AIRPORT FIREFIGHTER FINAL PAPER 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTION RATED A+
✔✔All of the following are hazards associated with hydrazine, which is used in military
emergency power units
ЕХСЕРТ: - ✔✔Produces substantial amounts of heat
✔✔Identify THREE cautions to take when around jet engines. - ✔✔-avoid exhaust
areas when engines are operating as the exhaust may blow loose objects considerable
distances
-ensure a safe distance by staying at least 30 feet (10 m) away from the front and sides
of the engine
-communicate to the pilot, with hand signals or radio, prior to inspecting any system on
or under an operating aircraft
✔✔What is one disadvantage to using magnesium and titanium for aircraft
construction? - ✔✔burns with intensity and makes extinguishment difficult
✔✔Identify THREE hazards associated with wreckage at an aircraft emergency scene. -
✔✔-can obstruct vehicle positioning and incident scene access
- sharp, jagged edges in wreckage can tear personal protective clothing and cause
injuries
- large, unstable fuselage sections may collapse, roll, shift, or slide
✔✔Identify TWO advantages to using steel for aircraft construction? - ✔✔steel has
greater strength than other structural materials
-steel has a high heat tolerance
✔✔Canopy removers - ✔✔Gas-pressured telescoping devices that forcibly jettison the
canopy in an emergency
✔✔Initiators - ✔✔Devices that provide the gas pressure required to start a sequence of
events in the ejection process
✔✔Rotary actuators - ✔✔Perform various mechanical functions and are activated by
the gas pressure produced by devices
✔✔Thrusters - ✔✔Gas-operated devices that unlock or reposition various units in the
escape system during the ejection sequence
✔✔Explosive squibs - ✔✔Small metal tubes closed at one end and plugged with a
crimped-in rubber plug at the other end
✔✔Seat catapults - ✔✔Telescoping ejection devices used in the ejection of the aircrew
, ✔✔Identify 4 ways different ways doors can open - ✔✔Retract overhead
swing open
free fall from the aircraft
pivot open
✔✔What is one disadvantage to using wood for aircraft construction - ✔✔The epoxy
type finishes produce toxic vapors when exposed to fire
✔✔When dealing with a military aircraft incident involving munitions what caution should
be taken? - ✔✔Take position at a 45 degree angle off the nose or tail of the aircraft
✔✔Identify FOUR hazards associated with the oxygen systems. - ✔✔-oxygen systems
produce substantial amounts of heat that may ignite combustibles in direct contact
- fire in oxygen-enriched environment will burn with greater intensity
-mixing liquid oxygen with combustible materials can cause an explosion
-liquid oxygen can cause severe burns
✔✔Identify FOUR advantages to using advance composite materials for aircraft
construction. - ✔✔-possess high strength and stiffness -resistant to corrosion
-low weight
-possess special electrical or thermal properties
✔✔Wood - ✔✔Used to construct fixtures for interior furnishings and are often structural
framework, fabrics, and laminated products
✔✔Plastic - ✔✔Used in a variety of tubing, conduit, and other aircraft cabin components
-used for interior paneling, passenger cabin dividers, and seat components
✔✔Composite materials - ✔✔Used as a reinforcement to add strength and as a matrix
to hold everything together
✔✔Metal - ✔✔Used in construction of the engine, landing gear, wheels, and auxiliary
power unit enclosures
-used in sheets for skin surfaces and use to form walls and floor sections
✔✔Identify 3 true statements about aircraft slides as a mean of egress - ✔✔-must be
able to withstand up to a 25-knot wind
- must be self-supporting on ground regardless of gear collapse
-aircraft doorways must be equipped with an inflatable emergency escape slide if the
bottom doorsill is 6 feet or more above the ground
✔✔Aircraft hatches for means of egress are located - ✔✔Above or below the wings
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTION RATED A+
✔✔All of the following are hazards associated with hydrazine, which is used in military
emergency power units
ЕХСЕРТ: - ✔✔Produces substantial amounts of heat
✔✔Identify THREE cautions to take when around jet engines. - ✔✔-avoid exhaust
areas when engines are operating as the exhaust may blow loose objects considerable
distances
-ensure a safe distance by staying at least 30 feet (10 m) away from the front and sides
of the engine
-communicate to the pilot, with hand signals or radio, prior to inspecting any system on
or under an operating aircraft
✔✔What is one disadvantage to using magnesium and titanium for aircraft
construction? - ✔✔burns with intensity and makes extinguishment difficult
✔✔Identify THREE hazards associated with wreckage at an aircraft emergency scene. -
✔✔-can obstruct vehicle positioning and incident scene access
- sharp, jagged edges in wreckage can tear personal protective clothing and cause
injuries
- large, unstable fuselage sections may collapse, roll, shift, or slide
✔✔Identify TWO advantages to using steel for aircraft construction? - ✔✔steel has
greater strength than other structural materials
-steel has a high heat tolerance
✔✔Canopy removers - ✔✔Gas-pressured telescoping devices that forcibly jettison the
canopy in an emergency
✔✔Initiators - ✔✔Devices that provide the gas pressure required to start a sequence of
events in the ejection process
✔✔Rotary actuators - ✔✔Perform various mechanical functions and are activated by
the gas pressure produced by devices
✔✔Thrusters - ✔✔Gas-operated devices that unlock or reposition various units in the
escape system during the ejection sequence
✔✔Explosive squibs - ✔✔Small metal tubes closed at one end and plugged with a
crimped-in rubber plug at the other end
✔✔Seat catapults - ✔✔Telescoping ejection devices used in the ejection of the aircrew
, ✔✔Identify 4 ways different ways doors can open - ✔✔Retract overhead
swing open
free fall from the aircraft
pivot open
✔✔What is one disadvantage to using wood for aircraft construction - ✔✔The epoxy
type finishes produce toxic vapors when exposed to fire
✔✔When dealing with a military aircraft incident involving munitions what caution should
be taken? - ✔✔Take position at a 45 degree angle off the nose or tail of the aircraft
✔✔Identify FOUR hazards associated with the oxygen systems. - ✔✔-oxygen systems
produce substantial amounts of heat that may ignite combustibles in direct contact
- fire in oxygen-enriched environment will burn with greater intensity
-mixing liquid oxygen with combustible materials can cause an explosion
-liquid oxygen can cause severe burns
✔✔Identify FOUR advantages to using advance composite materials for aircraft
construction. - ✔✔-possess high strength and stiffness -resistant to corrosion
-low weight
-possess special electrical or thermal properties
✔✔Wood - ✔✔Used to construct fixtures for interior furnishings and are often structural
framework, fabrics, and laminated products
✔✔Plastic - ✔✔Used in a variety of tubing, conduit, and other aircraft cabin components
-used for interior paneling, passenger cabin dividers, and seat components
✔✔Composite materials - ✔✔Used as a reinforcement to add strength and as a matrix
to hold everything together
✔✔Metal - ✔✔Used in construction of the engine, landing gear, wheels, and auxiliary
power unit enclosures
-used in sheets for skin surfaces and use to form walls and floor sections
✔✔Identify 3 true statements about aircraft slides as a mean of egress - ✔✔-must be
able to withstand up to a 25-knot wind
- must be self-supporting on ground regardless of gear collapse
-aircraft doorways must be equipped with an inflatable emergency escape slide if the
bottom doorsill is 6 feet or more above the ground
✔✔Aircraft hatches for means of egress are located - ✔✔Above or below the wings
