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Firefighter I & II — Practice Questions, Part 2 flashcards

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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.

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Practice deck · part of Firefighter I & II · written against: Firefighter I and II job performance requirements of NFPA 1010 (2024 edition), which absorbed NFPA 1001. Updated 2026-10-10.

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  1. After a rescue drill, you run a kernmantle life-safety rope through your hands and feel a soft, flattened section about a foot long. The sheath looks undamaged. What should you do?

    A) Remove it from service and record the finding in the rope log
    B) Keep it in service, since the sheath shows no visible damage
    C) Wash the rope and recheck that section at the next scheduled inspection
    D) Mark the soft spot with tape and avoid loading that section
    A) Remove it from service and record the finding in the rope log

    A soft or flattened spot points to core damage that an intact sheath can hide, so the rope comes out of service. Looks alone never clear a life-safety rope.
    Ropes & Knots
  2. Disoriented in heavy smoke, you find a hoseline and follow it to a coupling joint. Which way should you go to get back toward the pumper and the exit?

    A) Toward the male coupling side of the joint
    B) Toward the female coupling side with the swivel
    C) Toward the side the Higbee indicators point
    D) Toward whichever hose section feels more rigid
    A) Toward the male coupling side of the joint

    Each section is laid with its female end toward the water source, so at a joint the male coupling belongs to the section leading back to the pumper. The swivel is on the female coupling, which belongs to the section running toward the nozzle.
    Search & Rescue
  3. Under NFPA 1961, the fire hose standard now consolidated into NFPA 1960, what is the smallest diameter that counts as large-diameter hose?

    A) 2½ inches
    B) 3 inches
    C) 4 inches
    D) 3½ inches
    D) 3½ inches

    Large-diameter hose starts at 3½ inches and is used mainly as supply line to move large volumes of water. Four-inch and five-inch hose are common LDH sizes, but they are not the threshold.
    Hose & Appliances
  4. An unheated warehouse in a cold climate needs automatic sprinkler protection. Which system type fits?

    A) A wet-pipe system
    B) A deluge system
    C) A standpipe system
    D) A dry-pipe system
    D) A dry-pipe system

    A dry-pipe system holds pressurized air or nitrogen in the pipes, so it will not freeze; when a head opens, the dry-pipe valve trips and water fills the pipes. A wet-pipe system keeps water in the pipes, so it is used only where the pipes are kept from freezing: heated spaces, or a system filled with an antifreeze solution.
    Sprinklers & Standpipes
  5. At a two-car crash, the driver of a sedan is trapped. What must happen before anyone climbs in or begins cutting?

    A) Disconnect the battery and wait for the airbags to discharge
    B) Stabilize the vehicle with chocks and cribbing and control hazards
    C) Remove all the glass so rescuers can reach the patient
    D) Cut the roof posts so a medic can get to the patient
    B) Stabilize the vehicle with chocks and cribbing and control hazards

    Stabilizing the vehicle keeps it from rolling, rocking or dropping, and fuel leaks and ignition sources must be controlled. Disconnecting the battery does not make undeployed airbags safe.
    Vehicle Extrication & Technical Rescue
  6. Which simple active cooling method is widely used in firefighter rehab?

    A) Drinking ice water while keeping turnout gear fully on
    B) Resting in the shade with the turnout coat and hood left on
    C) Dousing the turnout coat with a hoseline from outside
    D) Forearm immersion in cool water with coat, helmet and hood removed
    D) Forearm immersion in cool water with coat, helmet and hood removed

    Forearm immersion draws heat out of the body through the arms, and removing the coat, helmet and hood lets heat escape. Wet turnouts still trap body heat inside.
    Firefighter Rehab & Medical Support

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Review status: Second-reader reviewed, with corrections applied.

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  • 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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