Practice Test on Firefighting Techniques and Procedures d.

None of these
7. It is a system of vertical pipes in the building to
1. The term "Means of Egress" means? which fire hoses can be attached, including a
system by which water is made available to
a. It is a continuous and unobstructed route of the outlet as needed.
entry to any point in a building, structure or
facility. a. Fire Suppression System
b. It is a continuous and unobstructed route of b. All of these
exit from one point in a building, structure or c. Vertical Fire Hydrant
facility to a public way. d. Wet Stand Pipe System
c. The places where the fire hydrants are located.
d. It is the way where water drains out from 8. During a fire in a high-rise building, the
building. responding personnel must determine a point
of entry and at least____means of egress for
2. The stage where the fire plume begins to form the firefighters.
above the fire which draws or entrains air from
surrounding space into the column; heat level a. 3
rises and oxygen begins to decline. b. 1
c. 4
a. Flashover d. 2
b. Decay
c. Incipient Stage 9. It is also known as the DILG Act of 1990,
d. Growth specifying the power and responsibility of the
Bureau of Fire Protection.
3. Any unplanned or uncontrolled event resulting
from unsafe acts/unsafe occupational a. Republic Act 9263
conditioning either of which can cause injury. b. Republic Act 6975
c. Republic Act 9592
a. Fire d. None of these
b. Incident
c. Accident 10. A firefighting strategy that involves a vigorous
d. Injury attack against the main body of the fire, while
taking adequate measures to control actual
4. A firefighting strategy where all forces are and potential extension of fire.
heavily engaged in defensive actions. Typically,
it would be used when the volume of fire and a. Defensive-offensive
the number and nature of exposures preclude b. Offensive
anything but defensive techniques. c. Defensive
d. Offensive-defensive
a. Offensive-defensive
b. Offensive 11. It is the required safe distance to be cleared of
c. Defensive personnel, equipment and civilians.
d. Defensive-offensive
a. None of these
5. To protect themselves from harm when b. Fire radius
responding to fire incidents involving hospital c. Safe distance
facilities with radioactive materials, the d. Isolation distance
firefighters must:
12. All of the tools below are used in prying when
a. Always protect themselves from radiation doing forcible entry except:
through time, distance and shielding. a. Flathead axe
b. Ensure that the area is free from radiation b. Crowbar
before the conduct of overhauling and c. Halligan tool
investigation. d. Hux
c. All of these
d. Always observe distance, time and shielding 13. You are responding on a fire incident involving
during radioactive materials response. armory and explosive storage. What will you
do if the Incident Command Post is not yet
6. It is the return of all resources to their respective established at the time of response and
places of origin. valuable information is not at hand?
a. Do not initiate attack. Maintain position at a
a. Build-up safe distance.
b. Mobilization
b. Check the building for any occupant.
c. Demobilization
c. None of these
d. Attack before the winds pick up. d. Geiger counter
14. All of the items below are the ways on how to
prevent extension of fire except one:

a. By protecting the exposed combustibles.

b. By quick extinguishment of the fire.
c. By fire-protective devices.
d. Opening of windows to allow air to come in.

15. A way to extinguish fire by removing the fuel

source or allowing the fire to consume all
available fuel.

a. Smothering
b. Chemical Flame Inhibition
c. Starving
d. Temperature Reduction

16. To effectively and safely respond to fire

incidents involving armory and explosive
storage and protect the firefighters from harm,
firefighters must always maintain an isolation
distance of about____?

a. 300 meters radius

b. 200 meters radius
c. 100 meters radius
d. 400 meters radius

17. These are the types of tools used for forcible

entry except one:

a. Striking
b. Cutting
c. Poking tools
d. Prying

18. This is essentially a “holding action” to keep

the fire within reasonable bounds while
awaiting the availability of additional forces.

a. Defensive-offensive
b. Offensive
c. Defensive
d. Offensive-defensive

19. It sets the standards, policies, procedures, and

precautions to safely purchase, operate,
maintain the department equipment and
educate employees on how to protect
themselves from personal injury.

a. Safety Program
b. None of these
c. Contingency Plan
d. Fire Prevention

20. Any material containing radionuclides where

both the activity concentration that may cause
harm.

a. Radioactive materials
b. Biohazard
c. Isotopes