Firefighter 1 Practice Test

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What We Cover:

• Firefighting Terminology
• Tools and Equipment
• Fireground Tactics
• HazMat Awareness
• Fire Hose & Appliances
• Extinguishers
• Salvage and Overhaul

• Fire Behavior
• Fire Prevention and IMS
• Building Construction
• Ladders
• Water Supply
• Forcible Entry
• HazMat Operations

• Firefighter Survival
• Communications
• Ropes and Knots
• Sprinklers
• Fire Cause and Determination
• Personal Protective Equipment
• SCBA

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Firefighter 1 Practice Test

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1. Which of the following is a method to help prevent water hammer?

 Close nozzles, hydrants, valves and hose clamps quickly.

 Close nozzles, hydrants, valves and hose clamps slowly.

 Limit the number of hoselines used.

 Use only fog nozzles.

2. Which of the following refers to the minimum concentration of fuel vapor and air that supports combustion?

 Neutral flammable limit

 Lower flammable limit

 Minimum flammable limit

 Upper flammable limit

3. What NFPA standard specifies the minimum requirements for a fire department health and safety program?

 NFPA 1001

 NFPA 1041

 NFPA 1403

 NFPA 1500

4. Which types of valves are used in pumper discharges and gated wyes?

 Gate valves

 Ball valves

 Clapper valves

 Butterfly valves

5. Mildew and mold on fire hose are examples of ___ damage.

 organic

 mechanical

 chemical

 thermal

6. Which of the following should be used when the IC decides that firefighters should immediately withdraw from a burning building?

 Mayday

 Personnel accountability report

 All-clear signal

 Evacuation signal

7. Which of the following is based upon a policy or procedure with mandatory compliance?

 Order

 Directive

 Recommendation

 Request

8. Which of the following classifications of fires involve combustible metals such as aluminum, magnesium, potassium, sodium, titanium, and zirconium?

 Class A fires

 Class D fires

 Class B fires

 Class C fires

9. In order to burn, liquids must be:

 vaporized.

 flowing.

 pyrolysized.

 contained.

10. To be in compliance with NFPA 1500, fire departments must:

 hire an outside safety consultant for a yearly review.

 keep records of all job-related accidents, illnesses, exposures, and fatalties.

 have the standard adopted as law.

 remain accident free at least 50% of the year.

11. Which of the following events brought about changes in the fire service largely because of the textile and steel industries?

 Cold War

 World War II

 Great Depression

 Industrial Revolution

12. Which of the following occurs when a substance remains chemically the same but changes in size, shape, or appearance?

 Chemical reaction

 Exothermic change

 Physical change

 Non-molecular reaction

13. Which of the following tactical priorities prevents an incident from getting any worse?

 Property conservation

 Incident stabilization

 Public relations

 Life safety

14. Which of the following refers to the temperature at which liquid gives off sufficient vapors to ignite, but not sustain, combustion?

 Volatility rating

 Flash point

 Autoignition point

 Fire point

15. Which of the following should firefighters do in order to help prevent injuries?

 Maintain high levels of stress

 Maintain high levels of physical fitness

 Limit physical exertion at the fire station

 Limit training that includes realistic situations

16. Clear text is a standardized set of fire-specific words and phrases often used in:

 structural fire fighting.

 the wildland fire community.

 the Incident Command System.

 the EMS community.

17. Which of the following is the MOST appropriate description of the mission of the fire service?

 To ensure compliance with codes

 To ensure job security for career firefighters

 To save lives and protect property

 To eliminate structural fires

18. At 212ºF (100ºC) water expands approximately ___ times its original volume when converted to steam.

 750

 1200

 100

 1700

19. Which of the following is a systematic way of confirming the status of any unit operating at an incident?

 All-clear signal

 Personnel accountability report

 Evacuation signal

 Mayday

20. Which of the following NFPA® 1983 categories of life-safety rope is used to tether rescuers during water rescues and is 19/64-inch (7 mm) in diameter or greater, but less than 3/8-inch (9.5 mm)?

 Light-use life-safety rope

 Escape rope

 General-use life-safety rope

 Throwline

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