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These 10 free FDNY questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the FDNY Firefighter Exam blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
Domain 1: Reading
Question 1
A station tested a new storage layout for one month. During the same week, shelf labels were enlarged and the most-used supplies were moved closer to the doorway. Average retrieval time fell from 11 minutes to 8 minutes. Because both changes began together, the records do not isolate their individual effects. Which conclusion is best supported?
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Correct answer: C - Retrieval was faster after the combined changes, but the contribution of each change is unknown.
Question 2
All visitors must sign the entry log. Before 18:00, a visitor may enter the classroom wing only while wearing a yellow badge and accompanied by a staff member. Staff members may enter without yellow badges. After 18:00, no visitor may enter the classroom wing, even with a badge and escort. Who is permitted to enter?
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Correct answer: A - A staff member without a yellow badge at 17:30
Domain 2: Listening
Question 3
Read the following spoken instruction: "Take case R-18 to Room 4 by 09:40. Correction: the destination is Room 14, not Room 4. The case number and deadline have not changed." Which action follows the final instruction?
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Correct answer: B - Take case R-18 to Room 14 by 09:40.
Domain 3: Problem Solving
Question 4
Tasks are assigned Priority A (begin immediately), B (begin within 15 minutes), or C (complete by the end of the hour). Any stated safety hazard is treated as Priority A. A task already underway may be paused only for a higher-priority task. At 10:00, an employee starts a B-priority form delivery. At 10:06, a B-priority liquid spill is reported in a public walkway and identified as a safety hazard. What should the employee do?
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Correct answer: C - Pause the delivery and begin the spill response because the hazard is now Priority A.
Question 5
To process a returned item, staff must complete Verify, Label, Record, Store, and Notify exactly once. Verify must occur before Label. Label must occur immediately before Record. Store must occur after Record. Notify must occur after Verify and may occur either before or after Store. Select the sequence that meets every requirement.
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Correct answer: D - Verify -> Label -> Record -> Notify -> Store
Question 6
Four employees are available for two stations that operate at the same time. Maya is qualified for inventory and simulator operation; Noah for inventory and first-aid monitoring; Omar for instruction and simulator operation; Priya for instruction and first-aid monitoring. Station X requires one instructor and one inventory-qualified employee. Station Y requires one simulator operator and one first-aid monitor. Each employee may fill only one role. Identify the only complete staffing plan.
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Correct answer: B - X: Priya and Maya; Y: Omar and Noah
Domain 4: Basic Arithmetic and Related Areas
Question 7
A supply cabinet starts the shift with 42 flashlight batteries. Eighteen are delivered and 37 are issued. The cabinet is reordered only when on-hand stock is below 24; when that happens, enough batteries are ordered to reach 40. What is the correct action?
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Correct answer: D - Order 17 batteries because 23 remain and the target is 40.
Question 8
Sixty-four training folders are divided in a morning-to-afternoon ratio of 3:5. The morning group needs at least 22 folders to run its session. Determine the correct allocation and whether the morning requirement is met.
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Correct answer: A - 24 morning and 40 afternoon; the morning group has enough folders.
Question 9
A maintenance check begins at 22:35 and requires 1 hour 45 minutes. It must be finished by 00:15. Evaluate the finish time against the deadline.
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Correct answer: B - It ends at 00:20, five minutes late.
Domain 5: Approach to Work
Question 10
A 20-session course classifies attendance as follows: 90% or higher means full completion with no make-up; 80% through 89.99% means conditional completion with one make-up; below 80% means incomplete and the course must be repeated. Attendance rate equals sessions attended divided by total sessions, multiplied by 100. A participant attends 17 sessions. How is the result classified?
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Correct answer: A - 85%: conditional completion; one make-up is required.