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FLORIDA FIRE STATE EXAM 2025-2026 ACTUAL
EXAM 220 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |AGRADE
What is the mission of the fire service - ...ANSWER✓✓✓To save
lives and protect property
What NFPA standard establishes basic training criteria for
Firefighter I and Firefighter II? - ...ANSWER✓✓✓1001
a ___ is a collection of rules enacted by law in a particular
jurisdiction - ...ANSWER✓✓✓Code
What best describes the action first taken after an alert to the
station - ...ANSWER✓✓✓Dispatching of emergency servies
responders
the use of ten codes in radio transmissions was replaced when
agencies began to adopt which of the following -
...ANSWER✓✓✓National Incident Management system (NIMS)
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What task may a telecommunications center be assigned during
a progress report - ...ANSWER✓✓✓Providing periodic time
transmission
what best describes when an SCBA cylinder needs to be
replaced - ...ANSWER✓✓✓During inspection if cylinder contains
less than 90% of capacity
which type of rope is the only rope required to have a rope log -
...ANSWER✓✓✓Life Safety Rope
which part of the rope is used to tie a knot or hitch -
...ANSWER✓✓✓Working
which type of knot can be used to secure a victims hands or feet
to drag a victim to safety - ...ANSWER✓✓✓Handcuff
Once a search is complete, a FF should - ...ANSWER✓✓✓Report
promptly to the supervisor
What are the two objectives for a structural search -
...ANSWER✓✓✓Search for life; assess fire conditions
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what types of extrication method is used to stabilize a vehicle
that is upside down or lying on its side - ...ANSWER✓✓✓Buttress
tension System
what initial action is next priority after stabilizing the scene -
...ANSWER✓✓✓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 - ...ANSWER✓✓✓A-
Frame
in the OATH method of signaling on a search line, two tugs
represents - ...ANSWER✓✓✓Advance
What type of tool is a pike pole - ...ANSWER✓✓✓Push pull
cutting edges on axes should be inspected for -
...ANSWER✓✓✓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 -
FLORIDA FIRE STATE EXAM 2025-2026 ACTUAL
EXAM 220 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |AGRADE
What is the mission of the fire service - ...ANSWER✓✓✓To save
lives and protect property
What NFPA standard establishes basic training criteria for
Firefighter I and Firefighter II? - ...ANSWER✓✓✓1001
a ___ is a collection of rules enacted by law in a particular
jurisdiction - ...ANSWER✓✓✓Code
What best describes the action first taken after an alert to the
station - ...ANSWER✓✓✓Dispatching of emergency servies
responders
the use of ten codes in radio transmissions was replaced when
agencies began to adopt which of the following -
...ANSWER✓✓✓National Incident Management system (NIMS)
,2|Page
What task may a telecommunications center be assigned during
a progress report - ...ANSWER✓✓✓Providing periodic time
transmission
what best describes when an SCBA cylinder needs to be
replaced - ...ANSWER✓✓✓During inspection if cylinder contains
less than 90% of capacity
which type of rope is the only rope required to have a rope log -
...ANSWER✓✓✓Life Safety Rope
which part of the rope is used to tie a knot or hitch -
...ANSWER✓✓✓Working
which type of knot can be used to secure a victims hands or feet
to drag a victim to safety - ...ANSWER✓✓✓Handcuff
Once a search is complete, a FF should - ...ANSWER✓✓✓Report
promptly to the supervisor
What are the two objectives for a structural search -
...ANSWER✓✓✓Search for life; assess fire conditions
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what types of extrication method is used to stabilize a vehicle
that is upside down or lying on its side - ...ANSWER✓✓✓Buttress
tension System
what initial action is next priority after stabilizing the scene -
...ANSWER✓✓✓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 - ...ANSWER✓✓✓A-
Frame
in the OATH method of signaling on a search line, two tugs
represents - ...ANSWER✓✓✓Advance
What type of tool is a pike pole - ...ANSWER✓✓✓Push pull
cutting edges on axes should be inspected for -
...ANSWER✓✓✓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 -
