CAL FIRE FAE EXAM STUDY GUIDE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% ACCURATE RATED A+ OVERALL
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Cal Fire Fire Apparatus Engineer .
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Cal Fire Fire Apparatus Engineer .
CAL FIRE FAE EXAM STUDY GUIDE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
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How many feet in a mile? - 5280 feet
How many yards in a mile? - 1760 yards
How many quarts of fluid do you lose in an hour? - 1-2 quarts
What are the three hazard markings on a ladder? - Electrical Hazard
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How many feet should a ladder be placed away from electrical hazards. - 10feet
Red Hydrant pressures. - less than 500gpm
How many people per fly section on an extension ladder? - 1 person
What is not important when reading smoke? - Odor
How big should the safety zone be with 50 foot flame lengths? - 200 feet in all
directions.
multiply flame lengths by 4
A ball peen hammer is used for what? - Metal
Definition of BLEVE - Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion
What hand tool is used for grubbing? - Pulaski
Definition of span of control? - The idea that a single person can manage a certain
number of people or resources effectively. 3-7 people or resources with 5 being optimal.
, What is not part of a wildland urban interface Tactical Action? - Flank and Hold
As temperature goes up, humidity does what? - Goes Down
What is the most important factor influencing fire behavior in the wildland environment?
- Wind
A fire whirl is an indicator of what kind of environment? - Unstable atmosphere/erratic
fire behavior
Applied break test psi lose - No more than 3 PSI per min
Static break test psi lose - No more than 2 PSI per min
How many minutes does it take to fill an empty water tender - 15 mins
Travel time per mile on a paved road? - 2mins per mile
Travel time per mile on a dirt road? - 4mins per mile
Tread depth per DMV - At least 4/32-inch tread depth on front tires. And 2/32 inch on
other tires.
What is momentum? - Mass (weight) X Acceleration
What is inertia? - The force that makes a moving vehicle tend to stay in motion in the
same direction.
What is centrifugal force influenced by? - Speed and the radius of a curve
Hydraulic equation? - EP=NP+FL+A+-H
WUI Strategies-Non-Threatened - Safety zones and TRA are present and construction
features or defensible space make it unlikely that the structure will ignite during initial
fire front contact.
WUI Strategies-Threatened Defensible - Safety zones and TRA are present and
construction features, lack of defensible space, or other challenges requires firefighters
to implement structure defense tactics during fire front
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