IFSTA FF1 COMPREHENSIVE EXAMS 2025/2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS MARKED A+
✔✔What is the flammable range of natural gas? - ✔✔5 to 15%. Pg. 691
✔✔What is the minimum equipment for extinguishing a small engine compartment fire?
- ✔✔Portable extinguisher. Pg. 696
✔✔Which hazard is of particular concern with a steel service mast? - ✔✔Electrical
shock. Pg. 688
✔✔Which is the preferable way to overhaul a large trash container fire? - ✔✔Use Class
A foam to saturate all the fuel. Pg. 707
✔✔Which weather factor largely determines the moisture content of dead fuels? -
✔✔Relative humidity. Pg. 710
✔✔Which is one of the 18 Watch Out Situations? - ✔✔Fire not scouted and sized up.
Pg. 716
✔✔Extinguishing fire with a foam blanket is an example of which method of
extinguishment? - ✔✔Oxygen exclusion. Pg. 671
✔✔Which action should be performed last when making entry into a structure fire? -
✔✔Open the door. Pg. 674-675
✔✔When making entry into a structure fire, which item is the best indicator of impending
flashover? - ✔✔High-volume, turbulent smoke. Pg. 676
✔✔In ground cover firefighting, which is the term for the distance between fuels? -
✔✔Continuity. Pg. 710
✔✔ What is a disadvantage of an inverter compared to other power sources? -
✔✔Limited Output. Page 41
✔✔Which item is characteristic of chronic health effect? - ✔✔Recurring. Page 31, 33
✔✔The purpose of which program is to help firefighters with stress, substance abuse, or
personal problems? - ✔✔Member Assistance Program. Page 34
✔✔Which statement about positioning apparatus on a vehicle accident is correct?
A. No more than one apparatus should be placed on the oncoming-traffic side of an
incident.
, B. Position apparatus to create a barrier between responders and oncoming traffic.
C. Apparatus should be spotted on the opposite side of the scene as the oncoming
traffic.
D. Position apparatus so that lanes adjacent to the accident remain unobstructed. -
✔✔Position apparatus to create a barrier between responders and oncoming traffic.
Page 45
✔✔Which is one of the 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives? - ✔✔Develop and
implement nationally recognized medical and physical fitness standards. Page 24-25
✔✔Which is the term for the line of authority, responsibility and communication from the
top to the bottom of an organization? - ✔✔Chain of Command. Page 14
✔✔Which is the commonly used term for the control zone where responders are directly
involved in operations to resolve the emergency? - ✔✔Hot. Page 40
✔✔Which organizational principle states that every worker should directly report to only
one supervisor? - ✔✔Unity of Command. Page 14
✔✔What is a function of a personal alert safety system (PASS)? - ✔✔Emit an audible
alarm is the wearer becomes motionless. Page 194
✔✔Which statement about the safe care and use of PPE is correct? - ✔✔PPE can
absorb heat to the point where it is hotter than the ambient temperature. Page 197-198,
200
✔✔Which statement about personal alert safety systems (PASS) is correct? - ✔✔They
are especially useful in poor-visibility conditions. Page 194
✔✔At a minimum, face piece fit testing must be performed _________. - ✔✔Annually.
Page 210
✔✔Which is one of the four basic components of open-circuit SCBA? -
✔✔Harness/Backplate. Page 208
✔✔An open-circuit SCBA uses ________? - ✔✔Compressed Air. Page 207
✔✔Which item is permissible for wildland protective garments? - ✔✔None of the above.
Page 196
✔✔Which item is commonly used to provide protection from airborne pathogens? -
✔✔HEPA Filter. Page 206
WITH ANSWERS MARKED A+
✔✔What is the flammable range of natural gas? - ✔✔5 to 15%. Pg. 691
✔✔What is the minimum equipment for extinguishing a small engine compartment fire?
- ✔✔Portable extinguisher. Pg. 696
✔✔Which hazard is of particular concern with a steel service mast? - ✔✔Electrical
shock. Pg. 688
✔✔Which is the preferable way to overhaul a large trash container fire? - ✔✔Use Class
A foam to saturate all the fuel. Pg. 707
✔✔Which weather factor largely determines the moisture content of dead fuels? -
✔✔Relative humidity. Pg. 710
✔✔Which is one of the 18 Watch Out Situations? - ✔✔Fire not scouted and sized up.
Pg. 716
✔✔Extinguishing fire with a foam blanket is an example of which method of
extinguishment? - ✔✔Oxygen exclusion. Pg. 671
✔✔Which action should be performed last when making entry into a structure fire? -
✔✔Open the door. Pg. 674-675
✔✔When making entry into a structure fire, which item is the best indicator of impending
flashover? - ✔✔High-volume, turbulent smoke. Pg. 676
✔✔In ground cover firefighting, which is the term for the distance between fuels? -
✔✔Continuity. Pg. 710
✔✔ What is a disadvantage of an inverter compared to other power sources? -
✔✔Limited Output. Page 41
✔✔Which item is characteristic of chronic health effect? - ✔✔Recurring. Page 31, 33
✔✔The purpose of which program is to help firefighters with stress, substance abuse, or
personal problems? - ✔✔Member Assistance Program. Page 34
✔✔Which statement about positioning apparatus on a vehicle accident is correct?
A. No more than one apparatus should be placed on the oncoming-traffic side of an
incident.
, B. Position apparatus to create a barrier between responders and oncoming traffic.
C. Apparatus should be spotted on the opposite side of the scene as the oncoming
traffic.
D. Position apparatus so that lanes adjacent to the accident remain unobstructed. -
✔✔Position apparatus to create a barrier between responders and oncoming traffic.
Page 45
✔✔Which is one of the 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives? - ✔✔Develop and
implement nationally recognized medical and physical fitness standards. Page 24-25
✔✔Which is the term for the line of authority, responsibility and communication from the
top to the bottom of an organization? - ✔✔Chain of Command. Page 14
✔✔Which is the commonly used term for the control zone where responders are directly
involved in operations to resolve the emergency? - ✔✔Hot. Page 40
✔✔Which organizational principle states that every worker should directly report to only
one supervisor? - ✔✔Unity of Command. Page 14
✔✔What is a function of a personal alert safety system (PASS)? - ✔✔Emit an audible
alarm is the wearer becomes motionless. Page 194
✔✔Which statement about the safe care and use of PPE is correct? - ✔✔PPE can
absorb heat to the point where it is hotter than the ambient temperature. Page 197-198,
200
✔✔Which statement about personal alert safety systems (PASS) is correct? - ✔✔They
are especially useful in poor-visibility conditions. Page 194
✔✔At a minimum, face piece fit testing must be performed _________. - ✔✔Annually.
Page 210
✔✔Which is one of the four basic components of open-circuit SCBA? -
✔✔Harness/Backplate. Page 208
✔✔An open-circuit SCBA uses ________? - ✔✔Compressed Air. Page 207
✔✔Which item is permissible for wildland protective garments? - ✔✔None of the above.
Page 196
✔✔Which item is commonly used to provide protection from airborne pathogens? -
✔✔HEPA Filter. Page 206
