CCRE - Pumper Exam With Complete Solutions
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An apparatus-mounted generator on a fire apparatus has the advantage of supplying 50
kilowatts, while a portable generator is capable of: - ANSWER 5 Kilowatts
It is recommended that records of fuel, oil, and mileage are filled out: - ANSWER At the
discretion of the jurisdiction
Operating your fire apparatus at a high rate of speed on a curvy highway can cause your
fire apparatus: - ANSWER To leave the road surface and roll over.
You should NEVER back a fire apparatus: - ANSWER if you don't have at least one
spotter.
When performing the serpentine exercise you would be penalized for: - ANSWER hitting
or brushing one of the markers
For safety reasons, hand lines with solid stream nozzles should not be operated above: -
ANSWER 65 psi
Bouncing water off the inside walls of the nozzle bore to create a fog pattern is called: -
ANSWER periphery deflection
Calculate TPL for a hose assembly in which TWO 700' lengths of 2 1/2" hose and ONE
700' length of 3" hose with 2 1/2" couplings are siamesed together to supply 300' of 3"
with 2 1/2" couplings. Flow is 200 GPM. SHOW WORK. - ANSWER 14.08 psi
TPL: 500' of 4" wyed into two 2 1/2" attack lines that are 200' long. Each attack line is
, flowing 250 GPM. SHOW WORK - ANSWER 60 psi
You figure pressure loss in a single hoseline flowing 350 gpm to 45 psi. Then, the layout
is altered by adding an appliance, and the nozzle is taken to the sixth floor of a burning
structure. the FL for this new layout is now: SHOW WORK - ANSWER 80 Psi
Using the abridged Q method, the friction loss for 500 feet of 3 inch fire hose flowing 300
gpm is? - ANSWER 45 psi
Best type of strainer to use in a shallow stream is a: - ANSWER Floating strainer
As salt water or water containing certain chemicals can corrode the apparatus pump,
you should: - ANSWER Flush the pump with fresh water after using it.
Hard suction hoses are best utilized with hydrants having a positive pressure of at least
150 psi. True False - ANSWER False
Hard suction hoses are best used: for drafting from static water sources - ANSWER
If you have to draft from a static water source, you primary consideration should be the:
Amount of required lift - ANSWER
When a intake line is being charged with water, a relay pumper must have: - ANSWER A
bleeder valve to discharge air
Hard suction hoses are noted for their: - ANSWER Resistance to collapsing
One of the major disadvantages of large diameter hoses is: - ANSWER That they are
hard to handle
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An apparatus-mounted generator on a fire apparatus has the advantage of supplying 50
kilowatts, while a portable generator is capable of: - ANSWER 5 Kilowatts
It is recommended that records of fuel, oil, and mileage are filled out: - ANSWER At the
discretion of the jurisdiction
Operating your fire apparatus at a high rate of speed on a curvy highway can cause your
fire apparatus: - ANSWER To leave the road surface and roll over.
You should NEVER back a fire apparatus: - ANSWER if you don't have at least one
spotter.
When performing the serpentine exercise you would be penalized for: - ANSWER hitting
or brushing one of the markers
For safety reasons, hand lines with solid stream nozzles should not be operated above: -
ANSWER 65 psi
Bouncing water off the inside walls of the nozzle bore to create a fog pattern is called: -
ANSWER periphery deflection
Calculate TPL for a hose assembly in which TWO 700' lengths of 2 1/2" hose and ONE
700' length of 3" hose with 2 1/2" couplings are siamesed together to supply 300' of 3"
with 2 1/2" couplings. Flow is 200 GPM. SHOW WORK. - ANSWER 14.08 psi
TPL: 500' of 4" wyed into two 2 1/2" attack lines that are 200' long. Each attack line is
, flowing 250 GPM. SHOW WORK - ANSWER 60 psi
You figure pressure loss in a single hoseline flowing 350 gpm to 45 psi. Then, the layout
is altered by adding an appliance, and the nozzle is taken to the sixth floor of a burning
structure. the FL for this new layout is now: SHOW WORK - ANSWER 80 Psi
Using the abridged Q method, the friction loss for 500 feet of 3 inch fire hose flowing 300
gpm is? - ANSWER 45 psi
Best type of strainer to use in a shallow stream is a: - ANSWER Floating strainer
As salt water or water containing certain chemicals can corrode the apparatus pump,
you should: - ANSWER Flush the pump with fresh water after using it.
Hard suction hoses are best utilized with hydrants having a positive pressure of at least
150 psi. True False - ANSWER False
Hard suction hoses are best used: for drafting from static water sources - ANSWER
If you have to draft from a static water source, you primary consideration should be the:
Amount of required lift - ANSWER
When a intake line is being charged with water, a relay pumper must have: - ANSWER A
bleeder valve to discharge air
Hard suction hoses are noted for their: - ANSWER Resistance to collapsing
One of the major disadvantages of large diameter hoses is: - ANSWER That they are
hard to handle
