IFSTA FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
What organization formed in 1896 develops codes and standards to ensure fire and life
safety for the public? - Answer -D. NFPA
What type of company is responsible for forcible entry? - Answer -A. Truck company
Which of the following is a minimum requirement for protective clothing and equipment
as established by NFPA 1500? - Answer -C. Protective equipment must meet current
NFPA design standard.
According to NFPA 1500 emergency operations are limited to - Answer -B. those that
can be safely conducted by personnel on scene.
The concept of risk management is based on an assessment of benefits gained
compared to the - Answer -A. Risks involved
Manufactured homes built before 1976 have less _____ than those of current homes. -
Answer -B. Fire resistance
What part of a roof's construction can be manufactured from smaller pieces of wood or
light gauge steel? - Answer -D. Lightweight construction support system
What building component may be mounted over doors and windows to prevent illegal
entry? - Answer -D. Security bars or grilles
Additions to the structure, replacing fire escapes with enclosed stairways, and removing
non-load-bearing walls are all types of: - Answer -C. permitted structural modifications.
Doors are classified by: - Answer -A. the way they operate.
What source of thermal energy is the most common source of heat in combustion
reactions? - Answer -C. chemical energy
What method of heat transfer occurs when a material is heated as the result of direct
contact with a heat source? - Answer -C. conduction
Fuel particles become smaller as the ratio of surface-to-mass: - Answer -A. increases
Which of the following best describes the impact of higher oxygen concentration on
combustion? - Answer -A. Materials burn more intensely
What term defines the minimum concentration of fuel vapor and air that supports
combustion? - Answer -C. Lower flammable limit
, Which of the following fire development factors affects heat release rate? - Answer -A.
Fuel type
Which of the following is defined as the tendency of gases to form into layers according
to temperature? - Answer -B. Thermal layering
The neutral plane in the growth stage is the: - Answer -D. interface of hot and cool
layers at an opening.
What fire-suppression method does not work if fuel is self-oxidizing? - Answer -B.
Oxygen exclusion
What is the minimum overlap between coat and trousers when the wearer is bent over
to a 90 degree angle? - Answer -A. 2 inches (50 mm)
What two respiratory hazards are responsible for the majority of fire-related fatalities? -
Answer -C. Carbon monoxide and hydrogen cyanide
The area that must be kept clear in case a piece of a structure collapses during an
incident is called the: - Answer -C. collapse zone
Which of the following is the best description of personnel accountability systems? -
Answer -D. Systems that assist in keeping track of firefighters at an emergency scene
Which of the following is a type of public alerting system? - Answer -D. Wired telegraph
circuit box
Which of the following is a repeater system that uses two radio frequencies for
communications? - Answer -D. half-duplex
What classification of portable fire extinguishers is used for fires that involve
combustible liquids and gases? - Answer -B. Class B
On a multiple marking extinguisher the ratings for each class are - Answer -C.
separate, they do not affect each other.
Signal to others that a portable fire extinguisher is empty by: - Answer -A. laying it on its
side.
Which of the following type of rope is constructed of a braided core enclosed in a
braided, herringbone-pattern sheath? - Answer -B. Braid on braid rope
Which of the following critical search areas is best defined as the areas farthest from the
fire on the same level? - Answer -D. Remainder of hazard zone
What organization formed in 1896 develops codes and standards to ensure fire and life
safety for the public? - Answer -D. NFPA
What type of company is responsible for forcible entry? - Answer -A. Truck company
Which of the following is a minimum requirement for protective clothing and equipment
as established by NFPA 1500? - Answer -C. Protective equipment must meet current
NFPA design standard.
According to NFPA 1500 emergency operations are limited to - Answer -B. those that
can be safely conducted by personnel on scene.
The concept of risk management is based on an assessment of benefits gained
compared to the - Answer -A. Risks involved
Manufactured homes built before 1976 have less _____ than those of current homes. -
Answer -B. Fire resistance
What part of a roof's construction can be manufactured from smaller pieces of wood or
light gauge steel? - Answer -D. Lightweight construction support system
What building component may be mounted over doors and windows to prevent illegal
entry? - Answer -D. Security bars or grilles
Additions to the structure, replacing fire escapes with enclosed stairways, and removing
non-load-bearing walls are all types of: - Answer -C. permitted structural modifications.
Doors are classified by: - Answer -A. the way they operate.
What source of thermal energy is the most common source of heat in combustion
reactions? - Answer -C. chemical energy
What method of heat transfer occurs when a material is heated as the result of direct
contact with a heat source? - Answer -C. conduction
Fuel particles become smaller as the ratio of surface-to-mass: - Answer -A. increases
Which of the following best describes the impact of higher oxygen concentration on
combustion? - Answer -A. Materials burn more intensely
What term defines the minimum concentration of fuel vapor and air that supports
combustion? - Answer -C. Lower flammable limit
, Which of the following fire development factors affects heat release rate? - Answer -A.
Fuel type
Which of the following is defined as the tendency of gases to form into layers according
to temperature? - Answer -B. Thermal layering
The neutral plane in the growth stage is the: - Answer -D. interface of hot and cool
layers at an opening.
What fire-suppression method does not work if fuel is self-oxidizing? - Answer -B.
Oxygen exclusion
What is the minimum overlap between coat and trousers when the wearer is bent over
to a 90 degree angle? - Answer -A. 2 inches (50 mm)
What two respiratory hazards are responsible for the majority of fire-related fatalities? -
Answer -C. Carbon monoxide and hydrogen cyanide
The area that must be kept clear in case a piece of a structure collapses during an
incident is called the: - Answer -C. collapse zone
Which of the following is the best description of personnel accountability systems? -
Answer -D. Systems that assist in keeping track of firefighters at an emergency scene
Which of the following is a type of public alerting system? - Answer -D. Wired telegraph
circuit box
Which of the following is a repeater system that uses two radio frequencies for
communications? - Answer -D. half-duplex
What classification of portable fire extinguishers is used for fires that involve
combustible liquids and gases? - Answer -B. Class B
On a multiple marking extinguisher the ratings for each class are - Answer -C.
separate, they do not affect each other.
Signal to others that a portable fire extinguisher is empty by: - Answer -A. laying it on its
side.
Which of the following type of rope is constructed of a braided core enclosed in a
braided, herringbone-pattern sheath? - Answer -B. Braid on braid rope
Which of the following critical search areas is best defined as the areas farthest from the
fire on the same level? - Answer -D. Remainder of hazard zone
