10023W_03 Fire
Apparatus/Operato
r – Pumper
Questions and
Answers Updated
2026
Pre-serviceBpumpBcertificationBtestsBareBconductedBby:
-BanBindependentBtestingBagency
-BtheBmanufacturer
-BtheBcustomerBfireBdepartment
-BaBteamBcomposedBofBtheBmanufacturerBandBtheBcustomerB-BAnswerBB-
BanBindependentBtestingBagency
KnowledgeBCheckB#1:
SelectBallBtheBpartsBofBthisBtireBthatBshouldBbeBphysicallyBcheckedBeachBtimeByouBin
spectBit.B-BAnswerBBSelectBTheBWheel,BTheBTire,BandBtheBStem
KnowledgeBCheckB#2:
WhenBcheckingBtheBleftBfrontBorBrightBfrontBsideBofBtheBfireBapparatus,Bdon'tBforget
BtoBinspectBthe:
-BsaddleBtanks.
-BsteeringBrods.
,-BtowingBcable.B
-BequipmentBcompartment.B-BAnswerBBsaddleBtanks.
KnowledgeBCheckB#3:
TheBengineBhasBbeenBstarted.BIdentifyBtheBin-
cabBgaugeBwhoseBreadingBwouldBNOTBpassBinspection.B-
BAnswerBBSelectBDB(fuelBgauge)
KnowledgeBCheckB#4:
AreBthereBanyBsystemsBinBneedBofBcorrectionBonBthisBfireBapparatus?B-BAnswerBB-
CoolantBOverflowBReservoir
-BreakBFluid
-OilBLeaks
KnowledgeBCheckB#1:
WhichBstatementBdescribesBfirBapparatusBinverters?
-TheyBstepBupBpowerBfromB12BvoltsBDCBtoB120BvoltsBDC
-TheyBconvertBpowerBfromBDCBtoBAC
-TheyBstepBdownBpowerBfromB120BvoltsBACBtoB12/24BvoltsBDC
-TheyBtransformedBpowerBfromB6BvoltsBDCBtoB12BvoltsBACB-BAnswerBB-
TheyBconvertBpowerBfromBDCBtoBAC
KnowledgeBCheckB#2:
FireBapparatusBrescueBtoolsBthatBareBhydraulicBdrivenBloseBsignificantBpressureBifBthe
BhoselinesBare:
-LongerBthanB200Bfeet
-moreBthanB1BinchBinBdiameter
-BmoreBthanB2BinchesBinBdiameter
-BlongerBthanB100BfeetB-BAnswerBB-BlongerBthanB100Bfeet
, KnowledgeBcheckB#1:
Pre-serviceBpumpBcertificationBtestBareBconductedBby:
-BanBindependentBtestingBagency
-BtheBmanufacture
-BtheBcustomerBfireBdepartment
-BaBteamBcomposedBofBtheBmanufactureBandBtheBcustomerB-BAnswerBB-
BtheBmanufactureB
(-BanBindependentBtestingBagency)
KnowledgeBCheckB#2:
MatchBeachBserviceBtestBwithBtheBcorrectBinformation.
-
BMeasuresBwhetherBtheBpipingBbetweenBanBapparatus'sBwaterBtankBandBfireBpumpB
meetsBtheBstandard
-BChecksBforBrelationshipBbetweenBdischargeBpressure,BnozzleBpsi,BandBengineBrpm
-BusedBtoBcheckBforBleaksBinBvariousBdevices
-BcomparesBmeterBreadingBwithBactualBpilotBtubeBreadings
-BverifiesBdischargeBpressuresBunderBvaryingBconditionsB-BAnswerBB-BTank-to-pump
-BPumpBcapacityBtest
-BVacuumBtest
-BGuageBandBflowmeterB
-BPressureBcontrolBtest
KnowledgeBCheckB#1:
IdentifyBtheBTWOBmostBimportantBreasonsBforBmaintainingBgoodBfireBapparatusBrecor
ds
-BKeepsBeveryoneBonBtheBteamBinformedBaboutBequipmentBconditions
-BFacilitiesBdriver/operatorBlicensingB
Apparatus/Operato
r – Pumper
Questions and
Answers Updated
2026
Pre-serviceBpumpBcertificationBtestsBareBconductedBby:
-BanBindependentBtestingBagency
-BtheBmanufacturer
-BtheBcustomerBfireBdepartment
-BaBteamBcomposedBofBtheBmanufacturerBandBtheBcustomerB-BAnswerBB-
BanBindependentBtestingBagency
KnowledgeBCheckB#1:
SelectBallBtheBpartsBofBthisBtireBthatBshouldBbeBphysicallyBcheckedBeachBtimeByouBin
spectBit.B-BAnswerBBSelectBTheBWheel,BTheBTire,BandBtheBStem
KnowledgeBCheckB#2:
WhenBcheckingBtheBleftBfrontBorBrightBfrontBsideBofBtheBfireBapparatus,Bdon'tBforget
BtoBinspectBthe:
-BsaddleBtanks.
-BsteeringBrods.
,-BtowingBcable.B
-BequipmentBcompartment.B-BAnswerBBsaddleBtanks.
KnowledgeBCheckB#3:
TheBengineBhasBbeenBstarted.BIdentifyBtheBin-
cabBgaugeBwhoseBreadingBwouldBNOTBpassBinspection.B-
BAnswerBBSelectBDB(fuelBgauge)
KnowledgeBCheckB#4:
AreBthereBanyBsystemsBinBneedBofBcorrectionBonBthisBfireBapparatus?B-BAnswerBB-
CoolantBOverflowBReservoir
-BreakBFluid
-OilBLeaks
KnowledgeBCheckB#1:
WhichBstatementBdescribesBfirBapparatusBinverters?
-TheyBstepBupBpowerBfromB12BvoltsBDCBtoB120BvoltsBDC
-TheyBconvertBpowerBfromBDCBtoBAC
-TheyBstepBdownBpowerBfromB120BvoltsBACBtoB12/24BvoltsBDC
-TheyBtransformedBpowerBfromB6BvoltsBDCBtoB12BvoltsBACB-BAnswerBB-
TheyBconvertBpowerBfromBDCBtoBAC
KnowledgeBCheckB#2:
FireBapparatusBrescueBtoolsBthatBareBhydraulicBdrivenBloseBsignificantBpressureBifBthe
BhoselinesBare:
-LongerBthanB200Bfeet
-moreBthanB1BinchBinBdiameter
-BmoreBthanB2BinchesBinBdiameter
-BlongerBthanB100BfeetB-BAnswerBB-BlongerBthanB100Bfeet
, KnowledgeBcheckB#1:
Pre-serviceBpumpBcertificationBtestBareBconductedBby:
-BanBindependentBtestingBagency
-BtheBmanufacture
-BtheBcustomerBfireBdepartment
-BaBteamBcomposedBofBtheBmanufactureBandBtheBcustomerB-BAnswerBB-
BtheBmanufactureB
(-BanBindependentBtestingBagency)
KnowledgeBCheckB#2:
MatchBeachBserviceBtestBwithBtheBcorrectBinformation.
-
BMeasuresBwhetherBtheBpipingBbetweenBanBapparatus'sBwaterBtankBandBfireBpumpB
meetsBtheBstandard
-BChecksBforBrelationshipBbetweenBdischargeBpressure,BnozzleBpsi,BandBengineBrpm
-BusedBtoBcheckBforBleaksBinBvariousBdevices
-BcomparesBmeterBreadingBwithBactualBpilotBtubeBreadings
-BverifiesBdischargeBpressuresBunderBvaryingBconditionsB-BAnswerBB-BTank-to-pump
-BPumpBcapacityBtest
-BVacuumBtest
-BGuageBandBflowmeterB
-BPressureBcontrolBtest
KnowledgeBCheckB#1:
IdentifyBtheBTWOBmostBimportantBreasonsBforBmaintainingBgoodBfireBapparatusBrecor
ds
-BKeepsBeveryoneBonBtheBteamBinformedBaboutBequipmentBconditions
-BFacilitiesBdriver/operatorBlicensingB