MATERIAL Exam
Questions and Answers
Denning [Date] [Course title]
, The normal type of sprinkler system used where there is a risk of the system freezing is a: - Correct
Answers: Wet System.
In order to help minimize exposures to risk at a structural fire scene, firefighters should: - Correct
Answers: Do a risk/benefit analysis for every action.
What does NFPA 1500 require to be part of the fire department training programs? - Correct Answers: A
process for evaluating firefighter skills & knowledge.
Following each use, the facepiece of a breathing apparatus should be cleaned by: - Correct Answers:
Washing with a mixture of warm water and approved disinfectant.
If apparatus sirens and noise levels exceed __ Decibels, firefighters should wear hearing protection -
Correct Answers: 90 Decibels
Manufacturers should provide users of personal protective clothing with what information? - Correct
Answers: Cleaning instructions
Aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) extinguishers are suitable for use on __ fires? - Correct Answers:
Class A and B
Water type extinguishers exposed to weather below 40 degrees require _ to be added? - Correct
Answers: Anti-freeze
Atmospheres are classified as oxygen deficient when they fall below _ percent oxygen? - Correct
Answers: 19.5%
Steel and aluminum cylinders for breathing apparatus should be hydrostatically tested after each ____
year period - Correct Answers: 5
Handline streams have flows that discharge: - Correct Answers: From 40 to 350 GPM ( 160 to 1 400L/min
)