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CAL FIRE FAE EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE 150 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
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Question 1: Who is responsible for safety?
Correct answer: Everybody
Question 2: What is the purpose of mop-up?
Correct answer: To make a fire safe by extinguishing or
removing burning material along the control line
Question 3: What activities take place during mop-up? - making
a fire safe by extinguishing/removing burning material along the control line. - patrol for potential hazards and reigniting, widening the fire line, back pump, hand-tools, etc.
Correct answer: All listed activities are correct
Question 4: What is the difference between a tactic and a
strategy? - Strategy: the large-scale goal; the general plan of
WHAT needs to be done. - Tactic: the specific ways of
implementing the strategy; HOW to get the strategy done.
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Correct answer: True
Question 5: What is the difference between direct and indirect
attack methods? - Direct: suppression takes place on/near the
fire perimeter. It is generally faster, involves less loss/damage,
and is safer. - Indirect: suppression takes place a distance away
from the fire and usually takes advantage of natural or constructed barriers.
Correct answer: True
Question 6: Why is foam an effective tool in wildland fires? it is
more effective than water at penetrating fuels
Correct answer: True
Question 7: How often is a lateral put into a hose lay? every 200
ft.
Correct answer: True
Question 8: When cutting line, where do you move
partially/fully burned fuels? Into the black. Never allow anything with charring or burn marks to enter the green side.
Correct answer: True
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Question 9: What does it mean to "keep your dime" on the fire
line? Maintain a distance of 10 ft between personnel
Correct answer: True
Question 10: What is the capacity of a back pump? 5 gallons
Correct answer: True
Question 11: (T/F) Trees are good conductors of electricity?
TRUE
Correct answer: True
Question 12: Why are downed powerlines a serious hazard? The
charged lines could come into contact with conductive materials, such as a metal fence, and seriously injure personnel.
Correct answer: True
Question 13: Which tools are used for scraping, digging, and
cutting? - Cutting: Pulaski, brush hook, axe - Scraping/Raking: McLeod, wire brush - Digging: shovels - Grubbing/Trenching: Pulaski
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Correct answer: All listed tools are correct
Question 14: Whose permission must be given before any kind
of fire operation? Incident Commander
Correct answer: True
Question 15: What is the fuel ratio of a drip-torch and how high
must it be filled? - 2 parts diesel, 1 part gas - 3/4 full to allow for gas expansion
Correct answer: True
Question 16: What is the purpose of a hose T? making one
hoseline into two!
Correct answer: True
Question 17: Know the main apparatus backing signals.
Correct answer: This requires specific knowledge of signals
(e.g., hand signals or verbal cues) which may vary by agency; please refer to your training manual for the exact signals.