Sample Questions, Past Papers and Examination Reports

Sample Questions for Level 2 Certificate and Level 3 Certificate Examination Papers

Information on the format of the examination, including sample questions,  is available for the Level 2 Certificate and each of the Level 3 Certificate units:

• Level 2 Certificate in Fire Science, Operations and Safety
• Level 3 Certificate – Unit 1, Fire Engineering Science
• Level 3 Certificate – Unit 2, Fire Operations
• Level 3 Certificate – Unit 3, Fire Safety
• Level 3 Certificate – Unit 4, Management and Administration

Passive Fire Protection Qualifications

Please see separate page on Passive Fire Protection for past paper, examiner report and sample paper relevant to these examinations.

2016-2019 Examiner Reports for the Level 3 Certificate Examinations (all Examination Papers) 

Month and Year of Examinations	Examiner Report
March 2019	Examiner Report
October 2018	Examiner Report
March 2018	Examiner Report
October 2017	Examiner Report
March 2017	Examiner Report
October 2016	Examiner Report
March 2016	Examiner Report

March 2019 Level 3 Diploma and Level 4 Certificate Examination Papers and Examiner Reports

Level 3 Diploma	Level 4 Certificate
L3D1 – Fire Engineering Science L3D1 – Examiner Report	L4C1 Fire Engineering Science  L4C1 – Examiner Report
L3D2 Fire Safety (Version 1) L3D2 – Examiner Report (Version 1) L3D2 Fire Safety (Version 2) L3D2 – Examiner Report (Version 2)	L4C2 – Fire Safety L4C2 – Examiner Report
L3D4 – Aviation Fire Operations Examiner Report	L4C3 – Fire Service Operations and Incident Command  L4C3 – Examiner Report
L3D5 – Leadership and Management (version 1) Examiner Report (version 1) L3D5 – Leadership and Management (Version 2) Examiner Report (version 2)	L4C4 – Aviation Fire Operations L4C4 – Examiner Report
L3D6 – Fire Service Operations and Incident Command (Version 1) Examiner Report (Version 1) L3D6 – Fire Service Operations and Incident Command (Version 2) Examiner Report (Version 2)	L4C5 – Leadership and Management  L4C5 – Examiner Report
L3D7 – Fire Investigation Examiner Report	L4C6 – Fire Investigation Examiner Report
	L4C7 – Civil Emergency and Disaster Management

October 2018 Examination Papers and Examiner Reports

L3D6 Fire Service Operations and Incident Command  – Examination paper

L3D6 Examiner Report

L4C3 Fire Service Operations and Incident Command  – Examination paper

L4C3 Examiner Report on October 2018 examiner report.

March 2018 Level 3 Diploma and Level 4 Certificate Examination Papers and Examiner Reports

Level 3 Diploma	Level 4 Certificate
L3D1 – Fire Science (Version1) Examiner Report – L3D1 v1 L3D1 – Fire Science (Version 2) Examiner Report – L3D1 v2	L4C1 – Fire Science Examiner Report – L4C1
L3D2 – Fire Safety (Version 1) Examiner Report – L3D2 v1 L3D2 – Fire Safety (Version 2) Examiner Report – L3D2 FS v2	L4C2 – Fire Safety L4C2 – Plan Examiner Report – L4C2
L3D4 – Aviation Fire Operations Examiner Report – L3D4	L4C3 – Fire Service Operations and Incident Command  Examiner Report – L4C3
L3D5 – Leadership and Management (Version 1) Examiner Report – L3D5 v1 L3D5 – Leadership and Management (Version 2) Examiner Report – L3D5 v2	L4C4 – Aviation Fire Operations   Examiner Report – L4C4
L3D6 – Fire Service Operations and Incident Command (Version 1) Examiner Report – L3D6 v1 L3D6 – Fire Service Operations and Incident Command (Version 2)  Examiner Report – L3D6 v2	L4C5 – Leadership and Management Examiner Report – L4C5
L3D7 – Fire Investigation Examiner Report – L3D7	L4C6 – Fire Investigation Examiner Report – L4C6
	L4C7 – Civil Emergency and Disaster Management

October 2017 Level 3 Diploma, Fire Service Operations and Incident Command Examination Paper  and Examiner Report 

L3D6 Fire Service Operations and Incident Command – Examination paper

L3D6 Fire Service Operations and Incident Command – Examiner report

March 2017 Level 3 Diploma and Level 4 Certificate Examination Papers and Examiner Reports

Level 3 Diploma	Level 4 Certificate
L3D1 – Fire Engineering Science (Version 1)  L3D1 – Examiner Report (Version 1)  L3D1 – Fire engineering Science (Version 2)  L3D1 – Examiner Report (Version 2)	L4C1 – Fire Engineering Science  L4C1 – Examiner Report
L3D2 – Fire Safety (Version 1) L3D2 – Examiner Report (Version 1) L3D2 – Fire Safety (Version 2) L3D2 – Examiner Report (Version 2)	L4C2 – Fire Safety L4C2 – Examiner Report
L3D4 – Aviation Fire Operations L3D4 – Examiner Report	L4C3 – Fire Service Operations and Incident Command L4C3 – Examiner Report
L3D5 – Leadership and Management (Version 1) L3D5 – Examiner Report (Version 1) L3D5 – Leadership and Management (Version 2) L3D5 – Examiner Report (Version 2)	L4C4 – Aviation Fire Operations L4C4 – Examiner Report
L3D6 – Fire Service Operations and Incident Command (Version 1) L3D6 – Examiner Report (Version 1) L3D6 – Fire Service Operations and Incident Command (Version 2) L3D6 – Examiner Report (Version 2)	L4C5 – Leadership and Management L4C5 – Examiner Report
L3D7 – Fire Investigation L3D7 – Examiner Report	L4C6 – Fire Investigation L4C6 – Examiner Report
	L4C7 – Civil Emergency and Disaster Management L4C7 – Examiner Report

October 2016 Level 3 Diploma, Fire Service Operations and Incident Command Examination Paper  and Examiner Report 

L3D6 Fire Service Operations and Incident Command – Examination paper

L3D6 Fire Service Operations and Incident Command – Examiner report