FIREFIGHTING USCG LICENSE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
OnBanBinternationalBvoyage,BaBcargoBvesselBofB1,000BGTBorBmoreBoperatingBtwoBfireBpumpsBsimultaneousl
yBisBrequiredBtoBhaveBaBminimumBpitotBtubeBpressureBfromBtheBtwoBhighestBoutlets.BWhatBisBtheBminimum
BrequiredBpressure?
(A)B50BpsiB(B)B70BpsiB(C)B100BpsiB(D)B35BpsiB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-A
ABdefiniteBadvantageBinBtheBuseBofBwaterBasBaBfireBextinguishingBagentBisBitsBabilityBtoB__________.B
(A)BabsorbBsmokeBandBgasesBasBwaterBisBconvertedBfromBliquidBtoBvaporB
(B)BvaporizeBandBrapidlyBexpandBasBwaterBabsorbsBheatB
(C)BrapidlyBcontractBasBwaterBisBconvertedBfromBaBliquidBtoBaBvaporB
(D)BalternateBexpansionBandBcontractionBasBwaterBinBliquidBstateBbecomesBvaporB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-A
WhatBisBtheBalarmBsignalBforBmanningBboatBstationsBorBboatBdrillsBonboardBaBmerchantBship?B
A)BContinuousBblastBofBtheBwhistleBforBnotBlessBthanB10BsecondsBsupplementedBbyBtheBcontinuousBringingB
ofBtheBgeneralBalarmBbellsBforBnotBlessBthanB10Bseconds.B
(B)BContinuousBblastBofBtheBwhistleBforBnotBlessBthanB3BsecondsBsupplementedBbyBtheBcontinuousBringingB
ofBtheBgeneralBalarmBbellsBforBnotBlessBthanB3Bseconds.B
B (C)BGeneralBalarmBsoundedB3BtimesBsupplementedBbyB3BshortBblastsBofBtheBwhistle.B
(D)BABsuccessionBofBmoreBthanB6BshortBblastsBfollowedBbyB1BlongBblastBofBtheBwhistleBsupplementedBbyBaBc
omparableBsignalBonBtheBgeneralBalarm.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-D
YouBnoticeBsmokeBcomingBfromBanBopenBlaundryBroomBdoorway,BwhichBsmellsBlikeBelectricalBinsulation.BAf
terBactivatingBtheBfireBalarm,BwhichBofBtheBfollowingBwouldBbeBtheBlowestBactionBpriority?B
(A)BSecureBpowerBtoBtheBwashersBandBdryers.B
(B)BLocateBtheBnearestBCO2BorBdryBchemicalBextinguisher.B
B (C)BBreakBoutBtheBnearestBfireBhose.B
B (D)BCloseBtheBdoorBtoBtheBroom.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-C
ByBwhichBofBtheBlistedBmethodsBmayBheatBbeBtransferredBfromBoneBbodyBtoBanother?B
,(A)BRadiation
B (B)BConductionB
(C)BConvectionB
(D)BAllBofBtheBaboveB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-D
WhenBfightingBaBfireBwithBaBportableBdryBchemicalBextinguisherByouBshouldBalwaysB__________.B
B (A)BattackBtheBfireBfromBtheBleewardBsideB
(B)BbounceBtheBchemicalBontoBtheBfireBfromBadjacentBstructuralBmembersB
(C)BsprayBtheBchemicalBacrossBtheBtopsBofBtheBflamesB
B (D)BdirectBtheBstreamBofBchemicalBtowardBtheBbaseBofBtheBfireB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-D
WaterBappliedBasBaB"fog"BcanBbeBmoreBeffectiveBthanBwaterBappliedBasBaB"solidBstream",BbecauseB_______
___.B
B (A)BitBreducesBtheBtotalBamountBofBwaterBthatBmustBbeBpumpedBintoBtheBshipBtoBfightBaBgivenBfireB
(B)BitBdoesBnotBhaveBtoBhitBtheBseatBofBfireBtoBbeBeffectiveB
(C)BaBgivenBamountBofBwaterBcanBabsorbBmoreBheatBwhenBitBisBinBtheBformBofBfogB
B (D)BallBofBtheBaboveB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-D
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBstatementsBisBtrueBconcerningBcarbonBdioxideBwhenBusedBasBaBfireBextinguishingBa
gent?B
B (A)BCarbonBdioxideBshouldBbeBappliedBslowlyBtoBaBlargeBengineBroomBfire.B
B (B)BItsBsmotheringBeffectBisBexcellentBforBclassBBBfires.B
(C)BCarbonBdioxideBisBcorrosiveBwhenBexposedBtoBfire.B
B (D)BItsBtotalBcoolingBeffectBisBfarBgreaterBthanBwater.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-B
.BABpersonBmanningBaBfireBhoseBunderBpressureBwithBanBall-
purposeBnozzleBattached,BshouldBbeBawareBthatBtheBnozzleBisBmostBdifficultBtoBcontrolBwhenBtheBhandleBp
ositionBisBchangedBfromB__________.B
B (A)BlowBvelocityBtoBhighBvelocityBfogB
B (B)BfogBtoBshutB
, B (C)BshutBtoBsolidBstreamB
(D)BsolidBstreamBtoBfogB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-C
WhenBweldingBorBburningBaboardBaBvessel,ByouBmustBbeBcertainBthatBtheBspaceB__________.B
(A)BisBproperlyBventedB
B (B)BcontainsBnoBexplosiveBfumesB
(C)BhasBnoBoilBorBflammableBmaterialBinBtheBareaB
(D)BallBofBtheBaboveB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-D
IfByouBhearBaBcontinuousBblastBofBtheBwhistleBforBnotBlessBthanB10BsecondsBsupplementedBbyBtheBcontinuo
usBringingBofBtheBgeneralBalarmBbellsBforBnotBlessBthanB10Bseconds,BwhatBdoesBthisBindicate?BoB(A)BManBov
erboard.B
B (B)BDismissalBfromBaBboatBdrill.B
(C)BFireBandBemergency.B
B (D)BAbandonBshipB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-C
WhoBisBresponsibleBforBtheBpreparationBofBmusterBlistsBandBsigningBofBsame?B
B (A)BTheBownerBofBtheBvesselB
(B)BTheBMasterBofBtheBvesselB
B (C)BTheBChiefBOfficerBofBtheBvesselB
(D)BTheBUnitedBStatesBCoastBGuardB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-B
WhichBagencyBmustBapproveBtheBSafetyBequipmentBonBboardBinspectedBvessels?B
B (A)BTheBNationalBSafetyBCouncilBo
(B)BTheBOccupationalBSafetyBandBHealthBAdministrationB(OSHA)B
(C)BTheBU.S.BCoastBGuardB
B (D)BTheBSafetyBStandardsBBureauB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-C
ABfireBinBtrashBandBpaperBwasteBisBclassifiedBasBclassB____________.
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
OnBanBinternationalBvoyage,BaBcargoBvesselBofB1,000BGTBorBmoreBoperatingBtwoBfireBpumpsBsimultaneousl
yBisBrequiredBtoBhaveBaBminimumBpitotBtubeBpressureBfromBtheBtwoBhighestBoutlets.BWhatBisBtheBminimum
BrequiredBpressure?
(A)B50BpsiB(B)B70BpsiB(C)B100BpsiB(D)B35BpsiB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-A
ABdefiniteBadvantageBinBtheBuseBofBwaterBasBaBfireBextinguishingBagentBisBitsBabilityBtoB__________.B
(A)BabsorbBsmokeBandBgasesBasBwaterBisBconvertedBfromBliquidBtoBvaporB
(B)BvaporizeBandBrapidlyBexpandBasBwaterBabsorbsBheatB
(C)BrapidlyBcontractBasBwaterBisBconvertedBfromBaBliquidBtoBaBvaporB
(D)BalternateBexpansionBandBcontractionBasBwaterBinBliquidBstateBbecomesBvaporB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-A
WhatBisBtheBalarmBsignalBforBmanningBboatBstationsBorBboatBdrillsBonboardBaBmerchantBship?B
A)BContinuousBblastBofBtheBwhistleBforBnotBlessBthanB10BsecondsBsupplementedBbyBtheBcontinuousBringingB
ofBtheBgeneralBalarmBbellsBforBnotBlessBthanB10Bseconds.B
(B)BContinuousBblastBofBtheBwhistleBforBnotBlessBthanB3BsecondsBsupplementedBbyBtheBcontinuousBringingB
ofBtheBgeneralBalarmBbellsBforBnotBlessBthanB3Bseconds.B
B (C)BGeneralBalarmBsoundedB3BtimesBsupplementedBbyB3BshortBblastsBofBtheBwhistle.B
(D)BABsuccessionBofBmoreBthanB6BshortBblastsBfollowedBbyB1BlongBblastBofBtheBwhistleBsupplementedBbyBaBc
omparableBsignalBonBtheBgeneralBalarm.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-D
YouBnoticeBsmokeBcomingBfromBanBopenBlaundryBroomBdoorway,BwhichBsmellsBlikeBelectricalBinsulation.BAf
terBactivatingBtheBfireBalarm,BwhichBofBtheBfollowingBwouldBbeBtheBlowestBactionBpriority?B
(A)BSecureBpowerBtoBtheBwashersBandBdryers.B
(B)BLocateBtheBnearestBCO2BorBdryBchemicalBextinguisher.B
B (C)BBreakBoutBtheBnearestBfireBhose.B
B (D)BCloseBtheBdoorBtoBtheBroom.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-C
ByBwhichBofBtheBlistedBmethodsBmayBheatBbeBtransferredBfromBoneBbodyBtoBanother?B
,(A)BRadiation
B (B)BConductionB
(C)BConvectionB
(D)BAllBofBtheBaboveB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-D
WhenBfightingBaBfireBwithBaBportableBdryBchemicalBextinguisherByouBshouldBalwaysB__________.B
B (A)BattackBtheBfireBfromBtheBleewardBsideB
(B)BbounceBtheBchemicalBontoBtheBfireBfromBadjacentBstructuralBmembersB
(C)BsprayBtheBchemicalBacrossBtheBtopsBofBtheBflamesB
B (D)BdirectBtheBstreamBofBchemicalBtowardBtheBbaseBofBtheBfireB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-D
WaterBappliedBasBaB"fog"BcanBbeBmoreBeffectiveBthanBwaterBappliedBasBaB"solidBstream",BbecauseB_______
___.B
B (A)BitBreducesBtheBtotalBamountBofBwaterBthatBmustBbeBpumpedBintoBtheBshipBtoBfightBaBgivenBfireB
(B)BitBdoesBnotBhaveBtoBhitBtheBseatBofBfireBtoBbeBeffectiveB
(C)BaBgivenBamountBofBwaterBcanBabsorbBmoreBheatBwhenBitBisBinBtheBformBofBfogB
B (D)BallBofBtheBaboveB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-D
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBstatementsBisBtrueBconcerningBcarbonBdioxideBwhenBusedBasBaBfireBextinguishingBa
gent?B
B (A)BCarbonBdioxideBshouldBbeBappliedBslowlyBtoBaBlargeBengineBroomBfire.B
B (B)BItsBsmotheringBeffectBisBexcellentBforBclassBBBfires.B
(C)BCarbonBdioxideBisBcorrosiveBwhenBexposedBtoBfire.B
B (D)BItsBtotalBcoolingBeffectBisBfarBgreaterBthanBwater.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-B
.BABpersonBmanningBaBfireBhoseBunderBpressureBwithBanBall-
purposeBnozzleBattached,BshouldBbeBawareBthatBtheBnozzleBisBmostBdifficultBtoBcontrolBwhenBtheBhandleBp
ositionBisBchangedBfromB__________.B
B (A)BlowBvelocityBtoBhighBvelocityBfogB
B (B)BfogBtoBshutB
, B (C)BshutBtoBsolidBstreamB
(D)BsolidBstreamBtoBfogB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-C
WhenBweldingBorBburningBaboardBaBvessel,ByouBmustBbeBcertainBthatBtheBspaceB__________.B
(A)BisBproperlyBventedB
B (B)BcontainsBnoBexplosiveBfumesB
(C)BhasBnoBoilBorBflammableBmaterialBinBtheBareaB
(D)BallBofBtheBaboveB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-D
IfByouBhearBaBcontinuousBblastBofBtheBwhistleBforBnotBlessBthanB10BsecondsBsupplementedBbyBtheBcontinuo
usBringingBofBtheBgeneralBalarmBbellsBforBnotBlessBthanB10Bseconds,BwhatBdoesBthisBindicate?BoB(A)BManBov
erboard.B
B (B)BDismissalBfromBaBboatBdrill.B
(C)BFireBandBemergency.B
B (D)BAbandonBshipB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-C
WhoBisBresponsibleBforBtheBpreparationBofBmusterBlistsBandBsigningBofBsame?B
B (A)BTheBownerBofBtheBvesselB
(B)BTheBMasterBofBtheBvesselB
B (C)BTheBChiefBOfficerBofBtheBvesselB
(D)BTheBUnitedBStatesBCoastBGuardB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-B
WhichBagencyBmustBapproveBtheBSafetyBequipmentBonBboardBinspectedBvessels?B
B (A)BTheBNationalBSafetyBCouncilBo
(B)BTheBOccupationalBSafetyBandBHealthBAdministrationB(OSHA)B
(C)BTheBU.S.BCoastBGuardB
B (D)BTheBSafetyBStandardsBBureauB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-C
ABfireBinBtrashBandBpaperBwasteBisBclassifiedBasBclassB____________.