FSVO PAPER ACTUAL SET QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔What is the best/most efficient way to decrease overall response time? - ✔✔Getting
on the rig and getting out of the fire house in a timely manner
✔✔True or False: When backing an apparatus, the driver/operator should not turn his or
her head to look backward. - ✔✔True
✔✔What's the minimum number of cones for the serpentine driving exercise? - ✔✔3
✔✔What is the distance between cones for the serpentine driving exercise? - ✔✔30-
38ft. apart OR the same distance as the apparatus wheelbase)
✔✔What driving exercise tests the driver/operator's ability to maneuver the apparatus
around obstacles from left to right? - ✔✔Serpentine driving exercise
✔✔What driving exercise do you turn 180º (not a U-turn) within a 50' x 100' area where
the apparatus enters and exits through the same opening? - ✔✔Confined space
turnaround
✔✔What driving exercise tests the driver/operator's ability to turn the apparatus around
in a restricted area, such as a cut-de-sac, without hitting any obstacles? - ✔✔Confined
space turnaround
✔✔What driving exercise simulates driving in tight quarters with the most common
obstruction is parked cars? - ✔✔Diminishing clearance driving exercise
✔✔What driving exercise measures the driver/operator's ability to maneuver the fire
apparatus in a straight line and judge the distance of the apparatus to an object in front
of it (must stop within 6" of cone)? - ✔✔Diminishing clearance driving exercise
, ✔✔What driving exercise tests the driver/operator's depth perception and handling
characteristics of the apparatus? - ✔✔Diminishing clearance driving exercise
✔✔If possible, how long should you allow the apparatus to cool off before shutting it off?
- ✔✔3-5 minutes
✔✔Where/when do most accidents occur? - ✔✔When backing up the apparatus
✔✔What are the 3 classes of traffic vests? - ✔✔Class 1= lowest level of visibility
Class 2= middle level
Class 3= highest level of visibility
✔✔The vacuum test requires a reading at the end of 5 minutes during which no more
than ___ inches of vacuum should be lost. - ✔✔10
✔✔What should the driver/operator do when approaching unguarded railroad
crossings? - ✔✔Come to a complete stop, turn off emergency sirens and listen to make
sure no train is coming
✔✔At a working fire, what apparatus has the highest priority for position? - ✔✔Aerial
apparatus
✔✔What should a fire apparatus be dried with? - ✔✔An approved, clean chamois
✔✔When doing routine maintenance on a battery, which would need to be corrected by
the driver/operator? - ✔✔Corrosion on the battery terminals
✔✔The air pressure on an apparatus equipped with air brakes should build to a
sufficient level in order for the vehicle to operate within how many seconds of starting? -
✔✔60
✔✔What driving exercise tests the driver/operator's ability of reversing the direction of
travel in a narrow street? - ✔✔Confined space turnaround
✔✔What could the weight carried on most fire apparatus can contribute to? -
✔✔Skidding and/or rollover
✔✔What would the driver/operator do if they encounter a school bus with flashing signal
lights while responding to a call? - ✔✔Emergency lights only, after a proper signal is
given by the bus driver
✔✔Unless specifically exempt, the fire apparatus driver/operators are generally subject
to any/all: - ✔✔Statutes, rules, regulations, and ordinances
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔What is the best/most efficient way to decrease overall response time? - ✔✔Getting
on the rig and getting out of the fire house in a timely manner
✔✔True or False: When backing an apparatus, the driver/operator should not turn his or
her head to look backward. - ✔✔True
✔✔What's the minimum number of cones for the serpentine driving exercise? - ✔✔3
✔✔What is the distance between cones for the serpentine driving exercise? - ✔✔30-
38ft. apart OR the same distance as the apparatus wheelbase)
✔✔What driving exercise tests the driver/operator's ability to maneuver the apparatus
around obstacles from left to right? - ✔✔Serpentine driving exercise
✔✔What driving exercise do you turn 180º (not a U-turn) within a 50' x 100' area where
the apparatus enters and exits through the same opening? - ✔✔Confined space
turnaround
✔✔What driving exercise tests the driver/operator's ability to turn the apparatus around
in a restricted area, such as a cut-de-sac, without hitting any obstacles? - ✔✔Confined
space turnaround
✔✔What driving exercise simulates driving in tight quarters with the most common
obstruction is parked cars? - ✔✔Diminishing clearance driving exercise
✔✔What driving exercise measures the driver/operator's ability to maneuver the fire
apparatus in a straight line and judge the distance of the apparatus to an object in front
of it (must stop within 6" of cone)? - ✔✔Diminishing clearance driving exercise
, ✔✔What driving exercise tests the driver/operator's depth perception and handling
characteristics of the apparatus? - ✔✔Diminishing clearance driving exercise
✔✔If possible, how long should you allow the apparatus to cool off before shutting it off?
- ✔✔3-5 minutes
✔✔Where/when do most accidents occur? - ✔✔When backing up the apparatus
✔✔What are the 3 classes of traffic vests? - ✔✔Class 1= lowest level of visibility
Class 2= middle level
Class 3= highest level of visibility
✔✔The vacuum test requires a reading at the end of 5 minutes during which no more
than ___ inches of vacuum should be lost. - ✔✔10
✔✔What should the driver/operator do when approaching unguarded railroad
crossings? - ✔✔Come to a complete stop, turn off emergency sirens and listen to make
sure no train is coming
✔✔At a working fire, what apparatus has the highest priority for position? - ✔✔Aerial
apparatus
✔✔What should a fire apparatus be dried with? - ✔✔An approved, clean chamois
✔✔When doing routine maintenance on a battery, which would need to be corrected by
the driver/operator? - ✔✔Corrosion on the battery terminals
✔✔The air pressure on an apparatus equipped with air brakes should build to a
sufficient level in order for the vehicle to operate within how many seconds of starting? -
✔✔60
✔✔What driving exercise tests the driver/operator's ability of reversing the direction of
travel in a narrow street? - ✔✔Confined space turnaround
✔✔What could the weight carried on most fire apparatus can contribute to? -
✔✔Skidding and/or rollover
✔✔What would the driver/operator do if they encounter a school bus with flashing signal
lights while responding to a call? - ✔✔Emergency lights only, after a proper signal is
given by the bus driver
✔✔Unless specifically exempt, the fire apparatus driver/operators are generally subject
to any/all: - ✔✔Statutes, rules, regulations, and ordinances
