Firefighter Certification case studies
Firefighter Certification · Put your knowledge to work in context.
NFPA 1001 Firefighter I and Firefighter II certification confirms that a candidate has demonstrated the knowledge and hands-on skills expected of a structural firefighter. It serves people entering the fire service - academy recruits, volunteer firefighters seeking qualification, and career candidates preparing for hiring - as well as working firefighters adding the next level. The Firefighter Certification case studies are 5 cases and about 3,636 words.
1Rear-Roof Fire, Two-Person Engine, and a 600-Foot Gravel Drive
At 02:14 you arrive first-due on a 1,000-square-foot single-story wood-frame dwelling with a 40-year-old roof assembly. Fire is through the roof over the rear third of the structure.
687 words, about 3 min2Basement Fire Behind a Hot Closed Door with a Centered Open Stair
At 19:40 you respond to a 1,400-square-foot 1960s ranch with a finished basement. On arrival the front door is closed and smoke is pushing from the eaves and from a basement window on the B side.
761 words, about 4 min3Springy Floor, Separated Baseboard, and Two Civilians on the Third Floor
You are the second-arriving company at a three-story Type V garden-style apartment building built in 2003. Fire started in a first-floor kitchen and has been burning about 18 minutes.
717 words, about 4 min4Low-Air Alarm 150 Feet Deep in a 60,000-Square-Foot Big Box
You are the company officer on the second floor of a 60,000-square-foot big-box store, working a search line with a two-firefighter team. At 03:20 the firefighter on the nozzle reports his low-air alarm, and his SCBA gauge reads 1,400 psi on a 4,500 psi, 45-minute cylinder.
718 words, about 4 min5Unplacarded Tanker on Its Side, Product Pooling, School Downwind
At 14:05 you arrive on a two-lane highway at an overturned tank vehicle. The trailer is on its side and unplacarded on the visible side.
753 words, about 4 min