REVIEW TESTFire Technology

(Pre-test)

Prepared by: Dr. Miller F. Peckley, CSP, CSMS, CST

MFP Review and Training Services

Instructions: Choose the letter corresponding to your answer, erase

answers will be marked wrong.

1. What will happen if the temperature of a fuel is raised to its ignition temperature?

a) auto-ignition (self –ignition) will occurb) Oxidation will take place c) Chemical reaction takes place

2. The fire tetrahedron differ from the fire triangle and that a fourth element has been added. What is the added elements?

– Combustion– Pyrolosis– Oxidation– Chemical chain reaction

• 3. What is the composition of a typical poisonous smoke?

• a) Contains combustion products composed of atoms and molecules forming the poisonous fuel, together with the oxidizer that support combustion

• b) Contains oxidizing agents that supports combustion.• c) Contains the chemical chain reaction that takes place

during combustion.• d) Contains the proportion of vapor-to-air in which the

mixture will ignite.

• 4. Spontaneous ignition starts as a result of what action?

• a) auto-ignition

• b) combustion

• c) evaporation

• d) chemical chain reaction

• 5. The term Flashpoint is used to expense what condition?

• a) Fuel evaporizing whether or not it is evaporizing fast enough to keep burning.

• b) The degree of heat necessary to ignite flammable vapors.

• c) The amount of fuel vapor that mixed with air to form flammable mixture.

• d) A condition whereby the surface area of fuel is exposed to the air.

• 6. What are oxidizing agents and what effects do they have on fire?

• a) Are chemical compounds which when heated give oxygen and support the burning flammable materials.

• b) Are vapor that support combustion.• c) Density of vapors that support the burning.• d) The temperature of material that will give off

ample vapors that support the burning of a material.

• 7. After you are sure that the electricity has been turned off to a burning electric motor, how should the fire be fought?

• a) As a class A or B fire

• b) As a class C fire

• c) As a class D fire

• d) None of these

• 8. At what level would you expect to find vapor having the density of 1.75?

• a) at all levels

• b) the lowest level

• c) the highest level

• d) ground level

• 9. The magnitude of fire is governed by what factor?

• a) The surface area of fuel exposed to the air.

• b) The size of fire which is governed by its intensity.

• c) The degree of heat necessary to ignite material.

• d) All of the above.

• 10. Fire propagation will be increased by what action?

• a) By means of oxidation.

• b) With the action of chemical reaction.

• c) By the transmission of heat to nearby materials.

• d) By the action of spontaneous heating.

• 11. What factor makes water such an excellent fire-fighting agent?

• a) cooling effect

• b) heat absorption

• c) dilution

• d) smothering

• 12. Why is carbon dioxide so effective for use on class C fires?

• a) knock-down effect

• b) non-conductivity

• c) cooling effect

• d) dilution

• 13. What agent should be used in fighting combustible metal fires?

• a) dry chemical

• b) dry powder

• c) dry “ordinary” chemical

• d) G.I powder

• 14. In what manner CO2 makes it a desirable extinguishing agent?

• a) Because of its number of properties.

• b) Because of its cooling effect.

• c) Because it inhibits in the chemical reaction.

• d) Because of its conductivity.

• 15. The most effective agent used in chemical chain reaction?

• a) AFFF

• b) halon

• c) dry chemical

• d) dry powder

Answers:

• 1. A• 2. D• 3. A• 4. A• 5. A• 6. A• 7. A• 8. B• 9. A• 10. C• 11. B• 12. B• 13. B• 14. A • 15. B

Post test

Prepared by: Dr. Miller F. Peckley, CSP, CSMS, CST

MFP Review and Training Services

• 1. The year the U.S. DOD implemented the hazard classification and identification system for international use.

• a) 1967

• b) 1987

• c) 1976

• d) 1978

• 2. this word may be used in place of “combustible” for highway transportation of fuel that is not classed as a “flammable liquid”

• a) Gasoline

• b) Non-flammable

• c) Fuel oil

• d) Dangerous

• 3. It restricts the spread of the fire to the point of origin or at least to the area involved.

• a) extinguishment

• b) confinement

• c) suppression

• d) control

• 4. The responsibility to locate, confine and extinguish the fire lies in the hands of:

• a) Firefighter

• b) senior firefighter

• c) nozzle man

• d) fire captain

• 5. A very useful tool used to make quick connection to damage male hose connections

• a) Siamese connector

• b) Universal thread adapter

• c) Wye connector

• d) Hydrant wrench

• 6. The lowest section of an extension ladder?

• a) heel

• b) bed ladder

• c) butt

• d) fly ladder

• 7. A rope or cable which is used to raise the fly ladder of an extension ladder?

• a) pawl

• b) halyard

• c) guides

• d) stop

• 8. A straight ladder with hooks in a movable socket is called:

• a) top or tip ladder

• b) roof ladder

• c) hook ladder

• d) attic ladder

• 9. How many men are required to carry extension ladder from 24 to 36 feet length?

• a) three persons

• b) minimum of two person

• c) four person

• d) six person

• 10. On a two-man raise, what does the man on the top of the ladder do after the ladder is placed close to the building?

• a) raise the ladder up to the building.• b) “walk” the ladder up to the building by

using the rugs.• c) turn the extension ladder before placing

it to the building.• d) divide the ladder to its desired height.

• 11. Type of ladder that allows the user to climb up and down, one storey at a time?

• a) attic ladder

• b) extension ladder

• c) wall ladder

• d) pompier

• 12. Type of ladder capable of extending up to 100 feet.

• a) Hydraulic aerial ladder

• b) aerial ladder

• c) elevating platform

• d) 4 section extension ladder

• 13. One of the strategies used in post-extinguishment procedures that prevent excessive damage by fire, smoke and water?

• a) overhaul

• b) salvage

• c) exposure

• d) blanketing

• 14. Factor that can do more damage to the building/ facility during firefighting operation?

• a) fire

• b) water

• c) smoke

• d) heat

• 15. Methods used to prevent excessive damage from water?

• a) sawdust

• b) salvage cover

• c) sand

• d) none of the above

• 16. A method or quick way to spread the small salvage cover in protecting materials.

• a) accordion method

• b) “one-man throw”

• c) the “counter payoff”

• d) none of these

17. The complete and detailed check of the structures and material after the fire?

• a) ventilation

• b) investigation

• c) inspecting

• d) overhaul

• 18. The most important and excellent supporting evidence in arson?

• a) drawing and sketching

• b) photography

• c) investigator’s note

• d) all o these

• 19. The uncontrollable impulse to burn anything without any motivation?

• a) revenge

• b) pyromania

• c) pyromaniac

• d) hatred

• 20. It is considered the fire prevention month in the Philippines?

• a) summer

• b) April

• c) March

• d) May

Answers:

• 1.C 11.C• 2.C 12.C• 3.B 13.B• 4.B 14.B• 5.B 15.B• 6.B 16.B• 7.B 17.D• 8.B 18.B• 9.B 19.B10. B 20.C