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