FDNY Cycle 7&8 Study Guide Questions and
Answers 2025
Ataaaprivateadwellingafireawhataareatheadutiesaofatheafirstaduealaddersainsideateam?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-locateatheafire
Searchaandaremovalaofavictims
Forceaentry
Atacellarafiresaifathea2ndaarrivingaladderacompanyaisanotaonatheasceneatheafirstadueainteriorate
amashall:A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-conductaaarapidasearchaofatheafirstafloor.
Whataareatheadutiesaofathearoofaandaovaonatheafirstaduealadderaofaaapeakedaroofaprivateadwel
linga-ACORRECTAANSWERSA--surveyathearearaandasidesaforameansaofaentryatoacellar
-Membersaproceedingatoatheasideaorarearashouldamonitoracellarawindowsatoadeterminea
interiorafireaconditionsa
-Conductaaaquickasurveyaaroundatheaperimeteraofatheadwellingaforaoccupantsainaneedaofa
immediatearescue.
-Ventaforaextinguishmentaafteraengineacoaisaapplyingawater
Whataeratheadutiesaofatheachauffeuraataaapeakedaroofaprivateadwellingafire?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
chaufferastaysaatatheaturntableamayauseaaerialaforaventilation,aifanotaneededabyathearoof/ova
team.aventingatheaatticawindowamayagreatlyaassistainterioraoperations.A
-ventilationaofatheaupperafloorsaasadirectedabyaladderacoaofficera
-ventaforaextinguishmentaafteraengineacoaisaapplyingawateratoaextinguishatheafire
Whataisatheapositiona&adutiesaofathearoofamanaofatheafirstaarrivingaladderacompanyaonaaaflatar
oofaprivateadwelling.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA--
roofaofatheafireabuildingaforaverticalaventilation
-surveyasidesaandarear
-ventaatticawindowaasadirectedabyaladderacoaofficer
Whataareatheapositionaandadutiesaofatheafirstaladderacompanyaovaataaaflataroofaprivateadwelli
nga-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-assistachauffeurawithaanyaladderinganeededa
-ventatheafireaareaawhenaordereda
-veisaareaamostalikelyaoccupiedawhenateamedaup
Whataareatheapositionaandaduetiesaofatheafirstaduealadderacompanyachauffeuraataaaflataroofap
rivateadwellinga-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
operatingaladderaapparatusainafrontaofatheabuildinga
Placeaandaoraassistaroofaonathearoofa
Veisawhenateamedaupawithaanotheramember
Whereadoesatheainsideateamaofatheasecondaarrivingaladderacompanyagoaonaaaprivateadwelli
ngafirea-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-allafloorsaaboveatheafirea(exceptaforacellarafires)
Whataareatheadutiesaofatheatheainsideateamaofatheasecondaarrivingaladderacompanyaataaapriv
ateadwellingafirea-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
>prioratoaproceedingaabove,asizeaupaconditionsaofafireafloor:
-severityaandalocationaofafirea
-lineapleacementaandaavailablilityaofawatera
,-controlaofafireaapartmentadoora
-considerationaofaanaareaaofarefugeabeforeagoingaabove
>searchaandaremovalaofavictimsa
A-whenatheasearchaofathearoomahasabeenacompletedadoorashouldabeakeptaclosed
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aventilateaasarequiredainaorderatoaconductatheasearchakeepingainamindatheafireacanabeadrawn
atoaareaaofaventilationa
-verifyathataallafloorsaaboveatheafireahaveabeenacovered
>acheckaforaextensionaofafire
A*toolaassignmentsaareasameaasafirstaduealadderacompany
Whataareatheapositionaandadutiesaofathearoofaandaovaofathea2ndaduealadderacompanyaataaape
akedaroofaprivateadwellingafirea-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-surveyasidesaandarear
Ventaroofawhenarequired
Veisaupperafloorsa
Ventaatticawindowaasadirectedabyaladderacoaofficer
Whataareatheadutiesaofathea2ndaduealadderacoatoaarriveachauffeuraataaapeakedaroofaprivatead
wellingafirea-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-assistatheafirstatoaarrivealadderachauffeur
Whataareatheapositionaandadutiesaofathea2ndaarrivingaladderacompanyaroofamanaonaaaflataro
ofaprivateadwellingafirea-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
assistainaroofaventilationaofatheafireabuildingaandanessecaryaexposures.A
*memberabringsa6ftahalliganahookaandasaw
Whataareatheapositionaandadutiesaofathea2ndaarrivingaladderacompanyaoutsideaventamanaona
aaflataroofaprivateadwellingafirea?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
assistatheachauffeurawithaanyaladderinganeededa
Surveyasidesaandareara
Veisawhenateamedaupawithaanotheramember
Whataareapositionaandadutiesaofatheachauffeuraofathea2ndaarrivingaladderacompanyaataaaflatar
oofaprivateadwellingafire?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
assisistawithaladderingaofatheafireabuldinga
-
whenatheaovaandachauffuraofatheafirstaarrivingaladderacompanyahaveateamedaupathenatheaov
aandachaufferaofathea2ndaarrivingaladderccompanyashouldateamaupaandaveisaareasanotacove
redabyatheafirstaarrivingachaufferaandaova
-
foratopafloorafiresawithaexposureaproblemsatheachauffeuramayabeausedatoaexamineaanaexpos
ureawhichahasanotabeenacoveredabyainsideateam
Whatatoolsadoatheaoutsideateamaonatheafirstaduealadderaco.auseaonaaapeakedaroofaprivatead
wellingafire?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
OVA&aroofabothacarrya6ftahalliganahookaandahalligana
Portablealadder
Whatatoolsadoatheaoutsideateamaonatheafirstaduealadderacoauseaonaaaflataroofaprivateadwellin
gafirea?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-roof-a6ftahalliganahooka,ahalliganaandalsra
OVA-a6ftahalliganahooka,Ahalligan
Whatatoolsadoatheaoutsideateamaonathea2ndaduealadderacoauseaonaaapeakedaroofaprivateadw
ellingafirea-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ovaandaroof:a6ftahalliganahookaandaorahalliganaforaeachamember
, Whatatoolsadoatheaoutsideateamaonathea2ndaduealadderacoauseaonaaaflataroofaprivateadwellin
gafirea?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-roofa:a6ftahalliganahookaandasawa
OV:aportablealadderahalliganaanda6ftahook
Inaprivateadwellingafiresatheafirstahosealineaisaplaceda-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
toatheaentranceadoorathataprovidesatheaquickestaaccessatoatheacellarainaorderatoaextinguishat
heafire
Whatasituationsawouldaprecludeatheafirstahosealineafromagoingadownatheainterioracellarastair
s?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-highaheataconditionsaatatheatopaofatheastairs
Questionableastabilityaofastairwaya
Initialasizeaupaindicationaaaseriousafireacondition
Inasituationsawhereatheafirstalineaisaadvancedathroughatheamainaentranceabutanotaadvanceda
intoatheacellarathenatheafirstahoselineawillastayaonatheafirstaflooraand:A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA--protectainteriorastairsa
-protectamembersasearchingaonafirstaflooraandafloorsaabove
-extinguishaanyafireathataisaextendingafromacellar
Trueaorafalse:acontrolaofatheainterioracellaradooraisanotacrucialaduringaoperationsaofaprivatead
wellingacellarafireasa-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
falseacontrolaofatheainterioracellaradooraisacriticalainaallasituationsathisadoorashouldabeamaintai
nedaclosedawhenaanaexterioracellaraentranceaoraotheracellaraaccessapointaisabeingaused
Whereaisatheasecondalineaplacedaforaprivateadwellingacellarafires:A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
initiallyapositionedaandachargedaoutsideatheafirebuildingaasaaabackaupaforatheafirstahosealine,
awhenanotaneededatoabackaupatheafirstalineaitacanabeausedatoaextinguishaanyafireathatamyaexte
ndatoatheafloorsaabove
Whataareasomeathingsatheaicashouldaconsiderawhenaplacingatheasecondahandalinea?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA--backingaupatheafirstahoselinea
-usedaforaexposureaprotectiona
A-stretchedaintoaandaexposurea
-usedatoaextinguishaautoaexposureaonatheastructure
-
stretchedatoatheafirstafloorathroughamainaentranceadooratoaextinguishafireaandaoraprotectame
mbersaoperationaonaupperafloors
-enteracellaraviaaaasecondaryaentranceaifapresent
-
appplyawateraintoaaacellarawindowaorabilcoadooraifapresentaforaaaquickaknockadownaifathereais
aheavyafireaconditionaoraentryaisadelayed
Whereadoesatheafirstahosealineagoaforafirstafloorafiresainaaaprivateadwelling?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
stretchedathroughatheamainaentranceadooratoatheafirstaflooratoaextinguishafire
Whereadoesatheasecondahosealineagoaforafirstafloorafiresainaaaprivateadwelling?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
initiallyachargedaoutsideatheafireabuildingaasaaabackaupaforatheafirstahosealineaifanotaneededaf
orabackaupaitacanabeausedatoaextinguishaanyafireathatamayaextendatoatheaotherafloorsaoratoaex
posures
Answers 2025
Ataaaprivateadwellingafireawhataareatheadutiesaofatheafirstaduealaddersainsideateam?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-locateatheafire
Searchaandaremovalaofavictims
Forceaentry
Atacellarafiresaifathea2ndaarrivingaladderacompanyaisanotaonatheasceneatheafirstadueainteriorate
amashall:A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-conductaaarapidasearchaofatheafirstafloor.
Whataareatheadutiesaofathearoofaandaovaonatheafirstaduealadderaofaaapeakedaroofaprivateadwel
linga-ACORRECTAANSWERSA--surveyathearearaandasidesaforameansaofaentryatoacellar
-Membersaproceedingatoatheasideaorarearashouldamonitoracellarawindowsatoadeterminea
interiorafireaconditionsa
-Conductaaaquickasurveyaaroundatheaperimeteraofatheadwellingaforaoccupantsainaneedaofa
immediatearescue.
-Ventaforaextinguishmentaafteraengineacoaisaapplyingawater
Whataeratheadutiesaofatheachauffeuraataaapeakedaroofaprivateadwellingafire?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
chaufferastaysaatatheaturntableamayauseaaerialaforaventilation,aifanotaneededabyathearoof/ova
team.aventingatheaatticawindowamayagreatlyaassistainterioraoperations.A
-ventilationaofatheaupperafloorsaasadirectedabyaladderacoaofficera
-ventaforaextinguishmentaafteraengineacoaisaapplyingawateratoaextinguishatheafire
Whataisatheapositiona&adutiesaofathearoofamanaofatheafirstaarrivingaladderacompanyaonaaaflatar
oofaprivateadwelling.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA--
roofaofatheafireabuildingaforaverticalaventilation
-surveyasidesaandarear
-ventaatticawindowaasadirectedabyaladderacoaofficer
Whataareatheapositionaandadutiesaofatheafirstaladderacompanyaovaataaaflataroofaprivateadwelli
nga-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-assistachauffeurawithaanyaladderinganeededa
-ventatheafireaareaawhenaordereda
-veisaareaamostalikelyaoccupiedawhenateamedaup
Whataareatheapositionaandaduetiesaofatheafirstaduealadderacompanyachauffeuraataaaflataroofap
rivateadwellinga-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
operatingaladderaapparatusainafrontaofatheabuildinga
Placeaandaoraassistaroofaonathearoofa
Veisawhenateamedaupawithaanotheramember
Whereadoesatheainsideateamaofatheasecondaarrivingaladderacompanyagoaonaaaprivateadwelli
ngafirea-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-allafloorsaaboveatheafirea(exceptaforacellarafires)
Whataareatheadutiesaofatheatheainsideateamaofatheasecondaarrivingaladderacompanyaataaapriv
ateadwellingafirea-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
>prioratoaproceedingaabove,asizeaupaconditionsaofafireafloor:
-severityaandalocationaofafirea
-lineapleacementaandaavailablilityaofawatera
,-controlaofafireaapartmentadoora
-considerationaofaanaareaaofarefugeabeforeagoingaabove
>searchaandaremovalaofavictimsa
A-whenatheasearchaofathearoomahasabeenacompletedadoorashouldabeakeptaclosed
-
aventilateaasarequiredainaorderatoaconductatheasearchakeepingainamindatheafireacanabeadrawn
atoaareaaofaventilationa
-verifyathataallafloorsaaboveatheafireahaveabeenacovered
>acheckaforaextensionaofafire
A*toolaassignmentsaareasameaasafirstaduealadderacompany
Whataareatheapositionaandadutiesaofathearoofaandaovaofathea2ndaduealadderacompanyaataaape
akedaroofaprivateadwellingafirea-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-surveyasidesaandarear
Ventaroofawhenarequired
Veisaupperafloorsa
Ventaatticawindowaasadirectedabyaladderacoaofficer
Whataareatheadutiesaofathea2ndaduealadderacoatoaarriveachauffeuraataaapeakedaroofaprivatead
wellingafirea-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-assistatheafirstatoaarrivealadderachauffeur
Whataareatheapositionaandadutiesaofathea2ndaarrivingaladderacompanyaroofamanaonaaaflataro
ofaprivateadwellingafirea-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
assistainaroofaventilationaofatheafireabuildingaandanessecaryaexposures.A
*memberabringsa6ftahalliganahookaandasaw
Whataareatheapositionaandadutiesaofathea2ndaarrivingaladderacompanyaoutsideaventamanaona
aaflataroofaprivateadwellingafirea?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
assistatheachauffeurawithaanyaladderinganeededa
Surveyasidesaandareara
Veisawhenateamedaupawithaanotheramember
Whataareapositionaandadutiesaofatheachauffeuraofathea2ndaarrivingaladderacompanyaataaaflatar
oofaprivateadwellingafire?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
assisistawithaladderingaofatheafireabuldinga
-
whenatheaovaandachauffuraofatheafirstaarrivingaladderacompanyahaveateamedaupathenatheaov
aandachaufferaofathea2ndaarrivingaladderccompanyashouldateamaupaandaveisaareasanotacove
redabyatheafirstaarrivingachaufferaandaova
-
foratopafloorafiresawithaexposureaproblemsatheachauffeuramayabeausedatoaexamineaanaexpos
ureawhichahasanotabeenacoveredabyainsideateam
Whatatoolsadoatheaoutsideateamaonatheafirstaduealadderaco.auseaonaaapeakedaroofaprivatead
wellingafire?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
OVA&aroofabothacarrya6ftahalliganahookaandahalligana
Portablealadder
Whatatoolsadoatheaoutsideateamaonatheafirstaduealadderacoauseaonaaaflataroofaprivateadwellin
gafirea?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-roof-a6ftahalliganahooka,ahalliganaandalsra
OVA-a6ftahalliganahooka,Ahalligan
Whatatoolsadoatheaoutsideateamaonathea2ndaduealadderacoauseaonaaapeakedaroofaprivateadw
ellingafirea-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ovaandaroof:a6ftahalliganahookaandaorahalliganaforaeachamember
, Whatatoolsadoatheaoutsideateamaonathea2ndaduealadderacoauseaonaaaflataroofaprivateadwellin
gafirea?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-roofa:a6ftahalliganahookaandasawa
OV:aportablealadderahalliganaanda6ftahook
Inaprivateadwellingafiresatheafirstahosealineaisaplaceda-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
toatheaentranceadoorathataprovidesatheaquickestaaccessatoatheacellarainaorderatoaextinguishat
heafire
Whatasituationsawouldaprecludeatheafirstahosealineafromagoingadownatheainterioracellarastair
s?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-highaheataconditionsaatatheatopaofatheastairs
Questionableastabilityaofastairwaya
Initialasizeaupaindicationaaaseriousafireacondition
Inasituationsawhereatheafirstalineaisaadvancedathroughatheamainaentranceabutanotaadvanceda
intoatheacellarathenatheafirstahoselineawillastayaonatheafirstaflooraand:A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA--protectainteriorastairsa
-protectamembersasearchingaonafirstaflooraandafloorsaabove
-extinguishaanyafireathataisaextendingafromacellar
Trueaorafalse:acontrolaofatheainterioracellaradooraisanotacrucialaduringaoperationsaofaprivatead
wellingacellarafireasa-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
falseacontrolaofatheainterioracellaradooraisacriticalainaallasituationsathisadoorashouldabeamaintai
nedaclosedawhenaanaexterioracellaraentranceaoraotheracellaraaccessapointaisabeingaused
Whereaisatheasecondalineaplacedaforaprivateadwellingacellarafires:A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
initiallyapositionedaandachargedaoutsideatheafirebuildingaasaaabackaupaforatheafirstahosealine,
awhenanotaneededatoabackaupatheafirstalineaitacanabeausedatoaextinguishaanyafireathatamyaexte
ndatoatheafloorsaabove
Whataareasomeathingsatheaicashouldaconsiderawhenaplacingatheasecondahandalinea?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA--backingaupatheafirstahoselinea
-usedaforaexposureaprotectiona
A-stretchedaintoaandaexposurea
-usedatoaextinguishaautoaexposureaonatheastructure
-
stretchedatoatheafirstafloorathroughamainaentranceadooratoaextinguishafireaandaoraprotectame
mbersaoperationaonaupperafloors
-enteracellaraviaaaasecondaryaentranceaifapresent
-
appplyawateraintoaaacellarawindowaorabilcoadooraifapresentaforaaaquickaknockadownaifathereais
aheavyafireaconditionaoraentryaisadelayed
Whereadoesatheafirstahosealineagoaforafirstafloorafiresainaaaprivateadwelling?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
stretchedathroughatheamainaentranceadooratoatheafirstaflooratoaextinguishafire
Whereadoesatheasecondahosealineagoaforafirstafloorafiresainaaaprivateadwelling?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
initiallyachargedaoutsideatheafireabuildingaasaaabackaupaforatheafirstahosealineaifanotaneededaf
orabackaupaitacanabeausedatoaextinguishaanyafireathatamayaextendatoatheaotherafloorsaoratoaex
posures
