FIREFIGHTER APTITUDE AND CHARACTER TEST FACT

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FIREFIGHTER APTITUDE AND CHARACTER TEST (FACT)

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-Guarantee passing score -40 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: You are a probationary firefighter and have been assigned to your new station for three weeks. While sitting at the dinner table with your crew one evening, two senior firefighters engage in a slanderous conversation about another firefighter assigned to your station who works on a different shift. The comments are inappropriate and sexist. One of the senior firefighters looks at you and states, "Hey rookie, you better keep your moth shut and not repeat any of this to anyone outside this room!" How should you handle this situation?

• Remain calm and quiet and don't say anything to anyone, unless this happens again.
• Participate in the conversation in hopes of fitting in with the other senior firefighters
• Inform your supervisor, in confidence, about the incident and await her guidance.
• Inform the firefighter assigned to the other shift about what was said about her and

encourage her to speak with the senior firefighters.What is the MOST appropriate response?

Answer:

C

Question 2: The fire chief had a dynamic way of teaching his firefighter new skills.

• traditional
• boring
• lively
• thorough

Answer:

C Question 3: In 2017, there were about 13,500 deadly automobile accidents. About 4,018 were a result of drunk driving accidents. Approximately what percent of the deadly automobile accidents were a result of drunk driving?

A. 20%

B. 25%

C. 30%

D. 35%

Answer:

C Question 4: It's a Sunday afternoon in the station and you and your crew have no assigned duties for the day other than to respond to emergency calls. You are about to begin your daily exercise routine and start running on the treadmill. Your crew has been told by the chief how important it is to complete the daily workouts. You're about five minutes into your workout and a probationary firefighter walks into the exercise room with tears in his eyes. He confides in you that he just learned that his mother is terminally ill. How would you handle this situation?

• Tell the probationary firefighter not to worry too much and that you'll keep his mother in your

prayers and continue on with your workout.

• Remind the probationary firefighter that you need to complete your daily workout but that

you'll be happy to listen to him while you exercise

• Remind the probationary firefighter that you have a mandatory workout to complete and

suggest he talk to another firefighter about his situation.

• Stop your workout and talk to the probationary firefighter and immediately return to your

workout once you are confident the probationary firefighter feels better.What is the LEAST appropriate response?

Answer:

C Question 5: You are a new firefighter and are determined to demonstrate to your crew that you are capable of performing your duties. You and your crew arrive at a structure fire incident on a very hot, summer day. You exit the engine and begin to perform your fire suppression duties.About ten minutes into the fire extinguishment you realize that you are starting to feel dizzy and worry that you might pass out. How would you handle this situation?

• Do you best to push through the illness because you have a very important job to do but

mention how you feel to another firefighter.

• Quickly return to the engine to get a bottle of water and rehydrate and return to the

assignment before anyone notices.

• Inform your captain that you feel like you might pass out and may need to exit the fireground.
• Try to limit the amount of physically-demanding activities you do but stay on the fireground

with your crew.What is the LEAST appropriate response?

Answer:

B Question 6: Identify the type of error that is found in the following sentence: Sometimes the difference between being a good firefighter and an average firefighter comes down to weather or not the firefighter is properly trained.

• spelling
• Grammar
• Punctuation
• there is no error

Answer:

A

Question 7: You are off-duty helping a fellow firefighter work on a side job. He works as a part-time construction worker to bring in extra money for his family. You're on the job site with another 10 workers and you accidentally drop your hammer on the tile floor while walking through the newly remodeled bathroom. you discover that your hammer cracked the tile. You look around and discover that nobody else saw the accident. How would you handle this situation?

• Try to repair the broken tile, even through you don't have experience in this area.
• Find your friend and inform him about what happened and offer to pay for the damage.
• Tell your friend that you noticed that the tile was cracked when you walked in the bathroom.
• Wait until the remodeling project is finished to say anything as it's likely that there will be

more damage in the coming days.What is the MOST appropriate response?

Answer:

B

Question 8: Which one of the following hose diameters is the largest?

• 17/20 inches
• 3/4 inches
• 3/5 inches
• 8/10 inches

Answer:

A Question 9: Firefighter Sam has worked as a firefighter for two years. She feels very confident about her duties as a firefighter in all aspects with the exception of medical assessments. She's worried that her lack of knowledge in this area may one day put the crew in a dangerous situation. She's mentioned to her fellow firefighters that she'd like additional training but has been told that there's not enough time to train in this area and it's best to jest acquire this knowledge through on-the-job real life experience with patients. How should Firefighter Sam handle this situation?

• Firefighter Sam shouldn't worry about her lack of knowledge in medical assessments and

just carry on with her assigned duties.

• Firefighter Sam should keep her concerns to herself, so her crew feels confident in her skills,