FCTC CHEMISTRY AND FIRE SCIENCE
EXAM PAPER 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
⫸ How many 2 pints will fit in a 5 gallon drum? Answer: 20 pints
⫸ Fire increase between 2009-2014? Answer: 145%
⫸ Total chains crew cuts Answer: 6
⫸ Total cost 12.4+14.2+14.4+12.2 Answer: 53.2
⫸ 7ft length 5 ft wife and 3ft deep, how much water can be held in
engine 17's water tank? Answer: 105 cubic ft
⫸ A tank with 12' diameter holds 864 gallons per foot of depth, how
many gallons will a tank with 12' diameter hold if it is 5' deep? Answer:
4320
⫸ Engine 33 is traveling 351 miles to a mutual aid. They have to drive
216 miles in 4 hours, what is their average speed? Answer: 54mph
, ⫸ There are 6 sections of 100' Wildland hose and 9 sections of 80'
structural hose. 5 sections of structural hose fail. What is the total
amount of structural hose that failed? Answer: 400ft
⫸ Engine carries 1,100 ft of 2 1/2 inch, 900ft of 4 inch and 1,000ft of 4
1/2 in; if the 4 inch was removed, what percentage was removed?
Answer: 30%
⫸ For a fire on the fourth floor, you need 100 psi at the nozzle, for each
floor above the first floor you lose 5 psi, for every 100ft of hose you lose
15 psi. There is 400ft of hose used to get to the fire, what is the total
pressure needed at the engine? Answer: 175 psi
⫸ Engine pumps 1450 gallons per minute, how many gallons will it
pump in 5 1/2 min? Answer: 7,975 gallons
⫸ If an acre is equal to 43,560 square ft and a fire burned 250ft wide
and 1,200ft long, how many acres were burned? Answer: 6.88 Acres
⫸ 1/4 of back burned, 1/4 of front burned, 1/3 of her head burned, 1/2 of
her armed burned. What is the percentage of the total burn?
Entire back =20% Entire Front=20% Entire head=15% Entire arm=15%
Answer: 22.5%
EXAM PAPER 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
⫸ How many 2 pints will fit in a 5 gallon drum? Answer: 20 pints
⫸ Fire increase between 2009-2014? Answer: 145%
⫸ Total chains crew cuts Answer: 6
⫸ Total cost 12.4+14.2+14.4+12.2 Answer: 53.2
⫸ 7ft length 5 ft wife and 3ft deep, how much water can be held in
engine 17's water tank? Answer: 105 cubic ft
⫸ A tank with 12' diameter holds 864 gallons per foot of depth, how
many gallons will a tank with 12' diameter hold if it is 5' deep? Answer:
4320
⫸ Engine 33 is traveling 351 miles to a mutual aid. They have to drive
216 miles in 4 hours, what is their average speed? Answer: 54mph
, ⫸ There are 6 sections of 100' Wildland hose and 9 sections of 80'
structural hose. 5 sections of structural hose fail. What is the total
amount of structural hose that failed? Answer: 400ft
⫸ Engine carries 1,100 ft of 2 1/2 inch, 900ft of 4 inch and 1,000ft of 4
1/2 in; if the 4 inch was removed, what percentage was removed?
Answer: 30%
⫸ For a fire on the fourth floor, you need 100 psi at the nozzle, for each
floor above the first floor you lose 5 psi, for every 100ft of hose you lose
15 psi. There is 400ft of hose used to get to the fire, what is the total
pressure needed at the engine? Answer: 175 psi
⫸ Engine pumps 1450 gallons per minute, how many gallons will it
pump in 5 1/2 min? Answer: 7,975 gallons
⫸ If an acre is equal to 43,560 square ft and a fire burned 250ft wide
and 1,200ft long, how many acres were burned? Answer: 6.88 Acres
⫸ 1/4 of back burned, 1/4 of front burned, 1/3 of her head burned, 1/2 of
her armed burned. What is the percentage of the total burn?
Entire back =20% Entire Front=20% Entire head=15% Entire arm=15%
Answer: 22.5%
