AAAE ACE OPERATIONS Module 4 EXAM 2025/2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<RECENT VERSION>
1. What Federal Act requires anyone who releases a reportable
quantity of a hazardous substance, to include slow releases over a
24-hour period, to immediately notify the National Response
Center? - ANSWER ✓ The Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)
2. What Federal Act requires the development of emergency response
plans that address fuel spills and exposures to hazardous waste? -
ANSWER ✓ The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization
Act (SARA)
3. What is a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)? - ANSWER ✓ A
technical bulletin that describes how to use, handle, and dispose of
specific chemical hazards
4. What Federal Act(s) require MSDS be available and posted in all
workplaces where hazardous materials exist? - ANSWER ✓ The
Emergency Planning Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)
and the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
5. How does a fire extinguishing agent put out a fire? - ANSWER ✓
prevents oxygen from mixing with the hydrocarbons, suppresses
the release of fuel vapors, separates the combustible materials, and
lowers the temperature of the fire
,6. What is the most common extinguishing agent on airfields? -
ANSWER ✓ AFFF (Aqueous Film Forming Foam)
7. When must ARFF equipment be available at an airport? -
ANSWER ✓ 15 minutes before to 15 minutes after an air carrier
operation
8. If a piece of ARFF equipment needs repair or maintenance, how
long may FAA allow to restore the proper index? - ANSWER ✓
48 hours, with FAA concurrence
9. What if a certificated airport cannot maintain ARFF Index A
capability? - ANSWER ✓ air carrier operations must be suspended
10. How quickly must ARFF respond to an emergency? -
ANSWER ✓ One ARFF vehicle with all personnel in full
protective gear must be able to release extinguishing agents at the
midpoint of the furthest runway within three minutes of the alarm
sounding; all other vehicles and personnel must arrive within 4
minutes
11. What is the limit of freezing point depression? - ANSWER ✓
the lowest temperature (eutectic temperature) an amount of
chemical (eutectic composition) will melt ice; i.e. the eutectic point
12. What is the green liquid used on aircraft during ice and snow
operations? - ANSWER ✓ Type IV anti-icing solution; typically
ethylene glycol thickened with a polymer; used after de-icing the
aircraft surfaces
, 13. What type of anti-icing are there? - ANSWER ✓ Type II
(white or yellowish in color) Type III (no color determined) Type
IV (green in color)
14. What is the orange liquid used on aircraft during ice and
snow operations? - ANSWER ✓ Type I de-icing fluid; typically
propylene glycol heated to 180F; provides about 15 minutes of
protection in snow conditions and 3-5 minutes for freezing rain
15. What is the one-step and two-step procedure for deicing/anti-
icing? - ANSWER ✓ one-step: remove and protect surface from
refreezing
two-step: after deicing, over spray of anti-icing fluid
16. Is Type IV considered hazardous by EPA? - ANSWER ✓
Considered hazardous. Type IV has a higher toxicity than type I.
Type I is considered harmless by EPA
17. How long must training records for ARFF personnel be kept?
- ANSWER ✓ 24 months
18. How often must ARFF personnel receive recurrent training? -
ANSWER ✓ every 12 consecutive months to include one live-fire
drill
19. How often is the Airport Emergency Plan updated? -
ANSWER ✓ every 12 months
20. What provides a unified national response to disasters and
emergencies? - ANSWER ✓ National Response Framework
21. What does the National Response Framework build upon and
what does it describe? - ANSWER ✓ Builds upon National
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<RECENT VERSION>
1. What Federal Act requires anyone who releases a reportable
quantity of a hazardous substance, to include slow releases over a
24-hour period, to immediately notify the National Response
Center? - ANSWER ✓ The Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)
2. What Federal Act requires the development of emergency response
plans that address fuel spills and exposures to hazardous waste? -
ANSWER ✓ The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization
Act (SARA)
3. What is a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)? - ANSWER ✓ A
technical bulletin that describes how to use, handle, and dispose of
specific chemical hazards
4. What Federal Act(s) require MSDS be available and posted in all
workplaces where hazardous materials exist? - ANSWER ✓ The
Emergency Planning Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)
and the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
5. How does a fire extinguishing agent put out a fire? - ANSWER ✓
prevents oxygen from mixing with the hydrocarbons, suppresses
the release of fuel vapors, separates the combustible materials, and
lowers the temperature of the fire
,6. What is the most common extinguishing agent on airfields? -
ANSWER ✓ AFFF (Aqueous Film Forming Foam)
7. When must ARFF equipment be available at an airport? -
ANSWER ✓ 15 minutes before to 15 minutes after an air carrier
operation
8. If a piece of ARFF equipment needs repair or maintenance, how
long may FAA allow to restore the proper index? - ANSWER ✓
48 hours, with FAA concurrence
9. What if a certificated airport cannot maintain ARFF Index A
capability? - ANSWER ✓ air carrier operations must be suspended
10. How quickly must ARFF respond to an emergency? -
ANSWER ✓ One ARFF vehicle with all personnel in full
protective gear must be able to release extinguishing agents at the
midpoint of the furthest runway within three minutes of the alarm
sounding; all other vehicles and personnel must arrive within 4
minutes
11. What is the limit of freezing point depression? - ANSWER ✓
the lowest temperature (eutectic temperature) an amount of
chemical (eutectic composition) will melt ice; i.e. the eutectic point
12. What is the green liquid used on aircraft during ice and snow
operations? - ANSWER ✓ Type IV anti-icing solution; typically
ethylene glycol thickened with a polymer; used after de-icing the
aircraft surfaces
, 13. What type of anti-icing are there? - ANSWER ✓ Type II
(white or yellowish in color) Type III (no color determined) Type
IV (green in color)
14. What is the orange liquid used on aircraft during ice and
snow operations? - ANSWER ✓ Type I de-icing fluid; typically
propylene glycol heated to 180F; provides about 15 minutes of
protection in snow conditions and 3-5 minutes for freezing rain
15. What is the one-step and two-step procedure for deicing/anti-
icing? - ANSWER ✓ one-step: remove and protect surface from
refreezing
two-step: after deicing, over spray of anti-icing fluid
16. Is Type IV considered hazardous by EPA? - ANSWER ✓
Considered hazardous. Type IV has a higher toxicity than type I.
Type I is considered harmless by EPA
17. How long must training records for ARFF personnel be kept?
- ANSWER ✓ 24 months
18. How often must ARFF personnel receive recurrent training? -
ANSWER ✓ every 12 consecutive months to include one live-fire
drill
19. How often is the Airport Emergency Plan updated? -
ANSWER ✓ every 12 months
20. What provides a unified national response to disasters and
emergencies? - ANSWER ✓ National Response Framework
21. What does the National Response Framework build upon and
what does it describe? - ANSWER ✓ Builds upon National
