Fire Safety Awareness Practice Questions — All Questions
19 questions
The three elements a fire needs (the fire triangle) are:
- a.Smoke, heat, and water
- b.Heat, fuel, and oxygen✓
- c.Fuel, water, and light
- d.Water, air, and light
Fire needs heat, fuel, and oxygen; remove one to extinguish it.
Removing any one side of the fire triangle will:
- a.Have no effect
- b.Make it bigger
- c.Extinguish the fire✓
- d.Create smoke only
Removing heat, fuel, or oxygen puts the fire out.
Which commonly spreads fire quickly through a building?
- a.Alarms
- b.Smoke and open doors/voids✓
- c.Closed fire doors
- d.Wet floors
Smoke and open routes let fire and toxic gases spread; fire doors slow them.
Most fire deaths are caused by:
- a.Falling
- b.Heat only
- c.The flames only
- d.Smoke and toxic gases✓
Smoke inhalation and toxic gases cause most fire fatalities.
Good housekeeping reduces fire risk by:
- a.Removing waste and combustible clutter✓
- b.Adding more clutter
- c.Propping fire doors open
- d.Blocking exits
Removing combustible waste reduces available fuel.
Fire doors should be:
- a.Always wedged open
- b.Kept closed (not wedged open) unless on an approved hold-open device✓
- c.Removed
- d.Locked shut during work hours
Fire doors must not be wedged open; they contain fire and smoke.
Electrical fire risk is reduced by:
- a.Ignoring faults
- b.Overloading sockets
- c.Using damaged cables
- d.Not overloading sockets and reporting damaged equipment✓
Avoiding overloaded sockets and reporting faults reduces electrical fire risk.
Flammable liquids should be:
- a.Stored beside ignition sources
- b.Poured down drains
- c.Stored safely, away from ignition sources✓
- d.Left open near heat
Store flammables safely and away from heat/ignition sources.
A water extinguisher is generally suitable for fires involving:
- a.Flammable gas
- b.Live electrical equipment
- c.Ordinary combustibles like wood and paper✓
- d.Cooking oil
Water suits Class A (wood, paper, textiles) but NOT electrical or oil fires.
You should NOT use a water extinguisher on:
- a.Paper
- b.Wood
- c.Cardboard
- d.Live electrical equipment or cooking-oil fires✓
Water conducts electricity and can spread oil fires; use the correct type.
Before tackling any fire with an extinguisher, you should first:
- a.Open all windows
- b.Raise the alarm and ensure a safe exit behind you✓
- c.Move furniture
- d.Take a photo
Raise the alarm and keep an escape route; only tackle small fires if safe and trained.
You should only attempt to use an extinguisher if:
- a.You have no exit
- b.The fire is small, you are trained, and it is safe to do so✓
- c.You are alone and untrained
- d.The fire is large
Only tackle small fires when trained, with a clear escape, and it is safe.
The main purpose of a smoke detector is to:
- a.Lock the doors
- b.Cool the room
- c.Give early warning so people can evacuate✓
- d.Put out the fire
Detectors provide early warning to enable evacuation.
On discovering a fire, the first action is usually to:
- a.Raise the alarm✓
- b.Finish your work
- c.Investigate alone for a long time
- d.Collect belongings
Raise the alarm immediately so others can respond and evacuate.
Fire alarm call points are typically:
- a.Decorative
- b.Locked away
- c.On escape routes and by exits for easy access✓
- d.Hidden
Manual call points are placed on escape routes and near exits.
On hearing the fire alarm, you should:
- a.Use the lift
- b.Hide
- c.Leave calmly by the nearest safe exit and go to the assembly point✓
- d.Ignore it if busy
Evacuate calmly via the nearest safe exit to the assembly point.
During evacuation you should generally:
- a.Not use lifts unless they are designated evacuation lifts✓
- b.Run and push
- c.Go back for belongings
- d.Always use the lift
Avoid ordinary lifts in a fire; use stairs unless a lift is designated for evacuation.
The purpose of an assembly point is to:
- a.Account for everyone safely away from the building✓
- b.Block the exit
- c.Store equipment
- d.Continue working
Assembly points allow a roll call to ensure everyone is safe.
You should go back into a building during a fire:
- a.To collect a coat
- b.Only when the fire service says it is safe✓
- c.To get your phone
- d.To finish a task
Never re-enter until the fire and rescue service confirms it is safe.