FIRE APPARATUS ENGINEER EXAM SCRIPT
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
●● NFPA 1901
Answer: Standard for automotive Fire Apparatus
●● pumper fire apparatus
Answer: bread and butter of the fire service. most common type of fire
apparatus. terms pumper and engine are used interchangeably
●● miscellaneous equipment
Answer: portable tools and equipment carried on a fire apparatus, not
including suction hose, fire hose, ground ladders, fixed power sources,
hose reels, cord reels, breathing air systems, or other major equipment or
components specified by the purchaser to be permanently mounted on
the apparatus as received from the apparatus manufacturer.
●● initial attack fire apparatus
Answer: fire apparatus with a fire pump of at least 250 gpm capacity,
water tank, and hose body, whose primary purpose is to initiate a fire
suppression attack on structural, vehicular, or vegetation fires, and to
support associated fire department operation
, ●● chassis
Answer: basic operating motor vehicle, including the engine, frame, and
other essential structural and mechanical parts, but exclusive of the body
and all appurtenances for the accommodation of driver, property,
passengers, appliances, or equipment related to other than control.
Common usage might, but need no, include a cab (or cowl)
●● mobile water supply apparatus
Answer: vehicle designed primarily for transporting (pickup,
transporting, and delivering) water to fire emergency scenes to be
applied by other vehicles or pumping equipment. also known as tanker
or tender.
●● aerial fire apparatus
Answer: vehicle equipped with an aerial ladder, elevating platform, or
water tower that is designed and equipped to support firefighting and
rescue operations by positioning personnel, handling materials,
providing continuous egress, or discharging water at positions elevated
from the ground
●● aerial ladder
Answer: self-supporting, turntable-mounted, power-operated ladder of
two or more sections permanently attached to a self-propelled
automotive fire apparatus and designed to provide a continuous egress
route from an elevated position to the ground.
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
●● NFPA 1901
Answer: Standard for automotive Fire Apparatus
●● pumper fire apparatus
Answer: bread and butter of the fire service. most common type of fire
apparatus. terms pumper and engine are used interchangeably
●● miscellaneous equipment
Answer: portable tools and equipment carried on a fire apparatus, not
including suction hose, fire hose, ground ladders, fixed power sources,
hose reels, cord reels, breathing air systems, or other major equipment or
components specified by the purchaser to be permanently mounted on
the apparatus as received from the apparatus manufacturer.
●● initial attack fire apparatus
Answer: fire apparatus with a fire pump of at least 250 gpm capacity,
water tank, and hose body, whose primary purpose is to initiate a fire
suppression attack on structural, vehicular, or vegetation fires, and to
support associated fire department operation
, ●● chassis
Answer: basic operating motor vehicle, including the engine, frame, and
other essential structural and mechanical parts, but exclusive of the body
and all appurtenances for the accommodation of driver, property,
passengers, appliances, or equipment related to other than control.
Common usage might, but need no, include a cab (or cowl)
●● mobile water supply apparatus
Answer: vehicle designed primarily for transporting (pickup,
transporting, and delivering) water to fire emergency scenes to be
applied by other vehicles or pumping equipment. also known as tanker
or tender.
●● aerial fire apparatus
Answer: vehicle equipped with an aerial ladder, elevating platform, or
water tower that is designed and equipped to support firefighting and
rescue operations by positioning personnel, handling materials,
providing continuous egress, or discharging water at positions elevated
from the ground
●● aerial ladder
Answer: self-supporting, turntable-mounted, power-operated ladder of
two or more sections permanently attached to a self-propelled
automotive fire apparatus and designed to provide a continuous egress
route from an elevated position to the ground.
