PART 1 15.

The chemical decomposition of a substance

1. The BFP was created under what law?
RA 6975
2. Fire prevention month is commemorated by
celebrating the whole month of
March
3. Ant act or condition that removed or
neutralized a fire hazard?
Abatement
4.Heat transfer by direct contact from one body
to another?
Conduction
5. Is the burning of one’s property with
malicious intent?
Arson
6. A means of heat transfer when energy travel
through space or materials as waves?
Radiation
through the action of heat?
Pyrolysis
16. Is the act or process of lowering down the
intensity of heat in a fire?
Fire Suppression
17. Is the act of process of preventing the fire
from spreading?
Fire Control
18. A device that shape direct and control the
fire stream?
Nozzle
19. The most abundant, cheapest and the best
extinguishing agent because of its properties?
Water
20. Part of fire operation activity and the
techniques used to get into building or other
areas of confinement when normal means of
entry are locked or blocked?

7. Presidential Decree no. ___ otherwise known Forcible Entry

as the Fire Code of the Philippines. 21. Amending the law on arson?
PD 1185 PD 1613
8. Minimum length of the fire hoses used in the 22. They are fires caused by unforeseen acts of
fire operation? God?
50 ft Providential
9. The active principle burning characterized by 23. First element known to man by experience, a
heat and light combustion? colorless, tasteless and odorless gas which
Fire supports life and fire?

10. These three elements of fire namely heat, Oxygen

fuel and oxygen are generally known as? 24. Instrument used to open/close fire hydrants?
Triangle of fire Spanner
11. Are fire involving flammable materials such 25. In the crime of arson, what is the very
as wood, cloth, paper, rubber, and many important evidence to prove the liability of an
plastics? arsonist?
Class A fire Prima facie
12. Are fire involving electrical equipment?
Class C fires PART 2
13. A fire involving combustible metals such as 1. The fire extinguisher suited for Class B is
Al, Ti, Zr, Na, K, Ca, and Zn?
AFFF
Class D fires
2. A pre-requisite to grant permit/license by
14. Substances that have ability to stop local government for any particular
combustion are applied to a fire. The five main establishment.
extinguisher effect of fire fighter burn,
dehydration, heat exhaustion and damage of First safety inspection certificate
respiratory tract?
3. Fire triangle is a plane geometric figure in
Extinguishing agent which the three sides of equilateral triangle
represent oxygen, heat and fuel. These elements
are necessary to?
Ignite the fire
4. What is temperature at which the material is
not enough to keep burning but still gives off
enough vapors to cause a flash across the
surface?
Kindling Temperature
5. The temperature at which the material will
gives ample vapors to keep burning.
Flash Point
6. What is the measure if the degree of thermal
agitation of molecules of a given substance?
Temperature
7. The constant temperature at which the vapor
pressure of the liquid is equal to the atmospheric
pressure?
Boiling Point
8. A hot piece or lump that remains after a
material has partially burned and still oxidizing
without the manifestation of flames?
Ember
9. A continuous passage for the transmission of
air
Duct system
10. The time duration that a material or
construction can withstand the effect of a
standard fire test.
Fire Alarm
11. Chemical change in which fuel and oxygen
react, releasing heat.
Oxidation
12. An extremely hot luminous bridge formed
by passage of an electric current across a space
between two conductors or terminals due to the
incandescence of the conducting vapor.
Electric Arc
13. A piece of metal or an electrical conductor
used to bypass a safety device in an electrical
system.
Jumper
14. Who promotes fire safety in the absence of
Bureau of Fire Protection?
Building Official
15. Any material or mixture consisting of a fuel
and oxidized used to set off explosives.
Blasting Agent
16. A phase of fire operation that prevents fire
from extending to other portion within the
building.
Confinement
17. A phase of fire operation that prevents fire
from affecting uninvolved structure.
Cover-exposure
18. The phase of firefighting operation that
removes smoke and heat from the building.
Ventilation
19. Any visual or audible signal produced by a
device or system warn the occupants of the
building or firefighting elements of presence of
danger of fire to enable them to undertake
immediate action to save lives and property.
Fire Alarm
20. Amount of oxygen in percent sufficient for
combustion
16%
21. One of the following situations is a good
indication of an accidental fire.
Fire of only one origin
22. If the fire is set by rationale motive, the
important point establishment is ____.
Rapidity of spread
23. The purpose of closing the doors and
windows during fire is to
Slow the spread of fire
PART 3
1. The DILG shall establish a system of
promotion for the uniformed personnel of the
BFP. What is the general basis for promotion of
a BFP personnel?
Merit and Fitness
2. According to Republic Act NO. 9263, what is
the rank of chief, BFP?
Director
3. It is the heat and light that comes from
burning substances produced by the combustion
of substances.
Fire
4. A type of flexible tube used by firefighters to
carry water under pressure from the source of
supply to a point where it is discharged to
extinguish fire.
Fire Hose
5. It is a cause of fire in which the proven cause
does not involve any deliberate human act to
ignite or spread the fire.
Accidental Cause
6. How many liters is the liquid capacity of one
(1)) drum?
227 Liters
7. It is a portable piece of equipment with rungs
attached to sides made of metal, wood, or rope
used for climbing up or down.
Ladder
8. Liquid fuels comes with different types and
combustibility. What is the primary component
of the said fuel?
Hydrocarbon
9. Legally, what is known as the intentional or
malicious destruction of property by fire?
Arson
10. What is the mandatory age retirement of a
BFP personnel?
56 years old
11. It is a term used to describe a building that is
unsafe in case of fire because it will burn easily
or because it lacks adequate exist or fire escapes.
Fire Trap
12. It is a technique term for the preparation of
flammable substances in order to spread the fire.
Trailer
13. What is known as the conversion of a matter
from gas phase (steam) to liquid phase (water)?
Condensation
14. The Bureau of Fire Protection envision itself
of ensuring a fire safe nation by what year?
2034
15. In order for arson to be committed by a
syndicate, at least how many persons should
plan and carry out the said crime?
3
16. It is the measurement of the degree of
thermal agitation of molecules. It is also known
as the hotness or coldness of something.
Temperature
17. It is a type of truck used to carry equipment
or people to a fire or emergency. It will provide
the firefighters with access to the fire, water or
other equipment.
Fire Apparatus/Fire Truck/ Fire Appliance
18. How many percent of oxygen should be
present in the atmosphere to sustain
combustion?
21%
19. This decree is otherwise known as the “Fire
Code of the Philippines of 1977” that was
repealed by Republic Act No. 9514.
PD No. 1185
20. It is any compound or mixture which when
applied properly improves the resistivity of fire
resistance qualify of fabrics and other materials.
Flame Retardant
21. Who has the appointing authority to appoint
for the rank of Fire Inspector to Fire
Superintendent?
Chief, BFP
22. The following are the elements of fire,
except one:
Ignition
23. What is given to a BFP member for every 5
years of satisfactory service rendered?
Longevity Pay
24. What is the most widely used flammable
liquid?
Gasoline
25. What is the base pay salary grade of a Fire
Office 1 (FO1)?
Salary Grade 10
PART 4
1. Used to fight fire inside a building or
underground by straight spot water application
or fine fog application.
Fog Gun
2. Used by mixing foam solution with water at
adequate rates to discharge foam. Depending on
the characteristics of fire, low, medium, and
high expansion of foams are used properly.
Expansion Nozzles
3. A device over which rope or hose may be
pulled to raise or lower equipment when
firefighters are operating in buildings above the
ground level.
Hose Hoist
4. A cools burning material by absorbing heat
from burning materials. Effective on Class A
fires. It has the advantage of being inexpensive,
harmless, and relatively easy to clean up.
APW (Air Pressurized Water) amusement, awaiting transportation, or similar
uses.
5. No ventilation at all is performed at the fire
extinguishment operation. Some occupancies are 50
protected by fire inhibiting gas such as Clean
16. Based on Republic Act No.9263, what is the
Agent to the room. In this type of occupancy, an
minimum rank of BFP Officer for him to be
identifying placard usually warns that this has is
designated as a Provincial Fire Marshal?
present. This system might be used in computer
rooms, biological labs, museum, etc., where Superintendent
these occupancies may suffer more damage from
water than from fire. 17. “To extinguish a fire, interrupt or eliminate
the supply of any or all of the elements of fire.”
Rare Situations Fire can be extinguished by reducing the
temperature, eliminating the fuel supply, or by
6. Type of Ventilation
stopping the chemical chain reactor.” This is
Natural and Mechanical called ___.
7. The use of smoke fans consisting of ejectors Fire Extinguishment Theory
and blowers, and the use of water is to create air
18. Under attrition by non-promotion, how long
movement. Mechanical aids can accelerate the
should uniformed personnel of the BFP who has
air movement and even reverse the airflow
not been promoted be a ground for separation or
against natural air current movement.
retirement from the service?
Mechanical Ventilation
10 years
8. Removal of gases and smoke through vertical
19. A building shall be classified as educational
channel. This will prevent fire extension by
occupancy if it is used for instruction purposes
convection from occurring at a remote part of
by at least how many persons?
the building.
6 or more
Vertical Ventilation
20. When a Fire Safety Inspector (FSI) will
9. Types of smoke Fans used to suck out smoke
conduct an inspection, what type of uniform
and heat (negative pressure ventilation)
should he/she wears?
Ejector
GOA uniform
10. Types of Mechanical Ventilation
21. The Anti-Red Tape Law imposes stiff
Smoke Fans and Hydraulic penalties on fixers, known as the Anti-Red Tape
Law?
11. What is the minimum age qualification if
order for a person to be appointed as Fire Officer Republic Act No. 9584
1 (FO1)?
22. It refers to the portion of a roadway or public
21 to 30 years old way that should be kept open and unobstructed
at all times for the expedient conduct of
12. The following are types of fire extinguishers
firefighting operations.
available in the country except one:
Fire Lane
Hydrocarbon Fire Extinguisher
23. Based on P.D 1613, the following are the
13. Based on Republic Act No. 9263, what is the
special aggravating circumstances in arson,
minimum rank of BFP Officer for him to be
except one;
designated as a Municipal Fire Marshal?
If committed by a single person
Senior Inspector
24. It is a kind of promotion by any personnel of
14. Fire extinguishers are portable firefighting
the BFO who has exhibited act of conspicuous
device used to put out small fires. What agency
courage and gallantry at the risk of his/her life
of the government is regulating the
above and beyond the call of duty. If approved,
manufacturing and sale of portable fire
the said personnel shall be promoted to the next
extinguishers?
higher rank.
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
Meritorious/spot promotion
15. Assembly occupancies are all building or
portions of buildings used for gathering ___ or
more persons for such purposes as deliberation, PART 5
worship, entertainment, eating, drinking,
1. What is the length of service of a BFP
member before he would be qualified for
optional retirement?
20 years
2. Who will attest all appointments of uniformed
personnel of the BFP?
Civil Service Commission
3. It consists of small carbonaceous particle
suspended in the atmosphere which may of such
color, size and quality that they can be obscure
the passage of light thus preventing exists and
exit signs from being seen. It may also
contribute panic because of its effects on eyes,
nose and throat.
Smoke
4. It is any compound or mixture which applied
properly improves the resistivity of fire
resistance quality of fabrics and other materials.
Flame Retardant
5. The Bureau of Fire Protection is responsible
for the prevention and suppression of destructive
fires on the following areas, except one;
Ships and vessels while sailing within the
Philippine sea
6. It is any material that stores energy that can be
latter extracted to perform mechanical work in a
controlled manner. This can be in the form of
solid, liquid or gas.
Fuel
7. During the recruitment process, an applicant
must weight not more or less than how many
kilograms from his/her standard weight
corresponding to his/her height, age and sex?
5 long the fire truck will be expected to empty its
8. It is an integrated network of hydraulically
designed piping installed in a building, structure
or area with outlets arranged in a systematics
pattern which automatically discharges water
when activated by heat or combustion products
from a fire.
Sprinkler System
9. This is an act extending for five (5) years the
reglementary period for complying with the
minimum educational qualification and
appropriate eligibility in the Bureau of Fire
Protection (BFP) amending for the purpose
certain provision of Republic Act No. 9263.
Republic Act No. 9592
10. It is a cause of fire which involves events
such as lightning, earthquake, wind, and the like
and do not involve any direct human
intervention. They sometimes are referred to as
“Acts of God”.
Natural Cause
11. It is a cause of fire which involves the use of
one or more electrical appliances or devices
which draw or consume electrical current
beyond the designed capacity of the existing
electrical system.
Overloading
12. Fire Officer 3 Rolando Santos responded to a
fire incident. During the firefighting operation,
the room suddenly exploded hitting his lower
limb by some debris. The doctor, decide to cut-
off both legs leading to his permanent disability
to fire service. How much lifetime pension will
he be receiving (Permanent Disability pay)?
80% of his last salary
13. In fire investigation, generally, fire will burn
longer at or near the area where it started, thus
the damage generally will be greater. Normally
the fire cause will be found at, or very near, the
area where it started, and physical evidence of
the fire cause, whether accidental or incendiary,
is often recovered. Technically, what is called
the place where the fire started?
Point of Origin
14. In fire arson investigation, this is known as
the actual physical effects that can be seen or
measured after a fire including charring,
oxidation, distortion, melting, color changes and
structural collapse.
Fire Pattern
15. Supposed, a Nissan fire truck has a water
tank capacity of 4000 gallons and has a pumping
capacity of 500 gallons per minute (GPM), how
tank during a firefighting operation?
8 minutes
16. It refers to an alarm initiating device
designed to actuate when visible or invisible
products of combustion are present in the room
or space where the unit is installed?
Smoke Detector
17. What is the position title for the third (3 rd)
officer in command at the organizational
structure of the BFP?
Deputy Chief for Operations
18. It is a cause of fire in which the proven cause
does not involve any deliberate human act to
ignite or spread the fire.
Accidental Cause
19. A high rise building is one which the
distance between the floor of the topmost storey
and ground level is ____ meter or more.
15
20. What are the four elements of fire
tetrahedron?
Oxygen, fuel, heat and self-sustained chemical
chain reaction
21. This act shall be known as “Bureau of Fire
Protection and Bureau of Jail Management and
Penology Professionalization Act of 2004”.
Republic Act No. 9263
22. It is a gas that partly in liquid state when
under normal atmospheric pressure and partly in
solid state when under pressure inside the
container. Its pressure is dependent upon the
temperature of the liquid.
Liquefied Petroleum Gas
23. The following are prohibited acts under the
Revised Fire Code of the Philippines of 2008,
except one;
Abandoning or leaving a building or structure by
the occupant or owner with appropriate safety
measures
PART 6
1. As per Fire Code, emergency lighting shall be
arranged to maintain specified level of
illumination in the event of failure of the normal
lighting for a period at a least ___ hours in
buildings more than 36.5 meters.
1.5
2. The occupant load for which means of egress
shall be provided for any floor shall be the
maximum numbers of persons intended to
occupy that floor but not less than one person
each __ square meter gross floor area for
detention and correctional occupancies.
11.1
3. Each wet standpipe outlet shall be supplied
with a hose not less than __ millimeters in
diameter.
38
4. Which of this best describes conduction?
Heat transfer through solid materials
5. For health care facilities, any room and any
suite or room of more than __ square meters
shall have at least two (2) exit doors remote
from each other.
93
4. Fire Extinguisher recommended for the
protection of delicate electronic equipment.
Halogenated agent type
5. Dwelling unit in row apartments shall be
separated from each other by partition walls
having a fire resistance rating of ___ hours. Such
walls shall be constructed solidly and
continuously from the ground to level one (1)
meter above the ridge line of the roof.
4
6. Who among the fire marshals cannot impose
fine?
a. City Fire Marshal
b. Provincial Fire Marshal
c. Regional Fire Marshal
d. None of these
7. Who promotes Fie safety in the absence of
Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)?
Building Official
8. Failure to submit fire insurance policy should
be corrected within ___.
a. 12 hours
b. 24 hours
c. 36 hours
d. None of these
9. The following are factors that affect the
degree of hazard except _____.
Age of building
10. The following are parts of the investigation
report except ____.
Opinion of the investigator
11. Which of the following fire is the most
difficult to extinguish?
Forest Fire
12. The transformation of a compound into one
or more other substances by heat alone.
Ignition
13. Destructive arson is committed to the
following places except ___.
a. Ammunition factory
b. Hospital
c. Inhabited house or dwelling
d. None of these
14. What factors are taken into consideration in
the determination of the liability of the person
found guilty of arson?
a. The kind of building or property that was
burned
b. The location of the building
c. Whether the building is inhabited or not
d. All of the above
15. Burning of magnesium produced the color of
___.
White smoke with bright white flames
16. What ethical conduct is required for
government employees provide service to
everyone without unfair discrimination
regardless of party affiliation.
Political Neutrality
17. Which of the following does not fall under
Class A fires?
Exploding gas depot
18. Carbon dioxide is hazardous because it is
____.
Poisonous
19. The purpose of opening the doors and
windows of adjacent room in a burning building
is to ______.
Prevent Back Draft
20. An arsonist may rearrange materials of
furniture in a room prior setting it on fire in
order to ___.
a. Mislead the investigators
b. Camouflage the odor of accelerants
c. Provide a quick burning situation
d. All of the above
21. If the fire is set by rationale motive, the
important point establishment is ____.
Rapidity of spread
22. The fire that started in almost all corners of
the building at the same time called ____.
Spontaneous Burning
23. Fires in cooking appliances that involve
combustible Cooking medium (vegetable or
anima oils and fats).
Class K
PART 7
1. The combustion is observed as occurring
in what mode?
a. flaming type (including explosion)
b. flameless surface type (including glow and
deep-seated glowing embers)
c. explosion type
d. a and b are true
2. Protect the face and lungs from toxic smoke
and products of combustion.
Self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA)
3. A chemical change that is exothermic. In
connection with fire technology, it is simply
defined as a chemical change which combustible
material (fuel) and oxidizing agent like oxygen
reacts.
Oxidation
4. Those that release or give off energy (heat) is
absorbed or is added before the reaction takes
place. This means that the substances formed by
the change contain more energy than the
reacting materials.
Endothermic Reaction
5. A continuous and unobstructed route of exit
from any point in a building structure or facility
to a public way.
Means of egress
6. The final phase burning wherein flames cases
but dense smoke and heat completely fill the
confined room, flames may die and leave only
glowing embers.
Free burning phase
7. What is the firefighting method in breaking
tetrahedron?
Inhibiting
8. Descriptive of any substance that ignited
spontaneously when exposed to air.
Pyrolysis
9. Combustion is very complex and is a subject
of much research. A condensed-phase
combustion is usually referred to as ____.
Glowing Combustion
10. For business occupancies, the clear width of
any corridor or passage way serving occupant
load of 50 or more shall be not less that ___
meters.
1.12
11. Releasing devices shall be bars or panel
extending not less that __ of the width of the
door.
2/3
12. Who is responsible for the maintenance of
fire extinguisher and fire protection equipment
installed in the building?
Fire safety inspector
13. At what frequency should dry-chemical fire
extinguishers be hydrostically tested?
5 years
14. An explosive condition in the smoldering
phase of fire, it is the result of a sudden
introduction of oxygen.
Backdraft
15. Which of the following is the primary
objective in investigating fires?
a. To determine the probable cause/origin of fire
b. To identify the perpetrators if there is any
c. To determine the motive behind the
occurrence of fire
d. All of the above
16. It is the vehicle where the fire chief usually
ride and use as command post during the
firefighting operation. It is equipped with radio
and other command equipment.
Command service vehicle
17. The most common way to secure a ladder is
for the firefighter at the base to ___ the ladder.
Foot
18. What is the primary purpose for the “Hurst
tool”?
Rescue extrication tool
19. Any readily ignitable and free burning fiber
such as cotton, oakum, rags, waste cloth, waste
paper, kapok, hay, straw, Spanish moss,
excelsior and other similar materials commonly
used in commerce.
Combustible Fiber
20. Descriptive of any material which by its
nature or as a nature of its reaction with other
elements produces a rapid drop in temperature of
the immediate surroundings.
Cryogenic
21. Any device intended for the protection of
buildings or persons to include but not limited to
built-in protection system such as sprinklers and
other automatics extinguishing system, detectors
for heat, smoke and combustion products and
other waring system components, personal
protective equipment such as fire blankets,
helmets, fire suits, gloves and other garments
that may be put on or worn by persons to protect
themselves during fire.
Fire Protective and Fire Safety Device
22. The process of first raising the temperature
in separate the more volatile from the less
volatile parts and then cooling and condensing
the resulting vapor so as to produce a nearly
purified substance.
Distillation
23. A first aid equipment used to mechanically
supply a certain amount of oxygen to a victim
who needs oxygen inhalation.
Oxygen Inhalator
24. Cuts thin steel plates such as in vehicular or
heavy metal plates by the motive of power of
compressed air in non-rotating method.
Air Chisel
25. Refers to the proper clothing and equipment
to provide a firefighter protection on hostile
environments where they perform their duties.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
PART 8
1. The period when the four elements of the fire
tetrahedron come together and combustion
begins; the fire is small and confined to the
material first ignited.
Ignition/Incipient Stage
2. All the items below are the physical states of
matter in which fuels are commonly found
except one;
Plasma
3. Any liquid having a flash point below
100degree F or 37.8 degree C and having a
vapor pressure not exceeding 40 psi is called?
Flammable Liquid
4. It refers to the initiation of combustion of
materials by an internal chemical or biological
reaction that has produced sufficient heat to
ignite the material.
Spontaneous Combustion
5. When using the Phonetic Alphabet on radio
conversations, what does “N” stand for?
November
6. Any flammable gas liquefied through
pressure. The liquid vaporizes under normal
atmospheric pressure is called?
Liquefied Petroleum Gas
7. It is the most dangerous of all fuel types
because they are already in the natural state
required for ignition.
Gaseous Fuels
8. The energy transferred from one body to
another when the temperatures of the bodies are
different.
Heat
9. The chemical decomposition of matter
through the action of heat.
Ashes
10. A fire plume begins to form above the fire
which draws or entrains air from surrounding
space into the column; heat levels rises and
oxygen begins to decline.
Growth
11. The color of smoke that indicate humid
materials.
White Smoke
12. This type of heat energy is when a current
flow through a conductor or when a spark jumps
on air gap.
Electrical
13. Which of the following is false?
a. Heat flows from a colder substance to a hotter
substance
b. HA colder substance will absorb heat until it
reaches thermal equilibrium.
c. Conduction involves transferring heat
internally, by vibration of atoms and molecules.
d. Heat flows from a hot substance to a cold
substance.
14. Vapor density ___ one indicates a vapor
lighter than air.
Less than
15. Incandescent gases accompanied by rapid
oxidation of combustible materials is called ___.
Flames
16. A form of static electricity or an electrical
current of great magnitude producing
tremendous amperage of voltage. It is most
common cause of providential fires.
Lightning
17. What is the temperature at which the
material is not enough to keep burning but still
gives off enough vapors to cause a flash across
the surface.
Kindling temperature
18. The combustion products must responsible
for the spread of fire in the building is _____.
Smoke
19. Oxygen concentrations below twenty-one
(21) percent have some effect on life society. At
what concentration percentage an individual is
expected to become unconscious?
9%
20. Usually comes in a form of combustible
liquid which is a contrivance to hasten the start
of fire?
Accelerant
21. Fire triangle is a plane geometric figure in
which the three sides of equilateral triangle
represent oxygen, heat and fuel. These elements
are necessary to:
Ignite the fire
22. It is the ratio of the weight of solid or liquid
substances to the weight of an equal volume of
water. In general, the high the __ of a substance,
the greater amount of heat is necessary to
decompose it.
Specific gravity
23. A process of separating a stable compound
to separate a mere flammable substance is
called?
Distallation
PART 9
1. 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 about ___?
300 meters radius
2. These are the types of tools used for forcible
entry except one;
Poking tools
3. A firefighting strategy where all forces are
heavily engaged in defensive actions. Typically,
it would be used when the volume of fire and the
number and nature of exposures prelude
anything but defensive techniques.
Defensive
4. 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.
Safety Program
5. You are responding on a fire incident
involving armory and explosive storage. What
will you do if the Incident Command Post is not
yet established at the time of response and
valuable information is not at hand?
a. Do not initiate attack. Maintain position at a
safe distance
b. Attack before the winds pick up
c. Check the building for any occupant
d. None of these
6. This is essentially a “holding action” to keep
the fire within reasonable bounds while awaiting
the availability of additional forces.
Defensive-offensive
7. Any unplanned or uncontrolled event
resulting from unsafe acts/unsafe occupational
conditioning either of which can cause injury.
Accident
8. The term “Means of Egress” means
a. It is a continuous and unobstructed route of
exit from one point in a building, structure or
facility to a public way.
b. It is a continuous and unobstructed route of
entry to any point in a building, structure or
facility.
c. The places where the fire hydrants are located
d. It is the way where the water drains out from
building
9. All of the items below are the ways on how to
prevent extension of fire except one;
a. By fire-protective devices
b. By quick extinguishment of the fire
c. Opening windows to allow air to come in
d. By protecting the exposed combustibles
10. Any material containing radionuclides where
both the activity concentration that may cause
harm.
Radioactive materials
11. A firefighting strategy that involves a
vigorous attack against the main body of the fire,
while taking adequate measures to control actual
and potential extension of fire.
Offensive-defensive
12. It is the return of all resources to their
respective places of origin.
Demobilization
13. To protect themselves from harm when
responding to fire incidents involving hospital
facilities with radioactive materials, the
firefighters must;
a. Always observe distance, time and shielding
during radioactive materials response
b. Ensure that the area is free from radiation
before to conduct of overhauling and
investigation
c. Always protect themselves from radiation
through time, distance and shielding
d. All of these
14. All the tools below are used in prying when
doing forcible entry except;
Flathead exe
15. It is a system of vertical pipes in the building
to which fire hoses can be attached, including a
system by which water is made available to the
outlet as needed.
Wet Stand Pipe System
16. It is required safe distance to be cleared of
personnel, equipment and civilians.
Isolation Distance
17. It is also known as the DILG Act of 1990,
specifying the power and responsibility of the
Bureau of Fire Protection.
Republic Act 6975
18. A way to extinguish fire by removing the
fuel source or allowing the fire to consume all
available fuel.
Starving
19. During a fire in a high-rise building, the
responding personnel must determine a point of
entry and at least __ means of egress for the
firefighters.
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20. Degree to which a solid, liquid or gas
dissolves is a solvent (usually water).
Solubility
21. When using the Association of Public
Communications Officers (APCO) “10” Codes
on Radio conversations, what does “10-70”
means?
Fire Alarm
22. A highly combustible and explosive
compound produced by the reaction of nitric
acid with a cellulose material.
Cellulose Nitrate/Nitro Cellulose
23. Materials used as final coating of a surface
for ornamental or protective purposes.
Finishes
PART 10 13. A kind of firefighting apparatus designed to
use divers water supply sources as hydrants. It is
1. A device used to tighten or loosen hose
usually equipped with a water tank and a
couplings, but this versatile tool can also be used
centrifugal pump.
to close utility cocks, pry and hammer.
Fire engine
Hose spanner Wrench
14. What is the designation for fires involving
2. When using a chain saw to cut a ventilation
ordinary combustibles?
hole, a firefighter should use the __ of the chain
and when cutting trees, a firefighter should use Class A
the __ of the chain.
15. This firefighting apparatus is designed
Tip; Back mainly for firefighting high-rise fires and can be
used to rescue trapped people as well as to shoot
3. What is a “charged hose”?
water at high locations.
A pressurized fire hose ready for use.
Aerial Ladder
4. Before setting up ladders, always check for
16. The top end of the ladder is the ___.
___.
Tip
Overhead wires
17. What is the primary purpose for the “Hurst
5. In responding to a call of “a person or persons
tool”?
stuck in an elevator”, which type of firefighting
apparatus would be best suited to handle this Rescue extrication tool
type of service request?
18. What is the designation for fires involving
A fire truck. electrical or potentially energized electrical
equipment?
6. A device used to seal small cuts or breaks,
which may occur in fore hose, or to connect Class C
mismatched or damaged coupling of the same
19. Before loading hose back on the truck after
size.
use, it should be ___.
Hose Jacket
Washed
7. Used to fight fire inside the building or
20. A vertical panel of non-combustible or fire-
underground by straight spot water application
resistive materials attached to and extending
or fine fog application.
below the bottom chord of the roof trussers, to
Fog gun divide the underside of the roof into separate
compartments so that heat and smoke will be
8. A hose’s burst pressure must be at lease __
directed upwards to a roof vent.
times the specified service test pressure.
Curtain Board
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21. Kind of stable explosive compound which
9. Aluminum oxide abrasive blades are generally
explodes by percussion.
used to cut which material?
Fulminate
Heaving gauge metals
22. A fire-resistive door prescribed for openings
10. In fire extinguisher usage, what does the
in fire separation walls or partitions.
mnemonic PASS mean?
Fire door
Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
11. On fire extinguishers, which symbol
represents combustible metals or Class D fuels?
Star
12. Reciprocating saws are generally used by the
firefighters for ___.
a. Vehicle and machinery extrications
b. Structural Collapse
c. Ventilation
d. All of these