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FDNY Lieutenant Exam Questions – 2025/2026 | 120+ Scenario-Based Q&A | Tactics, 10-Codes, Ladders, Forcible Entry, Ventilation | Fire Officer Promotion

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This document provides 120+ scenario-driven, multiple-choice questions with verified answers for the FDNY Lieutenant Promotional Exam, tailored to the 2025/2026 testing cycle. Built for active-duty firefighters aiming for company officer roles, this review resource mirrors FDNY’s real-world expectations, emphasizing both operational knowledge and situational judgment. Each question is based on FDNY procedures, bulletin updates, and field strategies, covering high-stakes leadership decisions and line officer duties at emergency scenes. The Q&A format mimics the style and complexity of the promotional exam to build test readiness and critical thinking. Key operational topics include: 10-Codes and Communications: Including 10-66 (missing member), 10-80 (hazmat), urgent transmissions, and member accountability Tactical Assignments: 1st/2nd due responsibilities, ventilation control, fireground size-up, coordination of saw teams Ladder Company Operations: Roof access, OV team communication, trench and peak roof cuts, vent-enter-isolate-search (VEIS) Forcible Entry & Search: Priority tools, door control, victim removal procedures, TIC use Incident Command & Fireground Safety: Mayday triggers, collapse zone management, handie-talkie coordination Special Scenarios: Fire in brownstones, Old Law Tenements (OLTs), PDs, and commercial occupancies Post-Fire Responsibilities: Overhaul procedures, fire watch, equipment replacement, witness statement gathering Elevator, Exposure, and Hazmat Protocols: Shaftway safety, elevator fire response, toxic exposure signs This practice document is best suited for: FDNY firefighters preparing for the Lieutenant or Captain promotional exam Fire officers in need of an updated SOP-driven knowledge refresher Members preparing for company-level leadership responsibilities Instructors or mentors guiding members through the FDNY promotional track Each answer is explained or clearly indicated to reinforce learning through both accuracy and repetition, focusing on fireground decision-making and command-level readiness. Keywords: FDNY lieutenant promotion, 10-code practice, fireground tactics, OV responsibilities, VEIS, urgent transmission, TIC usage, forcible entry tools, brownstone fire tactics, trench cut, saw team, elevator shaft response, 10-66 mayday, fire watch procedures, FDNY SOPs, exposure strategy, NYC firefighting leadership

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The TAC "U" channel will allow the IC and designated members to

communicate directly with police, Zone and Channel on FDNY HT - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔Zone A / Channel 13


"Danger Do Not Enter" Tape is red with black lettering and is carried in? - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔All Battalion & Division vehicles


At a private dwelling fire the IC can instruct the FAST team to take what

action? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Have FAST unit provide additional egress route

by removing window bars in front of building while maintaining unit integrity


The priority order of shutting down gas valve? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Appliance

valve, Interior Gas Riser valve, Individual Meter valve, Master Meter valve,

Head of Service valve, Curb valve/Service valve & Main valve

,At a fire when a member has information from a credible source indicating

the location of a life hazard and takes individual action the IC should? - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔Forward a report detailing the full particulars to the Chief of

Operations

Who can request the response of a Collapse Portable On Demand Storage

(PODS) unit? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Only a Command Chief


Generally according to the Incident Command System, the span of control

of any individual with management responsibility should range from _ to _

with _ being ideal? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔3 feet 7 feet & 5 feet


Upon taking up from Large Caliber Stream operations with the Tower

Ladder drains on the main waterway should be opened while the boom is

elevated. Supply lines at gated inlet should be __ and the gates __. - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔Uncoupled/Opened


When hoisting a portable ladder to the roof is a building, the bowline knot is

tied __ from the end of the rope, with one foot end tail. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔9

Feet

During Satellite operations, when the main size is less than ___ (common

to many hydrants found in the Jamaica Water Supply System) it is

,recommended that a 2nd hydrant or another pumper augment the supply of

water. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔12"


When operating at a hybrid vehicle emergency never cut any high voltage

cable which could be what colors? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Orange or Blue


At a rowframe fire operation, when a floor is fully involved in fire from the

front to the rear, what assignment is needed? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a full first

alarm assignment is required. It is also advisable to call for additional

engine and ladder

The minimum safe operating distance for applying water on a live 138 kV

electrical component at a Con Ed facility using a stream of less than 30

degree fog is? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔75 feet


What is another name for a composite truss? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Space Joist


At a taxpayer fire, the Roof Sector Supervisor can? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Start

a trench cut where they see the necessity for it. Immediate notification to

the Incident Commander of the operation is mandatory.

At a fire in a high rise office building, the Planning Section Chief supervises

this unit? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Resources Unit Leader



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, At a fire in a high rise office building the Logistics Section Chief supervises

these units? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Lobby Control Unit, Communications Unit,

High Rise Support Unit, Systems Control Unit,Rehabilitation Unit and all

activities supporting the incident.

At a fire in a high rise office building the Logistics Section Chief does not

supervise? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Resources Unit


The climbing angle for a ground ladder is approximately ___ -____ degrees

- 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔65 - 75 degrees


To facilitate communications at CFR and non-fire emergencies members

can switch to which channel when use of channel 1 is impractical? - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔Channel 10


Numerical length designation on straight portable ladders? Unit

designation? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Straight Ladder length marked on each end

of each rail within 12 inches of the end of ladder. Unit designation marked

within 18 inches of each butt.

Numerical length designation on extension ladders? Unit designation? - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔Extension Ladder length marked within 12 inches on butt end

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