FIRE

OFFICER
EXAM
General Ability (25%)
Fire Suppression (30%)
Fire Safety and Prevention (20%)
Fire Investigation (15%)
Administrative Matters (10%)
FIRE OFFICER EXAMINATION COVERAGE
2018
 GENERAL ABILITY (25%)

VERBAL LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

Directions: In each of the following questions, decide which one of the numbered choices
would most suitably complete of sentence. On your answer sheet, shade the oval
corresponds to the number of the
correct answer.

1. The players of the tennis team were already in a state of _____ due to a ______ game.
1) Languor..short 4) lassitude... prolonged
2) Vigor… draining 5) vim.. standardized
3) satisfaction.. futile

2. Jeremy was accused of _____ because of the missing cash box was found empty under
his bed.
1) slander 4) libel
2) contempt 5) larceny
3) calumny

3. It is _____ to have an overall meeting now for black propaganda might affect the
people’s faith in our organization.
1) impossible 4) dispensable
2) exigent 5) optional
3) transient

4. In business world, it is almost normal to ____ an opponent if it’s for the sake of
gaining profit or winning the competition.
1) ridicule 4) make amends
2) contempt 5) distinguish
3) calumniate

5. Ms. Mary, the speaker of the program, ______ the details of getting a new passport
that is why the participants’ confusion were _____.
1) Accentuate.. abated 4) answered.. expanded
2) provided… heightened 5) classified.. standardized
3) improved.. intensified

6. Because she wanted to know why her sister died, she requested her sister’s coffin to
be ____ for _____.
1) unbury.. analysis 4) exhumed… autopsy
2) reveal… psychoanalysis 5) dig up
3) exposed.. dissection

7. Mary Grace’s helpers are all ____ reliable that’s why she is very ____ them.
1) obsequious … vexed with 4) compliant … displeased with
2) servile … proud of 5) indolent… grateful
3) Sluggish.. thankful of

8. The President devoted time to _____ thinking whether to give____ to those people who
kidnapped her niece or just let them suffer the punishment they deserved.
1) Cogitate.. clemency 4) contemplate… premium
2) consider… reward 5) ponder… revenge
3) vindicate… punishment

9. Last week, Haidz told me that she filed a/an _____ against the ____ clerk in the
Mayor’s because the clerk was not doing her job; instead she was just polishing her
fingernails.
1) grievance.. enterprising 4) complaint… shiftless
 2) charge… firm 5) sue… malpractice
3) accusation… conspicuous

10. Rhoda told her classmates ____ stories, which were very far from what had really
happened, so that she could get the attention of her classmates.
1) fabricated 4) mystifying
2) adventurous 5) unmitigated
3) told

ANALYTICAL VOCABULARY

11. The students are having difficulty dealing with their fastidious teacher.
1) discriminating 4) scholarly
2) eloquent 5) doting
3) demonstrative

12. “I’m trying to understand your baldtinglyerdash about his not winning the essay
writing contest; however, I can not really understand you at all” says Martin.
1) senseless talk 4) evident expression
2) perspicuous confer 5) intelligible palaver
3) continuous chat

13. Joanna Paula was ignominiously chastised by her grandmother in front of her
friends.
1) peacefully 4) soundly
2) humiliatingly 5) dignifiably
3) familiarity

14. Her ingenuous remarks made her bosses conclude that she’s too young for the job.
1) exemplary 4) exquisite
2) naïve 5) typical
3) articulate

15. Ochate’s being lackadaisical these past few weeks, being too inattentive for details,
made us think that she’s probably pregnant.
1) spirited 4) hubristic
2) arrogant 5) impersonal
3) listless

16. I love her being magnanimous; she never hesitates to extend help to those who need
it.
1) shrewd 4) dramatic
2) unsympathetic 5) generous
3) patient

17. During the times of struggle and depression, I opt to meander alone to where nobody
could recognize me.
1) indulge 4) relax
2) study 5) express
3) wander

18. Manalol’s nonchalance caused his kids to feel left alone.

1) ardency 4) enthusiasm
2) zeal 5) insouciance
3) warmth

19. The cantankerous old man was hated by almost all the kids in the neighborhood.
 1) quarrelsome 4) cordial
2) amiable 5) congenial
3) fervid

20. Since the day her guardian moved to the United States, it is very obvious that she
is suffering from a palpable sense of loss.
1) Tangible 4) imperceptible
2) Imaginary 5) intangible
3) Disagreeable

SYNONYMS

Directions: Choose the word closest in meaning with the word written in italicized and
boldfaced form. On your answer sheet, shade the oval that corresponds to the number of
the correct answer.

21. an impregnable stand

1) resolute 4) lenient
2) irresolute 5) whimsical
3) lax

22. great and puissant warrior

1) powerful 4) discriminating
2) bereaved 5) washout
3) provocative

23. in a state of quandary

1) happiness 4) insanity
2) dilemma 5) blitheness
3) contentment

24. with a refulgent smile

1) receptive 4) rational
2) radiant 5) disgusting
3) revolting

25. ubiquitous Christmas songs

1) omnipresent 4) customary
2) rare 5) traditional
3) repetitive

ANTONYMS

Directions: Choose the word opposite in meaning with the word written in italicized and
boldfaced form. On your answer sheet to the number of the correct answer.

26. clear and pedantic contract

1) precise 4) ambiguous
2) abstruse 5) obscure
3) vague

27. of the obloquy fakers

1) role 4) beneficence
2) reason 5) magnanimity
3) Disgrace
 28. frittering money on extraneous activities
1) spending 4) using
2) allotting 5) putting
3) wasting

29. provoking furor from the annoyed public

1) rage 4) enthusiasm
2) excitement 5) impatience
3) interest

30. apposite evidence for the case

1) extraneous 4) plain
2) inapt 5) relevant
3) inappropriate

ANALOGY

31. Termagant : nagger: ____________ : _________

1) virago : harpy 4) recidivism : crime

2) bubbly : miserable 5) fiery : tranquil
3) roseate : melancholic

32. torpid : lethargic __________ : __________

1) dull : vivacious 4) lively : solem
2) auspicious : apt 5) jovial : carefree
3) languid : listless

33. quibber : argue __________ : _________

1) fibber : lie 4) pedagogue : orate
2) raconteur : market 5) merchant : shop
3) vendor : procure

34. trash talk : demoralize __________ : ________

1) revelation : disclosure 4) avowal : confuse
2) recruitment : labor 5) impeachment : polotics
3) equivocation : conceal

35. bookish : lowbrow ________ : _________

1) taxing : painful 4) polished : refined
2) obstinate : perverse 5) gauche : inept
3) debonair : unsophisticated

NUMERICAL REASONING

36. What percent of 120 is 125% of 60?

1) 55% 4) 75%
2) 62.5% 5) 100%
3) 72.5%
37. The ratio of male employees to the female employees of a manufacturing company is
16 : 25. The total number of employees is 246. If the company hired 4 or more workers,
then what would be the new ration of male to female employees of the company.
1) 4:5 4) 7 : 10
2) 3:5 5) 10 : 7
3) 2:3

38. Rhea auditioned for a television show contest. They were asked to fall she figured out
that she is 28th person from the first person and 35th person counting from the last.
The person-in-charge counted the number of auditioned. How many auditioned on
that day?

1) 62 4) 65
2) 63 5) 67
3) 64

39. Adding twice the number to the difference of thrice the number and 4 is just like
subtracting 10 from three times the product of half of the number and 4. Find the number.

1) 12 4) 4
2) 6 5) 2
3) 8

40. If 3 coocoos is equal to 4 daddas, and 5 daddas is equal to 6 mammas, then how
many coocoos is equal to 8 mammas?

1) 5 4) 15
2) 10 5) 17
3) 12

READING COMPREHENSION

Miranda’s Academic Advancement Institute is celebrating “ATM is 20-20 at 50” in 2014. It

will be all about Kermaigne T. Miranda’s clear and unwavering vision behind the sustained
success of the institution for 20 years. It is also the same vision that has helped hundreds
of Filipino achieve an excellent level of math proficiency.

“ATM is 20-20 at 50” is also a clear message that after 50 years, we have never lost the sight
of our goal, and that is to increase the math proficiency of ALL the students in the
Philippines”. Miranda said with all confidence and conviction. Coming from an educator
whose excellent experience, expertise and commitment is beyond compare, her dream is
not far from becoming a reality.

Beefing up the math aspect, Miranda attended the conference training of the National
Council of Faculty of Mathematics in the USA while some other faculty was also sent
abroad. Recently, ATM sent faculty to the Applied Scholastics International in Missouri,
USA; other faculty in the National Center in Asia to study technologies in teaching. “There
is an ongoing training for ATM faculty local and abroad and 65 faculties have already
benefited in this program” said Miranda.

ATM is now tasked in training government agencies like the Central Bank of the Philippines
and Social Security System all over the country for Math and English Proficiency. They also
hold faculty training in different public and private colleges in the provinces giving free
training to faculties to disseminate the ATM Mental Math Techniques. ATM has also adopted
Manila Science High School providing training and books worth P500,000 to the institution.
The subsidy will increase in the next wave. Outreach programs are also conducted at ATM
wherein qualifying tests are given to 3rd year high school students to determine if they can
avail the subsidized tuition for the colleges test entrance preparation. Still on the effect of
extending its network. ATM is developing book series for high schools. Miranda says, “I am
investing in the country through those kids. I expect a return of my investment 15 years
when every math-empowered child is already a top earner contributing to the stable and
favorable economy of the Philippines”.

Living up to its multi-awarded fame, ATM is now a household name as a leading provider
of necessary tools in achieving educational goals.

41. What is the passage mainly discussing?

1) The achievement of the students who have enrolled in ATM Programs.
2) The struggles overcome by Kermaigne T Miranda when she was in the process of
establishing the institution.
3) ATM celebrating its 20 years in service with the continued advocacy in giving
students the proficiency they need to be able to become productive citizen in the
future.
4) ATM and its entire book that were authored and programs that were created to suit
the academic needs of the students.
5) The contribution of ATM to the society, especially to the youth.

42. The passage implies that the main goal of ATM and its owner is to ______.
1) Provide an alternative for students who don’t a ant to enter formal school or academe
2) Make all students exceptional in mathematics
3) Change the system of teaching by applying the study technology.
4) Train students and professional to become better individuals
5) Help those professional to go abroad.

43. As used in the third paragraph, beefing could mean ______.

1) Strengthening 4) mitigating
2) Enervating 5) weakening
3) Crippling

44. Which among the choices are the centers, academes, or universities ATM?
A. National Council of Faculty of Mathematics (NCFM)
B. Applied Scholastics International
C. National Center in Asia
D. Center for Mathematics and English Proficiency in Asia
E. Singapore City

1) A,B,C 4) B, C, D
2) A,D,E 5) A,C, E
3) A,B,D

FIRE SUPPRESSION (30%)

PRE-FIRE PLANNING
Direction: Read carefully the following sets of questions. Shade the best answer.

1. Bureau of Fire Protection was formed by virtue of:

a. RA 6975
b. RA 4567
c. RA 9514
d. RA 6973

2. All but one can compose the First Responders in an incident:

 a. HAZMAT Team
b. Police
c. Fire Fighters
d. Media

3. Is a process of obtaining information about a building or property and storing the

information in a system readily available as reference during emergencies and or
incidents:

a. Size Up
b. Preincident Planning
c. Fire Suppression
d. None of the Above

4. Arrange the following in accordance to prioritization of life safety hazard:

i. School
ii. Nursing Home
iii. Hotels and Rooming Houses
iv. Public Assembly Occupancies

a. i, ii,iii,iv
b. ii,iii,i,iv
c. ii,i,iii,iv
d. none of the above

5. This type of occupancy requires a special pre-incident planning with the concept of
“defend in place” and is equip for horizontal evacuation:

a. Healthcare Facility
b. Public Assembly
c. Educational
d. Mercantile

6. FIRE is defined by the Fire Code of the Philippines as:

a. A rapid oxidation process, which is a chemical reaction resulting in the evolution

of light and heat in varying intensities;
b. The active principle of burning characterized by heat and light of combustion;
c. An exothermic chemical reaction that emits heat and light;
d. All of the Above

7. Is the transfer of heat via heat waves:

a. Conduction
b. Convection
c. Radiation
d. None of the above

8. Which among is not a principle of extinguishment:

a. Removal of Fuel
b. Redirection of Heat
c. Control of Oxygen
d. None of the Above

9. The principle of extinguishment where unaffected structures are directed with

streams to contain the fire;

a. Starvation
 b. Cooling
c. Blanketing
d. All of the above

10. The principle of extinguishment that allows fire development to full decay:

a. Starvation
b. Cooling
c. Blanketing
d. All of the above

11. This is being done by fire ground commander to estimate, evaluate and analyze the
situation as basis for sound decision making.

a. Size Up
b. Fire Ground Tactics
c. A&B
d. None of the Above

12. PSI stands for:

a. Pressure per Square Inch

b. Pounds per Square Inch
c. Pull per Square Inch
d. Push per Square Inch

13. A fire suppression technique where firefighters advance hose lines into a building to
attack a fire:

a. Offensive Firefighting
b. Defensive Firefighting
c. Offensive-Defensive Fire Fighting
d. None of the above

14. A fire suppression technique that generally uses larger hand lines:

a. Offensive Firefighting
b. Defensive Firefighting
c. Offensive-Defensive Fire Fighting
d. None of the above

15. A hose stream that divides water into droplets which have a very large surface area
and can absorb heat efficiently, used combined with ventilation when heat levels in
a building need to be lowered:

16. A stream intended for offensive fire fighting, interior direct attack;

a. Fog stream
b. Solid Stream
c. Straight Stream
d. None of the above

17. Are large caliber devices that are used primarily during defensive operations:

a. Master Stream Devices

b. Nozzles
c. Hose
d. None of the above
18. Are used to connect individual lengths of hose, to connect to hydrants, valves, nozzles
and fittings:

a. Coupling
b. Hose
c. Nozzle
d. Valve

19. Is any fire department emergency vehicles that participate in fire suppression or
other emergency situation:

a. Fire Truck
b. Fire Ambulance
c. Fire Apparatus
d. None of the Above

20. Is a fire apparatus usually used in firefighting and rescue operation of high rise
building:

a. Nozzle
b. Aerial Ladder
c. Ambulance
d. None of the Above

21. Involves ordinary combustible such as wood, paper, cloth, plastic & rubber:

a. CLASS Q
b. CLASS B
c. CLASS A
d. CLASS D

22. It involves combustible cooking fuels such as vegetable oil, animal oil and fats:

a. CLASS E
b. CLASS D
c. CLASS K
d. CLASS B

23. Defined as the minimum temperature a combustible material reaches enough to

produce vapor gases:

a. Ignition temperature
b. Flash Point
c. A&B
d. None of the Above

24. All except one is a kind of fire extinguisher:

a. Water Type
b. Carbon Dioxide Extinguisher
c. Halon Agent
d. None of the Above

25. AFFF stands for:

a. Aqueous Film Forming Foam

b. Aqueous Foam Forming Film
c. Aqueous Forming Film Foam
d. None of the Above
26-27 You have been dispatched for a report of a structural fire. As you are responding, the
dispatcher informs you that this is a woodworking shop at a private residence. When
you arrive, you find a lightweight wood-frame building, about 20 feet by 30 feet. Heavy
smoke is being pushed from the open door. The building is located about 50 feet from a
two-story brick house.

26. Which of the following are possible hazards in this situation?

1. Electrical hazards
2. Lightweight construction that may fall early in the fire
3. High fuel load because of the building occupancy and contents
4. Unknown hazards such as gasoline storage or the presence of propane (LPG)

a. 1 and 2
b. 3 and 4
c. All of the above
d. None of the above

27. If the IC directs you to protect that adjacent house, where should you direct your
hose stream?

a. On the corner of the burning building closest to the house

b. On the heaviest concentration of flames
c. On the adjacent house
d. Into the air between the house and the woodworking shop

28. A hazmat incident was reported to your station, your crew chief dispatches on the
scene, upon arrival in the area what would be the best action to take first?

a. Ask the first responder on site regarding possible trapped victims

b. Immediately penetrate the warm zone
c. Stay in the cold zone and coordinate for initial status of the incident
d. None of the above

29. The substance was unidentified but area has good oxygen concentration higher than
19.5%, what would be the action to take?

a. Wear Level A suit but wear Air Purifying Respirator

b. Wear fully encapsulated, vapor tight suit with Self contained breathing apparatus
c. Neither a or b
d. None of the above

30. A fire fighter responds on a cargo fire incident, he sees that the cargo on fire has a
placard displaying number “4” at the bottom of the placard, this means:

a. explosives
b. flammable liquid
c. flammable solid
d. gas

31. Refers to all of the tactics and tasks that are performed on the fire scene to achieve the
final goal of extinguishing the fire

a. Size-up
b. Fire Suppression
c. Forcible Entry
d. Ventilation
32. Refers to the phase that begins when the emergency call is received and continues as
the unit travels en route to the incident scene;

a. Response/Size Up
b. Ventilation
c. Preincident Planning
d. None of the above

33. All except one are factors to consider in sizing up:

a. Nature of Incident
b. Life Safety Hazard
c. Resources
d. None of the above

34. Is the careful planned release of the products of combustion from a confined area or
structure;

a. Forcible entry
b. Ventilation
c. Fire Suppression
d. None of the Above

35. All except one are signs of backdraft

a. Puffing Smoke
b. Smoke Stained Windows
c. High Oxygen and High Heat
d. Black smoke becoming densely gray yellow

36. Is defined as gaining access to a structure when the normal means of entry are locked,
secured, obstructed or unable to be used for some other reason

a. Ventilation
b. Forcible Entry
c. Salvage
d. Overhaul

37. All but one is an example of a striking forcible entry tool

a. Battering ram
b. Sledge hammer
c. Halligan Tool
d. Bolt Cutter

38. During forcible entry, the first step to take is

a. Check for door locks and or window locks

b. Immediately use any available forcible entry tool at hand
c. None of the above

39. It is the prime consideration when using tools and equipment that includes wearing of
proper Personal Protective Equipment:

a. Safety
b. Effective Use
c. Experience
d. None of the Above

40. Which of the following is a rotating tool?

 a. Ceiling hook
b. Clemens hook
c. Box-end Wrench
d. Pike Pole

41. All but one are equipment used in salvage and overhaul operations

a. Lighting equipment
b. Water chute
c. Pike Pole
d. All of the above

42. The important concept in salvage and overhaul operations

a. Try before you pry

b. Use least possible amount of water needed
c. A and B
d. None of the Above

43-47. You are dispatched for a report of smoke coming from a house from a house in the
middle of the afternoon. As you are donning your turnout coat and pants, you hear the
dispatcher report that she has received multiple calls. As your truck company pulls into
the residential street, you see a 2 ½ story Victorian House that looks like it was built
in the 1930s. Smoke is coming from a second story window on the A side of the building
and from the dormer of the attic.

43. What is the top priority for ventilation in this fire?

a. Fire containment
b. Property conservation
c. Life safety
d. Protecting exposures

44. If you need to ventilate a second-story window from a ladder, where should you
place the ladder?

a. Just below the window

b. Just above the window
c. On the downwind side of the window
d. On the upwind side of the window

45. Which of the following types of ventilation should be used in basement or confined
fires:

a. Positive pressure ventilation

b. Negative pressure ventilation
c. Natural ventilation
d. None of the above

46. It is best to operate any type of fire stream through a ventilation hole during offensive
operations

a. Agree
b. Disagree
c. Neither
d. None of the above

47. Which of the following methods can be used to break a window from above?
a. Power saw
 b. Halligan tool toss
c. Pike pole
d. Master stream

You have recently completed basic training and you are assigned to a series of different
companies for 30-day periods, you have been assigned in a ladder company for the first time:

48. One of the first things that you should do;

a. Check the warranty for all of the power tools carried on the apparatus;
b. Make a mental note of where each tool is carried so you can find it quickly when
you need it;
c. Sharpen the blades of all the cutting tools;
d. Make sure that the striking tools and the prying tools are kept in separate
compartments’

49. The fire officer tells you that your assignment for the day is to carry “the irons”. You
understand from this assignment that your first responsibility at the scene of a fire
will be:

a. Search and rescue

b. Forcible entry
c. Ventilation
d. Rapid Intervention Crew

50. The “irons” refers to two specific tools that are usually used together. These tools
are:
a. Pick-head axe and pike pole
b. K tool and rabbet tool
c. Flat head axe and halligan tool
d. Battering ram and bolt cutters

51. You respond on the second alarm for a fire in a three-story garden apartment
building. While the fire officer reports to the IC, you observe that the smoke is
coming from the top of the floor and escaping from under the eaves of the building
. When the officer returns, he tells you and the other crew members to bring pike
poles inside the building. Your assignment will most likely be:

a. Vertical ventilation
b. Rapid intervention crew
c. Horizontal ventilation
d. Opening ceilings to expose hidden fires

52. While working with a pike pole inside an apartment on the third floor, you observe
smoke coming from behind the wooden baseboards , just above the floor . The fire
officer tells you to open this area and see if there is fire in the wall. You should:
a. Use your pike pole to pry the baseboard away from the wall
b. Use a sledgehammer to break the baseboard
c. Get a screw driver from the tool kit and remove the screws that secure the
baseboard to the wall
d. Get a pick-head axe and use it to cut the baseboard away from the wall

53. The fire officer tells you and another fire fighter to set up positive pressure
ventilation to clear the smoke out of the area where you will be working. You should
place a positive pressure ventilation fan:
a. Outside a doorway to blow fresh air into the building
b. On the roof of the building to suck smoke out through a hole
c. In an open window to blow smoke out
d. Inside the building to blow smoke toward an open door
 54. Late one night your ladder company responds to a call for smoke coming from a
store in a shopping center. When you arrived , you see that all of the stores are
closed , but there is a light smoke inside a coffee shop. The coffee shop has a cylinder
lock in the metal frame or a glass door . Which tool are you most likely to use to
gain entry?
a. Pick head axe
b. Spring loaded center punch
c. K tool
d. Rabbet tool

55. Is an equipment that can be used to pump out water that accumulated from
basements or fire below ground:
a. Water vacuum
b. Drainage pumps
c. A and B
d. None of the above

56. Is a phenomenon where all combustible materials in an enclosure reaches a point

of combustion;

a. Flash over
b. Back draft
c. A and B
d. None of the above
57. An impending explosion characterized by high heat, smoldering fire, high fuel vapor
concentrations and low oxygen

a. Flash over
b. Back draft
c. A and B
d. None of the above

58. When a room is impending for a back draft, what is best action to take?

a. Induce oxygen
b. Wait for temperature to decrease on its own
c. Offensive Fire Fighting
d. Defensive Fire Fighting

59. It is the process of ensuring that fire incident will no longer rekindle:

a. Overhauling
b. Salvaging
c. Suppression
d. Fire tactics

60. It is the responsibility of the fire fighters to clean up excess water inside a structure
during fire incidents:

a. True
b. False
c. Neither
d. None of the above

FIRE FIGHTING TECHNIQUES & PROCEDURE

1. Is any situation in which there is imminent or actual disruption or damage to

communities:
 a. Emergency
b. Disaster
c. Fire Incident
d. None of the Above

2. Defined as factors that increase the risks arising from a specific hazard in specific
community (risk modifier):

a. Vulnerabilities
b. Disaster
c. Risks
d. None of the Above

3. All but one can compose the First Responders in an incident:

a. HAZMAT Team
b. Police
c. Fire Fighters
d. Media

4. All but one is a principle of extinguishment:

a. Removal of Fuel
b. Redirection of Heat
c. Control of Oxygen
d. None of the Above

5. This is being done by fire ground commander to estimate, evaluate and analyze the
situation as basis for sound decision making.

a. Size Up
b. Fire Ground Tactics
c. A&B
d. None of the Above

6. Refers to the study of water at rest and in motion, dealing with properties of energy,
pressure, and water flow as related to fire suppression:

a. Water Physics
b. Fire Hydraulics
c. A&B
d. None of the Above

7. PSI stands for:

a. Pressure per Square Inch

b. Pounds per Square Inch
c. Pull per Square Inch
d. Push per Square Inch

8. All are sizes of fire hose except:

a. 1½
b. 2½
c. 3½
d. None of the Above
9. Are used to connect individual lengths of hose, to connect to hydrants, valves,
nozzles and fittings:

a. Coupling
b. Hose
c. Nozzle
d. Valve

10. – 18. Identify the Following:

15.

11. ____________________________

12. ____________________________

13. _____________________________

14. Identify the Type of Hose Roll:

15.

16. Is any fire department emergency vehicles that participate in fire suppression or
other emergency situation:

a. Fire Truck
b. Fire Ambulance
c. Fire Apparatus
d. None of the Above

17. Is a fire apparatus usually used in fire fighting and rescue operation of high rise
building:

a. Turret
b. Aerial Ladder
 c. Ambulance
d. None of the Above

18. Involves ordinary combustible such as wood, paper, cloth, plastic & rubber:

a. CLASS Q
b. CLASS B
c. CLASS A
d. CLASS D

19. It involves combustible cooking fuels such as vegetable oil, animal oil and fats:

a. CLASS E
b. CLASS D
c. CLASS K
d. CLASS B
20. Defined as the minimum temperature a combustible material reaches enough to
produce vapor gases:

a. Ignition temperature
b. Flash Point
c. A&B
d. None of the Above

21. All but one is a kind of fire extinguisher:

a. Water Type
b. Carbon Dioxide Extinguisher
c. Halon Agent
d. None of the Above

22. AFFF stands for:

a. Aqueous Film Forming Foam

b. Aqueous Foam Forming Film
c. Aqueous Forming Film Foam
d. None of the Above

23. Identify the following international markings as to CLASS A, B C, D:

_________________

24. __________________

25. ___________________
 26. ____________________

27. All but one is part of the General Staff of the Incident Commander:
a. Operations Officer
b. Logistics Officer
c. Finance/Admin Officer
d. None of the Above

28. All but one is part of the Cardiopulmonary Chain of Survival:

a.EarlyAccesstoEMS
b. Early CPR
c. Early Defibrillation
d. None of the Above

29. The ratio of compression to breaths in CPR of adults:

a. 30:2
b. 30:3
c. 20:2
d. 20:3

30. All but one is a reason to Stop CPR:

a. Signs of Circulation were restored

b. Scene becomes unsafe
c. Rescuer is already exhausted and cannot continue CPR
d. None of the above

31. All but one are the four fundamental goals in Hazard Identification and
Recognition

a. Recognition
b. Isolation
c. Protection
d. None of the Above

32. Should only be used as the last resort in the recognition of CBRN hazards:

a. Container Shape and size

b. Markings and Colors
c. Occupancy and Location
d. Human Senses

33. Hazard placards are those measuring 10 ¾ inch and is shaped:

a. Circle
b. Triangle
c. Diamond
d. All of the Above
 34. Identify the following markings:

35. _____________________

36. ___________________

37. _________________

TOOLS, EQUIPMENT & APPARATUS

FIRE SAFETY & PREVENTION (20%)

FIRE CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES

INSTRUCTIONS: Choose the correct or best answer.

1. An act establishing a comprehensive Fire Code of the Philippines repealing

Presidential Decree No. 1185 and for other purposes be enacted by the Senate and
House of Representative respectively.
a) Senate Bill No. 2553 and House Bill No. 4115
b) Senate Bill No. 1477 and House Bill No. 276
c) Senate Bill No. 1740 and House Bill No. 4667
d) Senate Bill No. 1954 and House Bill No. 4115
e) None of the above

2. The act which is consolidation of the Senate Bill and House Bill was finally passed
by the Senate and House of Representative on _________ and __________ respectively.
a) June 15, 2008 and June 16, 2008
b) September 6, 2008 and September 7, 2008
c) October 6, 2008 and October 8, 2008
d) None of the Above

3. Republic Act 9514 known as Fire Code of the Philippines of 2008 was approved on
_______.
a) December 14, 2008 c) December 19, 2008
 b) November 20, 2008 d) December 18, 2008

4. The repealed Presidential Decree No. 1185 known as the Fire Code of the Philippines
while Republic Act No. 9514 known as Fire Code of the Philippines of ______.

a) 2009 c) 2010
b) 2008 d) 2007

5. It is the policy of the state to ensure public safety, promote economic development
through the ______ and ____ of all kinds of destructive fires.

a) Prevention and suppression

b) Professionalization and modern fire protection
c) Laws, rules and regulation
d) All of the above

6. The portion of roadway or public way that should be kept opened and unobstructed
at all times for the expedient operation of the fire fighting units.

a) Fire lane c) Fire door

b) Means of egress d) Fire escape
7. The minimum temperature at which any material gives off vapor in sufficient
concentration to from an ignitable mixture with air.

a) Flash point c) Ignition temperature

b) Boiling point d) Kindling point

8. The RA 9514 shall apply to all ______ and all ________ facilities or structures erected
or constructed before and after its effectivity.

a) Person and public and private c) Occupancy and storage and

industry
b) Buildings and facilities and structures d) All of the above

9. This code shall be administered and enforced by the Bureau of Fire Protection under
the direct control and supervision of the ___________.

a) Secretary of the Interior and Local Government

b) Office of the President
c) Chief of the Bureau of Fire Protection

10. A fire safety inspection shall be conducted by the Chief BFP or his duly authorized
representative as prerequisite to the grants of ____________ and or ___________ local
government.

a) Permits and/or licenses

b) Building permit and/or electrical permit
c) Clearances and/or to operate
d) All of the above

11. For buildings having various occupancies, the Building Administrator or owner shall
initiate the organization of a __________ in the premises irrespective of the number of
occupants.
f) Emergency rescue team c) Fire brigade
g) Barangay brigade d) all of the above
12. Strict observance of the requirements of fire safety measures for the issuance of
_____________ as prerequisite in the grant of and renewal of business, occupancy and
other related permits / license.

e) Fire safety evaluation clearance c) Fire safety inspection certificate

f) Fire safety checklist d) none of the above

13. To institutionalize the areas of cooperation and coordination of the BFP with other
departments, bureaus, agencies, offices, and corporations of the government, as well
as private institution, the BFP may enter into _____________

a)Contract c) memorandum of understanding

c) Memorandum of agreement d) all of the above

14. ___________ of all buildings, structures, facilities and premises, hazardous

operations, storage facilities and transportation, vehicle of hazardous material and
determination of compliance of the provision of the Fire Code of the Philippines and
its IRR shall be done by City / Municipal Fire Marshal having jurisdiction.

c) Inspection c) closure
d) Stoppage of operation d) all of the above

15. ________________ systems or devices shall be provided in every building or structure

of such size, arrangement, or occupancy to provide adequate warning to occupants.

a) Fire alarm c) sprinkler systems

b) Fire detection d) all of the above

16. Residential occupancies are those occupancies in which ___________ are provided for
normal residential purposes.

a) Sleeping accommodation c) drinking and socializing

b) Worship d) none of the above

17. Minor offices occupancy incidental to operation in the occupancy shall be considered
as part of the _____________ shall be subject to the provisions of the chapter applying
to the dominant occupancy.

a) Less hazard c) dominant occupancy

b) Mixed occupancy d) all of the above

18. Those capable to burn with extreme rapidity or from which poisonous gases or
explosions are to be expected in the event of fire classified as _________.

a) Moderate hazard c) high hazard

b) Low hazard d) low and moderate hazard

19. When two or more classes of occupancies occurring/located/situated/existing in the

same building and/or structure so intermingled that separate safeguard are
impracticable known as ______.

a) Mixed occupancy c) small business occupancy

b) Miscellaneous occupancy d) all of the above

20. The _______ shall be the relative danger of the start and spread of fire the generation
of smoke, or gases, the danger of explosion or other occupancies potentially
endangering lives and safety of the occupant.

a) Degree of hazard c) degree of collateral

c) Degree of damage d) all of the above
21. What are the three (3) distinct parts of means of egress?

a) exit c) exit discharge

c) exit access d) all of the above

22. Any opening in the separation wall/construction shall be protected by any approved
______.

a) self closing fire resistive door c) self closing door

b) self closing door with panel vision d) all of the above

23. Exit shall be located and exit access shall be arranged so that they are ______ at all
times.

a) located conspicuously c) remote from each other

c) readily accessible d) none of the above

24. Means of egress shall be so arranged that there are no ______ hallways , corridors,
passage ways or each courts whose depth exceeds the limits.

a) dead-end pockets c) access to exit

b) common path of travel d) all of the above

25. In no case shall access to exit be through a bathroom, bedroom, or other room
subject to _____.

a) padlock c) locking
b) obstructed d) all of the above

26. All stairway designated as means of egress shall be ______ from the upper most floor
level down to ground floor.

a) continuous c) uncontinuous
b) unobstructed d) obstructed

27. A horizontal exit is a way of passage from one building to an area of refuge in another
building on approximately the same level, or a way of passage through or around
wall or partitions to an _______.

a) evacuation area c) triage area

b) area of refuge d) none of the above

28. Arrangement of means of egress shall be remotely located from each other as possible
and determined by ½ of the diagonal of the maximum over-all _____dimension of the
building.

a) diagonal c) common path of travel

b) line of travel d) all of the above

29. Travel distance measured on the floor or other walking surface along the ______ line
of the natural path of travel.

a) center c) corner
b) side d) center and corner

30. No ladder shall be used as a _____ except in a single and two family dwellings and
residential apartments of not more than 3 storey provided that height shall not
exceed 9 m.
 a) fire escape c) secondary exit
b) means of egress d) all of the above

31. The minimum temperature at which any material gives off vapor in sufficient
concentration to form an ignitable mixture with air is_____.

a) flash point c) ignition temperature

b) flash over d) none of the above

32. Any person actually occupying and using a building or portion thereof by virtue of
the lease contract with the owner or administrator or by permission or sufferance of
the latter.

a) occupancy c) occupant load

b) occupant d) all of the above

33. Any street, alley or other strip of land unobstructed from the ground to the sky,
deeded, dedicated or otherwise permanently appropriate for public use.

a) public way c) private way

b) public area d) all of the above

34. Melting or fusing of metallic ores or compounds so as to separate impurities from

pure metals.

a) smelting c) smoldering
b) sedimentation d) none of the above

35. A system of vertical pipes in a building to which fire hoses can be attached on each
floor, including a system by which water is made available to the outlets as needed.

a) dry pipes c) stand pipes systems

b) wet pipes d) all of the above

36. ______ shall be required for the manufacture, storage, handling and or/use of
hazardous materials.

a) fire safety measures c) storage clearance

b) conveyance clearance d) none of the above

37. Issue a _____ to the owner and/or contractor to stop work or portion of my work due
to absence, or in violation of approved plans and specification.

a) written notice c) notice to correct violation

b) notice to comply d) all of the above

38. The time duration that a material or construction can withstand the effect of a
standard fire test.

a) fire resistance rating c) fire test

b) flame test d) all of the above

39. The characteristic of a material on how easily it will burn or ignite causing fire or
combustion.

a) flammability c) flash over

b) flash point d) all of the above

40. A process where a piece of metal is heated prior to changing its shape or dimensions.
 a) forging c) fulminating
b) fogging d) none of the above

41. A group of halogenated hydrocarbon chemicals in which photo-chemically reacts in

the atmosphere in a way destroys to the ozone layer.

a) ozone depleting refrigerant c) ozone depleting chemicals

b) ozone depleting substances d) both (a) and (b)

42. The _____ and _____ of the Fire Code and the IRR shall be under the direct
supervision and control of the chief BFP.

a) administration and enforcement c) notice to comply and notice to correct

violation
b) penalties and punitive d) all of the above

43. The chief BFP shall constitute a _____ of highly qualified persons who are
knowledgeable on fire prevention, fire safety and fire suppression.

a) technical staff c) technical management

b) technical committee d) all of the above

44. All business establishments employing at least fifty (50) persons shall establish an
organization of ______.
a) fire brigade c) emergency medical team
b) emergency rescue team d) all of the above

45. _____ shall be issued to fire volunteer, members of fire brigades and fire safety
practitioner after completion of the mandatory training and competency evaluation
conducted by the BFP.

a) certificate of completion c) certificate of attendance

b) certificate of competency d) all of the above

46. Strict observance of the requirements of ____ for the issuance of Fire Safety
Inspection Certificate as pre-requisite in the grant of and renewal of business,
occupancy and other related permits/licenses.

a) fire safety measures c) fire safety clearances

b) fire safety inspections d) all of the above

47. Assess compliance with the fire safety requirements, identify and recommend _____
for violations/defects and deficiencies and inform the owner/building
administrator/occupants.

a) corrective actions c) preventive actions

b) remedial actions d) all of the above

48. Review and _____ building plans and specifications including fire protection system
to determine compliance to the requirement of the Fire Code.

a) evaluate c) appraise
b) assess d) none of the above

49. In coordination with the ______, the City/Municipal Fire Marshal having jurisdiction
shall review, evaluate and assess plans, design calculations and specifications.

a) building official c) zoning

b) business permit licensing office d) all of the above
50. Those which are liable to burn with moderate rapidity or to give off a considerable
volume of smoke but from which neither poisonous fumes nor explosion are to be
expected in the event of fire.
a) low hazard c) high hazard
b) moderate hazard d) medium hazard

51. Exit shall be located and exit access shall be arranged so that exits are ______ at all
times.

a) readily accessible c) far from each other

b) remote from each other d) all of the above

52. Exit access shall be arranged that it will not be necessary to travel toward any area
of _________
occupancy in order to reach the nearest exit, unless the path is protected by suitable
partitions.

a) high hazard c) miscellaneous

b) storage d) any of the above

53. ________ using stair pressurization shall use an approved engineered system with a
design pressure difference across the barrier.

a) Smoke proof enclosure c) horizontal enclosures

b) vertical enclosures d) all of the above

54. No person shall permit the ____ or admittance of any person beyond the approved
capacity of any place of public assemblage.

a) overcrowding c) overcapacity
b) overloading d) none of the above

55. All stores having aggregate gross area of 2,787 square meter or more. Or utilizing
more than 3 floor levels for sales purposes classified as ___

a) class a c) class c
b) class b d) none of the above

56. ______ where required, shall be held with sufficient frequency to familiarize all
occupants with the drill procedure and to have the conduct of the drill a matter of
established routine.

a) fire exit drill c) evacuation drill

b) earthquake drill d) all of the above

57. A ____ is one which in which the distance between the floor of the top most storey
and the ground level is 15 meters or more. Building height shall be measured from
the lowest level of fire department vehicle access to the floor of the highest occupiable
storey.

a) medium rise building c) high rise building

b) low rise building d) all of the above

58. ____ consists of piles of loose, free-flowing materials including powder, granules,
pellets, or flakes, and agricultural items.

a) bulk storage c) rack storage

b) palletized storage d) solid pilling
59. The combustibility of the contents, giving primary consideration to the intensity of
fire that could occur: the form in which the products are stored: method of storage;
rate of heat release; and period of active burning is the classification of ____.

a) hazard c) high hazard e) all of the above

b) low hazard d) average hazard

60. One-hundredth of one per centum of the ___ of the buildings or structures annually
payable
upon payment of the real estate tax except on structures used as single family
dwellings.

a) fire code construction tax c) fire code premium tax

b) fire code realty tax d) fire codes sales tax
61. The assessment of fire code taxes, fees/charges and fines as revenue is vested upon
the

a) BFP c) city assessor

b) city treasurer d) all of the above

62. Repeated failure on the part of the violator to effect corrections will constitute
subsequent violations.____________________ shall be imposed for every violations.

a) administrative fine c) closure

b) stoppage d) all of the above

63. This penalty shall imposed by the Regional Director upon the recommendation of the
city/municipal fire marshal.

a) stoppage of operation c) stoppage of operation/closure of the buildings

b) closure order d) all of the above

64. The expenses incurred by the government for such summary ____ shall be borne by
the owner, administrator or occupant. These expenses shall constitute a prior lien
upon such property.

a) abatement c) removal
b) administrative d) none of the above

65. Obstructing designated fire lanes or access to fire hydrant is a violations and the
period to correct is _____.

a) 24 hours c) 7 days
b) 3 days d) 10 days

66. In case of willful failure to correct the deficiency or abate the fire hazard, the violator
shall upon conviction, be punished by___.

a) imprisonment 6 months and six years c) both (a) and (b)

b) fine of not more than 100,000 pesos d) all of the above

67. The public officer/employee in charge of the enforcement of the Fire Code and its IRR
and other related laws, administrative liable and shall be punished by

a) reprimand c) removal
b) suspension d) all of the above

68. Failure to abate a public nuisance within __ after the owner, administrator ,
occupant or other responsible person failed to abate the same within the period
contained in the notice to abate.
 a) 15 days c) 30 days
b) 10 days d) none of the above

69. The decisions of the said appellate authorities are final and executor except in cases
of stoppage of operation and closure of the buildings where appeal may be elevated
up to the ____.

a) secretary of DILG c) secretary of health

b) secretary of DPWH d) secretary of justice

70. If any provision of the IRR or the application thereof to any person or circumstances
is declared unconstitutional or invalid by a _____, the other sections and provisions
hereof which are not affected thereby shall continue to be in full force.

a) competent court c) municipal trial court

b) regional trial court d) all of the above

71 The legal basis that stipulates the relationship of the fire brigade to the Bureau of
Fire Protection:

a. Rule 6 Division 1 of RA 9514

b. Rule 6 Division 2 of RA 9514
c. Rule 6 Division 1 of RA 9541
d. Rule 6 Division 2 of RA 9541

72. The organization of the fire brigades under Section 7 of the Fire Code, has the
following additional requirement as indicated in the Division 2 Section 6.0.2.1 of the
Code:

a. Employs at least fifty (50) persons shall, in addition to the requirements set forth
under rule 7 of the fire code for the grant of Fire Safety Inspection Certificate
b. Employs at least sixty (60) persons shall, in addition to the requirements set
forth under rule 7 of the fire code for the grant of Fire Safety Inspection Certificate
c. Employs at least seventy (70) persons shall, in addition to the requirements set
forth under rule 7 of the fire code for the grant of Fire Safety Inspection Certificate
d. Employs at least eighty (80) persons shall, in addition to the requirements set
forth under rule 7 of the fire code for the grant of Fire Safety Inspection Certificate

73. All but one is a requirement set forth in the Fire Code Section 6.0.3.1 that provides
the prerequisite for the issuance of Certificate of Competency to fire volunteers ,
members of fire brigade and fire safety practitioners:

a. Completion of the Mandatory Training

b. Competency Evaluations Conducted by the BFP
c. Compliance to the Training Design set forth by Volunteer Fire Brigade
d. Submission of Pertinent Documentary Requirements

74. During fire fighting operations, as indicated in Section 6.0.4.5, the fire brigades and
fire volunteer organizations shall be under:

a. Direct operational control of the fire ground commanders of the BFP

b. Direct operational control of the fire ground commanders of the BFP and
Volunteer Fire Brigade
c. A & B
d. None of the Above

75. The Fire Code of the Philippines is otherwise known as:

 a. Fire Code of the Philippines 2008
b. Fire Code of the Philippines 2009
c. Fire Code of the Philippines 2010
d. Fire Code of the Philippines 2011

FIRE SAFETY RELATED CODES, NFPA LAWS & OTHER BFP ISSUANCES (Building
Code, Electrical Code)

1. The rate or measure of power used or consumed. It represents the equivalent heat
volts and ampere consumed by lights, appliances or motors.
a) Ampere c) Watt
b) Circuit d) Volts or Voltage

2. The electrical pressure that causes the electrons to move through a conductor (wire).

a) Ampere c) Watt
b) Circuit d) Volts or Voltage

3. The standard unit used in measuring the strength of an electric current.

a) Ampere c) Watt
b) Circuit d) Resistance

4. The wire installations that supply current to light and convenient outlets.

a) Ampere c) Watt
b) Circuit d) Resistance

5. The friction or opposition to the flow of current by the wires and transformers.

a) Ampere c) Watt
b) Circuit d) Resistance

6. The ability of the wire or conductor to carry current without overheating.

a) Conduit c) Ampacity
b) Raceway d) Insulator

BFP CITIZENS CHARTER, SOP/MC’s ON FIRE SAFETY INSPECTION

1. The ________________ shall check completeness of application and endorse to Fire Code
Assessor (FCA). Record to the Official Log Book the name of applicant and owner of the
establishment and the time, date of application. In case of lacking requirements, shall
immediately inform in writing the applicant of such finding. shall apply.
a) CRO c) FCA
b) FSI d) CFSES

2. Application for FSIC using the Unified Form with complete documentary requirements
shall a duration of activity for ________________.
a) 15 min c) 10 min
b) 12 min d) 5 mins
3. The Applicant shall pay the assessed amount and submit copy of receipt of payment to
CRO. ____________________ Receive payment from applicant and compile copy of receipt of
payment.
a) CRO c) FCAA
b) FSI d) CFSES

4. The C,FESE will review/evaluate the referral of CRO and recommend issuance of
FSIC, the transaction
will have a duration of activity for ____________________?
a) 1 hr c) 1day
b) 1/2 hr d) 2 hrs

5. The following are the requirements for FSIC For New Business Permit With Valid Fsic
Issued During Occupancy Permit Stage):1. Certified True Copy Of Valid Occupancy
Permit 2. Photo Copy Of FSIC For Occupancy Permit3. Assessment Of Business Permit
fee /Tax Assessment Bill from BPLO 4. Copy Of Fire Insurance Policy (If Any)
a) Not All c) Yes
b) No d) Maybe

6. FSIC FEES: shall be __________________ Of All Fees Charged By Bplo In Granting

Business Permit. (Other Fees/Taxes Prescribed Under Ra 9514 And Its Irr Not Assessed
And Collected During Application Period Will Be Assessed And Collected After Regular
Fire Safety Inspection)
a) 15% c) 10%
b) 12% d) 2%

7. The FSI shall Conduct Fire Safety Inspection and submit After Inspection Report (AIR)
and supporting documents to Chief, FSEU, with appropriate findings and
recommendations, such as issuance of FSIC/NTC, as the case may be. the transaction
will have a duration of activity for ____________________?
a) 1 hr c) 1day
b) 1/2 hr d) 3 hrs

8. The maximum days to avail of the FSIC For New Business Permit Without Valid FSIC
Issued During Occupancy Permit Stage Shall Be ______________________?

a) 2days c) 1day
b) 1 1/2 days d) 3 days

9. The following are the requirements: 1. Photo Copy Of Previous Fsic (If Any) 2.
Assessment Of Business Permit Fee/Tax Or Assessment Bill From Bplo 3. Copy Of Fire
Insurance Policy (If Any) For Renewal Of Fsic For Business Permit Without Validfsic Or
Expired Fsic/With Existing Violation Of The Fire Code / Included In The Negative List)

a) Not All c) Yes

b) No d) Maybe

10. The maximum days to avail of the FSIC for renewal of FSIC for business permit
without valid FSIC or expired FSIC/with existing violation of the fire code / included
in the negative list shall Be ______________________?

a) 2days c) 1day
b) 1 1/2 days d) 3 days

FIRE INVESTIGATION

THE LAW ON ARSON IN THE PHILIPPINES (RPC)

 1. The crime of maliciously, voluntarily, and willfully setting fire to the building/s, or
property of another or of burning’s one’s property.

a) Destructive Arson c) Arsonist e) None of the

above
b) Arson d) Incendiary

2. It is the process of determining the origin, cause, and development of a fire explosion.

a) Investigation c) Custodial Investigation e) None of the above

b) Criminal Investigation d) Fire Investigation

3. What are the laws governing arson cases?

a) Articles 320 to 326 of the Administrative Code

b) Articles 320 to 326 of the RPC & Section 54 of RA 7659
c) Articles 320 to 326 of the Criminal Procedure
d) Articles 320 to 326 of the Revised Penal Code & Section 54 of RA 6975

4. It is the changing of the identity or physical state of a material or object, i.e. the fiber
of the wood must be destroyed or decomposed.

a) Flame c) Burning e) None of the above

b) Arcing d) Spalling

5. It is the doing of an act purposely & intentionally.

a) Willfulness ` c) Malice e) None of the

above
b) Motive d) Intent

6. It is the moving cause that induces the commission of the crime of arson.

a) Malice c) Intent e) None of the above

b) Motive d) Willfulness

7. If after the fire, materials or substances soaked in any inflammables, or any

mechanical, electrical, chemical or electronic contrivance, desired to start a fire or
ashes or traces of any of the foregoing are found the same constitute.

a) Circumstances evidence c) Prima facie evidence e) None of

the above
b) Testimonial evidence d) Object evidence

8. What modifying circumstances is present if committed with intent to gain, for the
benefit of another and the offender is motivated by spite or hatred toward the owner
or occupant of the property burned.

a) Mitigating Circumstances c) Alternative Circumstances e) None of

the above
b) Justifying Circumstances d) Aggravating Circumstances

9. An offense committed and planned or carried out by a group of three (3) or more
persons is called

a) Syndicate c) Connivance e) None of the

above
b) Conspiracy d) Partners
10. In arson cases the elements of burning a house or of other thing with the
participation of a criminal group that caused it establishes the _____________?

a) Prima facie evidence c) Destruction e) None of the

above
b) Corpus delicti d) Burning

11. A willful and intent of action, done must be shown and the presence of incendiary
devices, flammable substances/materials such as gasoline and kerosene may
indicate that the fire is not accidental.

a) Burning c) Incendiary e) None of the above

b) Criminal Design d) Motive

12. When valuables were removed from the building before the fire; the ill-feeling between
the accused and the occupants of the building involved or burned; and absence of
efforts to put off the fire and such other indications is called.

a) Evidence of Intent c) Motive e) None of the

above
b) Intent d) Arson

13. It is the particular place or portion of a fire scene where the fire started which are
obtained and established from examination of witnesses or by inspection of the
debris and by studying of the fire pattern.

a) Cause of fire c) Charring e) None of the above

b) Origin of fire d) Spalling

14. It is the purpose of hiding a crime or committing a crime, in which arson was used
as a means.

a) Economic gain c) Concealment e) None of the

above
b) Pyromania d) Profit by the perpetuator

15. It is the incontrollable impulse of a person to burn anything without any motivation.

a) Addict c) Criminal e) None of the above

b) Arsonist d) Pyromania

16. It is an investigation format used by fire arson investigator in writing the initial
information gathered while the fire is still on-progress.

a) Spot Investigation Report Format c) Fire Record e) None of

the above
b) On-Scene Format –Spot Investigation Report d) Detail Format

17. It is a kind of report that contains a narrative information to be accomplished by the

Fire Arson Investigator (FAI) after responding to a fire incident.

a) Progress Investigation Report c) Progress Investigation Report e) None of the

above
b) Spot Investigation Report d) Final Investigation Report

18. It is a kind of report to be accomplished by the FAI within a period of 7 to 15 days

after conducting a follow up investigation at the fire incident.
a) Spot Investigation Report c) Progress Investigation Report e)
None of the above
 b) Initial Investigation Report d) Final Investigation Report

19 It is the last report accomplished by the FAI that closes the case of every incident
responded prior to the issuance of the Fire Clearance to the fire victim.

a) Progress Investigation Report c) Spot Investigation Report e) None of the

above
b) Initial Investigation Report d) Final Investigation Report

20. It is the authority to conduct fire investigation granted to the office of the Fire Marshal
and the C, BFP respectively based on the estimated damages incurred in a fire
incident.

a) Level of Authority c) Territorial Authority e) None of

the above
b) Jurisdiction d) Level of Investigation

21. _______________ shall have the full responsibility and power to investigate fire
incidents with a total amount of damage not exceeding to twenty million pesos (Php
20,000,000.00).

a) City Fire Marshal c) Station Commander e) None of

the above
b) Municipal Fire Marshal d) Regional Director

22. It is a document issued by the office of the BFP having full responsibility and power
to investigate a fire incident to the fire victim for insurance claim purposes.

a) Fire safety Inspection Certificate (FSIC) c) Installation Clearance e) None

of the above
b) Fire Safety Evaluation Clearance d) Fire Clearance

23. _________________ shall have the full responsibility and power to investigate fire
incidents with a total amount of damage not exceeding to thirty million pesos (Php
30,000,000.00).

a) City Fire Marshal c) Station Commander e) None of

the above
b) Municipal Fire Marshal d) Chief, BFP

24. The penalty of ________________ to death shall be imposed upon any person who shall
burn one (1) or more buildings or edifices, consequent to one act of burning, or as a
result of simultaneous burnings, or committed on several different ocassions.

a) Reclusion Temporal c) Prison Mayor e) None of

the above
b) Reclusion Perpetua d) Arresto Mayor

25. ________________ shall have full responsibility and power to investigate fire incidents
with a total amount of damage amounting to above thirthy million pesos (Php
30,000,000.00 but not exceeding to forty million pesos (Php 40,000,000.00).

a) District Fire Marshal c) Station Commander

b) Municipal Fire Marshal d) None of the above

26. The penalty of ____________ if the inhabited house or any other building in which
people are accustomed to meet is set on fire, and the culprit did not know such house
or building was occupied at that time, or if shall set fire to a moving freight train or
motor vehicle, and the value of a damaged caused exceeds 6000 pesos.
 a) Reclusion Temporal c) Prison Mayor e) None of
the above
b) Reclusion Perpetua d) Arresto Mayor

27. ______________ shall have the full responsibility and power to investigate fire incidents
with a total damages amounting to above 40 million pesos but not exceeding to 60
million pesos.

a) Regional Director c) Provincial Fire Marshal e) None of the

above
b) Chief, BFP d) District Fire Marshal

28. The C, BFP takes the control in a particular fire incident as Fire Ground Commander
upon the alarm of __________________.

a) Task Force Bravo c) General Alarm e) None of the

above
b) False Alarm d) Alarm and Scandal

29. _________________ shall have the full responsibility and power to investigate fire
incidents with a total damages to above 60 million pesos.

a) Regional Director c) Provincial Fire Marshal e) None of the

above
b) Chief, BFP d) District Fire Marshal

30. The law providing the BFP power to investigate all cases of fires and, if necessary file
the proper complaint with the City/Provincial prosecutor who has jurisdiction over
the arson case.
a) Arson Law c) Sec 54 of RA 6975 e) None of
the above
b) Revised Penal Code d) Fire Code

1. It is power of the State to try and punish a person for a violation of its penal laws.
a. Miranda Doctrine
b. Criminal Jurisdiction
c. Arson Investigation
d. Revised Penal Code
e. None of the above

2. It is subscribed by the offended party, any peace officer or other officer charged with the
enforcement of the law violated and filed either in court or in the prosecutor’s office.
a. Complaint
b. Logbook
c. Notarial Book
d. Information
e. None of the above

3. It must be in writing charging a person with an offense, subscribed by the fiscal and
filed either in court.
a. Complaint
b. Logbook
c. Notarial Book
d. Information
e. None of the above

4. The purpose of which is to enable a person of common understanding to know what

offense is intended to be charged and to enable the court to pronounce proper judgment.

a. Complaint
 b. Bail
c. Cause of Accusation
d. Information
e. None of the above

5. Preliminary Investigation is required to be conducted before the filing of a complaint or

information for an offense where the penalty prescribed by law is at ___________________.
a. least 3 years, 2 months and 1 day without regard to the fine Complaint
b. least 4 years, 2 months and 1 day without regard to the fine
c. least 6 years, 2 months and 1 day without regard to the fine
d. least 1 year, 2 months and 1 day without regard to the fine
e. None of the above

6. Presupposes a reasonable ground for belief in the existence of facts warranting the
proceedings complained of; an apparent state of facts found to exist upon reasonable
inquiry which would induce a reasonably intelligent and prudent man to believe that
the accused person had committed the crime charged.
a. Arrest
b. Bail
c. Cause of Accusation
d. Probable Cause
e. None of the above

7. It is the taking of a person into custody in order that he may be bound to answer for the
commission of an offense.

a. Arrest
b. Bail
c. Cause of Accusation
d. Probable Cause
e. None of the above

8. It must be issued upon probable cause which must be determined personally by a judge
after examination under oath or affirmation of the complainant and the witnesses he
may produce
a. Arrest
b. Warrant of Arrest
c. Cause of Accusation
d. Probable Cause
e. None of the above

9. When, IN HIS PRESENCE, the person to be arrested has committed, is

actuallycommitting,or is attempting to commit an offense; When an offense has in fact
just been committed, and he has probable cause to believe based on PERSONAL
KNOWLEDGE of fact and circumstance that the person to be arrested has committed
it; (Doctrine of Hot Pursuit) and; When the person to be arrested is a prisoner who
has escaped from a penal establishment or place where he is serving final judgment
or temporarily confined while his case is pending, or has escaped while being
transferred from one confinement to another.

a. Arrest
b. Warrantless of Arrest
c. Cause of Accusation
d. Probable Cause
e. None of the above

10. It is the security given for the release of a person in custody of the law, furnished by
him or a bondsman, conditioned upon his appearance before any court as required
under the conditions specified by the rule.
 a. Payment
b. Arrest
c. Bail
d. Loan
e. None of the above

11.The following are the ______________ .

 to be presumed innocent
 To be informed of the nature and the cause of the accusation against him.
 To be present and defend in person and by counsel at every stage of the proceeding
 Right to counsel
 To testify as witness in his own behalf
 Right against self-incrimination
 Right to confront and cross examine the witnesses against him at trial
 Right to speedy, impartial and public trial.

a. Rights of the accused

b. Oath of allegiance
c. Prayer
d. Panunumpa Ng Watawat
e. None of the above

12. It is the formal mode of implementing the constitutional right of the accused to be
informed of the nature of the accusation against him.
a. Complaint
b. Arrest
c. Bail
d. Arraignment
e. None of the above

13. An unconditional admission of guilt, freely, voluntarily and made with full knowledge of
the consequences and meaning of his act and with a clear understanding of the precise
nature of the crime charged in the complaint or information;

a. Information
b. Plea Guilty
c. Bail
d. Arraignment
e. None of the above

14. A hypothetical admission of the facts alleged in the information, hence the court in
resolving the motion cannot consider facts contrary to those alleged in the
information or which do not appear on the face of the information, except those
admitted by the prosecution.
a. Motion Quash
b. Warrantless of Arrest
c. Probable Cause
d. Cause of Accusation
e. None of the above

15. The process whereby the accused, the offended party and the prosecution work out a
mutually satisfactory disposition of the case subject to court approval. It usually
involves the defendant’s pleading guilty to a lesser offense or to only one or some of the
counts of a multi-count indictment in return for a lighter sentence than that for the
graver charge
a. Cause of Accusation
b. Warrantless of Arrest
c. Plea Bargaining
d. Motion Quash
 e. None of the above

16. _____________ is the examination before a competent tribunal according to the laws of
the land, of the facts put in issue in a case for the purpose of determining such issue.
a. Trial & Error
b. Plea Guilty
c. Bail
d. Trial
e. None of the above
17. _____________ is the adjudication by the court that the accused is guilty or not guilty of
the offense charged and the imposition of the proper penalty and civil liability provided
for by the law.
a. Arraignment
b. Judgment
c. Bail
d. Trial
e. None of the above
18. ___________ is a proceeding for review by which the whole case is transferred to the
higher court for a final determination
a. Arraignment
b. Judgment
c. Appeal
d. Trial
e. None of the above
19. ____________an order in writing issued in the name of the People of the Philippines,
signed by a judge and directed to a peace officer commanding him to search for personal
property described therein and bring it before the court.
a. Cause of Accusation
b. Warrantless of Arrest
c. Search Warrant
d. Motion Quash
e. None of the above

20. a search warrant which vaguely describes and DOES NOT particularize the personal
properties to be seized without a definite guideline to the searching team as to what
items might be lawfully seized, thus giving the officers of the law discretion regarding
what articles they should seize;
a. General Warrant
b. Warrantless of Arrest
c. Search Warrant
d. Motion Quash
e. None of the above
21. It is an inquiry or proceeding to determine whether there exists sufficient ground to
engender a well-founded belief that a crime has been committed and that the espondent
is probably guilty thereof, and should be held for trial

a. Complaint
b. Bail
c. Cause of Accusation
d. Preliminary Investigation
e. None of the above

PROCEDURE & TECHNIQUS

1.It is sometimes necessary to bring expertise from outside an agency. The held of forensic
science is so broad today no agency will have very form of specialty service available
from among its ranks.

a. Fire Safety Engineer

b. Medico Legal
 c. Specialist
d. Investigator
e. None of the above

2. Assume control - insure safety of person and security at scene and conduct initial walk
through for purposes of making a preliminary survey, evaluating potential evidence
and preparing a narrative description
a. Fire Safety Engineer
b. Medico Legal
c. Specialist
d. Team Leader
e. None of the above

3. Indicate adjacent buildings, rooms, furniture and so forth as needed; Designate and
label areas to be searched and advise team leader and all other search members of
nomenclature for designated areas; Obtain appropriate assistance for taking
measurements and, list assistant{s] on sketch

a. Sketch Preparer
b. Medico Legal
c. Specialist
d. Team Leader
e. None of the above

4. This survey is a critical review of all aspects of the search Discuss search jointly with
all personnel for completeness; Double-check; documentation to detect inadvertent
errors; Insure that photographs are taken of scene showing finalcondition after
completion of search; Check to insure all evidence is accounted for before; departing
scene; Insure all equipment used in the search is gathered; Make sure possible hiding
places or difficult access areas have not been overlooked in detailed search

a. Progress Report
b. Survey
c. Conduct Final Survey
d. Team Leader
e. None of the above

5. Insure that all specialists are aware of the overall forms of evidence usually encountered,
as well as the Proper handling of these materials; evaluate the current legal ramifications
of crime scene searches (e.g. obtaining of search warrants) a Discuss upcoming search
with involved personnel before arrival at scene, if possible.

a. Preparation
b. Medico Legal
c. Specialist
d. Team Leader
e. None of the above

6.Coordinate evidence nomenclature with Evidence Recorder/ custodian and Sketch

Preparer
Insure that appropriate safety measures are adhered to, especially with respect to
proper clothing
Including gloves

a. Preparation
b. Medico Legal
c. Specialist
d. Evidence Recovery Personnel
e. None of the above
7.Flame spread in the horizontal direction is less rapid due heat being convicted away from
unburned material. As a consequence, flame spread along ceilings generally is more
rapid than along floors
a. Vertical Spread
b. Horizontal Spread
c. Flame spread
d. Evidence Recovery Personnel
e. None of the above

8.ACarbonaceous material that has been burned and has a blackened appearance.

a. Char
b. Backdraft
c. Arrow Pattern
d. Fire Pattern
e. None of the above

9.A fire pattern displayed on the closed, section of a burned wooden structural member.
a. Char
b. Accelerant
c. Arrow Pattern
d. Fire Pattern
e. None of the above

10.An agent, often an ignitable liquid, used to initiate or speed the spread of
fire.
a. Char
b. Accelerant
c. Arrow Pattern
d. Fire Pattern
e. None of the above

IDENTIFICATION, PRESERVATION & HANDLING OF EVIDENCE

1. The value of physical evidence depends entirely upon the fire investigator’s efforts to
maintain the security and integrity of that physical evidence from the time of it’s
subsequent examination and testing.
a. Char
b. Accelerant
c. Chain of Custody of physical Evidence
d. Fire Pattern
e. None of the above

2. The process of recreating the physical scene during fire scene analysis through the
removal of debris and the replacement of contents or structural elements in their
pre-fire positions.

a. Fire Analysis
b. Fire Scene Reconstruction
c. Chain of Custody of physical Evidence
d. Fire Pattern
e. None of the above

3.The process of determining the origin, cause, and responsibility as well as the failure
analysis of a fire or explosion.

a. Fire Analysis
b. Fire Scene Reconstruction
 c. Chain of Custody of physical Evidence
d. Fire Pattern
e. None of the above

4. Spalling- Chipping or pitting of concrete or masonry surfaces.

a. Fire Analysis
b. Spalling
c. Chain of Custody of physical Evidence
d. Fire Pattern
e. None of the above

5. Movement Patterns. Flame and heat movement patterns are produced by the growth
and movement of fireand the products of combustion away from an initial heat source.
If accurately identified -and analyzed, these patterns can be traced back to the-origin
of the heat source that produced them.

a. Fire Analysis
b. Fire Scene Reconstruction
c. Movement Pattern
d. Fire Pattern
e. None of the above

1. Inverted cones, often called inverted “Vs “are triangular patterns, wider at their base than
at the top. They are almost always displayed by lines of heat and temperature
demarcation on vertical walls emanating from floor level. They are most commonly
associated with volatile fuels, such as pooled flammable or combustible liquids or natural
gas.

aInverted Cone Patterns.

b. Fire Scene Reconstruction
c. Movement Pattern
d. Fire Pattern
e. None of the above

2. The test method separates the mixtures into their individual components and then
provides a graphical representation of each component and its relative amount.

a. Fire Analysis
b. Fire Scene Reconstruction
cGas Chromatography (GC).
d. Fire Pattern
e. None of the above

3. The recommend container tin- the collection of liquid and solid accelerant evidence is an
unused, unlined metal can.

a. Glass Jars
b. Fire Scene Reconstruction
c Gas Chromatography (GC).
d. Metal Cans
e. None of the above

9. G I ass jars ca n also b r used for the collection of liquid and solid accelerant evidence.

a. Glass Jars
b. Fire Scene Reconstruction
c Gas Chromatography (GC).
d. Metal Cans
e. None of the above
10. Special bags designed specifically for liquid and solid accelerant evidence can also
be used for collection.

aSpecial Evidence Bags.

b. Fire Scene Reconstruction
c Common Plastic Bags
d. Metal Cans
e. None of the above

OTHER RELATED PROCEDURE & TECHNIQUES

1. Initiation of combustion of a material by-An internal chemical or biological reaction that

bas produced, sufficient heat to ignite the material.

aNature of Fire Investigations

b. Fire Tetrahedron
c Chemistry of Combustion
d. Spontaneous Ignition
e. None of the above

2. A fire or explosion investigation is a complex endeavor involving-art and science. The

compilation of factual data, as well as an analysis. of those facts, should be
accomplished objectively and truthfully. The basic methodology of the fire investigation
should rely upon the use of a systematic approach and attention to all relevant details.
The use of a systematic approach often will uncover new factual data for analysis, which
may require previous conclusions to be previous conclusion to be reevaluated.

a Nature of Fire Investigations

b. Fire Tetrahedron
c Chemistry of Combustion
d. Spontaneous Ignition
e. None of the above

3. The fire investigator should have a basic understanding of combustion principles and
be able to use them to help in interpretation of evidence at the fire scene and the
development of conclusions regarding the origin and cause of the fire.

a Nature of Fire Investigations

b. Fire Tetrahedron
c Chemistry of Combustion
d. Spontaneous Ignition
e. None of the above

4. The combustion reaction can be characterized by four components: the fuel, the oxidizing
agent, beat and a self-sustained chemical reaction. These four components have been
classically symbolized by a four- sided solid geometric form called a tetrahedron. Fire
can be prevented or suppressed by controlling or removing one or more of the sides of
the tetrahedron.

a Nature of Fire Investigations

b. Fire Tetrahedron
c Chemistry of Combustion
d. Spontaneous Ignition
e. None of the above
5. Anorganic and contain carbon and combinations of hydrogen and oxygen in varying
ratios. In some cases, nitrogen will he present, Examples include wood, plastics,
gasoline, alcohol, and natural gas. Inorganic fuels contain no carbon and include
combustible metals, such as magnesium or sodium.

a Accelerant
b. Flammability
c Combustion
d. Fuel
e. None of the above

6.Fire scene examinations should not be undertaken alone. A minimum of two individuals
should be present.

a Investigating the Scene Alone

b. Fire Scene Hazards.
c Origin Determination
d. Accidental Fire Cause
e. None of the above

7. The investigator should remain aware of the general and particular dangers of the scene
that is under investigation.

a Investigating the Scene Alone

b. Fire Scene Hazards.
c Origin Determination
d. Accidental Fire Cause
e. None of the above

8. The coordination of information derived from: The physical -marks (fire patterns) left
by the fire; The observations reported by persons who witnessed the fire or were aware
of conditions present at the time of the fire; The analysis of the physics and chemistry
of fire initiation, development, and growth as an instrument to related known or
hypothesized fire conditions capable of producing those conditions.

a Investigating the Scene Alone

b. Fire Scene Hazards.
c Origin Determination
d. Accidental Fire Cause
e. None of the above

9. Accidental fires involve all those where the proven cause does not involve a deliberate
human act to ignite or spread fire into an area where the fire should not be.

a Investigating the Scene Alone

b. Fire Scene Hazards.
c Origin Determination
d. Accidental Fire Cause
e. None of the above

10. . Natural fire causes involve fire caused without direct human intervention, such as
lightning, earthquake, wind, and the like.

a. Natural Fire Cause

b. Fire Scene Hazards.
c Origin Determination
d. Accidental Fire Cause
e. None of the above
11.. The incendiary fire is one deliberately set under circumstances in which the person
knows that the fire should not be set.

a. Natural Fire Cause

b. Fire Scene Hazards.
c Origin Determination
d. Incendiary Fire Cause
e. None of the above

12. . Whenever the cause cannot be proven, the proper classification is undetermined.

a. Natural Fire Cause

b. Fire Scene Hazards.
c Undetermined Fire Cause
d. Incendiary Fire Cause
e. None of the above

SOP’s ON FIRE ARSON INVESTIGATION

1. BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE (BFP-SOP)

NUMBER: IID 2008-01 took effect on ____________?
a. September 08, 2008
b. September 18, 2008.
c September 28, 2008
d. September 20, 2008
e. None of the above

2. The tasks and responsibility of the fire arson investigators are not only limited in
conducting exhaustive investigations and filing of complaints to the prosecutor’s office
but also includes the appearance and giving of _________________ during legal
proceedings.
a. testimonies before the court of law
b. testimonies before the Ombudsman
c testimonies before the IID NHQ
d. testimonies before the office of the SILG
e. None of the above

3. The criminal offense of Arson is punishable under the Revised Penal Code particularly
Articles 320 to 326-B as amended by Presidential Decree 1613, 1744 and.

a. RA 9165
b. PD 1085
c Act 318
d. Section 10 of Republic Act 7659 (Heinous Crime Law)
e. None of the above

4. As provided by law it is the ___________________ who has burden of proof and the
quantum of evidence is proof beyond reasonable doubt.

a. Accused
b. Witness
c Prosecution
d. Victim
e. None of the above

5. Upon the notification of a fire call or fire incident, the duty ________________ who has
jurisdiction over the location of the fire incident shall mandatory to immediately
respond at the soonest possible time. The conduct of initial inquiry through interview
 and elicitation from all available witnesses at the fire scene must be done
instantaneously.

a. Duty NCO
b. Fire Aid
c Nozzle Man
d. Fire Arson Investigator (FAI)
e. None of the above

6. As soon as the area of origin or the focal point of the fire is ascertained, the FAI shall
make necessary coordination with BFP firefighting personnel to include the volunteer
fire brigades to exert diligent and careful efforts in the conduct of fire suppression
operation in the identified AREA OF ORIGIN to preserve the ________________ and the
focal point of the fire that might be destroyed due to excessive flooding in the area.

a. Valuables
b. Evidential Value
c Evidence
d. Area of Origin
e. None of the above

7. In the event that the FAI discovered ______________________ / suspected illegal or

regulated chemicals / suspected illegal or regulated chemicals, during the conduct of
investigation of the burned premises, the circumstances shall be immediately reported
to proper office ( e.g: BFP Hazardous Materials Office, or other law enforcement agency).

a. Valuables
b. Evidential Value
c Suspected Hazardous Materials
d. Area of Origin
e. None of the above

8. Once the Fire Ground Commander (FGC) declared ____________________ the FAI shall
take cognizance the responsibilities of PROTECTING and SECURING the whole fire
scene by sealing / closing the perimeter with barricade tape (Fire Lines). Posting of
uniformed BFP personnel for security purposes may also be carry out as deemed
necessary.

A “FIRE OUT”
b. Confine Fire
c Under Control
d. Area of Origin
e. None of the above

9. The interview should be done in _______________________ and shall be done under oath
preferably by a person of authority whenever available, or be administered by the
concerned BFP officer with the rank of INSPECTOR and above.

A Interrogation
b. Affidavit
c Explanation
d. Question and Answer Form
e. None of the above

10. The authority of a BFP officer to administer oath is pursuant to the provisions of
Chapter III, Section 50 of R.A. 6975. All witnesses to be conducted with a formal
interview shall be FORMALLY INVITED to the fire station / investigation office
concerned in a form of ____________________.
 A Interrogation
b. Invitation Letter
c. Explanation
d. Question and Answer Form
e. None of the above

11. Conduct ___________________ of the fire scene in order to identify the IGNITION
SOURCE, initial materials ignited and other factors which bring them together to
produce a fire.

a. Valuables
b. Thorough Analysis
c Suspected Hazardous Materials
d. Area of Origin
e. None of the above

12. Examination of which includes thermal effects on materials such as charring, oxidation,
consumption of combustibles, smoke and soot deposits, distortion, melting effect, color
change, changes of material structure and structural collapse, must be conducted.

a.Fire Spread and Fire Pattern

b. Evidential Value
c Suspected Hazardous Materials
d. Area of Origin
e. None of the above

13. _________________________ of evidence recovered prior to submission to Arson

Laboratory Section (ALS) – BFP National Headquarters for laboratory examination shall
be observed.

a. Valuables
b. Evidential Value
c Suspected Hazardous Materials
d. Proper Documentation, Sealing and Packaging
e. None of the above

14. A document pertaining to the amount of Fire Damage that is itemized and duly
notarized executed by the owner or fire victim

a. Valuables
b. Affidavit of Loss
c Suspected Hazardous Materials
d. Area of Origin
e. None of the above

15. Any REMOVAL, RETRIEVAL of items stored at the scene of the fire, DEMOLITION,
RECONSTRUCTION and REHABILITATION of the fire scene is only allowed upon
securing approval to the investigating body through submission of a by the fire victim.

a. Formal written request

b. Letter
c Affidavit
d. Request
e. None of the above

16. PRCP means?

a. Phil Recovery Central Post

b. Property Recovery & Clearing Permit
 c Property Recovery & Closing Permit
d. Property Recovery & Clearing Personnel
e. None of the above

17. Shall be made and accomplished by the FAI concerned during the actual response to a
fire incident. The SIR should contain basic information about the fire incident. What is
the meaning of SIR?

a. Spot Intelligence Report

b. Spot Interrogative Report
c Spot Investment Report
d. Spot Investigation Report
e. None of the above

18. Progress Investigation Report (PIR) shall be made and accomplished by the FAI
concerned after the conduct of follow-up investigation was made. The PIR or any
succeeding PIRs (2nd PIR) shall be accomplished within.

a. 7 to 15 days
b. 7 to 16 days
c 7 to 18 days
d. 7 to 20 days
e. None of the above

19. – Shall be made and accomplished by the FAI concerned upon the completion of the
exhaustive investigation. All completed FIR should be signed by the concerned FAI and
its respective Chief of the Investigation and Intelligence Office.

a. Spot Intelligence Report

b. Progress Interrogative Report
c Fire Incident Investment Report
d. Final Investigation Report (FIR)
e. None of the above
20. The maximum allowable time for the investigating body to submit the FIR shall be
________________ commencing from the first day of investigation. On the given period,
the FAI shall already come up with a proper RESOLUTION or RECOMMENDATION
about the case being investigated.

a. 30 to 45 DAYS
b. 35 to 45 DAYS r
c.40 to 45 DAYS
d. 20 to 45 DAYS)
e. None of the above

21. This kind of investigation report can only be made in such circumstances that the
investigation report cannot be completed for some reasons independent to the will of
the FAI.

a. Spot Intelligence Report

b. Fire Incident Investigation Report (FIIR)
c Fire Incident Investment Report
d. Final Investigation Report (FIR)
e. None of the above
22. The municipal level, through its MUNICIPAL INVESTIGATION AND INTELLIGENCE
UNIT (MIIU) shall have the full responsibility and power to investigate fire incidents with
a total amount of damage not exceeding to __________________?

a. Twenty Million Pesos (Php 20,000,000.00).

b. Thirty Million Pesos (Php 30,000,000.00).
 c Forty Million Pesos (Php 40,000,000.00).
d. Sixty Million Pesos (Php 60,000,000.00).
e. None of the above

23. The city level, through its CITY INVESTIGATION AND INTELLIGENCE SECTION (CIIS)
shall have the full responsibility and power to investigate fire incidents with a total
amount of damage not exceeding to __________________?

a. Twenty Million Pesos (Php 20,000,000.00).

b. Thirty Million Pesos (Php 30,000,000.00).
c Forty Million Pesos (Php 40,000,000.00).
d. Sixty Million Pesos (Php 60,000,000.00).
e. None of the above

24. The district level, through its DISTRICT INVESTIGATION AND INTELLIGENCE BRANCH
(DIIB) shall have the full responsibility and power to investigate fire incidents with a
total damages amounting to above Thirty Million Pesos (Php 30,000,000.00), but not
exceeding to _____________________?

a. Twenty Million Pesos (Php 20,000,000.00).

b. Thirty Million Pesos (Php 30,000,000.00).
c Forty Million Pesos (Php 40,000,000.00).
d. Sixty Million Pesos (Php 60,000,000.00).
e. None of the above

25. The provincial level, through its PROVINCIAL INVESTIGATION AND INTELLIGENCE
BRANCH (PIIB) shall have the full responsibility and power to investigate fire incidents
with a total damages amounting to above _________________________, but not exceeding
to Forty Million Pesos (Php 40,000,000.00).

a. Twenty Million Pesos (Php 20,000,000.00).

b. Thirty Million Pesos (Php 30,000,000.00).
c Forty Million Pesos (Php 40,000,000.00).
d. Sixty Million Pesos (Php 60,000,000.00).
e. None of the above

26. PIIB operatives can assume the conduct of investigation on fire incidents with damages
amounting to more than ___________________ in Municipal Levels only within their
respective jurisdictions.

a. Twenty Million Pesos (Php 20,000,000.00).

b. Thirty Million Pesos (Php 30,000,000.00).
c Forty Million Pesos (Php 40,000,000.00).
d. Sixty Million Pesos (Php 60,000,000.00).
e. None of the above

27. The regional director for fire protection level, through its REGIONAL INVESTIGATION
AND INTELLIGENCE BRANCH (RIIB) shall have the full responsibility and power to
investigate fire incidents with a total damages amounting to above Forty Million Pesos
(Php 40,000,000.00), but not exceeding to ______________________?

a. Twenty Million Pesos (Php 20,000,000.00).

b. Thirty Million Pesos (Php 30,000,000.00).
c Forty Million Pesos (Php 40,000,000.00).
d. Sixty Million Pesos (Php 60,000,000.00).
e. None of the above

28. F. Chief, BureauChief, Bureau of Fire Protection – National, LEVEL 5 – The Chief,
Bureau of Fire Protection, through the office of the INVESTIGATION AND
INTELLIGENCE DIVISION – BFP National Headquarters (IID) shall have the full
 responsibility and power to investigate fire incidents with a total damages amounting
to above ______________________?

a. Twenty Million Pesos (Php 20,000,000.00).

b. Thirty Million Pesos (Php 30,000,000.00).
c Forty Million Pesos (Php 40,000,000.00).
d. Sixty Million Pesos (Php 60,000,000.00).
e. None of the above

29. In connection with the Level of Authority to Conduct Investigation, the concerned office
handling the investigation of the fire incident shall issue _______________________ to the
fire victim in lieu of the Final Investigation Report (FIR), for purposes of insurance
claims and for other lawful applications. FCC can only be issued to fire incidents which
is ACCIDENTAL in nature.

a. Fire Safety Evaluation Clearance (FSEC)

b. Fire Incident Investigation Report (FIIR)
c FIRE CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE (FCC)
d. Final Investigation Report (FIR)
e. None of the above

30. In such case that any BUILDING PREMISES WITH MULTIPLE OCCUPANCIES were
gutted by fire, the FCC should only be issued to the concerned party where the FIRE
ORIGINATED. Other occupants AFFECTED by the fire incident shall be issued with
___________________ for their record purposes and other legal use upon request.

a. FIRE INCIDENT CERTIFICATION (FIC)

b. Fire Incident Investigation Report (FIIR)
c Fire Incident Investment Report
d. Final Investigation Report (FIR)
e. None of the above

31. Issuance of the copy of the FIR to any concerned party can only be allowed in
circumstances that RELEVANT LEGAL ISSUES and or QUESTIONABLE MATTERS may
arise. The request for FIR should be made in writing by the requesting party and should
be addressed to respective Chiefs of BFP Offices / Fire Marshals who handled the
conduct of investigation on the fire incident for their appropriate action.

a. False
b. True
c Not all the time
d. Case to Case basis
e. None of the above

32. All written request for a copy of the FIR should COPY FURNISHED the Chief, Bureau of
Fire Protection with attention to the office of the IID – BFP National Headquarters, for
documentary reference.

a. True
b. False
c Not all the time
d. Case to Case basis
e. None of the above

33. Once a fire incident could be determined by the investigating body to be beyond their
Level of Authority to Conduct Investigation, the Conduct of Investigation, should be
immediately turned-over to the proper office concerned in a form of, together with the
SIR and or PIR, to include all pertinent documents / attachments.
 a. Affidavit
b. Case Folder
c Not all the time
d. Endorsement
e. None of the above

34. Any other recognized investigating body of the government cannot INTERCEDE in the
conduct of fire and arson investigation without formal communication to the concerned
office handling the investigation. The intercession of any investigating body of the
government should have LEGAL AUTHORITY in order to be allowed to conduct
LATERAL INVESTIGATION in the investigation being conducted by the BFP.

a. True
b. False
c Not all the time
d. Case to Case basis
e. None of the above

35. In case that a CONTROVERSY INVOLVED and / or CONCERNING TO CONFLICTING

ISSUES arises in the conduct of investigation, subject fire incident case shall be turned
over to the NEXT LEVEL OF INVESTIGATING BODY for appropriate action and
disposition. However, lower investigating units are fully encouraged to resolve fire cases
that fall within their respective Level of Authority.

a. True
b. False
c Not all the time
d. Case to Case basis
e. None of the above

ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS (10%)

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6713

CODE OF CONDUCT AND ETHICAL STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC OFFICIAL AND
EMPLOYEES

1. An act establishing a code of conduct and ethical standards for public officials and
employees, to uphold the time-honored principle of public office being a public trust,
granting incentives and reads for exemplenary service, enumerating prohibited acts and
transaction and providing penalties for violations thereof and for other purpose approved
on____.
1) February 20, 1989 3) February 16, 1989 5) February 26,
1990
2) February 14, 1989 4) February 24, 1990

2. Public officials and employees shall perform and discharge their duties with the_____ of
excellence, professionalism, intelligence and skill.
1) highest degree 3) fair and just 5) all of
the above
2) outmost dedication 4) justness and sincerity

3. Public officials and employees shall not, directly or indirectly, have any ____ or material
interest in any transaction requiring the approval of their office.
1) Financial 3) Monetary 5) all of the above
2) Economical 4) fiscal
4. Any violation hereof proven in a proper ______ proceeding shall be sufficient for removal
or dismissal of a public official or employee, even if no criminal prosecution is instituted
against him.
1) administrative 3) quasi-judicial 5) none of the above
2) criminal 4) judicial

5. The RA 6713 shall cover all officials and employee in the government, elective and
appointive, permanent or temporary, whether in the career or ______, including military
and police, whether or not they receive compensation, regardless of amount.
1) non-career service 3) non-eligible 5) permanent
2) eligible 4) contractual

6. It is the responsibility of every _____ , office and agency to ensure that officials and
employees attend the value development program and participate in parallel value
development efforts.
1) head of department 3) head of the service 5) all of
the above
2) head of the unit 4) head of the bureau

7. It is the responsibility of heads of department, offices and agencies to establish measures

and standards that will ensure _____ of and openness in public transactions in their
respective offices.
1) transparency 3) good governance 5) none of the
above
2) delivery of the service 4) no graft and corruption

8. Incentives and _____ shall be granted officials and employees who have demonstrated
exemplenary service and conduct on the basis of their observance of the norms of
conduct.
1) rewards 3) bonuses 5) all of the above
2) merits 4) awards
3) bonuses
9. A conflict of interest constitute of the following
1) a substantial stockholder 3) an officer of the corporation 5) all of the above
2) a member of the Board of Directors 4) an owner or has substantial interest in a
business

10. Loan covers both simple loan and ____________ as well as guarantees, financing
arrangements or accommodations intended to ensure its approval.
1) gift 3) loan 5) commodatum
2) divestment 4) receiving any gift

RA 6975 & ITS IRR

11. RA 6975 which is an act of establishing the Philippine National Police under a
reorganized Department of the Interior and local Government, and other purposes be
enacted by the senate and house of representative on:

1) December 13, 1990 3) December 14, 1990 5) None of the

above
2) December 13, 1991 4) December 13, 1992

12. The Fire Bureau shall be responsible for the prevention and suppression of all
________________
 1) destructive fires on buildings, house and other structures
2) forest, land transportation, vehicle and equipment, ships or vessels docked at piers
or wharves
or anchored in major seaports
3) petroleum industry installations
4) plane crashes and other similar incidents, as well as the enforcement of the Fire
Code and other
related laws
5) All of the above

13. The head of the Fire Bureau with the rank of director shall have the position title of Chief
of the Fire Bureau. He shall be assisted by a deputy with the rank of _____________.
1) Chief Superintendent 3) Superintendent 5) all of the above
2) Senior Superintendent 4) Director

14. The Fire Bureau shall have the power to ________________ all causes of fires and, if
necessary, file the proper complaints with the city or provincial prosecutor who has
jurisdiction over the case.
1) suppress 3) investigate 5) none of the
above
2) prevent 4) apprehend

15. The Fire Bureau shall be headed by a chief who shall be assisted by a _____________.
1) secretary 3) deputy chief 5) none of
the above
2) senior superintendent 4) chief superintendent

16. At the city or municipal level, there shall be a fire station, each headed by a
________________. Provided, that, in case of large cities and municipalities, a district office
with subordinate fire stations headed by a district fire marshal may be organized as
necessary.
1) city or municipal fire marshal 3) deputy chief 5) none of
the above
2) city or municipal director 4) senior superintendent

17. At the provincial level, there shall be an office of the provincial fire marshal which shall
implement the policies, plans and programs of the Department; and monitor, evaluate
and coordinate the operations and activities of the fire service operating units at the city
and municipal levels. In the case of large provinces, district offices may be established,
to be headed by a ________________.
1) city or municipal fire marshal 3) deputy chief 5) none of
the above
2) district fire marshal 4) senior superintendent

18. For the purpose of efficient administration, supervision and control, the rank
classification of the members of the Fire Bureau shall be as follows: Director, Chief
Superintendent, Senior Superintendent, Superintendent, Chief Inspector, Senior
Inspector, Inspector, _______________, et al.
1) Chief Fire Officer IV 3) Fire Officer III 5) none of the above
2) Senior Fire Officer IV 4) Fire Officer II

19. The Bureau of Fire Protection, hereinafter referred to as the Fire Bureau, is hereby
created initially consisting of the existing officers and uniformed members of the fire
service of the Integrated National Police as constituted under Presidential Decree No.
____.
1) 756 3) 856 5) none of the above
2) 765 4) 865

20. The local government units at the city and municipal levels shall be responsible for the
__________
 1) fire protection and various emergency services
2) rescue and evacuation of injured people at fire-related incidents
3) all fire prevention and suppression measures
4) security of safety of life and property of the citizenry
5) all of the above

RA 9263 & ITS IRR

1. RA 9263, This act shall known as the “Bureau of Fire Protection and Bureau of Jail
Management and Penology Professionalization Act of 2004 was approved on
1) March 10, 2004 3) March 24, 2004 5) March 10, 2006
2) March 10, 2005 4) March 21, 2004

2. No person shall be appointed as uniformed personnel of the BFP and the BJMP unless
he/she must weigh not more than ____ from the standard weight corresponding to
his/her height, age and sex
1) 10 kilograms 3) 3 kilograms 5) 10 pounds
2) 15 kilograms 4) 5 pounds
3) 5 kilograms

3. No person shall be designated as City Fire Marshal who must have finished at least
second year of bachelor of laws or earned at least 24 units in a master’s of degree
program in public administration, management, engineering, public safety, criminology
or other related disciplines from recognized institution of learning and with the rank of
1) Chief Inspector 3) Superintendent 5) None of the above
2) Senior Inspector 4) Senior Superintendent

4. The DILG shall design and establish a professionalization and qualifications upgrading
program for uniformed personnel of the BFP and BJMP in coordination with the
_____________ and the Commission on Higher Education through an off-campus program
or other similar programs within 90 days from the affectivity of this act.
1) Civil Service Commission 3) Fire Commission 5) All of the above
2) National Police Commission 4) Philippine Regulation Commission

5. Any personnel of the BFP and the BJMP shall not eligible for promotion to a higher rank
unless he/she met the minimum qualification standards of the appropriate _______ set
by the CSC, and has the satisfactorily passed the required psychiatric/psychological,
drug and physical test.
1) Civil service eligibility 3) Career service eligibility 5) all of the above
2) Sub-Professional eligibility 4) Professional eligibility

6. Promotion system for the uniformed personnel of the BFP and BJMP shall be based on
the principles of ____________.

1) Rationalized promotion system 4) Civil service eligibility

2) Conspicuous courage and gallantry 5) all of the above
3) Met the minimum qualification standards

7. Under the RA 9263 the rate of the base pay of the uniformed personnel of the BFP and
BJMP shall be
adjusted in accordance with ____________.

1) salary grade 3) performance evaluation 5) none of the above

2) merits 4) punctuality

8. ___________________, who must have finished at least second year Bachelor of Laws or
earned at least twelve (12) units in a master's degree program in public administration,
management, engineering, public safety, criminology or other related discipline from
 recognized institution of learning, and must have satisfactory passed the necessary
training of career courses for such position as may be established by the Fire Bureau;
1) Chief Senior Inspector 3) Superintendent 5) all of the above
2) Senior Inspector 4) Senior Superintendent
9. Any uniformed personnel of the BFP and the BJMP who has not been promoted for a
continuous period of ten (10) years shall be separated or retired from the service, except
for those who are occupying a third-level position;
1) Attrition 3) Promotion 5) all of the above
2) Attrition by Demotion 4) Attrition by Non-Promotion

10. __________________, who must be a member of the Philippine Bar or a holder of a master's
degree in public administration, management, engineering, public safety, criminology or
other related disciplines from recognized institution of learning, and must have
satisfactory passed the necessary training or career courses for such as may be
established by the Fire Bureau
1) Chief Senior Inspector 3) Superintendent 5) all of the above
2) Senior Inspector 4) Senior Superintendent

RA 9592 & ITS IRR

AN ACT EXTENDING FOR 5 YEARS THE REGLEMENTARY PERIOD FOR COMPLYING
WITH THE MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION AND APPROPRIATE
ELIGIBILITY

1. Uniformed personnel who are already in the service prior to the effectivity of RA 9263
shall be given another 5 years to obtain the minimum educational qualification and
appropriate civil service eligibility to be reckoned from ________, the date of the effectivity
of RA 9592.

1) May 24, 2009 3) May 22, 2009 5) May 17, 2009

2) May 27, 2009 4) May 26, 2009

2. The modes of promotion in the BFP and BJMP are classified as regular and special
promotion; the special promotion based on ______________.

1) Meritorious 3) On-the-spot promotion 5) all of the above

2) Special promotion based in awards 4) posthumous promotion

3. All modes of special promotion shall be validated by the DILG and the _______ based on
respective BFP and BJMP established criteria as mandated by existing law.

1) Civil Service commission 3) National Police 5) none of the above

2) Office if the President 4) qualification standard
3) National Police Commission

4.Republic Act No. 9592, took effect on AN ACT EXTENDING FOR FIVE (5) YEARS THE
REGLEMENTARY PERIOD FOR COMPLYING WITH THE MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL
QUALIFICATION AND APPROPRIATE ELIGIBILITY IN THE BUREAU OF FIRE
PROTECTION (BFP) AND THE BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY
(BJMP), AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE CERTAIN PROVISION OF REPUBLIC ACT NO.
9263, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION AND BUREAU
OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY PROFESSIONALIZATION ACT OF 2004" AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES

1) May 24, 2009 3) May 08, 2009 5) May 17, 2009

2) May 27, 2009 4) May 26, 2009
5.BFP and BJMP members who have rendered more than at the time of the effectivity of
this Act shall no longer be required to comply with the aforementioned educational and
eligibility requirements.

1) fifteen (15) years of service 3) fifteen (10) years of service

2) fifteen (5) years of service 4) fifteen (12) years of service
5) none of the above

6.The system of promotion shall be based on _____________________ in the BFP and the
BJMP staffing pattern. Such system shall be gender-fair so as to ensure that women
personnel of the Fire Bureau and the Jail Bureau shall enjoy equal opportunity for
promotion as to men;

1) availability of vacant ranks 3) merits and on the availability of vacant

ranks
2) merits 4) Qualification
5) none of the above

7. Any personnel of the BFP and the BJMP shall not eligible for promotion to a higher rank
unless he/she has met the _________________________or the appropriate civil service
eligibility
1)maximum qualification standards 3 standards ranks
2) minimum qualification standards 4) Qualification
5) none of the above

8.BFP and the BJMP personnel who obtained _________________ eligibility prior to the
effectivity of Republic Act No. 9263 shall be considered to have complied with the
appropriate civil service eligibility requirement.

1) NAPOLCOM 3) CSC
2) Merits 4) Qualification
5) none of the above

9.BFP and the BJMP who has exhibited act of conspicuous courage and gallantry at the
risk his/her
life above and beyond the call of duty, or selected as such in a nationwide search conducted
by
any accredited __________________, shall be promoted to the next higher rank

1) NAPOLCOM 3 civic organization

2) Merits 4) Qualification
5) none of the above

10. "After the lapse of the time period for the satisfaction of a specific requirement, current
uniformed personnel of the BFP and the BJMP who will fail to satisfy any of the
requirements enumerated under this Section shall be ____________________ if they are
below fifty (50) years of age and have served in the government for less than twenty (20)
years, or retired if they are from age fifty (50) and above and have served in the
government for at least twenty (20) years without prejudice in either case to the payment
of benefits they may be entitled to under existing laws."

1) Terminated 3)Retired
2) Separated from the service 4) Unqualified
5) none of the above

CSC RULES & REGULATION & QUALIFICATION STANDARDS

1. RA 9263 is other known as ________________________ of 2004?
a) Fire Code of the Philippines c)Administrative Code
b) Civil Service Rules & Regulation d) BFP & BJMP Professionalization Act of 2004
e) none of the above

2. Qualification Standard for Uniformed Personnel BFP is resolved under Resolution No.
_________________?
a) Resolution No. 041366 c)Resolution No. 041332
b) Resolution No. 041365 d) Resolution No. 041312
e) none of the above

3. Qualification Standard for Uniformed Personnel BFP was assigned on

____________________?
a) December 10, 2004 c)December 01, 2004
b) December 07, 2004 d) December 12, 2004
e) none of the above

4. Fire Director has a Salary Grade (SG) of _______________________?

a) SG 22 c)SG 22
b) SG 22 d) SG 28
e) none of the above
5. Fire Senior Officer I has a Salary Grade (SG) of _______________________?

a) SG 16 c)SG 22
b) SG 18 d) SG 20
e) none of the above

6. Fire Officer I has a Salary Grade (SG) of _______________________?

a) SG 22 c)SG 10
b) SG 14 d) SG 12
e) none of the above

7. Fire Officer III has a Salary Grade (SG) of _______________________?

a) SG 14 c)SG 16
b) SG 12 d) SG 18
e) none of the above

8. Fire Senior Officer IV has a Salary Grade (SG) of _______________________?

a) SG 22 c)SG 20
b) SG 19 d) SG 28
e) none of the above

9. Fire Officer II has a Salary Grade (SG) of _______________________?

a) SG 22 c)SG 12
b) SG 14 d) SG 28
e) none of the above

10. Fire Chief Superintendent has a Salary Grade (SG) of _______________________?

a) SG 24 c)SG 22
b) SG 27 d) SG 28
e) none of the above

11. Fire Superintendent has a Salary Grade (SG) of _______________________?

a) SG 22 c)SG 26
b) SG 22 d) SG 28
e) none of the above Correct Ans. SG 25

12. Fire Chief Inspector has a Salary Grade (SG) of _______________________?

 a) SG 24 c)SG 22
b) SG 20 d) SG 28
e) none of the above

13. Fire Senior Inspector has a Salary Grade (SG) of _______________________?

a) SG 22 c)SG 24
b) SG 23 d) SG 26
e) none of the above

14. Fire Senior Officer III has a Salary Grade (SG) of _______________________?
a) SG 14 c)SG 22
b) SG 18 d) SG 28
e) none of the above

15. Fire Senior Officer II has a Salary Grade (SG) of _______________________?

a) SG 17 c)SG 22
b) SG 18 d) SG 28
e) none of the above

BFP MEMO CIRCULARS & SOP’s ON ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR 2006-005
UNIFORM RULES ON ADMINISTRATIVE CASES

1. The City/Municipal Fire Marshal shall have the original and concurrent authority to
discipline and impose penalty of reprimand and suspension of not exceeding ______
calendar days over BFP personnel under their jurisdiction.
1) 15 days 4) 25 days
2) 20 days 5) 5 days
3) 10 days

2. The Chief BFP shall have the authority to discipline and impose penalty of reprimands
and dismissal of all BFP personnel except those occupying _______.
1) 1st level position 4) career service position
2) 2nd level position 5) all of the above
3) 3rd level position

3. Upon receipt of a complaint which is sufficient in form and substance, the disciplining
authority shall require the person complained to submit counter-affidavit/comment
under oath, in 5 copies, within ________ from receipt.
1) 5 days 4) 10 days
2) 3 days 5) none of the above
3) 10 days

4. A preliminary investigation shall commence not later than _________ from receipt of the
complaint by the disciplining authority or investigator-on-case and shall be terminated
within 30 days.
1) 10 days 4) 5 days
2) 2 days 5) 30 days
3) 3 days

5. The disciplining authority shall render his decision on the case within ______ from receipt
of the Report of Hearing.
1) 15 days 4) 25 days
2) 20 days 5) 10 days
3) 30 days