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 based upon a policy or procedure with mandatory compliance?

Recommendation

Request

Directive

Order

Question 1 of 20

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

1200

1700

750

100

Question 2 of 20

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

Evacuation signal

Mayday

Personnel accountability report

All-clear signal

Question 3 of 20

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

Physical change

Exothermic change

Chemical reaction

Non-molecular reaction

Question 4 of 20

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

NFPA 1500

NFPA 1403

NFPA 1041

NFPA 1001

Question 5 of 20

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

The company officer

The Incident Commander

The Safety Officer

The telecommunicator

Question 6 of 20

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

the wildland fire community.

structural fire fighting.

the Incident Command System.

the EMS community.

Question 7 of 20

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

Class C fires

Class B fires

Class D fires

Class A fires

Question 8 of 20

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

female

sexless

threaded

male

Question 9 of 20

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

Butterfly valves

Ball valves

Clapper valves

Gate valves

Question 10 of 20

11. 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)?

General-use life-safety rope

Throwline

Light-use life-safety rope

Escape rope

Question 11 of 20

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

Broken stream

Solid stream

Fog stream

Straight stream

Question 12 of 20

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

Upper flammable limit

Minimum flammable limit

Neutral flammable limit

Lower flammable limit

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?

Cold War

Great Depression

Industrial Revolution

World War II

Question 14 of 20

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

the incident is under control.

other units arrive on scene.

there is a sudden catastrophic event.

there is a change in strategy.

Question 15 of 20

16. In order to burn, liquids must be:

contained.

vaporized.

flowing.

pyrolysized.

Question 16 of 20

17. 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.

Question 17 of 20

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

Public relations

Property conservation

Incident stabilization

Life safety

Question 18 of 20

19. Which types of fittings are used to connect a smaller hoseline to the end of a larger one?

Adapters

Hose plugs

Elbows

Reducers

Question 19 of 20

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

Carbon monoxide

Carbon dioxide

Methane

Oxygen

Question 20 of 20

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