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FSVO Il State Exam |55 Questions with 100%Correct Answers | Updated and Verified
What is the purpose of brake retarders? - ✔✔to help slow down the vehicle and to reduce brake
wear; turn off retarder when road is wet or there is snow as it may cause a skid
When is a spotter necessary? - ✔✔Performing Serpentine Maneuver, Diminishing Clearance
Exercise, Confined Space Turnaround, and backing up
Considerations when positioning apparatus on scene as first arriving unit: - ✔✔attempt to view at
least 3 sides of bldg; determine best position to spot other incoming apparatus, locate nearest
hydrant/sprinkler system/standpipe connection, observe any potential hazards on scene
Considerations when positioning apparatus on scene at a working fire: - ✔✔Your departments
SOPs; direct order from IC; conscious decision on the part of the company officer based o existing or
predictable conditions
Level I staging: - ✔✔first alarm assignments or incidents involving three or more units (only units that
proceed directly to the scene of a working structure fire are the first-due engine, ladder, and chief.)
, Level II staging: - ✔✔second or greater alarms or when mutual aid units report to an incident; this
places all reserve resources in a central location
Serpentine Maneuver: - ✔✔Minimum of 3 marker cones spaced 30-38 ft apart in a line
Drive apparatus along the left side of the marker cones in a straight line and stop just past final marker
back apparatus to the left of marker cone 1, the right of marker cone 2, and the left of marker cone 3
Do again in reverse order
No marker cones should be hit
When is it acceptable to not wear a seat belt? - ✔✔Never. While the vehicle is in motion, fire fighters
shall not loosen or release their seat belts for any purpose, including donning of PPE or SCBA (NFPA
1500 Standard on fire dept occupational safety, health, and wellness program) (only exception is when
loading hose)
A fire apparatus should be washed with: - ✔✔automotive shampoo after rinsing with cold water
A fire apparatus should be dried: - ✔✔with a clean chamois
The apparatus engine temp should be allowed to stabilize by idling it for _________ minutes before
shutdown. - ✔✔3-5 minutes.
Apparatus maintenance records serve many functions such as: - ✔✔filing warranty claims with the
manufacturer and documenting recurrent repairs
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