DRIVER OPERATOR 1A QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS...
What is a class 1 leak? Answer - Wetness around leak
What is a class 2 leak? Answer - Forms a drop but does not drip
What is a class 3 leak? Answer - Drops or puddle underneath leak
Who's responsibility is safety? Answer - Driver operator
What's the second most cause of injury or deaths in the fire service? Answer - Motor vehicle accidents
When will seatbelts be worn? Answer - Always unless doing patient care in the back of an ambulance
When will you have a spotter? Answer - Whenever you are backing up
When driving in emergency and nonemergency situations you should always......? Answer - Drive defensively and obey state, local, and departmental regulations
What is one factor that needs to be accounted for when considering the scene? Answer - Apparatus positioning
what code of federal regulations regulates apparatus inspection? Answer - CFR 49
Why is it important to do paper work? Answer - If it wasn't documented it never happened
What parts of CFR Title 49 mandates apparatus maintenance? Answer - Parts 390 and 396
What are you checking in the driver and crew areas of the apparatus? Answer - Seats, seat belts, controls, window, doors, mirrors
According to NFPA a cracked or broken windshield would put an apparatus out of service if what? Answer - If it obstructs the operator's view
According to NFPA would an apparatus be out of service if the defrosters where broken? Answer - Yes How should inspections and maintenance be conducted? Answer - In accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations and specifications
What is troubleshooting? Answer - A non intrusive method to try and ascertain the mechanical issue with a piece of equipment
Can a SOP exceed manufacturer's recommendations? Answer - yes
Code of federal regulations is what law? Answer - federal
49 CFR part 390 is what? Answer - Federal motor carrier safety regulations
49 CFR par 396 is what? Answer - Inspection, repair, and maintenance
What is in the manila envelope we keep in all KCFD vehicles? Answer - Accident forms
Can inspection take an apparatus out of service? Answer - yes
What is the department that sets the standards? Answer - Federal department of transportation (DOT)
If you have a class b license you can drive what vehicles? Answer - any single vehicle with a gvwr of more than 26,000 lbs, vehicle with no more than 3 axles, a bus
(with endorsement), farm labor vehicle (with endorsement), all vehicles under class c, must obtain a tank or firefighter endorsement plus airbrake test for fire service
What is the minimum license required to operate fire department vehicles? Answer - class c with firefighter endorsement
what gives us code 3 authorization? Answer - California vehicle code (CVC)
how far does one burning red warning lamp in the front of the apparatus need to be visible for? Answer - 1,000 ft
what beams can be flashing high beams? Answer - upper beams only
what do you use the horn for? Answer - an attention getter
how far away do you need to be when following emergency vehicles? Answer - no closer than 300 ft
can you pass a school bus if the stop sign is out and you are going code? Answer - no
CVC section 21055 covers what? Answer - rules of the road
when is the driver exempt from the standard rules of the road? Answer - if driving an authorized emergency vehicle, the vehicle is being driven in response to an
What is a class 1 leak? Answer - Wetness around leak
What is a class 2 leak? Answer - Forms a drop but does not drip
What is a class 3 leak? Answer - Drops or puddle underneath leak
Who's responsibility is safety? Answer - Driver operator
What's the second most cause of injury or deaths in the fire service? Answer - Motor vehicle accidents
When will seatbelts be worn? Answer - Always unless doing patient care in the back of an ambulance
When will you have a spotter? Answer - Whenever you are backing up
When driving in emergency and nonemergency situations you should always......? Answer - Drive defensively and obey state, local, and departmental regulations
What is one factor that needs to be accounted for when considering the scene? Answer - Apparatus positioning
what code of federal regulations regulates apparatus inspection? Answer - CFR 49
Why is it important to do paper work? Answer - If it wasn't documented it never happened
What parts of CFR Title 49 mandates apparatus maintenance? Answer - Parts 390 and 396
What are you checking in the driver and crew areas of the apparatus? Answer - Seats, seat belts, controls, window, doors, mirrors
According to NFPA a cracked or broken windshield would put an apparatus out of service if what? Answer - If it obstructs the operator's view
According to NFPA would an apparatus be out of service if the defrosters where broken? Answer - Yes How should inspections and maintenance be conducted? Answer - In accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations and specifications
What is troubleshooting? Answer - A non intrusive method to try and ascertain the mechanical issue with a piece of equipment
Can a SOP exceed manufacturer's recommendations? Answer - yes
Code of federal regulations is what law? Answer - federal
49 CFR part 390 is what? Answer - Federal motor carrier safety regulations
49 CFR par 396 is what? Answer - Inspection, repair, and maintenance
What is in the manila envelope we keep in all KCFD vehicles? Answer - Accident forms
Can inspection take an apparatus out of service? Answer - yes
What is the department that sets the standards? Answer - Federal department of transportation (DOT)
If you have a class b license you can drive what vehicles? Answer - any single vehicle with a gvwr of more than 26,000 lbs, vehicle with no more than 3 axles, a bus
(with endorsement), farm labor vehicle (with endorsement), all vehicles under class c, must obtain a tank or firefighter endorsement plus airbrake test for fire service
What is the minimum license required to operate fire department vehicles? Answer - class c with firefighter endorsement
what gives us code 3 authorization? Answer - California vehicle code (CVC)
how far does one burning red warning lamp in the front of the apparatus need to be visible for? Answer - 1,000 ft
what beams can be flashing high beams? Answer - upper beams only
what do you use the horn for? Answer - an attention getter
how far away do you need to be when following emergency vehicles? Answer - no closer than 300 ft
can you pass a school bus if the stop sign is out and you are going code? Answer - no
CVC section 21055 covers what? Answer - rules of the road
when is the driver exempt from the standard rules of the road? Answer - if driving an authorized emergency vehicle, the vehicle is being driven in response to an
