FIREFIGHTER 1 FINAL TEST, FIREFIGHTER 1,
FIRE 1 TEST PREP QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS FULLY DETAILED AND VERIFIED
D. 2 - answer ✔✔-When rescuing an unconscious child or small adult from a window, how many
rescuers enter the window to assist the victim?
A. 3
B. 1
C. 0
D. 2
B. cutting through joists, rafters, or trusses - answer ✔✔-When cutting through a roof, a firefighter
should avoid:
A. removing the built-up material prior to cutting
B. cutting through joists, rafters, or trusses
C. making one large opening
D. using a power saw
B. It is the best way to load large-diameter hose - answer ✔✔-Which of the following is an advantage of
the flat load?
A. Only four people are required to perform the load
B. It is the best way to load large-diameter hose
C. Hose loaded in this manner has fewer sharp bends than other loads
D. Hose for shoulder carries can easily be taken from the load
B. No single agent will control or extinguish fires in all combustible metals - answer ✔✔-Which of the
following statements IS CORRECT regarding fire extinguishers and combustible metals?
,A. All chemical agents need to be applied with a shovel or scoop
B. No single agent will control or extinguish fires in all combustible metals
C. The agent needs to break the crust that may form over any burning metal to extinguish the fire
D. They come in pressurized and handheld models
A. the lack of an organized, effective command structure - answer ✔✔-A common factor with regard to
multiple firefighter deaths at emergency incidents is:
A. the lack of an organized, effective command structure
B. they all involved industrial complexes
C. all the incidents occurred during forest fires
D. they all occurred in urban settings
B. Fully developed - answer ✔✔-Which of the following is one of the stages/phases of fire burn?
A. Rollover
B. Fully developed
C. Backdraft
D. Initial
A. It requires firefighters to wear the most appropriate PPE for the hazard they face - answer ✔✔-Which
of the following IS TRUE regarding personal protective clothing?
A. It requires firefighters to wear the most appropriate PPE for the hazard they face
B. It must comply with NFPA 1900 standard
C. It prevents a firefighter from burns in situations such as flashover
D. It requires PASS activation whenever bunker gear is worn
A. overhaul - answer ✔✔-A fire CANNOT BE considered fully extinguished until __________ is complete.
A. overhaul
B. primary search
C. cause determination
,D. secondary search
D. be noncombustible - answer ✔✔-For an area to qualify as a light hazard, the majority of materials
must meet one requirements. One of those is that they must:
A. be UL listed
B. have ignition temperatures in excess of 451F
C. be necessary for the work of the area
D. be noncombustible
B. Active - answer ✔✔-What type of listening is required by a telecommunicator to draw out all the
necessary information from a caller who may be excited, confused, or dealing with a language barrier?
A. Presumptive
B. Active
C. Selective
D. Modal
C. ensure the ceiling below the cut is opened - answer ✔✔-After a roof has been opened up, the
firefighter must:
A. remove any natural roof openings
B. make another opening on the opposite side of the pitched roof
C. ensure the ceiling below the cut is opened
D. direct a hose line into the opening
C. They are interchangeable terms meaning the same thing - answer ✔✔-How are flammability limits
and explosive limits related?
A. Explosive limits are used to calculate flammability limits
B. The two terms are neither mathematically nor conceptually related.
C. They are interchangeable terms meaning the same thing
D. Flammability limits are used to calculate explosive limits
, D. design - answer ✔✔-A load the engineer planned for, or anticipated, in the building design is the
definition of a(n) __________ load.
A. dead
B. concentrated
C. impact
D. design
B. Type II - answer ✔✔-What type of standpipe is intended for fire department use only?
A. Group 5
B. Type II
C. Class I
D. Level D
B. Auxiliary locking devices - answer ✔✔-What types of locking devices usually ARE NOT detected by the
forcible entry team?
A. Mortise locks
B. Auxiliary locking devices
C. Padlocks
D. Rim Locks
B. Fire extinguishers and SCBS should not be hoisted - answer ✔✔-Which of the following IS TRUE
regarding hoisting tools and equipment?
A. Use edge roller over sharp edges to prevent physical damage to rope
B. Fire extinguishers and SCBS should not be hoisted
C. When working with heights, use teams to ensure safety
D. Use hand over hand method to control rope when hoisting
C. smoke and toxic gases - answer ✔✔-The leading killer(s) of people in homes during a fire is/are:
A. burns
B. carbon dioxide poisoning
FIRE 1 TEST PREP QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS FULLY DETAILED AND VERIFIED
D. 2 - answer ✔✔-When rescuing an unconscious child or small adult from a window, how many
rescuers enter the window to assist the victim?
A. 3
B. 1
C. 0
D. 2
B. cutting through joists, rafters, or trusses - answer ✔✔-When cutting through a roof, a firefighter
should avoid:
A. removing the built-up material prior to cutting
B. cutting through joists, rafters, or trusses
C. making one large opening
D. using a power saw
B. It is the best way to load large-diameter hose - answer ✔✔-Which of the following is an advantage of
the flat load?
A. Only four people are required to perform the load
B. It is the best way to load large-diameter hose
C. Hose loaded in this manner has fewer sharp bends than other loads
D. Hose for shoulder carries can easily be taken from the load
B. No single agent will control or extinguish fires in all combustible metals - answer ✔✔-Which of the
following statements IS CORRECT regarding fire extinguishers and combustible metals?
,A. All chemical agents need to be applied with a shovel or scoop
B. No single agent will control or extinguish fires in all combustible metals
C. The agent needs to break the crust that may form over any burning metal to extinguish the fire
D. They come in pressurized and handheld models
A. the lack of an organized, effective command structure - answer ✔✔-A common factor with regard to
multiple firefighter deaths at emergency incidents is:
A. the lack of an organized, effective command structure
B. they all involved industrial complexes
C. all the incidents occurred during forest fires
D. they all occurred in urban settings
B. Fully developed - answer ✔✔-Which of the following is one of the stages/phases of fire burn?
A. Rollover
B. Fully developed
C. Backdraft
D. Initial
A. It requires firefighters to wear the most appropriate PPE for the hazard they face - answer ✔✔-Which
of the following IS TRUE regarding personal protective clothing?
A. It requires firefighters to wear the most appropriate PPE for the hazard they face
B. It must comply with NFPA 1900 standard
C. It prevents a firefighter from burns in situations such as flashover
D. It requires PASS activation whenever bunker gear is worn
A. overhaul - answer ✔✔-A fire CANNOT BE considered fully extinguished until __________ is complete.
A. overhaul
B. primary search
C. cause determination
,D. secondary search
D. be noncombustible - answer ✔✔-For an area to qualify as a light hazard, the majority of materials
must meet one requirements. One of those is that they must:
A. be UL listed
B. have ignition temperatures in excess of 451F
C. be necessary for the work of the area
D. be noncombustible
B. Active - answer ✔✔-What type of listening is required by a telecommunicator to draw out all the
necessary information from a caller who may be excited, confused, or dealing with a language barrier?
A. Presumptive
B. Active
C. Selective
D. Modal
C. ensure the ceiling below the cut is opened - answer ✔✔-After a roof has been opened up, the
firefighter must:
A. remove any natural roof openings
B. make another opening on the opposite side of the pitched roof
C. ensure the ceiling below the cut is opened
D. direct a hose line into the opening
C. They are interchangeable terms meaning the same thing - answer ✔✔-How are flammability limits
and explosive limits related?
A. Explosive limits are used to calculate flammability limits
B. The two terms are neither mathematically nor conceptually related.
C. They are interchangeable terms meaning the same thing
D. Flammability limits are used to calculate explosive limits
, D. design - answer ✔✔-A load the engineer planned for, or anticipated, in the building design is the
definition of a(n) __________ load.
A. dead
B. concentrated
C. impact
D. design
B. Type II - answer ✔✔-What type of standpipe is intended for fire department use only?
A. Group 5
B. Type II
C. Class I
D. Level D
B. Auxiliary locking devices - answer ✔✔-What types of locking devices usually ARE NOT detected by the
forcible entry team?
A. Mortise locks
B. Auxiliary locking devices
C. Padlocks
D. Rim Locks
B. Fire extinguishers and SCBS should not be hoisted - answer ✔✔-Which of the following IS TRUE
regarding hoisting tools and equipment?
A. Use edge roller over sharp edges to prevent physical damage to rope
B. Fire extinguishers and SCBS should not be hoisted
C. When working with heights, use teams to ensure safety
D. Use hand over hand method to control rope when hoisting
C. smoke and toxic gases - answer ✔✔-The leading killer(s) of people in homes during a fire is/are:
A. burns
B. carbon dioxide poisoning
