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. NFPA® 1851 requires that personal protective clothing be cleaned and dried at least every ___ months in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations.

6

12

3

9

Question 1 of 20

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

To ensure job security for career firefighters

To save lives and protect property

To eliminate structural fires

To ensure compliance with codes

Question 2 of 20

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

Neutral flammable limit

Upper flammable limit

Minimum flammable limit

Lower flammable limit

Question 3 of 20

4. Hose is most commonly cut and coupled in pieces of ___ feet (m).

50 or 100 (15 or 30)

25 or 50 (8 or 15)

100 or 150 (30 or 45)

150 or 200 (45 or 60)

Question 4 of 20

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

The company officer

The telecommunicator

The Safety Officer

The Incident Commander

Question 5 of 20

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

Use only fog nozzles.

Close nozzles, hydrants, valves and hose clamps quickly.

Close nozzles, hydrants, valves and hose clamps slowly.

Limit the number of hoselines used.

Question 6 of 20

7. 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 7 of 20

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

ventilation controlled.

environmentally controlled.

fuel controlled.

combustion controlled.

Question 8 of 20

9. Firefighter injuries can be prevented by:

allowing non-standard work uniforms.

the use of personal vehicles for minor responses.

allowing firefighters to work independently at incidents.

the use of personal protective clothing and equipment.

Question 9 of 20

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

Exothermic change

Chemical reaction

Non-molecular reaction

Physical change

Question 10 of 20

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

Butterfly valves

Clapper valves

Ball valves

Gate valves

Question 11 of 20

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

1700

100

750

1200

Question 12 of 20

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

career

military

volunteer

paid-on-call

Question 13 of 20

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

Public relations

Incident stabilization

Life safety

Property conservation

Question 14 of 20

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

gaseous state.

solid state.

chemical state.

liquid state.

Question 15 of 20

16. Which of the following is the primary oxidizing agent in most fires?

Oxygen

Carbon dioxide

Methane

Carbon monoxide

Question 16 of 20

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

All-clear signal

Evacuation signal

Mayday

Personnel accountability report

Question 17 of 20

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

Fire point

Autoignition point

Volatility rating

Flash point

Question 18 of 20

19. Which of the following is a fire stream produced from a fixed orifice nozzle?

Straight stream

Fog stream

Solid stream

Broken stream

Question 19 of 20

20. 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.

Question 20 of 20

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