CAL FIRE BASIC FINAL 2025
QUESTIONS ANSWERS
What is jurisdiction is California primarily under? - --CORRECT ANSWER--
Federal
What is the minimum diameter hose size for wildland, WUI, and vehicle fires? - --
CORRECT ANSWER--1 1/2 inch
What is the minimum diameter hose size for structure fires? - --CORRECT
ANSWER--1 3/4 inch
What does the first S in S-FACTS stand for? - --CORRECT ANSWER--Survival
What does the F in S-FACTS stand for? - --CORRECT ANSWER--Fire
environment
What does the A in S-FACTS stand for? - --CORRECT ANSWER--Access
What does the C in S-FACTS stand for? - --CORRECT ANSWER--Construction/
Clearance
What does the T in S-FACTS stand for? - --CORRECT ANSWER--Time
contraints
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,What does the second S in S-FACTS stand for? - --CORRECT ANSWER--Stay or
go
How often are you supposed to get fit tested? - --CORRECT ANSWER--Annually
How many components does smoke have and what are they? - --CORRECT
ANSWER--3
Vapor, particles, and toxic gases
What is the first step in cleaning an SCBA - --CORRECT ANSWER--Rinse with
hose water
What does the P in PASS stand for? - --CORRECT ANSWER--Personal
What does the A in PASS stand for? - --CORRECT ANSWER--Alert
What does the first S in PASS stand for? - --CORRECT ANSWER--Safety
What does the second S in PASS stand for? - --CORRECT ANSWER--System
What does the PASS device do? - --CORRECT ANSWER--Alerts when a
firefighter is motionless for a set time
What is the percent rate for an SCBA? - --CORRECT ANSWER--90 PSI
What gases are most commonly produces in residential and commercial fires? - --
CORRECT ANSWER--Hydrogen cyanide, carbon monoxide, and phosgene
What are the characteristics of carbon monoxide? - --CORRECT ANSWER--
Colorless, odorless, and poisonous
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, Where does phosgene come from? - --CORRECT ANSWER--Fires at textile
factories, houses, metalwork, or burning freon
What is hydrogen cyanide? - --CORRECT ANSWER--A toxic gas produced by the
combustion of materials containing cyanide.
What's the most commonly used drag? - --CORRECT ANSWER--Clothes drag
What is the average rate diameter of burning fuel? - --CORRECT ANSWER--1/4
or .25
Which type of breathing apparatus recycles the user's exhaled air? - --CORRECT
ANSWER--Closed-Circuit
What does endothermic mean? - --CORRECT ANSWER--Absorbs heat
What does exothermic mean? - --CORRECT ANSWER--Releases heat
Meaning of ignition point? - --CORRECT ANSWER--The minimum temperature
at which a substance will burn.
Flame point - --CORRECT ANSWER--The lowest temperature at which a liquid
produces enough vapor to sustain a continuous fire.
What is vapor density? - --CORRECT ANSWER--The weight of a vapor
compared to air.
What is the vapor density of air? - --CORRECT ANSWER--1
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QUESTIONS ANSWERS
What is jurisdiction is California primarily under? - --CORRECT ANSWER--
Federal
What is the minimum diameter hose size for wildland, WUI, and vehicle fires? - --
CORRECT ANSWER--1 1/2 inch
What is the minimum diameter hose size for structure fires? - --CORRECT
ANSWER--1 3/4 inch
What does the first S in S-FACTS stand for? - --CORRECT ANSWER--Survival
What does the F in S-FACTS stand for? - --CORRECT ANSWER--Fire
environment
What does the A in S-FACTS stand for? - --CORRECT ANSWER--Access
What does the C in S-FACTS stand for? - --CORRECT ANSWER--Construction/
Clearance
What does the T in S-FACTS stand for? - --CORRECT ANSWER--Time
contraints
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,What does the second S in S-FACTS stand for? - --CORRECT ANSWER--Stay or
go
How often are you supposed to get fit tested? - --CORRECT ANSWER--Annually
How many components does smoke have and what are they? - --CORRECT
ANSWER--3
Vapor, particles, and toxic gases
What is the first step in cleaning an SCBA - --CORRECT ANSWER--Rinse with
hose water
What does the P in PASS stand for? - --CORRECT ANSWER--Personal
What does the A in PASS stand for? - --CORRECT ANSWER--Alert
What does the first S in PASS stand for? - --CORRECT ANSWER--Safety
What does the second S in PASS stand for? - --CORRECT ANSWER--System
What does the PASS device do? - --CORRECT ANSWER--Alerts when a
firefighter is motionless for a set time
What is the percent rate for an SCBA? - --CORRECT ANSWER--90 PSI
What gases are most commonly produces in residential and commercial fires? - --
CORRECT ANSWER--Hydrogen cyanide, carbon monoxide, and phosgene
What are the characteristics of carbon monoxide? - --CORRECT ANSWER--
Colorless, odorless, and poisonous
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, Where does phosgene come from? - --CORRECT ANSWER--Fires at textile
factories, houses, metalwork, or burning freon
What is hydrogen cyanide? - --CORRECT ANSWER--A toxic gas produced by the
combustion of materials containing cyanide.
What's the most commonly used drag? - --CORRECT ANSWER--Clothes drag
What is the average rate diameter of burning fuel? - --CORRECT ANSWER--1/4
or .25
Which type of breathing apparatus recycles the user's exhaled air? - --CORRECT
ANSWER--Closed-Circuit
What does endothermic mean? - --CORRECT ANSWER--Absorbs heat
What does exothermic mean? - --CORRECT ANSWER--Releases heat
Meaning of ignition point? - --CORRECT ANSWER--The minimum temperature
at which a substance will burn.
Flame point - --CORRECT ANSWER--The lowest temperature at which a liquid
produces enough vapor to sustain a continuous fire.
What is vapor density? - --CORRECT ANSWER--The weight of a vapor
compared to air.
What is the vapor density of air? - --CORRECT ANSWER--1
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