Fire safety quiz for employees (15 questions with answers)

Question 1 · Single choice · 90s · 1 pt

What are the three sides of the fire triangle?

• Sparks, wind and dry weather
• Fuel, oxygen and heat
• Water, foam and powder
• Smoke, flames and ash left behind

Question 2 · Single choice · 90s · 1 pt

You discover a fire at work. What do you do first?

• Go and look for the cause of the fire
• Raise the alarm, for example at the nearest call point
• Finish your task, then tell your manager at the next break
• Open the windows to let the smoke out

Question 3 · True / False · 90s · 1 pt

During a fire evacuation you can use the lift if it is close to your desk.

• True
• False

Question 4 · Match · 90s · 1 pt

Match each extinguisher type (UK colour band) to the fire it is designed for.

Question 5 · Single choice · 90s · 1 pt

In the European classification of fires, what does Class F cover?

• Fires involving metals such as magnesium
• Fires involving cooking oils and fats
• Fires involving flammable gases such as propane
• Fires in electrical equipment

Question 6 · Single choice · 90s · 1 pt

Why must you never throw water on a burning deep-fat fryer?

• Because water will only cool the oil a little and the fire will carry on burning slowly
• Because water conducts electricity from the fryer
• Because the water flashes to steam and throws burning oil out of the pan
• Because water makes extra smoke

Question 7 · Multiple choice · 90s · 1 pt

Which of these are typical duties of a fire warden (fire marshal)? Choose the 2 correct answers.

• Going back inside to collect people's belongings
• Checking every day that escape routes and fire doors are clear
• Helping to sweep their area and guide people to the assembly point
• Fighting any fire, however large it gets

Question 8 · Single choice · 90s · 1 pt

How should a fire door be kept?

• Open in summer and closed in winter
• Propped open with a wedge so people can pass through quickly and safely
• Closed, or held open only by a device that releases on alarm
• Locked, so the fire cannot spread

Question 9 · Single choice · 90s · 1 pt

Why do you go to the assembly point and stay there?

• So the fire service can hand out instructions for the rest of the day
• To collect your coat
• So everyone can be accounted for and anyone missing reported
• Because it is the only place smoking is allowed

Question 10 · Single choice · 90s · 1 pt

The corridor is filling with smoke. How do you move?

• Towards the smoke to find the fire
• Back to your desk to wait
• Upright and as fast as you can, holding your breath for as long as possible
• Low down, where the air is cleaner, keeping to your escape route

Question 11 · Single choice · 90s · 1 pt

You reach a closed door and suspect fire behind it. What do you do?

• Kick it open and wait for the smoke to clear
• Break the glass panel to look
• Open it quickly to get through before the fire has time to spread further
• Check it with the back of your hand; if it is hot, use another route

Question 12 · Put in order · 90s · 1 pt

Put the steps for using a portable fire extinguisher in order.

• Aim the nozzle at the base of the fire
• Pull out the safety pin
• Squeeze the handle
• Sweep from side to side

Question 13 · Single choice · 90s · 1 pt

When should you NOT try to fight a fire with an extinguisher?

• When the fire is spreading or the smoke is thick
• When a colleague stands by with a second extinguisher
• When the fire is small and you have been trained to use that extinguisher
• When the extinguisher label matches the fire

Question 14 · True / False · 90s · 1 pt

In England and Wales, the 'responsible person' for a workplace must carry out a fire risk assessment and keep it under review.

• True
• False

Question 15 · Single choice · 90s · 1 pt

Which number do you call for the fire service?

• 101, the non-emergency line
• The company switchboard, which decides whether to call
• 999 in the UK, or 112, which works across Europe
• 911, wherever you are