PUMPER DRIVER OPERATOR CDC EXAM
SCRIPT VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS COMPLETE REVIEW MATERIAL
●● NFPA 1911
Answer: Standard for the Inspection, Maintenance, Testing, and
Retirement of In-Service Automotive Fire Apparatus
●● NFPA 1901 requires pumpers must attain speed of ____ MPH in
____ seconds and minimum top speed of ___
Answer: 35 MPH, 25 seconds, 50 MPH
●● T or F: An apparatus with a full water tank will weigh more than an
apparatus with an empty water tank
Answer: T
●● ____ + ___ = total stopping distance
Answer: Reaction Distance, Braking distance
●● A liquid surge effect is defined as:
Answer: The movement of liquid in an apparatus due to changes in
speed or direction.
,●● centrifugal force
Answer: Force that pulls you when turning an apparatus
●● Lugging occurs when
Answer: When the throttle is applied while the transmission is in to high
of a gear for a given set of condition
●● NFPA 1002
Answer: Standard for Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator Professional
Qualifications
●● 7 Steps of walk around inspection of apparatus
Answer: The approach
Left front side
left rear side
back side
right rear side
right front side
front side
●● What do you check on the left front side of an apparatus
Answer: Can doors, saddle tanks, body/mounted equipment, wheels,
springs and shackles, platform rails
, ●● what do you check on the left rear side of an apparatus
Answer: wheels, equipment compartments, water/foam tank, hose
storage, snow chains
●● what do you check on the back side of an apparatus
Answer: body/mounted equipment, hose storage, towing, equipment
compartments
●● what do you check on the right rear side of an apparatus
Answer: ladder, wheels, mounted equipment, compartments,
●● what do you check on the right front side of an apparatus
Answer: springs shackles, wheels, platform rails, cab doors, saddle
tanks,
●● In Cab Inspection includes
Answer: Mirror: adjusted for you
Steering wheel: not turn more than 10 degree F without wheels moving
seatbelt: works and fits you
equipment: all equipment is present
Seat adjustment lever: Fits you
Electrical switches: all switches are off
SCRIPT VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS COMPLETE REVIEW MATERIAL
●● NFPA 1911
Answer: Standard for the Inspection, Maintenance, Testing, and
Retirement of In-Service Automotive Fire Apparatus
●● NFPA 1901 requires pumpers must attain speed of ____ MPH in
____ seconds and minimum top speed of ___
Answer: 35 MPH, 25 seconds, 50 MPH
●● T or F: An apparatus with a full water tank will weigh more than an
apparatus with an empty water tank
Answer: T
●● ____ + ___ = total stopping distance
Answer: Reaction Distance, Braking distance
●● A liquid surge effect is defined as:
Answer: The movement of liquid in an apparatus due to changes in
speed or direction.
,●● centrifugal force
Answer: Force that pulls you when turning an apparatus
●● Lugging occurs when
Answer: When the throttle is applied while the transmission is in to high
of a gear for a given set of condition
●● NFPA 1002
Answer: Standard for Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator Professional
Qualifications
●● 7 Steps of walk around inspection of apparatus
Answer: The approach
Left front side
left rear side
back side
right rear side
right front side
front side
●● What do you check on the left front side of an apparatus
Answer: Can doors, saddle tanks, body/mounted equipment, wheels,
springs and shackles, platform rails
, ●● what do you check on the left rear side of an apparatus
Answer: wheels, equipment compartments, water/foam tank, hose
storage, snow chains
●● what do you check on the back side of an apparatus
Answer: body/mounted equipment, hose storage, towing, equipment
compartments
●● what do you check on the right rear side of an apparatus
Answer: ladder, wheels, mounted equipment, compartments,
●● what do you check on the right front side of an apparatus
Answer: springs shackles, wheels, platform rails, cab doors, saddle
tanks,
●● In Cab Inspection includes
Answer: Mirror: adjusted for you
Steering wheel: not turn more than 10 degree F without wheels moving
seatbelt: works and fits you
equipment: all equipment is present
Seat adjustment lever: Fits you
Electrical switches: all switches are off
