In this section of the firefighter written exam, you'll most likely be shown a house plan.  You will be allowed to study the diagram for five minutes, and then set it aside and answer a number of multiple-choice questions.  Typical of these questions are the following.

Here is the sample diagram:

house diagram as part of sample firefighter examination questins on observatrion and memory

The main entry to these premises is the

  • A. door to the kitchen
  • B. front vestibule
  • C. door to the living room
  • D. door to the dining room

The exposure with the greatest possible number of exits is

  • A. north
  • B. south
  • C. east
  • D. west

In the case of an electrical fire, power should be shut off in

  • A. the garage
  • B. the kitchen
  • C. the hall
  • D. there is no way to tell

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