1. It is a firefighting equipment used to connect individual lengths of hose, to connect to hydrants, valves, 6.

6. It is the descriptive term of the various methods or safety measures utilized to stop harmful or
nozzles and fittings. destructive fires from starting.

A. Coupling A. Fire protection

B. Hose wrench B. Fire fighting
C. Nozzle C. Fire prevention
D. Valve connector D. Fire extinguishment

-Coupling -C. Fire Prevention. (you will prevent the fire from STARTING.)

2. It is known as the maximum number of persons that may be allowed to occupy a particular building, 7. What specific provision of Republic Act 6975 states that, the Bureau of Fire Protection shall have the
structure, or facility, or portions hereof. power to investigate all causes of fire and if necessary, file the proper complaint with the City or
3. A. Occupancy Provincial Prosecutor’s Office which has jurisdiction over the case?
4. B. Occupant load
5. C. Accomodation capacity A. Section 48 of Republic Act 6975
6. D. Allocated occupant B. Section 4 of Republic Act 6975
C. Section 50 of Republic Act 6975 
-B. Occupant Load D. Section 51 of Republic Act 6975

3. Fire wall is an exterior wall designed to prevent the spread of fire. How long should it resist fire before -C. Section 50 of Republic Act 6975
ot will fail?
8. Dust when mixed with air in proper proportion, becomes explosive and may be ignited by a flame,
A. Not less than 2 hours spark or other source of ignition. What is the usual size (diameter) of dust?
B. Not less than 3 hours
C. Not less than 4 hours  A. 3mm or less than
D. Not less than 5 hours B. 4mm or less than
C. 5mm or less than
-C. Not less than 4 hours  D. 6mm or less than

4. A continuous and unobstructed route of exit from one point in a building, structure or facility to a -B. 4mm or less than
public way is known as means of egress. The following are the parts of means of egress, except one;
9. A building unsafe in case of fire because it will burn easily or because it lacks adequate exits or fire
A. Exit escapes.
B. Exit passage
C. Exit access A. Fire hazard
D. Exit discharge B. Fire risk
C. Fire trap 
-B. Exit passage D. Fire danger

5. The following are Prima Facie Evidence of Arson, except one; -C. Fire trap

A. If substantial amounts of flammable substances or materials are stored with in the building not 10. "Container" is any vessel for
necessary in the business of the offender nor for house hold use transporting or storing liquids with how much volume capacity?

B. If during the lifetime of the corresponding fire insurance policy more than two fires have occurred in A. Less than 227 liters 
the same or other premises owned or under the control of the offender and /or insured B. Less than 337 liters
C. Less than 447 liters
C. If shortly before the fire, a substantial portion of the effects insured and stored in a building or D. Less than 557 liters
property had been withdrawn from the premises except in the ordinary course of business
-A. Less than 227 liters
D. If the fire started simultaneously in at least one part or more of the building or establishment
11. LPG is more dense than air. True or false?

-D. Dapat MORE THAN 1 PART of the building -True (relative density of 1.5219:1
11. What is the minimum height of a building between the floor of the topmost storey and the ground E. None of the above
floor level for it to be considered as a "High Rise Building"?
-E. None of the above. (All of them are objectives of fire protection)
A. 10 meters
B. 13 meters 17. Who is the appointing authority for BFP officer to be promoted for Senior Superintendent?
C. 15 meters 
D. 18 meters -Secretary of the DILG

-C. 15 meters 18. The number of means of egress from any balcony, mezzanine, storey, or portion thereof shall not be
less than _____.
12. In the conduct interview to witnesses, it should be done in question and answer form and shall be
done under oath. What rank can a BFP officer be authorized to administer the said interview? A. 1
B. 2
A. Fire Inspector  C. 3
B. Fire Senior Inspector D. 4
C. Fire Chief Inspector E. 5
D. Fire Superintendent
- B. 2
-A. Fire Inspector
19. It refers to all of the tactics and tasks that are performed on the fire scene to achieve the final goal of
13. Based on RA 9514, a building or structure can be categorized as ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY if it used for extinguishing the fire.
gathering of atleast how many persons?
A. Size-up - assessment of the fire scene
A. 25 B. Fire Suppression - CORRECT ANSWER
B. 50 C. Forcible Entry - if the doors and other openings are locked or blocked
C. 75 D. Ventilation - to displace toxic gasses and to prevent backdraft
D. 100
-B. Fire Suppression
-B.50
20. Which of the following is NOT a criteria for determining the value of a fire extinguisher? 
14. What is the top priority for ventilation in any kinds fire?
A. Accessibility
A. Fire containment B. Resale value
B.  Property conservation C. Serviceability
C. Life safety D. Simplicity of operation
D. Protecting exposures
-B. Resale value
-C. Life safety
21. What is the purpose of a protective equipment known as "SCBA"?
15. It is a device used to inject the right amount of foam concentrated into the flowing water to form a
foam solution. A. Protects the head from impact
B. Protects the wearer's ears from airborne particles
A. Foam concentrate divider C. Protects the face and lungs from toxic smoke and products of combustion 
B. Foam proportioner D. Provides an audible means by which a lost, trapped, or incapacitated firefighter can be located
C. Foam partitioner
D. Foam mixer -C. Protects the face and lungs from toxic smoke and products of combustion. (SCBA: stands for Self-
Contained Breathing Apparatus)
-B. Foam proportioner
22. By virtue of presidential proclamation No. 115-A, the month of ________ was declared as fire
16. All except one are objectives of fire protection. prevention month because of the alarming increase of fire incidents happening accross the country
during the particular period. 
A. To prevent destructive fire from starting
B. To extinguish (stop or put out) on going destructive fire -MARCH
C. To confine a destructive fire at the place where it began
D. To prevent loss of life and property when fire starts
23. Who was considered as the first chief of the Bureau of Fire Protection after its creation as a separate 34. Based on RA 9514, who has the authority to issue a closure order for violation of fire safety
bureau on 1991? provisions of the Fire Code?

-F/Brigader Gen. Ernesto Madriaga A. Provincial Director

B. Regional Director
24. It was the old fire code of the philippines having been repealed by RA 9514. C. Chief, BFP
D. City/Municipal Fire Marshal
-PD 1185
-D. City/Municipal Fire Marshal
25. In what city where the worlds first organized firefighting began?
35. Based on R.A. 9514, this is a document issued to fire volunteers, fire volunteer organizations, and fire
-City of Rome safety practitioners, after completion of the mandatory training and competency evaluation conducted
by the BFP.
26. The BFP anniversary is celebrated every_____ as the fire service was separated from the PC-INP as a
separate and distinct agency known as the Bureau of fire protection? A. Certificate of completion
B. Certificate of competency
-AUGUST 2 C. Certificate of credibility
D. Certificate of confirmation
27. Name the three firemen who perished during rockwell powerplant fire on 1973 that paved the way
for recognition of fire service in the philippines ? -Certificate of Competency

-Lt. Jose Fabicon, Domingo Viray, Fructuoso Planas 36. Administrative Matters: Who comprises the "Congress" based on the Philippine Constitution?

28. The BFP commemorates the heroism of three fallen firefighters who offered their lives during the -Senate (Upper House)
rockwell fire incidents in makati on 1973. A fire service recognition day is annually held every_______ to -House of Representative (Lower House)
honor them.
37. According to RA 9514, what is the document being issued by the BFP as a prerequisite for the grant of
-ANSWER: December 14 Building Permit by the Office of Building Official having jurisdiction upon determination that the
evaluated plans are compliant with RA 9514 and its RIRR?
29. Who is the patron saint of FIREFIGHTERS?
A. Fire Safety Evaluation Clearance (FSEC)
-Saint Florian B. Fire Safety Inspection Certificate (FSIC)

30. On october 19 ,1935, he was appointed as the first filipino fire chief.
-Fire Safety Inspection Certificate (FSIC) - A document issued by the BFP as a prerequisite for the grant of
-Capt. Jacinto Lorenzo Certificate of Occupancy, Business Permit, Certificate of Annual Inspection from PEZA and other licenses
and permits being issued by other government agencies upon determining that the required fire safety
31. Who is the present Chief, BFP? construction are in place, and fire protective and/or warning systems are properly installed in
accordance with the approved plans and specifications and in compliance with RA 9514 and its RIRR.
-Fire Director Louie S Puracan
-Fire Safety Evaluation Clearance (FSEC). A document issued by the BFP as a prerequisite for the grant of
32. In this phase of fire, the maximum heat and its destructive capabilities is developed. Building Permit by the Office of Building Official having jurisdiction upon 
determination that the evaluated plans are compliant with RA 9514 and its RIRR.
A  Initial phase
B. Incipient phase 38. All but one can compose the First Responders in an incident.
C. Free burning phase
D. Smoldering phase A. HAZMAT Team
B. Police
-C. Free burning phase. (Ito ung point na pinakamalakas ung apoy at pinakamainit. This is the peak or C. Fire Fighters
climax of fire incident.) D. Media

33. What agency will attest the appointment of a Fire Officer 1? -Media 

-Civil Service commission  39. Based on RA 9514, the following are BFP personnel who are qualified to become a Fire Safety
Inspector, except one;
 D. Purification
A. A graduate of any baccalaureate degree course with at least three (3) years in the BFP service E. None of the above
B. A licensed Engineer (Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, Sanitary and  Electronics) with at least six
(6) months in the BFP service -E. None of the above, it is distillation
C. An architect with at least one (1) year in the BFP service
45. In Fire extinguishment, what is the most common cooling agent?

-B. A licensed Engineer (Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, Sanitary and  Electronics) with at least one -Water
(1) year in the BFP service
46. Administrative matter: Kindly enumerate the three (3) constitutional agencies.
40. Administrative Matter: Kindly enumerate the 3 powers of the Government.
-Civil Service Commission
-Police Power, Power of Eminent Domain and Power of Taxation.  (Judiciary, Executive and Legislative are -Commission on Election 
BRANCHES of the government and not power.) -Commission on Audit

41. How many meters should a building be from the distance between the floor of the topmost storey 47. It refers to any fire department emergency vehicles that participate in the fire suppression or other
and the ground level before it will be considered as a High Rise Building? emergency suppression.

A. 10 meters A. Fire truck

B. 12 meters B. Fire apparatus
C. 15 meters C. Rescue Transport Vehicle (RTV)
D. 17 meters C. Fire engine

-C. 15 meters - Fire Apparatus. (Examples of apparatus are fire truck/fire engine, RTV, boom truck, fire ladder and any
other vehicle used for fire Suppression and other related emergencies. General term natin ang FIRE
42. When the water in a kettle becomes uniformly hot even though only the bottom of the kettle APPARATUS).
contacts the flame, the process of heat transfer is –
48. How many % of oxygen should be present in order to start a fire?
A. Radiation
B. Convection -16% to 21%
C. Conduction
D. None of the Above 49. Puregold Inc. request the service of the BFP to conduct fire drill among its employees. How much
should be collected by the BFP before the conduct of the said drill?
-B. Convection. 
(Because there is a liquid that is in motion). (water in this case which is a medium of heat transfer). A. 250
(Conduction is the transfer of heat by means of solid materials through direct contact. Radiation is by B. 500
means of electromagnetic wave.) C.1000
D.1500
43. How many death cases as a result of a fire incident before it can be categorized as "Fire incident with
great number of fatality/multiple death"? -C.1000

A. 5 death cases 50. What is the salary grade of a Fire Officer with a rank of Fire Officer 1 (FO1)?
B. 10 death cases
C. 15 death cases A. 8
D. 20 death cases B. 9
C. 10
-B10. (For this case, the investigation will be turned over under the jurisdiction of the BFP National D. 12
Headquarters.)
C. 10
44. The process of first raising the temperature to 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. 51. In the pre-entry consideration during firefighting operation, the ground commander MUST first
conduct the most essential action at the fire scene.
A. Evaporation
B. Precipitation A. Quick size-up
C. Condensation B. High level of situation awareness
C. Read fire behavior indicators
D. Understand firefighter tactical assignment A. Once
B. Twice 
-A. Quick size up. (Size up is the assesment the seriousness and gravity of the scenario. This usually C. Thrice
needed to know the proper firefighting operation to be used and if additional firefighting apparatus D. It depends, when the need arises
needs to be deployed. Usually quick size will only last 20-30 seconds.)
-A. Once
52. What is the mandatory training/schooling that should be undertaken by a BFP officer with a rank of
Fire Inspector before he will be promoted to Fire Senior Inspector? 59. During firefighting operation, who will declare that the fire incident is "fire under control" or "fire
out"?
- Fire Officer Basic Course (FOBC)
Fire Officer Advance Course will be from Senior Inspector to Chief Inspector. (FOAC) A. Commanding officer
B. Ground commander
53. What certificate is being issued by the BFP to a business establishment after complying with the fire C. Chief, Operation
safety provision of the fire code? This is a pre-requisite for the issuance of Business Permit. D. Fire marshal
E. Shift-in-Charge
-Fire Safety Inspection Certificate (FSIC) for business permit.
-Ground Commander 
54. Legally speaking, what shall be the rank of a Municipal Fire Marshal? (As a rule, usually the most ranking BFP officer present in the scene will automatically act as the ground
commander. Take note that ONLY the BFP has the authority to raise fire alarm, declare fire under control
-Senior Inspector. (Based on RA 9263, Municipal Fire Marshal should have the rank of Senior Inspector.) and declare fire out.)

55. Based of RA 9514, what should be resorted to by the BFP when the offender fails to comply with the 60. What is the rank of the Chief, BFP?
abatement order orwhen the deficiency constitutes a clear and imminent dangerto life and property?
A. Temporary suspension of the building A. Senior Superintendent
B. Imposition of fine B. Chief Superintendent
C. Filing of case to the offender C. Director
D. Closure of the building D. Director General

-D. Closure of the building -C. Director

56. All business establishments that can accommodate at least _________ persons shall establish and 61. What Department of the government controls and supervises the BFP?
maintain an organization of fire brigade to deal with fire and other related emergencies.
A. DICT
A. Twenty (20) B. DILG
B. Fifty (50) C. AFP
C. Seventy (70) D. CSC
D. One Hundred (100)
-B. DILG
-B. Fifty (50)
62. What Law Professionalizes the BFP?
57. It is firefighting strategy which involves a methodical nd systematic removal of pressure, heat, smoke, - Republic Act 9263 
gases and in some cases, even flame from an enclosed area through predetermined paths. Firefighters
will cast out the heat and smoke in the burning building for them to easily gain entry. It lessens danger to
the trapped tenants and allows for an increased rescue profile.

A. Extinguishment
B. Overhaul
C. Ventilation
D. Salvage

-C. Ventilation

58. How many time/s is the minimum mandatory fire safety inspection for every building or structure for
the span of one year?
DEFINITION OF TERMS (FIRE ARSON INVESTIGATION)
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1. AREA OF ORIGIN – the room or area where the fire began.
2. ARROW PATTERN – a fire pattern displayed on the cross section of a burned wooden structural
member.   30. POINT OF ORIGIN – the exact physical location where a heat source and a fuel come in contact with
3. ARSON – the crime of maliciously and intentionally, or recklessly, starting a fire or causing an
explosion.  Precise legal definitions vary among jurisdictions, wherein it is defined by statutes and judicial
decisions.
4. BACKDRAFT – an explosion resulting from the sudden introduction of air (i.e., oxygen) into a confined
space containing oxygen-deficient superheated products of incomplete combustion.
5. CEILING LAYER – a buoyant layer of hot gases and smoke produced by a fire in a compartment.
6. CHAR – carbonaceous material that has been burned and has a blackened appearance.
7. CHAR BLISTERS – convex segments of carbonized material separated by cracks or crevasses that form
on the surface of char, forming on materials such as wood as the result of pyrolysis or burning.
8. DROP DOWN – the spread of fire by the dropping or falling of burning materials. This is synonymous
with "Fall Down”.
9. FIRE ANALYSIS – the process of determining the origin, cause, development, and responsibility as well
as the failure analysis of a fire or explosion.
10. FIRE CAUSE – the circumstances or agencies that bring a fuel and all ignition source together with
proper air or oxygen.
11. FIRE INVESTIGATION – the process of deterll1illlllg the origin, cause, and development of a fire or
explosion.
12. FIRE SCENE RECONSTRUCTION – the process of recreating the physical scene during fire scene
analysis through the removal of debris and the replacement of contents or structural elements in their
pre-fire positions.
13. FLASH FIRE – a fire that spreads rapidly through a diffuse fuel, such as dust, gas, or the vapors of an
ignitable liquid, without the production of damaging pressure.
14. FLASH POINT OF A LIQUID – the lowest temperature of a liquid, as determined by specific laboratory
tests, at which the liquid gives off vapors at a sufficient rate to support a momentary flame across its
surface.
15.  FLASHOVER – a transition phase in the development of a contained fire in which surfaces exposed to
thermal radiation reach ignition temperature more or less simultaneously and fire spreads rapidly
throughout the space.
16. FLASH FIRE – a fire that spreads rapidly through a diffuse fuel, such as dust, gas, or the vapors of an
ignitable liquid, without the production of damaging pressure.
17. FLASH POINT OF A LIQUID – the lowest temperature of a liquid, as determined by specific laboratory
tests, at which the liquid gives off vapors at a sufficient rate to support a momentary flame across its
surface.
18. FLASHOVER – a transition phase in the development of a contained fire in which surfaces exposed to
thermal radiation reach ignition temperature more or less simultaneously and fire spreads rapidly
throughout the space.
19. HAZARD – any arrangement of materials and heat sources that presents the potential for harm, such
as personal injury or ignition of combustibles.
20. IGNITION – the process of initiating self-sustained combustion.
21. ISOCHAR - a line on a diagram connecting points of equal char depth.
22. MATERIAL FIRST IGNITED - the fuel that is first set on fire by the heat of ignition.  To be meaningful,
both a type of material and a form of material should be identified.
23. HAZARD – any arrangement of materials and heat sources that presents the potential for harm, such
as personal injury or ignition of combustibles.
24. IGNITION – the process of initiating self-sustained combustion.
25. ISOCHAR - a line on a diagram connecting points of equal char depth.
26. MATERIAL FIRST IGNITED - the fuel that is first set on fire by the heat of ignition.  To be meaningful,
both a type of material and a form of material should be identified.
27. OCCUPANCY- The purpose for which a building or portion thereof is used or intended to be used.
28. OXIDIZING MATERIAL- A material that readily yields oxygen in quantities sufficient to stimulate or
support combustion.
29. PLUME – the column of hot gases, flames, and smoke rising above a fire.  Also called convection
column, thermal updraft, or thermal column.  
each other and a fire begins. P
31. POINTER - the difference in height of a series of fire damaged vertical wood members ranging from
high being the farthest away from a source of heating to the shortest being closer.
32. UBLIC WAY- Any street, alley or other strip of land unobstructed from the ground to the sky, deeded
or otherwise permanently appropriated for public use.
33. PUBLIC ASSEMBLY BUILDING- Any building or structure where fifty or more people congregate,
gather or assembled for any purposes.
34. PYROLYSIS – the transformation of a Compound into one or more other substances by heat alone. 
Pyrolysis often precedes combustion.
35. PYROPHORIC - Descriptive of any substances that ignited spontaneously when exposed to air
36. SCIENTIFIC METHOD – the systematic pursuit of knowledge involving the recognition and formulation
of a problem, the collection of data through observation and experiment and the formulation and testing
of a hypothesis.
37. SEAT OF EXPLOSION - a craterlike indentation created at the point of origin of an explosion.
38.  SECONDARY EXPLOSION – any subsequent explosion resulting from an initial explosion.
39. SELF-CLOSING DOORS- Automatic closing doors that are designed to confine smoke and heat and
delay the spread of fire.
40. SELF-HEATING – the result of exothermic reactions, occurring spontaneously in some materials under
certain conditions, whereby heat is liberated at a rate sufficient to raise the temperature of the material.
41. SELF-IGNITION - ignition resulting from self-heating. This is synonymous with spontaneous ignition.
42. SELF-IGNITION TEMPERATURE – the minimum temperature at which the self-heating properties of a
material lead to ignition.
43. SOOT – black particles of carbon produced ill a flame.
44. SPALLING – chipping or pitting of concrete or masonry surfaces.
45. SPARK – a small, incandescent particle.
46. SPONTANEOUS HEATING – process whereby a material increases in temperature without drawing
heat from its surroundings. The process results from oxidation often aided by bacterial action where
agricultural products are involved.
47. SPONTANEOUS IGNITION – initiation of combustion of a material by an internal chemical or biological
reaction that has produced sufficient heat to ignite the material.
48. TIME LINE – graphical representation of the events in the fire incident displayed in chronological
order.
49. FIRE PATTERNS are the visible or measurable physical effects that remain after a fire. These include
thermal effects on materials, such as charring, oxidation, consumption of combustibles, smoke and soot
deposits, distortion, melting, color changes, changes in the character of materials, structural collapse,
and other effects.
50. VESTIBULE- A passage hall or antechamber between the outer doors and the interior parts of a house
or a building.
51. VERTICAL SHAFT- An enclosed vertical space of passage that extends from floor to floor, as well as
from the base to the top of the building.
DEFINITION OF ACT 1. Level of oxygen when a person feels dizziness, headache and rapid fatigue.
Ans: 12%
1. PD 1185 - Fire Code of the Phil.
(August 26, 1977) 2. Level of oxygen present in air.
Ans: 21%
2. RA 9514- The revised fire code of the Philippines
2008 - December 19, 2008 3. Level of oxygen wherein the person becomes unconscious.
Ans: 9%
3. PD 765 - Integrated National Police
*dyan yung fire service palang tawag sa bfp 4. Percent of oxygen should be present in the atmosphere to sustain combustion
Ans: 16%
4. PD 1613 - amending law of arson

5. PD 1744- amending Art. 320 of rpc Provision on arson P.D 1613 amending the law of arson.
*yung pinalitan yung penalty ng destructive arson.

6. RA. 6975 - dilg act of 1990

7. RA 9263 - an act providing for the prfessionalization of the BFP and the BJMP amending certain
provisions of RA 6975

8. RA 9592 - 5 years extension of 9263

9. RA 3815 - Revised penal code

10. RA 6713 - ethical code

11. RA 6541- building code

12. RA 1096 - new building code

13. RA 9184 - procurement 2003

CATEGORY OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS (Hazmat):

CLASS 1 - A hazardous material that indicates explosives.

CLASS 2 - A hazardous material that contains flammable gas.

CLASS 3 - Flammable liquids.

CLASS 4 - flammable solids.

CLASS 5 - Oxidizing agents

CLASS 6 - Toxic and infectious substance.

CLASS 7 - A radioactive substance.

CLASS 8 - Corrosive substance.

CLASS 9 - Miscellaneous substance.