FIRE SUPPRESSION:
1. Level of oxygen when a person feels
dizziness, headache and rapid fatigue.
Ans: 12%
2. Level of oxygen present in air.
Ans: 21%
3. Level of oxygen wherein the person
becomes unconscious.
Ans: 9%
4. What do you call the first phase of fire?
Ans: Incipient
5. First known firefighting unit organized
thousands of years B.C.
Ans: Bucket Brigade
6. The min. temperature at which a liquid fuel
gives off sufficient vapor to form an ignitable
mixture.
Ans: Flash Point
7. Condition that occurs when a portion of the
fire gases trapped at the upper level of a
room ignite, spreading flame across the
ceiling of the room.
Ans: Flameover
8. State at which everything in a confined
area ignites at almost the same time.
Ans: Flashover
9. Heat transfer between solid like metals.
Ans: Conduction
10. Heat transfer between a solid surface and
a fluid.
Ans: Convection
11. Mode of heat transfer involving two
bodies separated by a distance.
Ans: Radiation
12. To prevent fire from extending to other
uninvolved buildings or structures.
Ans: Cover Exposure
13. To prevent the fire from extending to
other uninvolved portions of the burning
buildings.
Ans: Confinement
14. To protect properties of value from
preventable damages.
Ans: Salvage
15. Prevent fire from rekindling.
Ans: Overhaul
16. A device containing chemicals, fluid and
gasses for extinguishing and used for small
area of fire.
Ans: Fire Extinguisher
17. An upright pipe, usually in a street,
connected to a water main with a valve to
which a hose can be attached.
Ans: Hydrant
18. Unburned smoke is heated in the
absence of oxygen and produces explosive
force once oxygen in introduced.
Ans: Backdraft
19. Carefully planned release of the products
of combustion from a confined area or
structure.
Ans: Ventilation
20. Firefighting apparatus designed to use
diverse water supply sources as hydrants
usually equipped with a water tank and
centrifugal pump.
Ans: Pumper Truck / Fire Engine
21. Firefighting apparatus usually used in
firefighting operations of high-rise structures.
Ans: Aerial Platform
22. A firefighting apparatus equipped with
monitor nozzle, which can be rotated 90°
horizontally and 240° vertically.
Ans: Squirt
23. An apparatus which enables to secure
water scarce areas for speedy firefighting
operation.
Ans: Water Tank
24. A firefighting apparatus capable of
discharging foams which is the most effective
means to extinguish not only ordinary Class A
but also Class B fires.
Ans: Chemical Truck
25. A piece of firefighting equipment used to
direct or control a stream of water.
Ans: Nozzle
26. A type of flexible tube used to carry water
under pressure from the source to a point of
discharged.
Ans: Fire Hose

27. Classification of fire involving ordinary
combustibles lime woods, paper, cloth,
plastic, etc.
Ans: Class A
28. Classification of fire involving flammable
and combustible liquids, gasses, and grease
like gasoline, oils, alcohol, etc.
Ans: Class B
29. Classification of fire involving electricity.
Ans: Class C
30. Classification of fire involving combustible
metal and alloy lime magnesium, sodium,
lithium and potassium.
Ans: Class D
31. Basic procedure in putting out fires by
cooling /removing the element of heat or
reducing the temperature.
Ans: Quenching
32. Basic procedure in putting out fire by
removing oxygen or oxidizing agent of fire.
Ans: Smothering
33. To know the problems and what to do in
case fire starts in a particular building or area.
Ans: Pre-Fire Planning
34. Removal of victims from endangered
areas and bringing them to a place of safety.
Ans: Rescue
35. Basic procedure in putting out fire by
removing or reducing fuel.
Ans: Starving
36. Basic procedure in putting out fire by
stopping chain reaction.
Ans: Inhibiting
37. What is the third element of fire if fuel and
heat are present?
Ans: Oxygen
38. Form of energy that raises temperature.
Ans: Heat
39. Any material or substance capable of
burning.
Ans: Fuel
40. A chemical reaction that releases energy
as heat and usually light.
Ans: Combustion
41. A rapid, self-sustaining oxidation process
accompanied by the evolution of heat and
light in varying intensities.
Ans: Fire
42. The minimum temperature to which a fuel
in air must be heated to start self-sustained
combustion.
Ans: Ignition Temperature
43. To put out the main body of the fire.
Ans: Extinguishment
44. A combination of material, mostly
unburned hydrocarbons and a product of fire.
Ans: Smoke
45. An apparatus that protects the face and
lungs from toxic smoke and products of
combustion.
Ans: Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus
46. Protects the head from impact and
puncture as well as scalding water.
Ans: Helmet
47. It protects the firefighter’s trunk and limbs
against cuts, abrasions and burn injuries.
Ans: Protective Coats and Trousers
48. It protects the feet from burn injuries,
punctures, wounds and insulated
materials/environment.
Ans: Protective Boots
49. A technique used by firemen to gain
access to a structure whose normal means of
access is locked, blocked or nonexistent.
Ans: Forcible Entry
50. In a Class C fire, can you use water as
extinguishing agent?
Ans: No
51. The most common agent used in fire
suppression.
Ans: Water
52. What do you call the extinguishment
mechanism wherein water-based or aqueous
agents are highly effective in reducing the
temperature of fire.
Ans: Reduction of Heat
53. Tools or equipment’s used by firefighters
to make an opening in walls and floors.
Ans: Axes

54. Tools or equipment used by firefighters to
open ceiling on fire extension.
Ans: Pike Poles/Paster Hooks
55. An instrument used by firefighters to quick
access to windows and roofs of one and two-
story buildings.
Ans: Straight Ladder
56. Kind 0f pumps used during firefighting
operation and equipped with fire hose.
Ans: Portable Pumps
57. An essential component of ever
procedure carried out by firefighters.
Ans: Safety
58. Aside from sight, sound and electronic
sensors, what is another way in detecting
hidden fires?
Ans: Touch
59. A stream of water after it leaves the tip of
a nozzle thru a fire hose until it reaches the
desired point of use.
Ans: Fire Stream
60. What do you call the force per unit area in
a water stream?
Ans: Pressure
61. A mechanical device used to create
pressure.
Ans: Pump
62. Controls the amount of water that flows to
the tip.
Ans: Shutoff Valve
63. Filing up a pump with water to eliminate
air locks to allow drafting.
Ans: Priming
64. The resulting surge of water when it flows
thru a fire hose or pipe is suddenly stopped.
Ans: Water Hammer
65. Loss of pressure as a column of water is
raised to a certain height or elevation due to
gravity.
Ans: Back Pressure
66. A pump which uses impellers to impart
velocity to water by centrifugal force.
Ans: Centrifugal Pump
67. Volume of water produce per unit time.
Ans: Rate of Discharge
68. The pressure of water when at rest or
motionless.
Ans: Static Pressure
69. The combustion process consumes
oxygen while producing gasses that either
physically displaces or dilutes its
concentration
Ans: Oxygen Deficiency
70. Two (2) basic types of water storage
containers are Ground Container and ____.
Ans: Elevated Container
FIRE PREVENTION:
1. A type of occupancy in which 50 or more
people gather together for the purpose such
as entertainment, worship, amusement, etc.
✔ PLACES OF ASSEMBLY
2. A type of occupancy in which six or more
people gather for purpose of instruction.
✔ EDUCATIONAL
3. A type of occupancy used for the purpose
of selling merchandise or goods.
✔ MERCHANTILE
4. A type of occupancy where a building or
structure in which two or more classes of
occupancies are present.
✔ MIXED
5. A type of occupancy in which buildings
used for the purpose such as treatment or
care of persons suffering from physical or
mental illness
✔ INSTITUTIONAL
6. A type of occupancy wherein a building
which are designed for making products of
all kinds and devoted to operations such as
processing, assembling, mixing, packaging,
etc.
✔ INDUSTRIAL
7. An occupancy where buildings are used for
transacting business like office for lawyers,
doctors, dentists, court houses, libraries, etc.
✔ BUSINESS
8. Any substance or material in any form or
quantity which poses an unreasonable risk to
safety, health and property.
✔ HAZARD MATERIAL
9. Any act or condition which increases or
may cause increase in the probability of the
occurrence of fire or which may hinder, delay,
obstruct or interfere with firefighting
operation.
✔ FIRE HAZARD
10. The act or process of removal or
neutralizing fire hazard.
✔ ABATEMENT
11. Any liquid having a flash point below
normal room temperature, 37.8°C or 100°F.
✔ FLAMMABLE LIQUID
12. Any liquid having a flash point at or above
normal room temperature, 37.8°C.
✔ COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID
13. Any liquid which causes fire when in
contact with an organic matter or certain
chemicals.
✔ CORROSIVE LIQUID
14. A written authorization granted by building
officials allowing an applicant to proceed with
the construction of a specific project.
✔ BUILDING PERMIT
15. How many centimeters is the equivalent
of one (1) unit width of exit?
✔ 55cm
16. The weight of all the permanent parts of
the building/structure.
✔ DEAD LOAD
17. A tool or implementing arm or mechanism
of Fire Prevention and Control to determine
the defects, deficiencies or violations of a
building.
✔ FIRE SAFETY INSPECTION
18. The number of a person that can occupy
a given area and vacate same area in a given
time.
✔ OCCUPANT LOAD
19. What is the minimum height of a building
from street level requiring for a stand pipe
installation?
✔ 5 METERS
20. Refers to all measures towards the
avoidance or occurrence of fire.
✔ FIRE PREVENTION
21. Refers to all measures to avoid fire
spread.
✔ CONTROL
22. The element of Fire Prevention and
Control that involves fire safety inspection,
fire protection system and pre-fire plans.
✔ ENGINEERING
23. The element of Fire Prevention and
Control that undertake seminars, trainings or
fire drills.
✔ EDUCATION
24. The element of Fire Prevention and
Control involving fire code.
✔ ENFORCEMENT
25. Science that deals with the study on the
composition and structure of fire.
✔ CHEMISTRY OF FIRE
26. A violation described as multiple electrical
connection.
✔ OCTOPUS CONNECTION
27. A continuous and unobstructed route to
exit.
✔ MEANS OF EGRESS
FIRE INVESTIGATION:
1. An act committed by any person who burns
or sets fire to the property of another.
 arson
2. What is the penalty imposed to any person
who commits arson?
 prision mayor
3. Type of fire wherein total damages do not
exceed 5,000 pesos.
 index fire
4. Investigation report made just after
responding to a fire incident.
 spot investigation report
5. Investigation report indicating more details
on the fire incident which follows after Spot
Investigation Report.
 progress investigation report

6. Investigation Report finalizing/closing a
particular fire incident.
 final investigation report
7. A sudden conversation of potential energy
into kinetic energy in the form of rapidly
expanding gases usually accompanied by
heat and light.
 explosion
8. Code with the primary objectives of
establishing basic materials quality and
electrical work standards for the safe use of
electricity.
 Philippine Electrical Code
9. What are the six cardinals points of
investigation?
 what, when, who, where, why and
how / 5W & 1H
10. The collection of facts in order to identify
the guilty part, locate the guilty party and to
provide evidence for his guilt.
 criminal investigation
11. The three (3) I's of Investigation are
Information, Instrumentation and ___.
 interrogation
12. In this crime scene search method, three
(3) searchers follow each other along the
path of a spiral, beginning on the outside and
spiraling in towards the center.
 spiral search method
13. This crime scene search method, one
searcher is assigned to each subdivision of a
quadrant, then each quadrant is cut into
another set of quadrants.
 zone search method
14. The force that impels one to do an act or
that induces a criminal to act.
 motive
15. In modern sense of the term means THE
ACTUAL COMMISSION OF THE CRIME
CHARGED.
 corpus delicti
1. The number of leaves that an employee
can earn within a year.
 30 days
2. To what office shall Fire Code Fees be
paid.
 local treasury
GENERAL ABILITY-CSC:
1. The decree creating the Fire Code of the
Philippines.
✔PD 1185
2. The decree separating the police, fire and
jail management.
✔PD 765
3. When did the fire code took effect.
✔June 27, 1978
4. First Filipino Fire Chief.
✔Capt. Jacinto Lorenzo
5. The incident that occurred in 1911 in New
York which lead to the adoption and
promulgation of Fire Codes.
✔great triangle fire
6. Organized in 1896 to set standard fire
prevention and fire procedures.
✔National Fire Protection Association
7. The location in which a crime occurred.
✔crime scene
8. Self-incrimination statement of a suspect
short of acknowledgement of guilt.
✔admission
9. A direct acknowledgement of one's guilt, or
some essential parts of the commission of the
criminal act itself.
✔confession.
FIRE SUPPRESSION AND STRATEGIES
AND CONTROL TACTICS:
1. Improper ventilationary result in a?
✔BACKDRAFT

16. Refers to the accomplishment of the 2. A column of hot genes, flames and smoke
criminal act. rising above a fire?
 intent ✔PLUME
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3. A transition in fire development wherein a
substance reach temperature more or less
simultaneously and fire spread rapidly
throughout the space?
✔FLASHOVER
4. One of the most common methods of
extinguisher is ____ with water.
✔WATER
5. The fire can be extinguished by stopping
the flow of liquids as gaseous fuel or by
removing solid fuel in the path of a fire.
✔FUEL REMOVAL
6. Another method of fuel removal is allow a
fire tip burn until all ___.
✔FUEL IS CONSUMED
7. An extinguishment theory that separate the
fuel from oxygen by blanketing in smothering.
✔OXYGEN
8. A fire extinguishment theory that utilize
extinguishing agents such as dry chemicals,
AFFF, CO2 or halons.
✔CHEMICAL FLAME INHIBITION
9. Most ignitable liquids have specific gravity
of less than 1 use of ___ the fuel can float on
its while continuing to burns and it could
unintentionally spread the fire.
✔WATER
10. Gases that are less dense than air tend to
rise and dumpster when released, an
example of which is ___.
✔METHANE
11. Gases are viper with viper densities
greater than tend to huge the ground and
trails as directed by terrain and wind.
Example of which is ___.
✔LPG
12. A type of size-up that generally occurs
during inspection of the building which is
made prior to the fire.
✔PRELIMINARY SIZE UP
13. Knowing the location of the emergency
will provide knowledge as to the number and
types of companies that can be expected this
size up is known as ____.
✔PRE-ALARM SIZE UP
14. Is the immediate estimate of the situation
made by officer in charge of the fire upon
arrived at the scene.
✔RESPONSE SIZE UP
15. Must be initiated before any other
operations commences that include
sheltering in place or relocation rather that
removal.
✔
16. Is the removal of smoke, heat and toxic
gases which require timing in relation to
rescue of fire attack.
✔VENTILLATION
17. Is a property conversation method which
include throwing covers and making of catch
all the chutes.
✔SALVAGE
18. Is the final task performed by firefighters
at the scene of the fire?
✔OVERHAUL
19. Is the action which is necessary to
contain the fire in the smallest parable area?
✔CONFINEMENT
20. As use in the fire sue it means any
building or materials that is likely to become
invalid either directly or indirectly with existing
fire?
✔EXPOSURE
21. Is an overall plan for controlling an
incident of situation and describing how in
general terms the operation will conducted?
✔STRATEGIC PLAN
22. Action of action taken to achieve the
chosen strategy?
✔LIFE SAFETY
23. Created for specific incident based on
priorities and tactical objectives?
✔INCIDENT STABILIZATION
24. When marginal strategy is utilize by a
commander the incident priority is ___.
✔SEARCH AND RESCUE
25. The incident priority which focus much on
extinguishment of fire.
✔LIFE SAFETY