FIREFIGHTING FINAL EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
1. To look up a HazMat in the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) you
start in either the - correct answer - yellow and blue sections
2. What does it mean if the vessel is flying a red Bravo flag from the vessel
mast? - correct answer - The vessel is transferring fuel or hazardous cargo.
3. Jack-up, submersible, and semi-submersible vessels are types of: - correct
answer - mobile offshore drilling units
4. What type of tankship is particularly challenging during an emergency
situation because it may carry oils, solvents, sulfur, or other hazardous
materials? - correct answer - product carriers
5. Why are fire service radios unlikely to work well within a commercial
vessel? - correct answer - the vessels are usually made of metal
6. Fires on ferries are most likely to occur in engine rooms, galleys,
or: - correct answer - stewards' cabins.
,7. In U.S. ports that handle LNG and LPG carriers, the captain of the port
(COTP) is required to: - correct answer - maintain LNG/LPG vessel
management and emergency contingency plans.
8. What organization regulates large passenger vessels? - correct answer -
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
9. Crude carriers, product carriers, and gas carriers are types of: - correct
answer - tankships
10. What type of vessel has a wide variety of on board facilities, including
restaurants, bars, casinos, theatres, ball rooms, swimming pools, fitness
centers, and shops? - correct answer - cruises ships
11. What type of cargo is driven on and off a vessel? - correct answer -
RO/RO
12. Tankships exclusively carry: - correct answer - liquid
products in bulk
13. Fog nozzles can be used with foam solution to produce: - correct
answer - low-expansion
, 14. Most Class B fire fighting foams are intended to be mixed with: -
correct answer - 94-97% water
15. Mixing water with foam concentrate to form a foam solution is
referred to as: - correct answer - proportioning.
16. If the foam being produced is poor quality, the firefighter should: -
correct answer - check to make sure there are no air leaks in the
proportioning device.
17. What is an advantage of using a foam nozzle to apply fire fighting
foam? - correct answer - Produces higher quality foam than a fog nozzle
18. If a large pool of flammable liquid is burning in an open area, the
method of foam application may be the most effective method to use. -
correct answer - rain-down
19. Class B foams are especially effective on: - correct answer -
hydrocarbon fuels and polar solvents.
20. In order to create high-quality foam: - correct answer - foam
concentrate, water, and air must be mixed in the correct ratio.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
1. To look up a HazMat in the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) you
start in either the - correct answer - yellow and blue sections
2. What does it mean if the vessel is flying a red Bravo flag from the vessel
mast? - correct answer - The vessel is transferring fuel or hazardous cargo.
3. Jack-up, submersible, and semi-submersible vessels are types of: - correct
answer - mobile offshore drilling units
4. What type of tankship is particularly challenging during an emergency
situation because it may carry oils, solvents, sulfur, or other hazardous
materials? - correct answer - product carriers
5. Why are fire service radios unlikely to work well within a commercial
vessel? - correct answer - the vessels are usually made of metal
6. Fires on ferries are most likely to occur in engine rooms, galleys,
or: - correct answer - stewards' cabins.
,7. In U.S. ports that handle LNG and LPG carriers, the captain of the port
(COTP) is required to: - correct answer - maintain LNG/LPG vessel
management and emergency contingency plans.
8. What organization regulates large passenger vessels? - correct answer -
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
9. Crude carriers, product carriers, and gas carriers are types of: - correct
answer - tankships
10. What type of vessel has a wide variety of on board facilities, including
restaurants, bars, casinos, theatres, ball rooms, swimming pools, fitness
centers, and shops? - correct answer - cruises ships
11. What type of cargo is driven on and off a vessel? - correct answer -
RO/RO
12. Tankships exclusively carry: - correct answer - liquid
products in bulk
13. Fog nozzles can be used with foam solution to produce: - correct
answer - low-expansion
, 14. Most Class B fire fighting foams are intended to be mixed with: -
correct answer - 94-97% water
15. Mixing water with foam concentrate to form a foam solution is
referred to as: - correct answer - proportioning.
16. If the foam being produced is poor quality, the firefighter should: -
correct answer - check to make sure there are no air leaks in the
proportioning device.
17. What is an advantage of using a foam nozzle to apply fire fighting
foam? - correct answer - Produces higher quality foam than a fog nozzle
18. If a large pool of flammable liquid is burning in an open area, the
method of foam application may be the most effective method to use. -
correct answer - rain-down
19. Class B foams are especially effective on: - correct answer -
hydrocarbon fuels and polar solvents.
20. In order to create high-quality foam: - correct answer - foam
concentrate, water, and air must be mixed in the correct ratio.
