AIRPORT FIREFIGHTER CORE EXAMS SET 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTION RATED A+
✔✔AEP tabletop exercises are required - ✔✔Annually.
✔✔Extinguishing agent requiring testing for proper proportioning and effectiveness -
✔✔AFFF foam.
✔✔Most common cause of death in post-crash fires - ✔✔Smoke inhalation.
✔✔NFPA standard outlining performance standards for ARFF vehicles - ✔✔NFPA 414
✔✔Advisory Circular providing standards for water rescue - ✔✔AC 150/5210-13
✔✔ARFF records retention period - ✔✔12 months.
✔✔ACM documentation requirement - ✔✔The ACM must document mutual aid
agreements.
✔✔NFPA standard providing guidance for operational firefighting tactics - ✔✔NFPA 402
✔✔Key component of Safety Management Systems (SMS) - ✔✔Hazard Identification.
✔✔ERG is a quick-reference guide for - ✔✔Hazmat response.
✔✔ARFF index for an aircraft 126-159 feet in length with 20 daily departures - ✔✔Index
C.
✔✔Hazard class covering flammable gases - ✔✔Class 2.
✔✔NFPA standard applying to terminals, boarding bridges, and fueling ramp drainage -
✔✔NFPA 415.
✔✔Not a required category in an AEP - ✔✔Routine maintenance.
✔✔Dry chemical discharge rate typically required in ARFF - ✔✔5 lb/sec.
✔✔NFPA standard setting minimum service requirements for ARFF at airports -
✔✔NFPA 403.
✔✔NFPA 415 - ✔✔Applies to terminals, boarding bridges, and fueling ramp drainage.
✔✔Routine maintenance - ✔✔Not a required category in an AEP.
, ✔✔Dry chemical discharge rate - ✔✔Typically required in ARFF is 5 lb/sec.
✔✔NFPA 403 - ✔✔Sets the minimum service requirements for ARFF at airports.
✔✔ACM - ✔✔Must document mutual aid agreements.
✔✔ARFF foam application rate - ✔✔Recommended rate is 0.13 gal/ft²/min.
✔✔AC 150/5210-17C - ✔✔Covers ARFF training program structure.
✔✔FAA Part 139 - ✔✔Requires ARFF vehicles to operate effectively in adverse
weather conditions.
✔✔Class 5 - ✔✔Hazard class associated with oxidizers.
✔✔NFPA 402 - ✔✔Emphasizes protecting evacuation routes in ARFF operations.
✔✔AEP exercise frequency - ✔✔The FAA requires airports to conduct a full-scale AEP
exercise every 5 years.
✔✔Primary life safety priority for ARFF - ✔✔Rescue occupants.
✔✔NFPA 405 - ✔✔Sets training frequency and evaluation requirements.
✔✔Foam, dry chemical, and Halotron - ✔✔Considered primary ARFF extinguishing
agents.
✔✔Index E - ✔✔Applies to an aircraft over 200 feet long with 210 daily departures.
✔✔AC 150/5220-10E - ✔✔Covers foam and agent testing standards.
✔✔ARFF index levels - ✔✔Determined not solely by aircraft length.
✔✔NFPA 407 - ✔✔Focuses on fueling safety and spill prevention.
✔✔ARFF response drills - ✔✔Must be conducted annually.
✔✔Emergency lighting in aircraft cabins - ✔✔May fail during a fire, complicating
evacuation.
✔✔Retention period for ARFF training records - ✔✔12 months.
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTION RATED A+
✔✔AEP tabletop exercises are required - ✔✔Annually.
✔✔Extinguishing agent requiring testing for proper proportioning and effectiveness -
✔✔AFFF foam.
✔✔Most common cause of death in post-crash fires - ✔✔Smoke inhalation.
✔✔NFPA standard outlining performance standards for ARFF vehicles - ✔✔NFPA 414
✔✔Advisory Circular providing standards for water rescue - ✔✔AC 150/5210-13
✔✔ARFF records retention period - ✔✔12 months.
✔✔ACM documentation requirement - ✔✔The ACM must document mutual aid
agreements.
✔✔NFPA standard providing guidance for operational firefighting tactics - ✔✔NFPA 402
✔✔Key component of Safety Management Systems (SMS) - ✔✔Hazard Identification.
✔✔ERG is a quick-reference guide for - ✔✔Hazmat response.
✔✔ARFF index for an aircraft 126-159 feet in length with 20 daily departures - ✔✔Index
C.
✔✔Hazard class covering flammable gases - ✔✔Class 2.
✔✔NFPA standard applying to terminals, boarding bridges, and fueling ramp drainage -
✔✔NFPA 415.
✔✔Not a required category in an AEP - ✔✔Routine maintenance.
✔✔Dry chemical discharge rate typically required in ARFF - ✔✔5 lb/sec.
✔✔NFPA standard setting minimum service requirements for ARFF at airports -
✔✔NFPA 403.
✔✔NFPA 415 - ✔✔Applies to terminals, boarding bridges, and fueling ramp drainage.
✔✔Routine maintenance - ✔✔Not a required category in an AEP.
, ✔✔Dry chemical discharge rate - ✔✔Typically required in ARFF is 5 lb/sec.
✔✔NFPA 403 - ✔✔Sets the minimum service requirements for ARFF at airports.
✔✔ACM - ✔✔Must document mutual aid agreements.
✔✔ARFF foam application rate - ✔✔Recommended rate is 0.13 gal/ft²/min.
✔✔AC 150/5210-17C - ✔✔Covers ARFF training program structure.
✔✔FAA Part 139 - ✔✔Requires ARFF vehicles to operate effectively in adverse
weather conditions.
✔✔Class 5 - ✔✔Hazard class associated with oxidizers.
✔✔NFPA 402 - ✔✔Emphasizes protecting evacuation routes in ARFF operations.
✔✔AEP exercise frequency - ✔✔The FAA requires airports to conduct a full-scale AEP
exercise every 5 years.
✔✔Primary life safety priority for ARFF - ✔✔Rescue occupants.
✔✔NFPA 405 - ✔✔Sets training frequency and evaluation requirements.
✔✔Foam, dry chemical, and Halotron - ✔✔Considered primary ARFF extinguishing
agents.
✔✔Index E - ✔✔Applies to an aircraft over 200 feet long with 210 daily departures.
✔✔AC 150/5220-10E - ✔✔Covers foam and agent testing standards.
✔✔ARFF index levels - ✔✔Determined not solely by aircraft length.
✔✔NFPA 407 - ✔✔Focuses on fueling safety and spill prevention.
✔✔ARFF response drills - ✔✔Must be conducted annually.
✔✔Emergency lighting in aircraft cabins - ✔✔May fail during a fire, complicating
evacuation.
✔✔Retention period for ARFF training records - ✔✔12 months.
