NCE PRACTICE EXAM
2023 Edition
Take this free practice test to see how prepared you are for a firefighter certification exam.
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1. | The fire-related death rate in the United States is the lowest of all industrialized countries. | ||
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2. | What percentage of all fires in the United States are structural fires? | ||
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3. | In which of the following circumstances is it okay to stretch a hoseline without taking care to not block a rescue attempt? | ||
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4. | According to code, what is the minimum required size of a new egress window? | ||
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5. | Around 13,000 people are injured in fires in the United States each year. | ||
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6. | What is the median response time for a structure fire? | ||
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7. | In what room in a single-family house is a fire most likely to start? | ||
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9. | Secondary means of escape are required for classrooms, but not for bedrooms and living rooms in private houses. | ||
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10. | What is the primary cause of commercial fires? | ||
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11. | Which action should a fire crew NOT take when responding to a natural gas leak? | ||
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12. | What is the primary type of protective device every crew should have available on the scene of a fire? | ||
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13. | More people die from fires than from all other natural disasters combined. | ||
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14. | An explosion has occurred. Which piece of evidence would indicate that the explosion was accidental? | ||
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15. | Why are air masks so important to firefighters? | ||
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18. | Code requires new stair handrails to be at least 34 inches and no more than 38 inches above the surface of the tread. | ||
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19. | You have arrived at the scene of a house fire. A neighbor is trying to give you information. What is the most important thing to find out? | ||
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20. | What is the second major cause of residential fires in the United States? | ||
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21. | Which group of people is most at risk of dying in a fire? | ||
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22. | When conducting an inspection of a home or business fire extinguisher, how high on the wall should the unit be placed? | ||
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23. | What percentage of structural fires are residential fires? | ||
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24. | Most fire-related deaths in the United States are a result of careless smoking. | ||
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25. | There is a fire in a multi-room building. You have been instructed to help stop the spread of the fire. What should you do? | ||
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26. | What are the root causes of most cooking-related fires in the United States? | ||
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27. | You have just arrived on the scene of an accident. What is the first thing you should do? | ||
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