CAL FIRE BASIC FINAL UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORECT Answers
What is jurisdiction is California primarily under? - CORRECT ANSWER - Federal
What is the minimum diameter hose size for wildland, WUI, and vehicle fires? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1 1/2 inch
What is the minimum diameter hose size for structure fires? - CORRECT ANSWER -1
3/4 inch
What does the first S in S-FACTS stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Survival
What does the F in S-FACTS stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Fire environment
What does the A in S-FACTS stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Access
What does the C in S-FACTS stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Construction/
Clearance
What does the T in S-FACTS stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Time contraints
What does the second S in S-FACTS stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Stay or go
How often are you supposed to get fit tested? - CORRECT ANSWER - Annually
How many components does smoke have and what are they? - CORRECT ANSWER -3
Vapor, particles, and toxic gases
, What is the first step in cleaning an SCBA - CORRECT ANSWER - Rinse with hose
water
What does the P in PASS stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Personal
What does the A in PASS stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Alert
What does the first S in PASS stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Safety
What does the second S in PASS stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - System
What does the PASS device do? - CORRECT ANSWER - Alerts when a firefighter is
motionless for a set time
What is the percent rate for an SCBA? - CORRECT ANSWER - 90 PSI
What gases are most commonly produces in residential and commercial fires? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Hydrogen cyanide, carbon monoxide, and phosgene
What are the characteristics of carbon monoxide? - CORRECT ANSWER - Colorless,
odorless, and poisonous
Where does phosgene come from? - CORRECT ANSWER - Fires at textile factories,
houses, metalwork, or burning freon
What is hydrogen cyanide? - CORRECT ANSWER - A toxic gas produced by the
combustion of materials containing cyanide.
Exam Questions and CORECT Answers
What is jurisdiction is California primarily under? - CORRECT ANSWER - Federal
What is the minimum diameter hose size for wildland, WUI, and vehicle fires? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1 1/2 inch
What is the minimum diameter hose size for structure fires? - CORRECT ANSWER -1
3/4 inch
What does the first S in S-FACTS stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Survival
What does the F in S-FACTS stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Fire environment
What does the A in S-FACTS stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Access
What does the C in S-FACTS stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Construction/
Clearance
What does the T in S-FACTS stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Time contraints
What does the second S in S-FACTS stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Stay or go
How often are you supposed to get fit tested? - CORRECT ANSWER - Annually
How many components does smoke have and what are they? - CORRECT ANSWER -3
Vapor, particles, and toxic gases
, What is the first step in cleaning an SCBA - CORRECT ANSWER - Rinse with hose
water
What does the P in PASS stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Personal
What does the A in PASS stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Alert
What does the first S in PASS stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Safety
What does the second S in PASS stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - System
What does the PASS device do? - CORRECT ANSWER - Alerts when a firefighter is
motionless for a set time
What is the percent rate for an SCBA? - CORRECT ANSWER - 90 PSI
What gases are most commonly produces in residential and commercial fires? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Hydrogen cyanide, carbon monoxide, and phosgene
What are the characteristics of carbon monoxide? - CORRECT ANSWER - Colorless,
odorless, and poisonous
Where does phosgene come from? - CORRECT ANSWER - Fires at textile factories,
houses, metalwork, or burning freon
What is hydrogen cyanide? - CORRECT ANSWER - A toxic gas produced by the
combustion of materials containing cyanide.
