Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator - Pumper Module 5: Operations Questions and Answers Updated 2026

Fire Apparatus
Driver/Operator -
Pumper Module 5:
Operations Questions
and Answers Updated
2026
KnowledgeBCheck



You'veBjustBarrivedBatBanBincidentBinvolvingBaBsmallBfireBinBaBdumpsterBbehindBaBgro
ceryBstore.BYourBCaptainBdirectsByouBtoBuseBtheBonboardBtankBasByourBwaterBsource
B(forBquickBattack).BPlaceBtheBstepsBforBusingBanBonboardBtankBasByourBwaterBsourc
eBinBtheBcorrectBorder.B-BAnswer B1.BPositionByourBapparatusBproperly



2.BSetBtheBparkingBbrake



3.BChockBtheBwheels



4.BWatchBtheBlevelBofBwaterBinBtheBtank



ColorBCodedBHydrantsB-BAnswer BLightBBlueB-BClassBAA:B1,500BGPMBorBGreater

GreenB-BClassBA:B1,000BtoB1,499BGPM

OrangeB-BClassBB:B500B-B999BGPM

RedB-BClassBC:BLessBthanB500BGPM



KnowledgeBCheck

,You'veBarrivedBatBaBfireBonBtheBgroundBfloorBofBaBtownhouse.BLuckily,BtheBfireBisBloc
atedBwithinBtheBmunicipality'sBwaterBdistributionBsystemBandByou'llBbeBableBtoBconne
ctBtoBaBhydrant.BLookBatBtheBthreeBgridsBshownBbelow.BSelectBtheBmostBreliableBwat
erBdistributionBsystemBforBfirefighting.B-BAnswer BB



WaterBcapacityBofBrectangularBpoolB-BAnswer
B7.5B=BNumberBofBgallonsBperBcubicBfoot

LB=BLengthBinBfeet

WB=BWidthBinBfeet

DB=BAverageBdepthBinBfeet



CapacityBinBgallonsB=B7.5B(L)B(W)B(D)



WaterBcapacityBofBroundBpoolB-BAnswer B7.5B=BNumberBofBgallonsBperBcubicBfoot

PiB=B3.14

rB=BRadiusBinBfeet

DB=BAverageBdepthBinBfeet



CapacityBinBgallonsB=B7.5B(Pi)B(r2)B(D)



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CalculateBtheBcapacityBofBthisBpool.BTheBaverageBdepthBisB3B½BFeet.B-BAnswer
BA.B4,200



B.B5,040



C.B5,250

,D.B6,300



CapacityBinBgallonsB=B7.5B(L)B(W)B(D)

CapacityBinBgallonsB=B7.5B(20)B(8)B(3.5)



KnowledgeBCheck



MatchBeachBstatementBwithBtheBtypeBofBhoseBlayBwithBwhichBitBisBassociated



1.BHoseBisBlaidBfromBtheBfireBincidentBtoBtheBhydrant



2.BUsuallyBusedBwithBaBfour-wayBhydrant



3.BKeepsBtheBdriver/operatorBatBtheBhydrant



4.BKeepsBtheBpumperBatBtheBhydrant



5.BHoseBisBlaidBfromBtheBhydrantBtoBtheBfireBincident



6.BCriticalBequipmentBmustBbeBunloadedBfirstBatBtheBfireBincidentB-BAnswer
BForwardBLay

2.BUsuallyBusedBwithBaBfour-wayBhydrant

5.BHoseBisBlaidBfromBtheBhydrantBtoBtheBfireBincident



ReverseBLay

1.BHoseBisBlaidBfromBtheBfireBincidentBtoBtheBhydrant

3.BKeepsBtheBdriver/operatorBatBtheBhydrant

, 4.BKeepsBtheBpumperBatBtheBhydrant

6.BCriticalBequipmentBmustBbeBunloadedBfirstBatBtheBfireBincident



KnowledgeBCheck



PlaceBtheBstepsBforBdraftingBfromBaBstaticBwaterBsourceBinBtheBcorrectBorder.B-
BAnswer B1.BMoveBtheBapparatusBintoBposition.



2.BConnectBtheBhoseBandBtheBstrainerBintoBtheBwaterBandBsecure



3.BStopBshortBofBtheBstaticBwaterBsource



4.BLowerBtheBhoseBandBtheBstrainerBintoBtheBwaterBandBsecure.



ConstantBPressureBRelayBStepsB-BAnswer
B1.BStationBtheBlargestBcapacityBpumperBatBtheBwaterBsourceBandBbeginBhook-up



2.BLayBoutBhoseBaccordingBtoBdepartmentBpolicyBandBmakeBallBconnections



3.BForBallBpumpersBexceptBtheBsourceBpumper,BopenBtheBdischargeBvalveBonBtheBdu
mpBlineB(ifBintakeBpressureBreliefBvalveBisBnotBpresent.)



DumpBLineB-
BMayBbeBeitherBanBopenBdischargeBvalveBorBanotherBhoseBlineBnotBcurrentlyBinBuse.
BIt'sBusedBtoBrelieveBexcessBwaterBpressureBwhenByourBapparatusBintakeBexceedsB50
BpsiBinBaBrelayBoperation.



4.BHaveBtheBsourceBpumperBstartBpumpingBwaterBatB175Bpsi