CPS CPS Firefighter Test Fire Science and Firefighting Principles 2

Question 1

What is the term for the minimum temperature at which a liquid produces enough vapor to ignite momentarily?

Accepted Answer

Flash point

Answer

Boiling point

Answer

Ignition threshold

Answer

Combustion limit

Question 2

A backdraft occurs when:

Accepted Answer

Oxygen is suddenly introduced into a hot, oxygen-depleted fire environment

Answer

Wind blows smoke back into a building through an opening

Answer

Fire spreads vertically from one floor to the next

Answer

A charged hose line is accidentally shut down mid-operation

Question 3

What does SCBA stand for?

Accepted Answer

Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus

Answer

Standard Chemical Breathing Apparatus

Answer

Safety Control Breathing Assembly

Answer

Structural Combustion Breathing Aid

Question 4

Which fire behavior phenomenon involves superheated unburned gases igniting and rolling across the ceiling?

Accepted Answer

Rollover

Answer

Flashover

Answer

Backdraft

Answer

Blowtorch effect

Question 5

What is the correct order of the three fireground operational priorities?

Accepted Answer

Life safety, incident stabilization, property conservation

Answer

Property conservation, rescue, fire control

Answer

Fire control, evacuation, containment

Answer

Property conservation, incident stabilization, life safety

Question 6

Which type of building construction is considered the most fire-resistive?

Accepted Answer

Fire-resistive (Type I)

Answer

Wood frame (Type V)

Answer

Heavy timber (Type IV)

Answer

Noncombustible (Type II)