Firefighter
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10 sample questions for the Firefighter, with the correct answer and an explanation for each. No account needed. Try each one before you open the answer.
Sections covered on the exam: Vocabularyincontext, Sentencecompletion, The Physical Ability Test (CPAT), Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, Mathematics, Informationordering, Problemsensitivity, Reportwriting, Mainidea, Mandatoryvspermissive, Inference, Sequence, Mixednumbers, Percentchange, Percentsandbudgets, Ratiosandstaffing, Responsetime, Unitconversion, Workrate, Tankershuttle, Waterweight, Tankvolume, Ladderreach, Gears, Idlergears, Levers, Toolmechanics, Pulleys, Inclinedplanes, Hydraulics, Pressureandarea, Wheelandaxle, Nozzlevelocity, Ladderangle, Observationandmemory:Streetscene, Observationandmemory:Dispatchmemo, Spatialorientation:Streetmap, Spatialorientation:Directionsandviews, Situationaljudgmentandhumanrelations, Ratiosandproportions, Rate,Time,Anddistance, Readingatable, Geartorque, Leverclasses, Springs, Waterpressureandheight, Observationandmemory:Floorplan, Observationandmemory:Pre-Incidentplan.
Question 1 · Vocabularyincontext
Read the sentence below. "Before the search began, the engine crew positioned a hose line between the fire and the interior stairway to mitigate the threat to occupants on the upper floors." As used in this sentence, mitigate most nearly means
Answer: C. lessen the severity of
The hose line was placed between the fire and the stairway to reduce the danger, so "lessen the severity of" fits. "Identify the source of" confuses mitigating a hazard with investigating it.
Question 2 · Sequence
Refer to the passage in Question 19. Which of the following occurred AFTER Engine 12 made entry but BEFORE Battalion 2 arrived?
Answer: A. Engine 12's crew knocked down the fire in the stove area
Entry was at 18:52 and Battalion 2 arrived at 18:57; the knockdown at 18:55 is the only listed event in that window. Truck 5 arrived earlier (18:50), while the search was completed at 18:58 and the fire was under control at 19:04.
Question 3 · Waterweight
A rectangular water tank inside a building measures 6 ft long, 4 ft wide, and 3 ft deep and is completely full. (1 cubic foot ≈ 7.48 gallons; water weighs 8.34 lb per gallon.) About how much does the water in the tank weigh?
Answer: D. 4,490 lb
Volume = 6 × 4 × 3 = 72 cubic feet; 72 × 7.48 ≈ 538.6 gallons; 538.6 × 8.34 ≈ 4,492 lb, or about 4,490 lb. Multiplying cubic feet directly by 8.34 gives about 600 lb, and 539 is the number of gallons, not pounds.
Question 4 · Observationandmemory:Streetscene
In the scene, where were flames visible?
Answer: D. In two windows on the second floor of the building numbered 412
Flames showed in the two right-hand windows of the middle (second) floor of 412. The third floor held the trapped person, not fire, which is the near-miss behind the third-floor choice.
Question 5 · Spatialorientation:Streetmap
The hydrant closest to Incident B is located at the corner of which block?
Answer: D. Lincoln School
A hydrant is shown at the northwest corner of the Lincoln School block, one block from Incident B at 5th Ave and Oak St. The only other hydrant is at the Warehouse block near 1st Ave and Birch St, at the opposite corner of the map.
Question 6 · Vocabularyincontext
Read the sentence below. "Before sending the crew above the fire floor, the captain had them confirm a second means of egress by placing a ground ladder to a rear window." As used in this sentence, egress most nearly means
Answer: A. a way out
A second means of egress is a second way out, which is why the ladder was placed before the crew went above the fire. "A way in" describes ingress, the opposite direction.
Question 7 · Vocabularyincontext
Refer to the passage in Question 119. As used in the third paragraph, the phrase get ahead of the fire means to
Answer: C. reach areas the fire has not yet entered in order to stop it
Engines 9 and 14 went into Units 3 and 6, on either side of the burning units, and pulled ceilings there to stop the fire before it spread into those areas. Attacking from the unit of origin is the opposite of moving ahead of the fire's path.
Question 8 · Waterweight
After a fire, water stands 3 inches deep over an entire 30 ft × 40 ft floor. (1 cubic foot ≈ 7.48 gallons; water weighs 8.34 lb per gallon.) About how much weight has the water added to the floor?
Answer: B. 18,715 lb
3 inches = 0.25 ft, so volume = 30 × 40 × 0.25 = 300 cubic feet; 300 × 7.48 = 2,244 gallons; 2,244 × 8.34 ≈ 18,715 lb. Using 3 ft instead of 0.25 ft gives 224,580 lb, and 2,244 is the number of gallons, not pounds.
Question 9 · Observationandmemory:Floorplan
How many occupants were shown inside the building?
Answer: D. Seven
The plan showed three occupants in Warehouse Storage, one in the Loading Dock, two in the Office, and one in the Break Room: 3 + 1 + 2 + 1 = 7. Eight comes from also counting the sample figure in the legend.
Question 10 · Spatialorientation:Streetmap
The hydrant nearest the entrance of St. Luke's Hospital is at which corner?
Answer: C. Ellis Ave and Valley Rd
A hydrant is drawn at the southeast corner of the hospital block, at Ellis Ave and Valley Rd. The only other hydrant is at the northeast corner of Harbor Park, near Baker Ave and Harbor Rd, on the other side of the river.
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