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2. Fire prevention month is commemorated by 16. Is the act or process of lowering down the
celebrating the whole month of intensity of heat in a fire?
3. Ant act or condition that removed or 17. Is the act of process of preventing the fire
neutralized a fire hazard? from spreading?
4.Heat transfer by direct contact from one body 18. A device that shape direct and control the
to another? fire stream?
Conduction Nozzle
5. Is the burning of one’s property with 19. The most abundant, cheapest and the best
malicious intent? extinguishing agent because of its properties?
Arson Water
6. A means of heat transfer when energy travel 20. Part of fire operation activity and the
through space or materials as waves? techniques used to get into building or other
areas of confinement when normal means of
Radiation 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
PD 1185
arson? PD 1613
8. Minimum length of the fire hoses used in the
fire operation? 22. They are fires caused by unforeseen acts of
God?
50 ft
Providential
9. The active principle burning characterized by
heat and light combustion? 23. First element known to man by experience, a
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
Triangle of fire
hydrants? Spanner
11. Are fire involving flammable materials such
as wood, cloth, paper, rubber, and many 25. In the crime of arson, what is the very
plastics? important evidence to prove the liability of an
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
Al, Ti, Zr, Na, K, Ca, and Zn?
Class D fires is AFFF
9. Types of smoke Fans used to suck out smoke 20. When a Fire Safety Inspector (FSI) will
and heat (negative pressure ventilation) conduct an inspection, what type of uniform
should he/she wears?
Ejector
GOA uniform
10. Types of Mechanical
21. The Anti-Red Tape Law imposes stiff
Ventilation Smoke Fans and penalties on fixers, known as the Anti-Red Tape
Hydraulic Law?
11. What is the minimum age qualification if Republic Act No. 9584
order for a person to be appointed as Fire Officer 22. It refers to the portion of a roadway or public
1 (FO1)? way that should be kept open and unobstructed
21 to 30 years old at all times for the expedient conduct of
firefighting operations.
12. The following are types of fire extinguishers
available in the country except one: Fire Lane
Hydrocarbon Fire Extinguisher 23. Based on P.D 1613, the following are the
special aggravating circumstances in arson,
13. Based on Republic Act No. 9263, what is the except one;
minimum rank of BFP Officer for him to be
designated as a Municipal Fire Marshal? If committed by a single person
Republic Act No. 9592 18. It is a cause of fire in which the proven cause
does not involve any deliberate human act to
10. It is a cause of fire which involves events ignite or spread the fire.
such as lightning, earthquake, wind, and the like
and do not involve any direct human Accidental Cause
19. A high rise building is one which the 4. Fire Extinguisher recommended for the
distance between the floor of the topmost storey protection of delicate electronic equipment.
and ground level is meter or more.
Halogenated agent type
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5. Dwelling unit in row apartments shall be
20. What are the four elements of fire separated from each other by partition walls
tetrahedron? having a fire resistance rating of hours. Such
Oxygen, fuel, heat and self-sustained chemical walls shall be constructed solidly and
chain reaction continuously from the ground to level one (1)
meter above the ridge line of the roof.
21. This act shall be known as “Bureau of Fire
Protection and Bureau of Jail Management and 4
Penology Professionalization Act of 2004”. 6. Who among the fire marshals cannot impose
Republic Act No. 9263 fine?
22. It is a gas that partly in liquid state when a. City Fire Marshal
under normal atmospheric pressure and partly in b. Provincial Fire Marshal
solid state when under pressure inside the
container. Its pressure is dependent upon the c. Regional Fire
temperature of the liquid.
Marshal d. None of
Liquefied Petroleum Gas
these
23. The following are prohibited acts under the
7. Who promotes Fie safety in the absence of
Revised Fire Code of the Philippines of 2008,
Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)?
except one;
Building Official
Abandoning or leaving a building or structure by
the occupant or owner with appropriate safety 8. Failure to submit fire insurance policy should
measures be corrected within .
a. 12 hours
PART 6 b. 24 hours
1. As per Fire Code, emergency lighting shall be c. 36 hours
arranged to maintain specified level of
illumination in the event of failure of the normal d. None of these
lighting for a period at a least hours in 9. The following are factors that affect the
buildings more than 36.5 meters. degree of hazard except .
1.5 Age of building
2. The occupant load for which means of egress 10. The following are parts of the investigation
shall be provided for any floor shall be the report except .
maximum numbers of persons intended to
occupy that floor but not less than one person Opinion of the investigator
each square meter gross floor area for 11. Which of the following fire is the most
difficult to extinguish?
detention and correctional Forest Fire
occupancies. 11.1 12. The transformation of a compound into one
or more other substances by heat alone.
3. Each wet standpipe outlet shall be supplied
with a hose not less than millimeters in Ignition
diameter.
13. Destructive arson is committed to the
38 following places except .
4. Which of this best describes a. Ammunition factory
conduction? Heat transfer through solid b. Hospital
materials c. Inhabited house or dwelling
5. For health care facilities, any room and any d. None of these
suite or room of more than square meters
shall have at least two (2) exit doors remote 14. What factors are taken into consideration in
from each other. the determination of the liability of the person
found guilty of arson?
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a. The kind of building or property that was b. flameless surface type (including glow and
burned deep-seated glowing embers)
b. The location of the building c. explosion type
c. Whether the building is inhabited or d. a and b are true
not d. All of the above 2. Protect the face and lungs from toxic smoke
15. Burning of magnesium produced the color of and products of combustion.
. Self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA)
White smoke with bright white flames 3. A chemical change that is exothermic. In
16. What ethical conduct is required for connection with fire technology, it is simply
government employees provide service to defined as a chemical change which combustible
everyone without unfair discrimination material (fuel) and oxidizing agent like oxygen
regardless of party affiliation. reacts.
17. Which of the following does not fall under 4. Those that release or give off energy (heat) is
Class A fires? absorbed or is added before the reaction takes
place. This means that the substances formed by
Exploding gas depot the change contain more energy than the
reacting materials.
18. Carbon dioxide is hazardous because it is
. Endothermic Reaction
Poisonous 5. A continuous and unobstructed route of exit
from any point in a building structure or facility
19. The purpose of opening the doors and
to a public way.
windows of adjacent room in a burning building
is to . Means of egress
Prevent Back Draft 6. The final phase burning wherein flames cases
but dense smoke and heat completely fill the
20. An arsonist may rearrange materials of
confined room, flames may die and leave only
furniture in a room prior setting it on fire in
glowing embers.
order to .
Free burning phase
a. Mislead the investigators
7. What is the firefighting method in breaking
b. Camouflage the odor of accelerants
tetrahedron?
c. Provide a quick burning
Inhibiting
situation d. All of the above
8. Descriptive of any substance that ignited
21. If the fire is set by rationale motive, the spontaneously when exposed to air.
important point establishment is .
Pyrolysis
Rapidity of spread
9. Combustion is very complex and is a subject
22. The fire that started in almost all corners of of much research. A condensed-phase
the building at the same time called . combustion is usually referred to as .
Spontaneous Burning Glowing Combustion
23. Fires in cooking appliances that involve 10. For business occupancies, the clear width of
combustible Cooking medium (vegetable or any corridor or passage way serving occupant
anima oils and fats). load of 50 or more shall be not less that
meters.
Class K
1.12
11. Releasing devices shall be bars or panel
PART 7 extending not less that of the width of the
door.
1. The combustion is observed as occurring
in what mode? 2/3
5 years Distillation
14. An explosive condition in the smoldering 23. A first aid equipment used to mechanically
phase of fire, it is the result of a sudden supply a certain amount of oxygen to a victim
introduction of oxygen. who needs oxygen inhalation.
15. Which of the following is the primary 24. Cuts thin steel plates such as in vehicular or
objective in investigating fires? heavy metal plates by the motive of power of
compressed air in non-rotating method.
a. To determine the probable cause/origin of fire
Air Chisel
b. To identify the perpetrators if there is any
25. Refers to the proper clothing and equipment
c. To determine the motive behind the to provide a firefighter protection on hostile
occurrence of fire environments where they perform their duties.
d. All of the above Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
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 PART 8
and other command equipment. 1. The period when the four elements of the fire
Command service vehicle tetrahedron come together and combustion
begins; the fire is small and confined to the
17. The most common way to secure a ladder is material first ignited.
for the firefighter at the base to the ladder.
Ignition/Incipient Stage
Foot
2. All the items below are the physical states of
18. What is the primary purpose for the “Hurst matter in which fuels are commonly found
tool”? except one;
Rescue extrication tool Plasma
19. Any readily ignitable and free burning fiber 3. Any liquid having a flash point below
such as cotton, oakum, rags, waste cloth, waste 100degree F or 37.8 degree C and having a
paper, kapok, hay, straw, Spanish moss, vapor pressure not exceeding 40 psi is called?
excelsior and other similar materials commonly
used in commerce. Flammable Liquid
Heat 9%
18. The combustion products must responsible 5. You are responding on a fire incident
for the spread of fire in the building is . involving armory and explosive storage. What
will you do if the Incident Command Post is not
Smoke
yet established at the time of response and a. Always observe distance, time and shielding
valuable information is not at hand? during radioactive materials response
a. Do not initiate attack. Maintain position at a b. Ensure that the area is free from radiation
safe distance before to conduct of overhauling and
b. Attack before the winds pick up investigation
c. Check the building for any occupant c. Always protect themselves from radiation
through time, distance and shielding
d. None of these
d. All of these
6. This is essentially a “holding action” to keep
the fire within reasonable bounds while awaiting 14. All the tools below are used in prying when
the availability of additional forces. doing forcible entry except;
7. Any unplanned or uncontrolled event 15. It is a system of vertical pipes in the building
resulting from unsafe acts/unsafe occupational to which fire hoses can be attached, including a
conditioning either of which can cause injury. system by which water is made available to the
outlet as needed.
Accident
Wet Stand Pipe System
8. The term “Means of Egress” means
16. It is required safe distance to be cleared of
a. It is a continuous and unobstructed route of personnel, equipment and civilians.
exit from one point in a building, structure or
facility to a public way. Isolation Distance
b. It is a continuous and unobstructed route of 17. It is also known as the DILG Act of 1990,
entry to any point in a building, structure or specifying the power and responsibility of the
facility. Bureau of Fire Protection.
c. The places where the fire hydrants are located Republic Act 6975
d. It is the way where the water drains out from 18. A way to extinguish fire by removing the
building fuel source or allowing the fire to consume all
available fuel.
9. All of the items below are the ways on how to
prevent extension of fire except one; Starving
2. When using a chain saw to cut a ventilation 14. What is the designation for fires involving
hole, a firefighter should use the of the chain ordinary combustibles?
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
3. What is a “charged hose”? used to rescue trapped people as well as to shoot
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 .
5. In responding to a call of “a person or persons 17. What is the primary purpose for the “Hurst
stuck in an elevator”, which type of firefighting tool”?
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
6. A device used to seal small cuts or breaks, equipment?
which may occur in fore hose, or to connect Class C
mismatched or damaged coupling of the same
size. 19. Before loading hose back on the truck after
use, it should be .
Hose Jacket
Washed
7. Used to fight fire inside the building or
underground by straight spot water application 20. A vertical panel of non-combustible or fire-
or fine fog application. resistive materials attached to and extending
below the bottom chord of the roof trussers, to
Fog gun divide the underside of the roof into separate
8. A hose’s burst pressure must be at lease compartments so that heat and smoke will be
times the specified service test pressure. directed upwards to a roof vent.
3 Curtain Board
9. Aluminum oxide abrasive blades are generally 21. Kind of stable explosive compound which
used to cut which material? explodes by percussion.
10. In fire extinguisher usage, what does the 22. A fire-resistive door prescribed for openings
mnemonic PASS mean? in fire separation walls or partitions.