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Fire apparatus Driver/Operator-Pumper Exam WithComplete Solutions Latest Update
3 things that must have taken place before the cab can be raised - ANSWER -All loose
items in cab are secured
-All cab doors are securely closed
-Adequate front and overhead clearance
2 statements that are true about inverters - ANSWER - inverters output is limited to less
than 1,500 watts
- Inverters are quiet compared to generators.
3 exceptions to the rule that all Personnel should be seated and wearing seatbelts
before an emergency vehicle begins moving. - ANSWER -reloading the hose back onto
the fire truck
-training of personnel learning to drive the tiller portion of the tractor drawn aerial
apparatus
-providing patient care in the back of an ambulance
4 steps for passing through a straight section of road or Highway. - ANSWER -keep
apparatus speed
- check the side street or roads
- check for oncoming traffic
- check the side view mirrors
find the true statement about a fire apparatus with automatic transmission. - ANSWER
allows you to choose a gear
, all of the following statements about driving a fire apparatus through areas of restrictive
horizontal vertical clearance are true EXCEPT. - ANSWER use the appropriate turn
signal.
name three things you should do when turning fire apparatus 180 degrees. - ANSWER
-use the side view mirrors equipped on the fire apparatus.
- make sure you can see your spotter
- be aware of any extractions in your line of travel
NFPA standard 1002 requires a driver / operator operate the fire apparatus over a
predetermined route on public roadway that incorporates all the following EXCEPT. -
ANSWER 2 through intersections & one intersection that requires you to stop.
name four skills demonstrated during the Ally dock exercise. - ANSWER - moving the
apparatus backwards within a restricted area
- interpreting spotter signals
- using side view mirrors
-operating the fire apparatus safely
A hose has a flow rate of 50 GPM with friction loss of 2 psi. If the flow rate increases 200
GPM then the friction laws will increase to? - ANSWER 32 psi
if a 3 inch hose is flowing a 150 gpm and a 2 inch hose is flowing at 150gpm then: -
ANSWER the 2 inch hose is flowing at a higher velocity.
Hand lines can operate at flow rates up to - ANSWER 350 GPM
bouncing water off the inside wall of a nozzle bore to create fall pattern is called -
ANSWER periphery deflection
Determine the correct TLP for the hoseload in which there is 500 feet of 4 inch supply
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