FAE PRACTICE EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A++
✔✔Common denominators on tragedy fires - ✔✔Relatively small fires or deceptively
quiet areas of larger fires.
Light flashy fuels.
Unexpected shift in wind direction/speed
When fire responds to topographic conditions and runs uphill
✔✔Safety zone size - ✔✔32 sq ft per person.
4 times flame height
✔✔Minimum tread depth - ✔✔4/32
✔✔4 types of adverse action - ✔✔Suspension, reduction, demotion, dismissal
✔✔Extended attack fire - ✔✔Fire contained in 1st period controlled by 2nd
✔✔Wind speed air ops will likely be halted - ✔✔30mph
✔✔Chains in a mile - ✔✔80
✔✔Acres in a square mile - ✔✔640 acres
✔✔ME 101 - ✔✔Daily vehicle inspection report
✔✔ME 15 - ✔✔Demob inspection
✔✔ME14 - ✔✔Faulty equipment report
✔✔Direction tankers fly - ✔✔Counter clockwise
✔✔Modern wood frame construction technique that builds one floor at a time and
inserts a plate between each floor as a fire stop. - ✔✔Platform frame
✔✔First signs of oxygen deficiency - ✔✔Increased respiratory rate and impaired
muscular coordination
✔✔Oxygen deficient atmospheres have less than ____% - ✔✔19.5%
✔✔Extinguishing agents safe for use on energized electrical - ✔✔CO2 and dry chem
✔✔Extinguishing agent for combustible metals - ✔✔Dry powder
, ✔✔Psi for testing fire hose - ✔✔45 - 50
✔✔ICS term grouping resources by geographical location - ✔✔Division
✔✔In kernmantle rope the kern is ___% Of it's strength - ✔✔75%
✔✔SLICERS - ✔✔Size up
Location
Identify and control
Cool from safest location
Extinguish Fire
Rescue
Salvage
✔✔Tank capacity for type 1, 2 and 3 engines - ✔✔Type 1 - 300
Type 2 - 300
Type 3 - 500
✔✔Minimum pump flow for type 1, 2 and 3 engines - ✔✔Type 1 - 1000
Type 2 - 500
Type 3 - 150
✔✔Minimum hose or type 1 - ✔✔2 1/2 1200
1 1/2 500
✔✔Minimum hose type 2 - ✔✔2 1/2 1000
1 1/2 500
✔✔Minimum hose for type 3 - ✔✔1 1/2 1000
1'. 500
✔✔Support water tender tank capacity - ✔✔S1 - 4000
S2 - 2500
S3 - 1000
✔✔Support water tender pump flow - ✔✔S1 - 300
S2 - 200
S3 - 200
✔✔Tactical water tender tank capacity - ✔✔T1 - 2000
T2 - 1000
✔✔Type 1 tanker capacity - ✔✔3000 +
ANSWERS GRADED A++
✔✔Common denominators on tragedy fires - ✔✔Relatively small fires or deceptively
quiet areas of larger fires.
Light flashy fuels.
Unexpected shift in wind direction/speed
When fire responds to topographic conditions and runs uphill
✔✔Safety zone size - ✔✔32 sq ft per person.
4 times flame height
✔✔Minimum tread depth - ✔✔4/32
✔✔4 types of adverse action - ✔✔Suspension, reduction, demotion, dismissal
✔✔Extended attack fire - ✔✔Fire contained in 1st period controlled by 2nd
✔✔Wind speed air ops will likely be halted - ✔✔30mph
✔✔Chains in a mile - ✔✔80
✔✔Acres in a square mile - ✔✔640 acres
✔✔ME 101 - ✔✔Daily vehicle inspection report
✔✔ME 15 - ✔✔Demob inspection
✔✔ME14 - ✔✔Faulty equipment report
✔✔Direction tankers fly - ✔✔Counter clockwise
✔✔Modern wood frame construction technique that builds one floor at a time and
inserts a plate between each floor as a fire stop. - ✔✔Platform frame
✔✔First signs of oxygen deficiency - ✔✔Increased respiratory rate and impaired
muscular coordination
✔✔Oxygen deficient atmospheres have less than ____% - ✔✔19.5%
✔✔Extinguishing agents safe for use on energized electrical - ✔✔CO2 and dry chem
✔✔Extinguishing agent for combustible metals - ✔✔Dry powder
, ✔✔Psi for testing fire hose - ✔✔45 - 50
✔✔ICS term grouping resources by geographical location - ✔✔Division
✔✔In kernmantle rope the kern is ___% Of it's strength - ✔✔75%
✔✔SLICERS - ✔✔Size up
Location
Identify and control
Cool from safest location
Extinguish Fire
Rescue
Salvage
✔✔Tank capacity for type 1, 2 and 3 engines - ✔✔Type 1 - 300
Type 2 - 300
Type 3 - 500
✔✔Minimum pump flow for type 1, 2 and 3 engines - ✔✔Type 1 - 1000
Type 2 - 500
Type 3 - 150
✔✔Minimum hose or type 1 - ✔✔2 1/2 1200
1 1/2 500
✔✔Minimum hose type 2 - ✔✔2 1/2 1000
1 1/2 500
✔✔Minimum hose for type 3 - ✔✔1 1/2 1000
1'. 500
✔✔Support water tender tank capacity - ✔✔S1 - 4000
S2 - 2500
S3 - 1000
✔✔Support water tender pump flow - ✔✔S1 - 300
S2 - 200
S3 - 200
✔✔Tactical water tender tank capacity - ✔✔T1 - 2000
T2 - 1000
✔✔Type 1 tanker capacity - ✔✔3000 +
