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The FireTEAM exam has 170 questions and runs 2 hours 30 minutes.
These 10 free FireTEAM questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the FireTEAM Firefighter Test blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
Domain 1: Human Relations 45% of exam
Question 1
A crew responds to a minor kitchen fire. After the fire is out, the homeowner becomes angry and accuses the crew of causing unnecessary damage by opening part of the ceiling. Which action by the firefighter is MOST appropriate?
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Correct answer: D - Acknowledge his frustration, explain why the ceiling was opened, and walk through the damage with him
Question 2
A firefighter notices that the same crew member has repeatedly left the medical bag unrestocked at the end of his shift. The firefighter is the newest member of the crew. What should he do FIRST?
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Correct answer: B - Mention it to the crew member directly and privately, and offer to restock it together
Question 3
During an incident, an officer gives a firefighter an order the firefighter believes is inefficient, though not unsafe. What is the MOST appropriate response?
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Correct answer: C - Carry out the order immediately and raise the concern with the officer after the incident
Question 4
Read the scenario, then answer the question. At the station, Firefighter Alvarez was assigned to check the SCBA cylinders but stopped partway through when the crew was called to dinner, and said nothing about it. Firefighter Nowak finished her own assigned checks, noticed the cylinder checks were incomplete, and completed them herself without mentioning it to anyone. Engineer Pratt told Alvarez in front of the whole crew that he had cut corners again. Captain Iyer spoke with Alvarez privately after the meal and asked what had happened and how he intended to finish. Which crew member's behavior BEST demonstrated putting the crew ahead of themselves?
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Correct answer: D - Firefighter Nowak, who completed the unfinished checks after finishing her own
Question 5
Using the same scenario: Firefighter Alvarez left his SCBA cylinder checks unfinished and told no one. Firefighter Nowak quietly completed them herself. Engineer Pratt criticised Alvarez in front of the crew. Captain Iyer spoke with Alvarez privately afterward. Whose approach to the unfinished checks was MOST appropriate?
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Correct answer: A - Captain Iyer, who asked Alvarez privately what had happened and how he would finish
Domain 2: Mechanical 21% of exam
Question 6
Three gears are meshed in a row. Gear A has 24 teeth, gear B has 12 teeth, and gear C has 24 teeth. If gear A turns clockwise at 10 revolutions per minute, gear C turns:
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Correct answer: A - Clockwise at 10 revolutions per minute
Question 7
A tank feeds a single main line that splits into two branches, X and Y. Valve 1 is on the main line before the split, valve 2 is on branch X only, and valve 3 is on branch Y only. If valve 2 is closed while valves 1 and 3 remain open, what happens?
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Correct answer: A - Water flows through branch Y only
Domain 3: Math 18% of exam
Question 8
A pump delivers 150 gallons per minute for 8 minutes, and is then reduced to 100 gallons per minute for another 4 minutes. How many gallons were delivered in total?
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Correct answer: B - 1,600 gallons
Question 9
Working at the same rate, 6 firefighters can clear a debris pile in 4 hours. How long would 8 firefighters take to clear the same pile?
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Correct answer: B - 3 hours
Domain 4: Reading 16% of exam
Question 10
Select the word that best completes the blank in this extract from a department procedure: 'Members shall complete the daily apparatus inventory before 0800 hours. ______, crews dispatched to an alarm before 0800 are not required to meet this deadline and shall complete the inventory upon return to quarters.'
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Correct answer: C - However
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