Pumping Apparatus Driver/ Operator Exam
|Complete Guide with Questions and Verified
Answers| 2023/ 2024 Newly Updated
Q: what should you do after drafting from a static water supply?
Answer:
flush the pump
Q: how many firefighters were killed responding to or returning from emergency incidents in
2010?
Answer:
17
Q: ___ applies the brakes independently to aim the vehicle in the direction that
the operator positions the steering wheel
Answer:
electronic stability control (ESC)
Q: _ is integrated into the ABS system
Answer:
Roll Stability Control (RSC)
Q: The stability system includes a steering wheel sensor in addition to the lateral
accelerometer
Answer:
Electronic Stability Control
Q: An act of proceeding to do something with a conscious awareness of danger, while ignoring
any potential consequences of doing so.
Answer:
reckless disregard
Q: breach of duty in which a person or organization fails to perform the standard required by
law
Answer:
negligence
Q: willful and wanton disregard
Answer:
gross negligence
Q: driving under the influence is an example of _ negligence
Answer:
gross negligence
Q: the most common place for a collision to occur
Answer:
intersection
Q: fire apparatus collisions are grouped into how many basic causes?
Answer:
7
Q: in a study done by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), it was determined that in
_ percent of all collisions, the driver/operator was not aware of a problem until it was too late Answer: 42 percent Q: when loading hose, drive the apparatus in only a forward direction, straddling one side of the hose, and at a speed no greater than mph
Answer:
5 mph
Q: The ______ switch is used in limited circumstances if the apparatus is parked on
dry grass or over other combustible material where there is risk that high exhaust temps may start
a fire
Answer:
regeneration inhibit switch
Q: measurement of an engine shaft output
Answer:
torque
Q: if a driver ignores an empty DEF tank, the apparatus may be limited to mph
Answer:
5 mph
Q: when should you top off the DEF tank?
Answer:
every time the rig is fueled
Q: Parked regeneration can not be initiated during….
Answer:
pumping operations
Q: to cool a hot engine to normal temperature, usually idling a time of
______________ is sufficient
Answer:
3-5 minutes
Q: angle formed by level ground and a line from the point where the front tires touch the
ground to the lowest projection at the front of the apparatus
Answer:
angle of approach