Firefighter I & II flashcards
7 decks · 509 cards · built into Willys · free samples below
Written against: Firefighter I and II job performance requirements of NFPA 1010 (2024 edition), which absorbed NFPA 1001. Updated 2026-10-10.
What's in it
Every deck follows the course outline, with tags you can study or suspend topic by topic. Open a deck to study its free sample right here.
Learn · 5 decks · 369 cards
Concepts, mechanisms and the questions a course or exam asks about them.
Safety, PPE, SCBA & Communications
Fire department organization, ICS roles and accountability, two-in/two-out, RIC and Mayday procedures, cancer and injury prevention, radio discipline, structural PPE limits, SCBA components, air management and emergency procedures.
Fire Behavior & Building Construction
Combustion and heat transfer, fire stages, flashover and backdraft signs, smoke reading, flow path and door control, construction Types I–V, lightweight wood, collapse hazards, and portable extinguisher ratings and use.
Ropes, Ladders, Forcible Entry & Search
Fireground cards on rope types, inspection and knots, ground ladder selection and placement, forcible entry tools and doors, primary and VEIS search, victim removal and tactical ventilation.
Water Supply, Hose & Fire Attack
Hydrants and water supply, hose, couplings and appliances, nozzles and foam, fire attack strategy (structure, vehicle, dumpster and ground cover fires), salvage and overhaul, and sprinkler and standpipe systems.
Hazmat, Rescue & Fire Prevention
Hazmat awareness and operations (ERG 2024, hazard classes, PPE levels, zones, decon), vehicle extrication and technical rescue support, utilities, origin-and-cause support, fire prevention and public education, and firefighter rehab.
Practice · 2 decks · 140 questions
Multiple-choice practice questions, one best answer each, with the reasoning.
Practice Questions, Part 1
Multiple-choice practice questions on fire service organization, ICS, safety and health, radio communications, PPE, SCBA, combustion, fire development, building construction, collapse hazards and portable extinguishers.
Practice Questions, Part 2
Multiple-choice practice questions on ropes and knots, ladders, forcible entry, search, ventilation, water supply, hose, streams, fire control, overhaul, sprinklers, hazmat, rescue, origin and cause, prevention and rehab.
Study guide
Topics covered
The decks follow the order of the course outline. Numbers are cards per topic.
- Fire Service Organization 14
- Incident Command System 20
- Firefighter Safety & Health 23
- Communications 16
- Personal Protective Equipment 15
- SCBA & Respiratory Protection 24
- Combustion & Heat Transfer 23
- Fire Development & Flow Path 29
- Building Construction 21
- Collapse Hazards 13
- Portable Fire Extinguishers 20
- Ropes & Knots 22
- Ground Ladders 20
- Forcible Entry 17
- Search & Rescue 17
- Tactical Ventilation 17
- Water Supply 18
- Hose & Appliances 18
- Fire Streams & Nozzles 19
- Fire Control 20
- Loss Control & Overhaul 11
- Sprinklers & Standpipes 14
- Hazmat Awareness 25
- Hazmat Operations 19
- Vehicle Extrication & Technical Rescue 18
- Fire Origin & Cause 11
- Fire Prevention & Public Education 13
- Firefighter Rehab & Medical Support 12
A study plan
- 19 new cards a day covers everything in a month, leaving the last weeks for review.
- 10 new cards a day covers everything in two months, leaving the last weeks for review.
- 7 new cards a day covers everything in three months, leaving the last weeks for review.
Willys schedules reviews for you (FSRS spaced repetition), so the daily number above is only for new cards; reviews of what you have learned come back on their own. Study a topic's cards right after you meet it in class, suspend topics you have not reached yet, and use the app's quiz mode in the final two weeks.
How to get these decks
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- Study. The exam comes in as its own collapsible folder, every card scheduled by FSRS spaced repetition. Nothing you already have is changed.
Every deck is built into Willys
All 7 Firefighter I & II decks (509 cards), with FSRS spaced repetition, quizzes and mock tests, on iPhone, iPad and Mac. 14-day free trial, then $14.99 a year.
In Willys, tap Exam Library at the top of your Decks (or Browse Exam Library… under the + button), find the exam on its shelf or by search, tick it and tap Add.
About these cards
Review status: Second-reader reviewed, with corrections applied.
Checked against:
- Job performance requirement scope checked against NFPA 1010, Standard on Professional Qualifications for Firefighters (2024 edition), which consolidated NFPA 1001; and against the scope of NFPA 1970 (2025 edition) for PPE, SCBA and PASS (named only; no NFPA text quoted).
- Two-in/two-out, IDLH, oxygen deficiency, facial hair and fit-testing rules checked against OSHA 29 CFR 1910.134, Respiratory Protection (US government work).
- ICS structure, command and general staff, span of control and plain-language guidance checked against FEMA Emergency Management Institute ICS and NIMS course materials (US government work).
- Firefighter fatality patterns checked against NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program findings (US government work) and NFPA annual firefighter fatality and injury reports (facts only).
- Carcinogen classification checked against IARC Monographs Volume 132, Occupational Exposure as a Firefighter (facts only).
- RIC UAC checked against NFPA 1970 and NFPA 1852 committee records on nfpa.org (named only; no NFPA text quoted).
- Scope aligned with the Firefighter I and II job performance requirements in NFPA 1010 (2024 ed.), named, not quoted.
- Fire dynamics findings checked against UL FSRI and NIST public fire research (changing residential fire dynamics, impact of ventilation and fire attack studies, Close Before You Doze, structural stability of engineered lumber floors); reference only, no text copied.
- Collapse-zone guidance checked against NIOSH firefighter fatality investigation recommendations and the NIOSH Workplace Solutions bulletin on collapse zones (US government work).
- Extinguisher classification and rating meanings checked against NFPA 10 classifications (named, not quoted) and OSHA 29 CFR 1910.157 (US government work); Type IV subdivisions checked against the 2021 International Building Code (named, not quoted).
- Scope checked against the Fire Fighter I and II job performance requirements of NFPA 1010 (2024 edition), which consolidated NFPA 1001; named, not quoted.
- Rope inspection and retirement checked against life-safety rope manufacturer user instructions and the NFPA 1858 / NFPA 1983 / NFPA 2500 consolidation notices (named, not quoted).
- VEIS door isolation and ventilation coordination checked against public UL FSRI research summaries on search and rescue tactics and on vertical ventilation, and lightweight-truss collapse against UL's Report on Structural Stability of Engineered Lumber in Fire Conditions (2008) (reference only; no text copied).
- Ladder climbing ratio checked against OSHA 29 CFR 1926.1053 (US government work); ladder placement, overhead-line clearance, heat-sensor labels, forcible entry and hydraulic ventilation checked against fire service trade training articles (reference only; no text copied).
- Job performance requirement scope checked against NFPA 1010 (2024 edition), Firefighter I and II chapters (named, not quoted).
- Hydrant color coding checked against secondary summaries of NFPA 291 (2025 edition); hose classes and service-test minimums against summaries of NFPA 1961 and NFPA 1962, now consolidated into NFPA 1960 (2024 edition) and NFPA 1930 (2025 edition) respectively; sprinkler types against NFPA 13 summaries; standpipe classes against NFPA 14 summaries (all named, not quoted).
- Current NFPA editions and consolidations checked against the NFPA document information pages on nfpa.org (October 2026).
- Sprinkler glass-bulb temperature colors checked against manufacturer technical data sheets.
- Preaction and deluge system operation, pump rated-capacity lift, appliance outlets and low-pressure nozzle ratings checked against manufacturer technical data and product specifications.
- Flammable-liquid special hazards checked against OSHA 29 CFR 1910.106 (eCFR, US government work).
- UL FSRI public research: fire attack and ventilation studies (Impact of Fire Attack Utilizing Interior and Exterior Streams on Firefighter Safety and Occupant Survival: Full-Scale Experiments, 2018; Study of Coordinated Fire Attack Utilizing Acquired Structures), Understanding and Fighting Basement Fires (with ISFSI), and electric vehicle battery fire tactical considerations.
- Overhaul exposures checked against Bolstad-Johnson et al., Characterization of Firefighter Exposures During Fire Overhaul (AIHAJ, 2000).
- Drafting lift figures checked against NWCG drafting guidelines (US government work).
- Checked against the U.S. DOT/PHMSA Emergency Response Guidebook 2024 (US government work) for its color-coded sections, highlighted entries, placard table and Guide 111.
- Checked against OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 (HAZWOPER) emergency-response training levels and Appendix B protection levels, OSHA 29 CFR 1926 Subpart P (excavations), and DOT 49 CFR 172.504 placarding thresholds (US government works; facts only).
- Checked against U.S. Fire Administration home fire safety guidance (smoke alarms, escape planning) and USFA FA-314 Emergency Incident Rehabilitation (US government works), and NHTSA interim guidance on electric and hybrid vehicles (US government work).
- Job scope aligned conceptually with NFPA 1010 (2024) Firefighter I and II job performance requirements; NFPA 704, NFPA 921 and NFPA rehabilitation guidance (formerly NFPA 1584, now consolidated into NFPA 1580) named, not quoted. Michigan v. Tyler, 436 U.S. 499 (1978).
- Job performance requirement scope checked against NFPA 1010 (2024 edition), Firefighter I and II chapters, which consolidated NFPA 1001; PPE, SCBA and PASS scope against NFPA 1970 (2025 edition) (named, not quoted).
- Two-in/two-out, oxygen deficiency, facial hair and fit-testing items checked against OSHA 29 CFR 1910.134, Respiratory Protection (US government work).
- ICS staff positions, divisions and groups, unified command and span of control checked against FEMA Emergency Management Institute ICS and NIMS course materials (US government work).
- Fire dynamics, door control and engineered-floor items checked against UL FSRI and NIST public fire research (reference only; no text copied).
- Collapse-zone guidance checked against NIOSH firefighter fatality investigation recommendations (US government work); extinguisher ratings checked against NFPA 10 classifications (named, not quoted) and OSHA 29 CFR 1910.157 (US government work).
- Fatality-cause items checked against the USFA and NFPA annual reports on US firefighter fatalities (reference only; no text copied); carcinogen items against IARC Monographs Volume 132 (facts only).
- Questions written to match the Firefighter I & II study decks in this folder; scope checked against the Fire Fighter I and II job performance requirements of NFPA 1010 (2024 edition) (named, not quoted).
- Hydrant color coding checked against secondary summaries of NFPA 291 (2025 edition); hose classes and service-test minimums against summaries of NFPA 1961 and NFPA 1962, now consolidated into NFPA 1960 (2024 edition) and NFPA 1930 (2025 edition) respectively; sprinkler and standpipe types against NFPA 13 and NFPA 14 summaries (all named, not quoted).
- VEIS, transitional attack and ventilation timing checked against public UL FSRI research summaries; overhaul air hazards against Bolstad-Johnson et al., Characterization of Firefighter Exposures During Fire Overhaul (AIHAJ, 2000) (reference only; no text copied).
- Hazmat items checked against the U.S. DOT/PHMSA Emergency Response Guidebook 2024 and OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 (US government works); ladder clearance and ratio, rope care, forcible entry, rescue and rehab items checked against OSHA 29 CFR 1926.1053, manufacturer user instructions, USFA home fire safety guidance and USFA FA-314 (reference only; no text copied). Michigan v. Tyler, 436 U.S. 499 (1978).
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