Firefighter 1 & 2 Questions and Answers
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what is the fire triangle? Correct Answer-oxygen, fuel, and heat
what is the fire tetrahedron? Correct Answer-oxygen, fuel, heat, and a self-sustained chemical ch
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Firefighter 1 & 2 Questions and Answers
Already Passed
what is the fire triangle? Correct Answer-oxygen, fuel, and heat
what is the fire tetrahedron? Correct Answer-oxygen, fuel, heat, and a self-sustained chemical chain
reaction
what is potential energy? Correct Answer-stored energy possessed by an object that can be released in
the future to perform work
what is kinetic energy? Correct Answer-the energy possessed by a moving object
what is the british thermal unit (BTU)? Correct Answer-the amount of heat required to raise the
temperature of 1 pound of water 1 degree fahrenheit
what is NFPA 1971 Correct Answer-standard on protective ensembles for structural fire fighting and
proximity fire fighting
what is ANSI standard Z87.1 Correct Answer-practice for occupational and educational eye and face
protection
what are the three components of a turnout coat? Correct Answer-outer shell, moisture barrier, and
thermal barrier
what does DRD stand for? Correct Answer-drag rescue device
what does IDLH stand for? Correct Answer-immediately dangerous to life and health
what are four common respiratory hazards associated with fires and other emergencies? Correct Answeroxygen deficiency, elevated temperatures, smoke, and toxic atmospheres
what does PPE stand for? Correct Answer-personal protective equipment
according to NFPA 1971, full PPE consists of the following? Correct Answer-helmet, hood, coat, pants,
gloves, and boots
the following PPE is not part of NFPA 1971 but required by NFPA 1500? Correct Answer-eye protection,
hearing protection, self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), and personal alert safety system (PASS)
what are the four basic SCBA componets? Correct Answer-harness assembly, air cylinder assembly,
regulator assembly, and face piece assembly
air cylinders must be stamped or labeled with the dates of? Correct Answer-manufacture, and hydrostatic
test
according to both the u.s. department of transportation and transport canada, steel and aluminum air
cylinders must be tested every __ years and composite air cylinders every __ years? Correct Answer-5 and
3
what is a class B fire? Correct Answer-flammable and combustible liquids, gases, and greases such as
alcohol, cooking oils, gasoline, lubricating oils, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)
what is a class C fire? Correct Answer-class A or class B fires created by electrical energy
what is a class D fire? Correct Answer-combustible metals and alloys such as lithium, magnesium,
potassium, and sodium
what is a fire extinguisher? Correct Answer-a portable fire fighting device designed to combat incipient
fires
every fire extinguisher extinguishes fire by at least one of the following mechanisms? Correct Answersmothering, cooling, chain breaking, and saponification
what is NFPA 10? Correct Answer-standard for portable fire extinguishers
what is a class A fire? Correct Answer-ordinary combustibles such as textiles, paper, plastic, rubber, and
wood
what is a class K fire? Correct Answer-combustible cooking oils
what does AFFF stand for? Correct Answer-aqueous film forming foam
what is the PASS method for a fire extinguisher? Correct Answer-pull, aim, squeeze, and sweep
what is ventilation? Correct Answer-the systematic removal of heated air, smoke, and fire gases from a
burning building and replacing them with cooler air
what is conduction? Correct Answer-the transfer of heat within a body or to another body by direct
contact
what three mechanisms can heat be transferred from one body to another? Correct Answer-conduction,
convection, and radiation
what is convection? Correct Answer-the transfer of heat energy by the movement of heated fluids or
gases, usually in an upward direction
what is radiation? Correct Answer-the transmission or transfer of heat energy from one body to another
body at a lower temperature through intervening space by electromagnetic waves, such as infrared
thermal waves, radio, or x-rays.
what are the stages of fire development? Correct Answer-incipient, growth, fully developed fire, and
decay
what is a rollover? Correct Answer-a condition where the unburned fire gases accumulated at the top of
a compartment ignite and flames propagate through the how gas layer or across the ceiling
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