save
individuals in a building.
✔✔Ventilation of an involved structure - ✔✔Removing smoke and heat from a building
during a fire.
✔✔Overhaul a fire scene - ✔✔Inspecting and ensuring a fire is completely extinguished.
✔✔Conserve property with salvage tools - ✔✔Using equipment to protect and save
property during a fire.
✔✔Connect a fire department engine to a water supply - ✔✔Linking a fire truck to a
source of water for firefighting.
✔✔Illuminate an emergency scene - ✔✔Providing light to a location affected by an
emergency.
✔✔Turn off utilities - ✔✔Shutting down gas, water, or electricity during an emergency.
✔✔Combat ground cover fires - ✔✔Fighting fires that burn vegetation and ground
cover.
✔✔Fire safety surveys - ✔✔Assessments conducted to identify fire hazards.
✔✔Perform scene size-up - ✔✔Evaluating the situation and conditions at an emergency
scene.
, ✔✔Incident command system (ICS) - ✔✔A standardized approach to incident
management.
✔✔Fire apparatus driver/operator - ✔✔The individual responsible for driving and
operating fire vehicles.
✔✔Community Risk Reduction (CRR) - ✔✔A comprehensive approach to prevent or
mitigate loss of life and property.
✔✔Five Es of fire prevention - ✔✔Education, Engineering, Enforcement, Economic
incentives, Emergency response.
✔✔Keeping residential hot water below 120°F (49°C) - ✔✔A safety measure to prevent
scalding injuries.
✔✔Functioning fire protection equipment - ✔✔Equipment that is operational and ready
to respond in case of a fire.
✔✔Ignition sources near combustible materials - ✔✔Potential fire starters located close
to materials that can easily catch fire.
✔✔Fireplaces, wood stoves, and portable heaters - ✔✔Heating devices that can pose
fire risks if not used or maintained properly.
✔✔Good housekeeping - ✔✔Maintaining a clean and organized environment to reduce
fire hazards.
✔✔Approved containers for gasoline and flammable liquids - ✔✔Containers that meet
safety standards for storing hazardous materials.
✔✔Single-station smoke alarm - ✔✔The most common type of residential fire alarm that
may be battery-powered, hard-wired, or both.
✔✔NFPA 72 - ✔✔National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code that recommends replacing
smoke alarms 10 years after the date of manufacture.
✔✔Ionization alarms - ✔✔Smoke alarms activated by smaller, invisible products of
combustion, reacting quickly to fast-burning fires.
✔✔Photoelectric alarms - ✔✔Smoke alarms activated by larger, visible products of
combustion, more responsive to slow-burning or smoldering fires.
2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTION GRADED A+
✔✔Force entry into a structure - ✔✔Breaking into a building during an emergency.
✔✔Exit a hazardous area safely as a team - ✔✔Leaving a dangerous location together
with team members.
✔✔Ground ladders - ✔✔Ladders that must be set up and used safely and correctly.
✔✔Passenger vehicle fire attack - ✔✔Extinguishing fires in cars.
✔✔Class A fire - ✔✔A fire involving ordinary combustibles such as wood and paper.
✔✔Class B fire - ✔✔A fire involving flammable liquids and gases.
✔✔Class C fire - ✔✔A fire involving electrical equipment.
✔✔Search and rescue in a structure - ✔✔Conducting operations to find and save
individuals in a building.
✔✔Ventilation of an involved structure - ✔✔Removing smoke and heat from a building
during a fire.
✔✔Overhaul a fire scene - ✔✔Inspecting and ensuring a fire is completely extinguished.
✔✔Conserve property with salvage tools - ✔✔Using equipment to protect and save
property during a fire.
✔✔Connect a fire department engine to a water supply - ✔✔Linking a fire truck to a
source of water for firefighting.
✔✔Illuminate an emergency scene - ✔✔Providing light to a location affected by an
emergency.
✔✔Turn off utilities - ✔✔Shutting down gas, water, or electricity during an emergency.
✔✔Combat ground cover fires - ✔✔Fighting fires that burn vegetation and ground
cover.
✔✔Fire safety surveys - ✔✔Assessments conducted to identify fire hazards.
✔✔Perform scene size-up - ✔✔Evaluating the situation and conditions at an emergency
scene.
, ✔✔Incident command system (ICS) - ✔✔A standardized approach to incident
management.
✔✔Fire apparatus driver/operator - ✔✔The individual responsible for driving and
operating fire vehicles.
✔✔Community Risk Reduction (CRR) - ✔✔A comprehensive approach to prevent or
mitigate loss of life and property.
✔✔Five Es of fire prevention - ✔✔Education, Engineering, Enforcement, Economic
incentives, Emergency response.
✔✔Keeping residential hot water below 120°F (49°C) - ✔✔A safety measure to prevent
scalding injuries.
✔✔Functioning fire protection equipment - ✔✔Equipment that is operational and ready
to respond in case of a fire.
✔✔Ignition sources near combustible materials - ✔✔Potential fire starters located close
to materials that can easily catch fire.
✔✔Fireplaces, wood stoves, and portable heaters - ✔✔Heating devices that can pose
fire risks if not used or maintained properly.
✔✔Good housekeeping - ✔✔Maintaining a clean and organized environment to reduce
fire hazards.
✔✔Approved containers for gasoline and flammable liquids - ✔✔Containers that meet
safety standards for storing hazardous materials.
✔✔Single-station smoke alarm - ✔✔The most common type of residential fire alarm that
may be battery-powered, hard-wired, or both.
✔✔NFPA 72 - ✔✔National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code that recommends replacing
smoke alarms 10 years after the date of manufacture.
✔✔Ionization alarms - ✔✔Smoke alarms activated by smaller, invisible products of
combustion, reacting quickly to fast-burning fires.
✔✔Photoelectric alarms - ✔✔Smoke alarms activated by larger, visible products of
combustion, more responsive to slow-burning or smoldering fires.
