The purpose of Firefighter 1 is to identify emergency service personnel who demonstrate competency in the performance requirements necessary to perform the duties of a firefighter. The NFPA 1001 Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications identifies the minimum requirements for a person at the first level of progression.

A person certified at the Fire Fighter I level will have demonstrated competency in the necessary knowledge and skills, while working under direct supervision, to function safely and effectively as a member of a firefighting team.

Passing your Firefighter 1 test is an important step in growing within your organization or landing that job. Although there are many different topics and areas covered in this course, we break it down for you in our easy to use study guide so that you learn what you need to know. Try our free Firefighter 1 Practice Test now!

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1. Which of the following is always the first and highest tactical priority in an emergency operation?

Incident stabilization

Public relations

Life safety

Property conservation

Question 1 of 20

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

Physical change

Chemical reaction

Non-molecular reaction

Exothermic change

Question 2 of 20

3. When applying a hose clamp, apply it at least ___ feet (m) behind the apparatus.

20 (6)

10 (3)

15 (4.5)

5 (1.5)

Question 3 of 20

4. Which of the following occurs when a substance changes from one type of matter into another?

Exothermic change

Chemical reaction

Non-molecular reaction

Physical change

Question 4 of 20

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

All-clear signal

Personnel accountability report

Mayday

Evacuation signal

Question 5 of 20

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

Neutral flammable limit

Minimum flammable limit

Lower flammable limit

Upper flammable limit

Question 6 of 20

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

Life safety

Property conservation

Incident stabilization

Public relations

Question 7 of 20

8. Which of the following statements about life-safety rope is MOST accurate?

Life-safety rope that has been impact-loaded is permissible.

Life-safety rope can be made using a variety of construction types.

Life-safety rope should only be used during actual incidents.

Life-safety rope must be block creel construction.

Question 8 of 20

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

structural fire fighting.

the EMS community.

the wildland fire community.

the Incident Command System.

Question 9 of 20

10. Storz couplings are sometimes referred to as ___ couplings.

female

sexless

male

threaded

Question 10 of 20

11. In order to burn, liquids must be:

flowing.

contained.

vaporized.

pyrolysized.

Question 11 of 20

12. A personnel accountability report is usually requested in all of the following situations EXCEPT when:

there is a change in strategy.

other units arrive on scene.

there is a sudden catastrophic event.

the incident is under control.

Question 12 of 20

13. For flaming combustion to occur, fuels must be in the:

liquid state.

chemical state.

solid state.

gaseous state.

Question 13 of 20

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

Great Depression

World War II

Cold War

Industrial Revolution

Question 14 of 20

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

NFPA 1041

NFPA 1001

NFPA 1403

NFPA 1500

Question 15 of 20

16. Who can normally strike multiple alarms or order additional resources?

The Safety Officer

The telecommunicator

The company officer

The Incident Commander

Question 16 of 20

17. The majority of firefighters in North America are ___ firefighters.

volunteer

military

paid-on-call

career

Question 17 of 20

18. When fire development is limited by the air supply, it is said to be:

ventilation controlled.

fuel controlled.

environmentally controlled.

combustion controlled.

Question 18 of 20

19. 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

Question 19 of 20

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

Order

Request

Directive

Recommendation

Question 20 of 20

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