These are five sample questions from Bryq’s Firefighter assessment, a job-specific test for hiring firefighters, recruiting firefighters, and fire and rescue personnel. The full assessment covers five skills: firefighting equipment, emergency medical services, first aid, teamwork, and problem-solving. Questions combine equipment and emergency care knowledge with realistic fireground and rescue scenarios, each with four options to choose from.
Firefighting Equipment
Question
During a search, a firefighter’s PASS device sounds its pre-alert. What does this mean?
Select your answer
The wearer has stopped moving, and the full alarm will follow unless they move.
The firefighter’s radio has lost its connection to command.
The air cylinder has reached its low-air warning level.
The surrounding heat has exceeded the gear’s rated limit.
WHY IS THIS THE CORECT ANSWER
A PASS device monitors movement and sounds a pre-alert when the wearer has been still for a short period. Moving cancels it. Otherwise the full alarm sounds to guide rescuers to a firefighter who may be down.
Emergency Medical Services
Question
You’re performing CPR on an adult when an AED arrives. What should you do?
Select your answer
Turn the AED on and attach the pads, keeping pauses in compressions to a minimum.
Stop CPR completely while the AED is being set up.
Leave the AED for paramedics to apply when they arrive.
Complete five more cycles of CPR before attaching the AED.
WHY IS THIS THE CORECT ANSWER
Early defibrillation is the biggest factor in surviving cardiac arrest from a shockable rhythm, so the AED should be used as soon as it’s available. Compressions continue while the pads are applied and pause only when the AED analyzes the rhythm or delivers a shock.
First Aid
Question
A worker at a fire scene has been splashed in one eye with a chemical and is in pain. What should you do?
Select your answer
Flush the eye with clean running water for at least 15 minutes, keeping the other eye protected.
Flush the eye briefly with water, then cover it with a dressing for transport.
Cover the eye with a clean pad and arrange urgent transport.
Ask them to blink rapidly to clear the chemical from the eye.
WHY IS THIS THE CORECT ANSWER
Chemical eye injuries keep getting worse while the chemical stays in contact, so prolonged flushing with clean water is the priority. Tilting the head keeps the runoff away from the other eye.
Teamwork
Question
During interior operations, your partner’s low-air alarm activates while the room you’re searching is almost cleared. What should you do?
Select your answer
Stop the search, notify command and exit together with your partner.
Exit together, and update command once you’re outside.
Finish clearing the room quickly, then exit together.
Send your partner out and finish clearing the room yourself.
WHY IS THIS THE CORECT ANSWER
Crews go in together and come out together, and a low-air alarm means the reserve air is in use and time to reach safety is limited. Stopping, informing command and exiting as a pair protects both firefighters and keeps accountability accurate.
Problem-Solving
Question
While advancing a hose line down a smoky corridor, the heat suddenly increases and dark smoke starts rolling along the ceiling. What should you do?
Select your answer
Cool the hot gases overhead, notify command and withdraw if conditions keep worsening.
Push forward quickly to reach the fire and knock it down.
Hold your position and wait for the smoke to clear.
Withdraw immediately, and notify command once you’re outside.
