CAL FIRE Review QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
1. If an inmate gives you a letter and asks you to give it - ANSWER Take the letter and
give it to your supervisor
2. If a male inmate is harassing a female firefighter - ANSWER Both B and C, Leave the
area and notify supervisor
3. The chain of command for Cal fire is? - ANSWER Unit Chief-Division Chief-BC-
Captain-Engineer
4. Who is responsible that everything goes safe - ANSWER EVERYONE
5. When making a wild land hose lay you should put a T in how often - ANSWER at
every 200 feet.
6. The most important use for Class A foam is for what - ANSWER breaking tension of
the water for penetration (B)
7. Mop up operations may include - ANSWER All of the above
8. Describe tactics - ANSWER A series of tasks to obtain a single objective
9. 2 different attack methods on vegetation fires are - ANSWER Direct, Indirect
10. Back pump has how many gallons - ANSWER 5
11. Universal sign to stop a mobile attack is what - ANSWER to squirt water on the
windshield
12. Proper spacing for FF during hand line is what - ANSWER 10 feet
13. During handline construction all debris should be put where - ANSWER In the black
14. During structure protection what is not used to prepare for the fire? - ANSWER Do
not wet down the vegetation around the structure
15. What percentage of the roof is on fire to not protect it - ANSWER 25%
16. Which of the following is the most dangerous area to work - ANSWER Chimney
ANSWERS
1. If an inmate gives you a letter and asks you to give it - ANSWER Take the letter and
give it to your supervisor
2. If a male inmate is harassing a female firefighter - ANSWER Both B and C, Leave the
area and notify supervisor
3. The chain of command for Cal fire is? - ANSWER Unit Chief-Division Chief-BC-
Captain-Engineer
4. Who is responsible that everything goes safe - ANSWER EVERYONE
5. When making a wild land hose lay you should put a T in how often - ANSWER at
every 200 feet.
6. The most important use for Class A foam is for what - ANSWER breaking tension of
the water for penetration (B)
7. Mop up operations may include - ANSWER All of the above
8. Describe tactics - ANSWER A series of tasks to obtain a single objective
9. 2 different attack methods on vegetation fires are - ANSWER Direct, Indirect
10. Back pump has how many gallons - ANSWER 5
11. Universal sign to stop a mobile attack is what - ANSWER to squirt water on the
windshield
12. Proper spacing for FF during hand line is what - ANSWER 10 feet
13. During handline construction all debris should be put where - ANSWER In the black
14. During structure protection what is not used to prepare for the fire? - ANSWER Do
not wet down the vegetation around the structure
15. What percentage of the roof is on fire to not protect it - ANSWER 25%
16. Which of the following is the most dangerous area to work - ANSWER Chimney
