Fire Warden Course (Australia) 2026

1. السؤال 1 من 25

   Under the model WHS Regulations, who must prepare, maintain and carry out a workplace emergency plan?

   • AThe building's insurance company
   • BEach worker for their own area
   • CThe local fire brigade
   • DThe PCBU, such as the employer
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   الإجابة: D. The PCBU, such as the employer

   Regulation 43 of the model WHS Regulations places the emergency plan duty on the PCBU, such as the employer or business running the workplace.

2. السؤال 2 من 25

   Which of these must a workplace emergency plan provide for?

   • AExtra pay for staff who act as wardens
   • BA fire extinguisher in every single room
   • CDaily visits by the fire brigade
   • DNotifying emergency services quickly
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   الإجابة: D. Notifying emergency services quickly

   Safe Work Australia says an emergency plan must cover an effective response, evacuation, prompt notice to emergency services, medical help, communication, testing and training.

3. السؤال 3 من 25

   Who must the PCBU consult when making or reviewing the emergency plan?

   • AWorkers and any health and safety representatives
   • BOnly the managers and the building owner
   • CNobody, because the plan is a private company document
   • DNeighbours who live within 1 km of the site
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   الإجابة: A. Workers and any health and safety representatives

   Under the model WHS laws the PCBU must consult workers, and any health and safety representatives, on the emergency plan.

4. السؤال 4 من 25

   When should an emergency plan be reviewed?

   • AOnly when the fire brigade orders a review
   • BAfter workplace changes and after testing
   • COnce every ten years, no matter what changes
   • DOnly when the building is sold to a new owner
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   الإجابة: B. After workplace changes and after testing

   Safe Work Australia says plans must be kept up to date and reviewed after changes to the workplace, the workforce or the work, and after testing.

5. السؤال 5 من 25

   What is the Australian Standard AS 3745 about?

   • APlanning for emergencies in facilities
   • BFood safety in commercial kitchens
   • CElectrical wiring in new homes
   • DThe design of portable fire extinguishers
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   الإجابة: A. Planning for emergencies in facilities

   AS 3745-2010 is titled Planning for emergencies in facilities. It covers the emergency planning committee, the emergency control organisation, procedures and training.

6. السؤال 6 من 25

   What does the emergency planning committee (EPC) do?

   • AInspects fire extinguishers each month
   • BPuts out fires before the brigade arrives
   • CWrites and maintains the emergency plan
   • DDirects traffic outside the building
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   الإجابة: C. Writes and maintains the emergency plan

   The EPC is the group responsible for documenting and maintaining the emergency plan. It appoints the emergency control organisation.

7. السؤال 7 من 25

   What is the job of the emergency control organisation (ECO)?

   • ATo direct and control the site's emergency response
   • BTo approve new building plans for council
   • CTo investigate the cause of every fire
   • DTo sell and service fire safety equipment for tenants
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   الإجابة: A. To direct and control the site's emergency response

   The ECO is the team of wardens appointed to direct and control how the site's emergency response procedures are carried out.

8. السؤال 8 من 25

   Under the AS 3745 colour system, what colour helmet does the chief warden wear?

   • AGreen
   • BRed
   • CWhite
   • DYellow
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   الإجابة: C. White

   Chief wardens and deputy chief wardens wear white so people can find them quickly.

9. السؤال 9 من 25

   Under the AS 3745 colour system, what colour helmet does a floor or area warden wear?

   • AOrange
   • BWhite
   • CBlue
   • DYellow
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   الإجابة: D. Yellow

   Floor and area wardens wear yellow. Wardens under them wear red, and chief wardens wear white.

10. السؤال 10 من 25

    During an alarm, what does the chief warden collect from the floor or area wardens?

    • ATheir signed timesheets for the shift
    • BA list of any furniture that was damaged
    • CReports on whether their areas are clear
    • DTheir keys, swipe cards and radios
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    الإجابة: C. Reports on whether their areas are clear

    The chief warden goes to the control point, checks the fire panel and gathers reports from floor or area wardens to build a picture of the building.

11. السؤال 11 من 25

    What is a warden's main duty in an emergency?

    • ATo lead an orderly evacuation
    • BTo find out who started the fire
    • CTo fight the fire until the brigade arrives
    • DTo guard the building's cash and stock
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    الإجابة: A. To lead an orderly evacuation

    Warden procedures state that the main duty of wardens is not to combat emergencies but to get people out in an orderly way and assist emergency services.

12. السؤال 12 من 25

    When a floor warden checks their floor during an alarm, which rooms should they check?

    • AEvery room they can safely enter, toilets included
    • BOnly the rooms where staff were seen earlier that day
    • COnly the main open-plan office areas
    • DOnly rooms that have their doors left open
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    الإجابة: A. Every room they can safely enter, toilets included

    Warden duties include checking every accessible room, toilets included, and directing people out.

13. السؤال 13 من 25

    While checking rooms, you find a door that is hot to touch. What should you do?

    • AOpen it slowly to look inside
    • BKick it open and use an extinguisher
    • CWedge it open so smoke can escape
    • DLeave it closed and report it
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    الإجابة: D. Leave it closed and report it

    Wardens must not open hot doors or doors with smoke coming through them. Report the location so emergency services know.

14. السؤال 14 من 25

    A worker on your floor uses a wheelchair. What should a warden know before any emergency?

    • AWhich lift the worker usually takes
    • BNothing, because emergency services handle this
    • COnly the worker's home address
    • DWho needs help and how, as their plan says
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    الإجابة: D. Who needs help and how, as their plan says

    Emergency plans can set out help for people with hearing, vision or mobility impairments. Wardens report people who may need a personal emergency plan.

15. السؤال 15 من 25

    Which of these should a warden report to the chief warden between emergencies?

    • AA visitor who forgot to sign out
    • BA printer that is out of paper
    • CA fire door that does not close properly
    • DA staff member who arrived five minutes late
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    الإجابة: C. A fire door that does not close properly

    Warden duties include reporting hazards such as blocked exits, fire doors that fail to close and missing extinguishers.

16. السؤال 16 من 25

    Queensland's Building Fire Safety Regulation 2008 bans obstructions near a final exit. Within what distance?

    • A5 metres
    • B50 centimetres
    • C10 metres
    • D2 metres
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    الإجابة: D. 2 metres

    In Queensland, nothing may obstruct an evacuation route, including the area within 2 m of a final exit.

17. السؤال 17 من 25

    Under Queensland's Building Fire Safety Regulation 2008, what is the rule about chocking open a door to a fire-isolated area?

    • AIt is allowed on hot days for air flow
    • BIt is allowed if a sign is posted
    • CIt is allowed during business hours
    • DIt is not allowed
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    الإجابة: D. It is not allowed

    The regulation forbids letting air from other spaces into evacuation routes, and gives chocking open a door as an example of a banned act.

18. السؤال 18 من 25

    In Queensland, how soon must a new worker receive general evacuation instructions?

    • AOnly after the first fire drill
    • BWithin 6 months of starting
    • CWithin 2 days of starting
    • DBefore their first annual review
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    الإجابة: C. Within 2 days of starting

    Queensland's Building Fire Safety Regulation 2008 says new workers get general evacuation instructions within 2 days, then at least once a year.

19. السؤال 19 من 25

    Queensland rules and WA's public building guidance both set a minimum for evacuation practice. What is it?

    • AAt least once every 5 years
    • BAt least once a year
    • COnly when a new tenant moves in
    • DAt least once a week
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    الإجابة: B. At least once a year

    Queensland requires evacuation practice at intervals of not more than 1 year, and WA Health guidance asks for at least 1 evacuation every 12 months.

20. السؤال 20 من 25

    In Queensland, which buildings must have a fire safety adviser?

    • AOnly buildings without sprinklers
    • BOnly buildings under construction
    • CHigh occupancy buildings
    • DEvery house with a smoke alarm
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    الإجابة: C. High occupancy buildings

    Occupiers of high occupancy buildings must appoint a fire safety adviser with a current building fire safety qualification.

21. السؤال 21 من 25

    In Australia, a Class F fire involves which fuel?

    • AWood, paper and cloth
    • BFlammable gases such as LPG
    • CCooking oils and fats
    • DBurning metals such as magnesium
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    الإجابة: C. Cooking oils and fats

    Class F fires involve cooking oils and fats. Class A is ordinary solids, Class C is gases and Class D is metals.

22. السؤال 22 من 25

    An extinguisher has a black band. What does it contain?

    • ADry chemical powder
    • BWater only
    • CWet chemical
    • DCarbon dioxide
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    الإجابة: D. Carbon dioxide

    In Australia a black band means carbon dioxide (CO2), suited to electrical equipment and flammable liquids.

23. السؤال 23 من 25

    Which extinguisher is made for a deep fryer fire?

    • ACarbon dioxide (black band)
    • BWater (all red)
    • CWet chemical (oatmeal band)
    • DFoam (blue band)
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    الإجابة: C. Wet chemical (oatmeal band)

    The oatmeal-band wet chemical extinguisher is made for Class F fires in cooking oils and fats.

24. السؤال 24 من 25

    Using the PASS method, where should you aim the extinguisher nozzle?

    • AAt the base of the fire
    • BAt the top of the flames
    • CAt the smoke near the ceiling
    • DAt the wall behind the fire
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    الإجابة: A. At the base of the fire

    PASS means Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep. You aim at the base of the fire and sweep from side to side.

25. السؤال 25 من 25

    After an evacuation, who tells occupants that they may go back into the building?

    • AThe first person back at the door
    • BA warden from any other floor
    • CThe chief warden
    • DAny occupant once the alarm stops
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    الإجابة: C. The chief warden

    The chief warden keeps control until emergency services take over, then tells occupants when they can return and holds a debrief.

لوحة المفاتيح: 1–4 للإجابة، وEnter للسؤال التالي.