FSVO IFSI COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Lane + 1 Blocking - ✔✔Closes all lanes blocked by incident plus 1 additional lane
adjacent to the flow of traffic
✔✔20-30 - ✔✔When using angled blocking, position the vehicle at a _________ degree
angle to normal traffic
✔✔Documentation - ✔✔Maintain accurate records of all vehicle inspections,
maintenance, repairs and tests.
✔✔Inertia - ✔✔The resistance to change the direction of velocity of a vehicle, either at
rest or while it is in motion
✔✔Weight Transfer - ✔✔The shifting of the vehicle's weight while it is in motion
✔✔upstream - ✔✔DOT should be parked ___________ providing advanced warning
✔✔Centripetal force - ✔✔The force that must be applied to cause a vehicle to turn
✔✔10 degrees - ✔✔What is the maximum steering wheel play
✔✔Weight transfer - ✔✔Skids are the result of a severe __________________
✔✔Secondary system (Green needle) - ✔✔Operates the service brakes on the front
axle
✔✔Lag distance - ✔✔Distance the vehicle travels after the driver pushes on the brake
pedal and the brakes actuate
✔✔stab - ✔✔Use _______breaking if ABS system fails
✔✔90-120 PSI - ✔✔What is the normal operating pressure for Air brakes?
✔✔Take your foot off gas, DONT brake, steer in direction you want to go - ✔✔What are
the steps to correcting a vehicle skid?
✔✔Brake Fade - ✔✔The loss of stopping power due to a build up of heat in the braking
surfaces
✔✔about 1/4 mile - ✔✔How far should you look ahead in a highway setting?
✔✔77 % - ✔✔What percentage of accidents are caused by driver error?
, ✔✔Multi-Lane blocking - ✔✔Closes the lanes of traffic that are blocked due to an
incident
✔✔Situational Awareness - ✔✔Ability to know what is going on around you in a
dynamic and changing environment
✔✔POV - ✔✔The most common type of vehicle involved in on duty accidents
✔✔3 - ✔✔In general when positioning a vehicle try to see at least ___ sides of the
building
✔✔FDC or water supply - ✔✔The second due engine should attempt to locate
___________?
✔✔3 - ✔✔Level I staging is used when theyre are _____ or more responding units
✔✔1 1/2 times the height - ✔✔What is the collaspe zone of a building?
✔✔Centrifugal Force - ✔✔The force that tries to push the vehicle outside when the
vehicle turns
✔✔KE = 1/2 mass x velocity^2 - ✔✔What is the formula for kinetic energy
✔✔4 times - ✔✔A vehicle traveling 30 mph requires ______ times the distance to stop
than the same object traveling 15 mph
✔✔off of the street - ✔✔If possible position the ambulance _________
✔✔Maintenance Records - ✔✔What records consist of:
- Requests for repairs
- Documentation of completed repairs
- Preventative maintenance records
✔✔2nd - ✔✔Level 2 staging is used for ____ or greater alarms
✔✔65 - ✔✔What age does vision loss and physical limitations begin at?
✔✔Linear Blocking - ✔✔Blocking that closes only one lane of traffic
✔✔Due regard - ✔✔A reasonably careful person performing similar duties and under
similar circumstances would act in the same manner
✔✔115 - ✔✔An aerial must have a minimum of ______ ft of ground ladders
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Lane + 1 Blocking - ✔✔Closes all lanes blocked by incident plus 1 additional lane
adjacent to the flow of traffic
✔✔20-30 - ✔✔When using angled blocking, position the vehicle at a _________ degree
angle to normal traffic
✔✔Documentation - ✔✔Maintain accurate records of all vehicle inspections,
maintenance, repairs and tests.
✔✔Inertia - ✔✔The resistance to change the direction of velocity of a vehicle, either at
rest or while it is in motion
✔✔Weight Transfer - ✔✔The shifting of the vehicle's weight while it is in motion
✔✔upstream - ✔✔DOT should be parked ___________ providing advanced warning
✔✔Centripetal force - ✔✔The force that must be applied to cause a vehicle to turn
✔✔10 degrees - ✔✔What is the maximum steering wheel play
✔✔Weight transfer - ✔✔Skids are the result of a severe __________________
✔✔Secondary system (Green needle) - ✔✔Operates the service brakes on the front
axle
✔✔Lag distance - ✔✔Distance the vehicle travels after the driver pushes on the brake
pedal and the brakes actuate
✔✔stab - ✔✔Use _______breaking if ABS system fails
✔✔90-120 PSI - ✔✔What is the normal operating pressure for Air brakes?
✔✔Take your foot off gas, DONT brake, steer in direction you want to go - ✔✔What are
the steps to correcting a vehicle skid?
✔✔Brake Fade - ✔✔The loss of stopping power due to a build up of heat in the braking
surfaces
✔✔about 1/4 mile - ✔✔How far should you look ahead in a highway setting?
✔✔77 % - ✔✔What percentage of accidents are caused by driver error?
, ✔✔Multi-Lane blocking - ✔✔Closes the lanes of traffic that are blocked due to an
incident
✔✔Situational Awareness - ✔✔Ability to know what is going on around you in a
dynamic and changing environment
✔✔POV - ✔✔The most common type of vehicle involved in on duty accidents
✔✔3 - ✔✔In general when positioning a vehicle try to see at least ___ sides of the
building
✔✔FDC or water supply - ✔✔The second due engine should attempt to locate
___________?
✔✔3 - ✔✔Level I staging is used when theyre are _____ or more responding units
✔✔1 1/2 times the height - ✔✔What is the collaspe zone of a building?
✔✔Centrifugal Force - ✔✔The force that tries to push the vehicle outside when the
vehicle turns
✔✔KE = 1/2 mass x velocity^2 - ✔✔What is the formula for kinetic energy
✔✔4 times - ✔✔A vehicle traveling 30 mph requires ______ times the distance to stop
than the same object traveling 15 mph
✔✔off of the street - ✔✔If possible position the ambulance _________
✔✔Maintenance Records - ✔✔What records consist of:
- Requests for repairs
- Documentation of completed repairs
- Preventative maintenance records
✔✔2nd - ✔✔Level 2 staging is used for ____ or greater alarms
✔✔65 - ✔✔What age does vision loss and physical limitations begin at?
✔✔Linear Blocking - ✔✔Blocking that closes only one lane of traffic
✔✔Due regard - ✔✔A reasonably careful person performing similar duties and under
similar circumstances would act in the same manner
✔✔115 - ✔✔An aerial must have a minimum of ______ ft of ground ladders
