CALIFORNIA AMBULANCE DMV 2026 LATEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Responsibility for determining the mechanical safety of the ambulance rests
primarily with the:
A. Service owner
B. Ambulance attendant
C. Service mechanic
D. Ambulance driver - ✔✔D. Ambulance driver
✔✔A tire may not be used on an ambulance when it is so worn that the tread depth in
any two adjacent grooves is less than:
A. 1/32 of an inch
B. 3/32 of an inch
C. 1/16 of an inch
D. None of the above - ✔✔A. 1/32 of an inch
✔✔When transporting a stabilized patient, the driver should:
A. Always drive "Code 3"
B. Use only the flashing red lights but not the siren
C. Not exceed the posted speed limit
D. Have no need to be concerned about smooth driving - ✔✔C. Not exceed the posted
speed limit
✔✔Unless specifically exempted, a new ambulance driver must obtain a valid EMT-
1(ambulance) certificate:
A. Within one year of employment
B. After two years of employment
C. Only if needed to work as an attendant
D. Only to renew an ambulance driver certificate - ✔✔A. Within one year of employment
✔✔Your ambulance drivers certificate may be denied or revoked for conviction of:
A. Possession of stolen property
B. Possession of marijuana
C. Indecent exposure
D. Any of the above - ✔✔D. Any of the above
✔✔A conviction that has been set aside or dismissed following probation as permitted
by Penal Code Section 1203.4:
, A. Is considered a conviction regardless of the dismissal
B. Will have no effect on the application
C. Need not be reported on the application
D. May not be used to used to disqualify an applicant - ✔✔A. Is considered a conviction
regardless of the dismissal
✔✔Authority for the management of the scene of a traffic accident involving injuries is
vested in the:
A. Public safety agency having investigative authority
B. Paramedic
C. Ambulance attendant
D. Most medically qualified health care professional - ✔✔A. Public safety agency having
investigative authority
✔✔Temporary Certificate becomes void after: - ✔✔180 days
✔✔Regular Certificate is issued not to exceed _____ years and will expire as the
applicant's driver license. - ✔✔Five
✔✔Minimum requirements for beginner driver?
Within a year with initial issuance of ambulance driver certificate must have? - ✔✔1.
Advance first Aid certificate and valid certificate in Cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
2. EMT-1 certificate
✔✔There are certain medical conditions that probably require "Code 3" operation but
these transports constitute 5-7 % of total trips: - ✔✔1. Uncontrolled hemorrhage
2. Uncontrolled cardiovascular or respiratory impairment
3. Complicated impending childbirth,(e.g. requiring operative intervention)
✔✔In rural environment, a person in a closed car proceeding at ____mph with the radio
playing may not be aware of a penetrating electronic siren until it is as close as ____
away. - ✔✔55 mph , 33 feet
✔✔In city traffic a driver with the car windows open and no radio playing might not
detect the siren more than _____ feet away - ✔✔123
✔✔Particular hazards that should be anticipated during Code 3: - ✔✔blind intersections
driveways
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Responsibility for determining the mechanical safety of the ambulance rests
primarily with the:
A. Service owner
B. Ambulance attendant
C. Service mechanic
D. Ambulance driver - ✔✔D. Ambulance driver
✔✔A tire may not be used on an ambulance when it is so worn that the tread depth in
any two adjacent grooves is less than:
A. 1/32 of an inch
B. 3/32 of an inch
C. 1/16 of an inch
D. None of the above - ✔✔A. 1/32 of an inch
✔✔When transporting a stabilized patient, the driver should:
A. Always drive "Code 3"
B. Use only the flashing red lights but not the siren
C. Not exceed the posted speed limit
D. Have no need to be concerned about smooth driving - ✔✔C. Not exceed the posted
speed limit
✔✔Unless specifically exempted, a new ambulance driver must obtain a valid EMT-
1(ambulance) certificate:
A. Within one year of employment
B. After two years of employment
C. Only if needed to work as an attendant
D. Only to renew an ambulance driver certificate - ✔✔A. Within one year of employment
✔✔Your ambulance drivers certificate may be denied or revoked for conviction of:
A. Possession of stolen property
B. Possession of marijuana
C. Indecent exposure
D. Any of the above - ✔✔D. Any of the above
✔✔A conviction that has been set aside or dismissed following probation as permitted
by Penal Code Section 1203.4:
, A. Is considered a conviction regardless of the dismissal
B. Will have no effect on the application
C. Need not be reported on the application
D. May not be used to used to disqualify an applicant - ✔✔A. Is considered a conviction
regardless of the dismissal
✔✔Authority for the management of the scene of a traffic accident involving injuries is
vested in the:
A. Public safety agency having investigative authority
B. Paramedic
C. Ambulance attendant
D. Most medically qualified health care professional - ✔✔A. Public safety agency having
investigative authority
✔✔Temporary Certificate becomes void after: - ✔✔180 days
✔✔Regular Certificate is issued not to exceed _____ years and will expire as the
applicant's driver license. - ✔✔Five
✔✔Minimum requirements for beginner driver?
Within a year with initial issuance of ambulance driver certificate must have? - ✔✔1.
Advance first Aid certificate and valid certificate in Cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
2. EMT-1 certificate
✔✔There are certain medical conditions that probably require "Code 3" operation but
these transports constitute 5-7 % of total trips: - ✔✔1. Uncontrolled hemorrhage
2. Uncontrolled cardiovascular or respiratory impairment
3. Complicated impending childbirth,(e.g. requiring operative intervention)
✔✔In rural environment, a person in a closed car proceeding at ____mph with the radio
playing may not be aware of a penetrating electronic siren until it is as close as ____
away. - ✔✔55 mph , 33 feet
✔✔In city traffic a driver with the car windows open and no radio playing might not
detect the siren more than _____ feet away - ✔✔123
✔✔Particular hazards that should be anticipated during Code 3: - ✔✔blind intersections
driveways
