FLORIDA STATE FIRE INSTRUCTOR 3 ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
2026 | Study Guide | A+
• What NFPA standard establishes basic training criteria for Firefighter I and Firefighter
II? -✓✓1001
• a ___ is a collection of rules enacted by law in a particular jurisdiction -✓✓Code
• What best describes the action first taken after an alert to the station -✓✓Dispatching
of emergency servies responders
• the use of ten codes in radio transmissions was replaced when agencies began to
adopt which of the following -✓✓National Incident Management system (NIMS)
• What task may a telecommunications center be assigned during a progress report -
✓✓Providing periodic time transmission
• what best describes when an SCBA cylinder needs to be replaced -✓✓During
inspection if cylinder contains less than 90% of capacity
• which type of rope is the only rope required to have a rope log -✓✓Life Safety Rope
• which part of the rope is used to tie a knot or hitch -✓✓Working
• which type of knot can be used to secure a victims hands or feet to drag a victim to
safety -✓✓Handcuff
• Once a search is complete, a FF should -✓✓Report promptly to the supervisor
• What are the two objectives for a structural search -✓✓Search for life; assess fire
conditions
• what types of extrication method is used to stabilize a vehicle that is upside down or
lying on its side -✓✓Buttress tension System
• what initial action is next priority after stabilizing the scene -✓✓stabilize the victim
• what type of structural collapse occurs when the floor and or roof assemblies on both
sides of a load bearing wall collapse, allowing a good chance of victim survival -✓✓A-
Frame
, • in the OATH method of signaling on a search line, two tugs represents -✓✓Advance
• What type of tool is a pike pole -✓✓Push pull
• cutting edges on axes should be inspected for -✓✓chips, cracks, or spurs.
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• what should a FF do before stepping off a ladder, parapet wall, or other place of safety
onto the roof of a burning building, especially if the roof surface is obscured by smoke or
darkness -✓✓Sound the roof for structural integrity by striking it with an axe
• what type of hose is designed for drafting water from static water supplies or
connecting to a fire hydrant -✓✓hard suction hose
• what type of fire hose damage can weaken the jacket which can lead to ruptures under
pressure -✓✓organic damage
• which of the following equipment is necessary for service testing -✓✓nozzles with
shutoff valves
• the test site for service testing should be -✓✓on a slight grade
• which of the following procedures should be followed when service testing fire hoses -
✓✓stand away from the discharge valve connection when charging hose
• which of the following statesments about class a foam concentrates is most accurate?
-✓✓class A foam reduces the surface tension of water, allowing better water penetration
into the fuel
• Flammable liquids that mix readily with water are -✓✓polar solvents
• which foams are required to extinguish fires of ethanol or ethanol based fuels -
✓✓alcohol resistant foams
• which of the following statements about foam proportioning is most accurate -
✓✓mixing class A foam at a higher recommended percentage results in a thick, dry
foam
• Which proportioning methods depends on the venturi principle to draw foam through a
hose connected to the foam concentrate container and into the water stream -
✓✓Eduction
• which kind of ground cover fire burns on the soil surface, consuming low lying grass,
shrubs, and other vegetation -✓✓surface fires
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
2026 | Study Guide | A+
• What NFPA standard establishes basic training criteria for Firefighter I and Firefighter
II? -✓✓1001
• a ___ is a collection of rules enacted by law in a particular jurisdiction -✓✓Code
• What best describes the action first taken after an alert to the station -✓✓Dispatching
of emergency servies responders
• the use of ten codes in radio transmissions was replaced when agencies began to
adopt which of the following -✓✓National Incident Management system (NIMS)
• What task may a telecommunications center be assigned during a progress report -
✓✓Providing periodic time transmission
• what best describes when an SCBA cylinder needs to be replaced -✓✓During
inspection if cylinder contains less than 90% of capacity
• which type of rope is the only rope required to have a rope log -✓✓Life Safety Rope
• which part of the rope is used to tie a knot or hitch -✓✓Working
• which type of knot can be used to secure a victims hands or feet to drag a victim to
safety -✓✓Handcuff
• Once a search is complete, a FF should -✓✓Report promptly to the supervisor
• What are the two objectives for a structural search -✓✓Search for life; assess fire
conditions
• what types of extrication method is used to stabilize a vehicle that is upside down or
lying on its side -✓✓Buttress tension System
• what initial action is next priority after stabilizing the scene -✓✓stabilize the victim
• what type of structural collapse occurs when the floor and or roof assemblies on both
sides of a load bearing wall collapse, allowing a good chance of victim survival -✓✓A-
Frame
, • in the OATH method of signaling on a search line, two tugs represents -✓✓Advance
• What type of tool is a pike pole -✓✓Push pull
• cutting edges on axes should be inspected for -✓✓chips, cracks, or spurs.
p.595
• what should a FF do before stepping off a ladder, parapet wall, or other place of safety
onto the roof of a burning building, especially if the roof surface is obscured by smoke or
darkness -✓✓Sound the roof for structural integrity by striking it with an axe
• what type of hose is designed for drafting water from static water supplies or
connecting to a fire hydrant -✓✓hard suction hose
• what type of fire hose damage can weaken the jacket which can lead to ruptures under
pressure -✓✓organic damage
• which of the following equipment is necessary for service testing -✓✓nozzles with
shutoff valves
• the test site for service testing should be -✓✓on a slight grade
• which of the following procedures should be followed when service testing fire hoses -
✓✓stand away from the discharge valve connection when charging hose
• which of the following statesments about class a foam concentrates is most accurate?
-✓✓class A foam reduces the surface tension of water, allowing better water penetration
into the fuel
• Flammable liquids that mix readily with water are -✓✓polar solvents
• which foams are required to extinguish fires of ethanol or ethanol based fuels -
✓✓alcohol resistant foams
• which of the following statements about foam proportioning is most accurate -
✓✓mixing class A foam at a higher recommended percentage results in a thick, dry
foam
• Which proportioning methods depends on the venturi principle to draw foam through a
hose connected to the foam concentrate container and into the water stream -
✓✓Eduction
• which kind of ground cover fire burns on the soil surface, consuming low lying grass,
shrubs, and other vegetation -✓✓surface fires
