Answer questions 1 through 10 based on the reading passage below. Use a worksheet to draw the scenario to make the location and firefighter actions clearer.
On a cold morning in April, firefighters arrive at a structural fire inside a two-story building with the address, 113 State Street. The cross street intersecting State Street where the fire building is located is Caton Street. Addresses on Caton Street range from 304 to 322. The fire is located on the first floor at the front of the building. Flames can be seen coming out of two windows of a clothing store. Facing the fire building from State Street, a pizza store is situated to the left of the clothing store and a laundry to the right of the clothing store. All three stores have the same address. A three-story residential building is located to the left of the pizza store. The address for the residential building is 121 State Street. A fire escape is installed on the front of the three-story building. Windows on the third floor of this building are boarded up with plywood. A young child can be seen crying for help from a second floor window of the residential building. There are two fire hydrants located in the vicinity of the fire building and an Engine company is utilizing one of them and stretching four lengths of hose to fight the fire. There are five firefighters assigned to the Engine company. Two firefighters from a Ladder company, also on the scene, are placing a portable ladder to the window where the child is located for a rescue attempt. The other three members of this Ladder company are forcing entry into the store of fire origin to provide access for the Engine company with the hose line. A Battalion Chief observing the situation upon arrival transmits a message to the communications dispatcher that “all hands” are at work and an additional Engine company and Ladder company should be dispatched to the fire.
1. How many firefighters are at the scene of the fire?
(A) 12
(B) 11
(C) 8
(D) 5
2. What action are Engine company firefighters taking at this fire?
(A) Stretching hose
(B) Positioning a portable ladder to a window
(C) Forcing entry to the store of fire origin
(D) Laddering the roof of the residential building
3. What is the address of the building with the fire escape?
(A) 113 State Street
(B) 304 Caton Street
(C) 322 Caton Street
(D) 121 State Street
4. Where is the fire located?
(A) Laundry
(B) Residential building
(C) Clothing store
(D) Pizza store
5. What is the address of the pizza store?
(A) 113 State Street
(B) 121 State Street
(C) 304 Caton Street
(D) The address is not mentioned in the passage.
6. What building has boarded-up windows?
(A) The two-story building
(B) The buildings on Caton Street
(C) The residential building
(D) None of the above
7. How many fire hydrants are in the vicinity of the fire building?
(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) Four
8. How many firefighters are involved in the rescue attempt?
(A) 10
(B) 5
(C) 4
(D) 2
9. What fire service member gave the status of the fire to the communications dispatcher?
(A) Engine company officer
(B) Ladder company officer
(C) Battalion Chief
(D) None of the above
10. What aspect of the fire scenario should take top priority?
(A) Extinguishing the fire in the clothing store
(B) Cutting a ventilation hole above the stores
(C) Rescuing the child at the window
(D) Checking for fire extension in the buildings on Caton Street
Answer questions 11 through 15 based on the reading passage below.
Housewatch duty is a task all firefighters must perform during their tours of work. It consists of a three-hour span when a firefighter monitors the department radio, telephone, and other communications equipment. When on housewatch, you are also responsible to greet all visitors to quarters and determine the nature of their business. While on housewatch firefighters are required to wear their uniform cap and display a nameplate. When a call comes in for a fire or emergency, the firefighter on housewatch must acknowledge the receipt of the alarm and notify all members of the need to respond. This task is the most important task of the housewatch duty. A buzzer or ring system is used to communicate what firefighter personnel are being summoned to respond. For example, one ring may indicate that all Engine company firefighters are to respond, while two rings could mean Ladder company firefighter must go. Three rings may mean both units are being called out. Another important duty of the housewatch firefighter is to maintain a journal or log of all activities carried out during the time frame of duty. Alarm responses, maintenance of apparatus by chauffeurs, conduction of training drills by company officers, and similar actions are just a few of the entries required. Housewatch duty helps keep the firefighters constantly vigilant and on guard in the protection of the community they serve.
11. What are firefighters required to wear while on housewatch duty?
(A) Gloves
(B) Long sleeve shirt
(C) Tie
(D) Cap
12. Select a duty, mentioned in the reading passage, required to be performed by the housewatch firefighter.
(A) Check their personal e-mail
(B) Greet all visitors to quarters
(C) Maintenance of apparatus
(D) Conduct training drills
13. From the choices below, which one is NOT a company journal entry?
(A) Raising overhead doors to sweep out apparatus floor
(B) Maintenance of apparatus by chauffeurs
(C) Apparatus response
(D) Training being conducted by company officer
14. What is the most important task performed by the firefighter on housewatch duty?
(A) Answering the telephone
(B) Greeting visitors
(C) Listening to firefighting activity on the department radio
(D) Receipt of alarms and notification of members to respond
15. In the alarm buzzer/ring system mentioned in the reading passage, one ring would indicate what type of alarm response?
(A) Ladder company only
(B) Both Ladder company and Engine company
(C) Engine company only
(D) None of the above
Personal protection equipment (PPE) is essential in keeping firefighters safe during fire and emergency incidents. PPE includes pants and boots, Handie-Talkie radio, hood, coat, gloves, helmet, and positive pressure self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA). Firefighters must also don PPE in the order listed above. With this information answer questions 16 through 18.
16. What PPE item must be donned immediately prior to putting on your hood?
(A) SCBA
(B) Handie-Talkie radio
(C) Boots
(D) Pants
17. What PPE item must be put on subsequent to donning a SCBA?
(A) Coat
(B) Gloves
(C) Helmet
(D) None of the above
18. Select the INACCURATE sequence regarding PPE donning requirements from the choices below.
(A) Hood, coat, gloves, and helmet
(B) Pants and boots, Handie-Talkie radio, and hood
(C) Coat, helmet, gloves, and SCBA
(D) Handie-Talkie radio, hood, coat, and gloves
Review the apartment floor layout for one minute, then cover the drawing and answer questions 19 through 24.
19. What room inside the apartment is furthest from the entry hall?
(A) Living room
(B) Bedroom
(C) Kitchen/dining room
(D) Bathroom
20. What room listed below doesn’t have direct access to a balcony?
(A) Bathroom
(B) Bedroom
(C) Living room
(D) All of the above
21. What room is adjoining the larger balcony?
(A) Bathroom
(B) Kitchen/dining room
(C) Entry hall
(D) Living room
22. Select the accurate dimensions listed for the kitchen/dining room.
(A) 12 × 14
(B) 14 × 14
(C) 12 × 26
(D) 12 × 16
23. How many square feet is the bedroom?
(A) 168
(B) 196
(C) 312
(D) 192
24. What room is closest to the entry door of the apartment?
(A) Kitchen/dining room
(B) Bathroom
(C) Bedroom
(D) Living room
Use the drawing below to answer questions 25 through 30.
25. The fire building has how many floors of fire?
(A) Four
(B) Three
(C) Two
(D) One
26. Choose the Engine (E) apparatus that has hose lines stretched into the fire building.
(A) E-95-2
(B) E-85
(C) E-85-2
(D) E-95
27. What apparatus is connected to a frozen fire hydrant?
(A) E-95-2
(B) R-87
(C) E-77
(D) T-77
28. How many feet of hose is E-77 using to supply water to E-95-2?
(A) 100 feet
(B) 200 feet
(C) 300 feet
(D) 400 feet
29. What Engine apparatus has a 4-inch water supply hose line directly into E-95?
(A) E-95-2
(B) E-85
(C) E-85-2
(D) E-77
30. What apparatus is utilizing the northernmost water supply source?
(A) R-87
(B) E-95-2
(C) T-77
(D) E-77
Use the private dwelling floor layout below to answer questions 31 through 36.
31. On what side of the building is the fire located?
(A) The A side
(B) The D side
(C) The B/C side
(D) The C/D side
32. Where are the two victims located?
(A) In the garage
(B) In the game room
(C) In the living room
(D) In the bathroom
33. What action did E1 take at this fire?
(A) Stretched two attack hose lines
(B) Stretched an attack hose line only
(C) Stretched a backup hose line only
(D) Stretched an attack line and a backup line
34. Where were the two victims located in relation to the origin to the fire?
(A) Northeast
(B) South
(C) Southwest
(D) Northwest
35. If a length of hose is 50 feet, how many lengths of attack line hose were stretched?
(A) 8
(B) 4
(C) 2
(D) 1
36. If air movement is pushing the fire to the north, what part of the home is the most threatened?
(A) Kitchen and living room
(B) B-side bedroom
(C) Game room
(D) Deck
Use the figure below to answer question 37.
37. Gear D has 24 teeth and Gear F has 12 teeth. If Gear D makes 8 complete turns, how many turns will Gear F make?
(A) 8
(B) 12
(C) 14
(D) 16
38. A fire building being examined by investigating fire marshals needs to be roped off to prevent unauthorized entry. If the area is 90 feet long and 30 feet wide, how many yards of rope will be required?
(A) 60
(B) 70
(C) 80
(D) 90
39. What is the perimeter (in feet) of a rectangle that has sides equal to 6 inches, 12 inches, 6 inches, and 12 inches?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
40. How many lengths of 100-foot hose can you make if you have 6 lengths of 25-foot hose and 7 lengths of 50-foot hose?
(A) 5
(B) 6
(C) 7
(D) 8
41. If you had on your hose bed 6 lengths of 100-foot hose, 10 lengths of 50-foot hose, and 12 lengths of 25-foot hose, how many feet of hose would you have?
(A) 1,000
(B) 1,100
(C) 1,200
(D) 1,400
42. What is the average of the following three numbers: 10, 15, and 50?
(A) 20
(B) 25
(C) 30
(D) 35
43. What is the average of the following six numbers: 20, 45, 47, 53, 72, and 75?
(A) 50
(B) 52
(C) 54
(D) 60
44. Plastics are categorized as what type of materials?
(A) Class A
(B) Class B
(C) Class D
(D) Class K
45. A correct example of a Class D material can be found in what choice below?
(A) Gasoline
(B) Aluminum
(C) Rubber
(D) Plastics
46. What type of fire is one involving energized computers?
(A) Class A
(B) Class B
(C) Class C
(D) Class D
47. What type of extinguishing agent uses smothering to exclude oxygen from the burning material?
(A) Water
(B) Foam
(C) Dry chemical
(D) None of the above
48. A 120,000 gallon tank is full of water. The discharge system allows it to be emptied at the rate of 200 gallons per minute. How long (in hours) would it take to completely empty the tank?
(A) 4 hours
(B) 6 hours
(C) 8 hours
(D) 10 hours
49. What is the area of a triangle having a 3-inch base and a height of 4 inches? Use the formula:
A = B × H ÷ 2
where A is the area of the triangle
B is the base of the triangle
H is the height of the triangle
(A) 4 square inches
(B) 6 square inches
(C) 8 square inches
(D) 12 square inches
50. In the gears shown below, which of the following statements accurately describes their rotation?
(A) As gear B turns counterclockwise, gear A will turn in a clockwise direction at a faster speed
(B) As gear A turns counterclockwise, gear B will turn clockwise at a slower speed
(C) As gear B turns counterclockwise, gear A will turn in a clockwise direction at a slower speed
(D) None of the above
51. For the pulley system shown below, what is the reason for the crossed belt configuration?
(A) It makes the small pulley turn slower.
(B) It makes the small pulley turn faster.
(C) It changes the direction of the small pulley.
(D) It reduces the force on the small pulley.
Provide answers to questions 52 through 55 based upon the information in this reading passage and the air pressure gauge shown below the passage.
Vehicle tire gauges are zero-referenced to atmospheric pressure, which means they measure the pressure above atmospheric pressure (approximately 14.7 pounds per square inch or 1 bar). This is gauge pressure and is often referred to as bar (g). Absolute pressures, however, are zero-referenced to a complete vacuum (0 pounds per square inch). In the United States, where pressures are still often expressed in pounds per square inch (symbol psi), gauge pressures are referred to as psig, and absolute pressures are referred to as psia.
52. What is the psig value denoted on the gauge (zero-referenced to atmospheric pressure)?
(A) 176
(B) 195
(C) 210
(D) 243
53. What is the psia value denoted on the gauge (zero-referenced to a complete vacuum)?
(A) 221
(B) 215
(C) 191
(D) 162
54. What would be the value denoted on the gauge (zero-referenced to atmospheric pressure), in bar, if the pressure was increased by 44 psi?
(A) 20 bar
(B) 18 bar
(C) 15 bar
(D) 13 bar
55. What would be the value denoted on the gauge (zero-referenced to a complete vacuum), in bar, if the pressure was increased by 88 psi?
(A) 19 bar
(B) 24 bar
(C) 27 bar
(D) 30 bar
56. How many items listed below are EXACT duplicates of one another?
88322 88322
987fxNGS32 987FxNGS32
HL876245 HI876245
Povcx3091 povcx3091
(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) Four
57. A car is traveling at 60 miles per hour (mph). How far will it go in 20 minutes?
(A) 15 miles
(B) 20 miles
(C) 25 miles
(D) 30 miles
58. Which number should follow this series: 20/20, 15/20, 8/16, _____?
(A) 10/10
(B) 2/8
(C) 1/3
(D) 6/10
59. How many sides does the 3-D image shown below have?
(A) Two
(B) Three
(C) Four
(D) Six
Answer questions 60 through 64 based upon the figure below.
60. How many boxes does square 43 directly touch on?
(A) Four
(B) Six
(C) Seven
(D) Eight
61. Which two boxes have the second and third largest dimensions?
(A) 9 and 78
(B) 9 and 77
(C) 77 and 78
(D) 78 and 57
62. Which box has the second smallest dimensions?
(A) 9
(B) 25
(C) 21
(D) 16
63. Which three boxes when added together give a sum total of more than 100?
(A) 43, 9, and 34
(B) 34, 43, and 21
(C) 16, 43, and 41
(D) 9, 16, and 78
64. Which box listed below touches on the least number of boxes?
(A) 77
(B) 9
(C) 25
(D) 43
Use the figure below to answer questions 65 through 69. Solve all multiplication equations where required.
65. How many boxes have a number or product between 1 and 12?
(A) Four
(B) Three
(C) Two
(D) One
66. How many boxes have a number or product above 36?
(A) Four
(B) Three
(C) Two
(D) One
67. What is the sum of the numbers in the single-digit boxes?
(A) 13
(B) 5
(C) 20
(D) 22
68. How many boxes have a product that is divisible by 7?
(A) Four
(B) Three
(C) Two
(D) One
69. What box has the largest product number?
(A) 11 × 5
(B) 7 × 11
(C) 3 × 13
(D) 7 × 5
Review the home layout below for one minute, then answer questions 70 through 77 without referring back to it.
70. Which room has a fireplace?
(A) Dining room
(B) Living room
(C) Kitchen
(D) Home office
71. Which room listed below does NOT have a window?
(A) Bathroom
(B) Home office
(C) Kitchen
(D) Dining room
72. What room listed is closest to the front door?
(A) Living room
(B) Dining room
(C) Kitchen
(D) Laundry room
73. Where is the home office situated as you enter the front door of the home?
(A) To the left of the person entering
(B) To the right of the person entering
(C) Straight ahead
(D) Straight ahead and then to the left
74. How many entranceways lead into the laundry room?
(A) Four
(B) Three
(C) Two
(D) One
75. The kitchen has how many windows?
(A) Four
(B) Three
(C) Two
(D) One
76. The stairs are adjacent to what room denoted below?
(A) Bathroom
(B) Living room
(C) Home office
(D) Garage
77. If you are standing in the living room, which room do you have to go through in order to get to the garage?
(A) Laundry room
(B) Bathroom
(C) Dining room
(D) Home office
Answer questions 78 and 79 based upon the drawing below.
78. What is the angle formed at the joint connection between lines B and A?
(A) 45 degrees
(B) 75 degrees
(C) 90 degrees
(D) 180 degrees
79. How many sides does the above figure have?
(A) Eight
(B) Six
(C) Five
(D) Three
Use the figure below to answer questions 80 and 81.
80. What is the square footage of the house?
(A) 1,500
(B) 1,550
(C) 1,600
(D) 1,650
81. Facing the house and starting from the right-side corner, how many 25-foot lengths of hose line would be needed to bring the line around to the left to the back side of the building?
(A) Six
(B) Five
(C) Four
(D) Three
82. What is the volume (in cubic feet) of the rectangular prism having the dimensions listed in the drawing
(A) 480
(B) 520
(C) 600
(D) 660
Use the figure below to answer questions 83 through 86.
Components:
1. Safety pin
2. Shell
3. Nozzle
4. Top handle
5. Bottom activation lever
83. What component of the portable fire extinguisher holds the extinguishing agent?
(A) Bottom lever
(B) Top handle
(C) Shell
(D) Nozzle
84. What function does the nozzle provide?
(A) Discharge of extinguishing agent
(B) Storage of pressurized air
(C) Safety for user
(D) None of the above
85. What does the safety pin prevent from happening?
(A) Overfill of agent into the fire extinguisher
(B) Overpressurization of the shell
(C) Depression of the activation lever
(D) Theft
86. Where on a portable fire extinguisher would you find valuable information concerning operational guidance and applicable use?
(A) Underneath the activation lever
(B) On the shell
(C) Atop the handle
(D) Engraved on the safety pin
Review the figure below and read the following passage concerning the operation of fire sprinkler systems to answer questions 87 through 92.
A fire sprinkler system consists of piping, sprinkler heads, and valves (to open and close the water supply at the source). Sprinkler heads are fitted into the piping at intervals along ceilings and sometimes walls. Sprinkler heads with fusible links or other type actuator devices operate independently of each other. The figure above depicts a sprinkler head with a heat-sensitive bulb filled with a red liquid. The bulb shatters when the sprinkler head is exposed to a certain temperature. The bulb is connected to a seal that prevents water from discharging when the sprinkler head is nonoperational. During a fire, however, high heat will cause the pressure of the liquid in the bulb to rise. At a predetermined temperature, the bulb will break, releasing the seal and allowing water out of the piping. The water strikes the deflector, which breaks the solid stream into small droplets that fall over a wide area to control and extinguish fire.
87. Why is there red liquid in the bulb?
(A) To match the curtains in the room where installed
(B) To expand under high temperatures and break the glass
(C) To add more water onto the fire
(D) For better visibility during maintenance intervals
88. What is the function of the sprinkler head deflector?
(A) Keep the water in the piping from freezing in cold weather
(B) Shield the bulb from heat
(C) Break up the water stream into droplets
(D) Prevent water from discharging out from the seal
89. What are the three major fire sprinkler system components mentioned in the reading passage?
(A) Bulbs, seals, and piping
(B) Piping deflectors and red liquid
(C) Valves, sprinkler heads, and ceilings
(D) Piping, sprinkler heads, and valves
90. What prevents water from discharging out of the piping when the sprinkler head is in the nonoperational mode?
(A) The red liquid
(B) The glass bulb
(C) Both the red liquid and the glass bulb
(D) The seal
91. Fire sprinkler piping is installed along what areas of a building?
(A) Ceilings only
(B) Walls only
(C) Both ceiling and walls
(D) None of the above
92. The functionality of a fire sprinkler valve is correctly stated in what choice listed below?
(A) Filter and purify water
(B) Keep the water inside the piping from freezing
(C) Open and close the water supply
(D) Prevent false water flow alarms
93. The meaning of the word temerity can be found in what choice below?
(A) Love
(B) Hate
(C) Nerve
(D) Caution
94. It will behoove you to study this article in order to pass the upcoming exam. What is the meaning of the word behoove in the prior sentence?
(A) Hurt
(B) Challenge
(C) Inspire
(D) Benefit
95. Firefighters searched the contiguous buildings on the block in search of victims. What is the meaning of the word contiguous in the prior sentence?
(A) Adjacent
(B) Identical
(C) Colorful
(D) Large
96. Your salary is contingent on the quality of work you perform. What is the meaning of the word contingent in the prior sentence?
(A) Dependent
(B) Examined
(C) Compared
(D) Contrary to
Firefighters must be able to read charts and reports to understand work schedules as well as training manuals. Read the Fire Department Report below in order to answer questions 97 through 100.
97. What was the average number of hours the fire department spent performing building inspections at these four companies?
(A) 7
(B) 8
(C) 11
(D) 13
98. What was the average number of buildings inspected by the four companies of the fire department?
(A) 14
(B) 15
(C) 16
(D) 17
99. What company performed the most building inspections per hour?
(A) E-18
(B) L-2
(C) L-19
(D) E-33
100. What company must do the most follow-up inspection work?
(A) E-33
(B) L-19
(C) L-2
(D) E-18
1. B
2. A
3. D
4. C
5. A
6. C
7. B
8. D
9. C
10. C
11. D
12. B
13. A
14. D
15. C
16. B
17. D
18. C
19. B
20. A
21. D
22. B
23. A
24. A
25. C
26. D
27. A
28. C
29. B
30. D
31. C
32. C
33. D
34. A
35. B
36. A
37. D
38. C
39. C
40. A
41. D
42. B
43. B
44. A
45. B
46. C
47. B
48. D
49. B
50. A
51. C
52. A
53. C
54. C
55. A
56. A
57. B
58. B
59. D
60. C
61. C
62. D
63. D
64. A
65. A
66. B
67. C
68. A
69. B
70. B
71. A
72. C
73. B
74. C
75. B
76. B
77. A
78. C
79. C
80. D
81. C
82. A
83. C
84. A
85. C
86. B
87. B
88. C
89. D
90. D
91. C
92. C
93. C
94. D
95. A
96. A
97. C
98. B
99. D
100. C