FireTEAM Test FireTEAM Deductive Reasoning 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Either the pump is malfunctioning or the hose line is kinked. The hose line is not kinked. What follows?
- Both problems exist simultaneously
- The pump is malfunctioning (Correct answer)
- Neither problem exists
- The hose line may still be kinked
Correct answer: The pump is malfunctioning
With an either/or situation and one option eliminated, the other must be true.
Question 2: Whenever visibility drops below 10 feet, crews must use a safety rope. Visibility is currently 6 feet. What must crews do?
- Use a safety rope only if the captain orders it
- Assess visibility before deciding
- Use a safety rope (Correct answer)
- Proceed without a safety rope if experienced
Correct answer: Use a safety rope
Visibility of 6 feet is below the 10-foot threshold, triggering the mandatory use of a safety rope.
Question 3: No accelerant was found at the scene. All arson fires involve an accelerant. What conclusion follows?
- The fire is confirmed accidental
- The fire is not an arson fire (Correct answer)
- The investigation should continue indefinitely
- Accelerants may have been removed
Correct answer: The fire is not an arson fire
Since all arson fires involve an accelerant and none was found, this fire cannot be arson.
Question 4: Engine 3 arrives before Engine 5. Engine 5 arrives before Engine 8. Which statement is necessarily true?
- Engine 8 arrives before Engine 3
- Engine 3 and Engine 8 arrive simultaneously
- Engine 3 arrives before Engine 8 (Correct answer)
- Engine 5 arrives last
Correct answer: Engine 3 arrives before Engine 8
If 3 is before 5 and 5 is before 8, then by transitivity 3 is before 8.
Question 5: If a structure fire spreads to an adjacent building, mutual aid is automatically requested. Mutual aid was not requested. What can be deduced?
- The fire was extinguished quickly
- The fire did not spread to an adjacent building (Correct answer)
- Mutual aid was requested but not received
- The fire was not a structure fire
Correct answer: The fire did not spread to an adjacent building
If spread triggers mutual aid and mutual aid was not requested, spread did not occur.
Question 6: All personnel entering an IDLH atmosphere must wear SCBA. Officer Walton entered an IDLH atmosphere without SCBA. What is correct?
- Officer Walton followed protocol
- Officer Walton violated the rule (Correct answer)
- SCBA is optional in IDLH atmospheres
- The rule applies only to firefighters, not officers
Correct answer: Officer Walton violated the rule
The rule is universal; entering without SCBA violates it regardless of rank.
Question 7: Station A covers Zone 1 and Zone 2. Station B covers Zone 2 and Zone 3. An incident occurs in Zone 2. Which stations are assigned?
- Station A only
- Station B only
- Both Station A and Station B (Correct answer)
- Neither station; Zone 2 requires a special unit
Correct answer: Both Station A and Station B
Zone 2 falls within both stations' coverage areas, so both are assigned.
FireTEAM Test FireTEAM Deductive Reasoning 3
Either the pump is malfunctioning or the hose line is kinked.
The hose line is not kinked.
What follows?