Florida Pump Operator Exam Prep (New
2026/ 2027 Update) Questions & Answers
{Grade A} 100% Correct (Verified
Solutions)
If 250 GPM is flowing through a hose line and the pressure is increased while the
nozzle opening is reduced so that 250 GPM remains flowing, the friction loss will:
A. Remain the same
B. Increase
C. Decrease
D. None of the above - Correct answer B
"There shall be an OS&Y valve located between the fire department Siamese
connection and the standpipe riser"
"There is a one way check valve positioned in the system to keep possible
contaminated water from entering the main system"
A. Both statements are true
,B. The first statement is true, the second statement is false
C. Both statements are false
D. The first statement is false, the second statement is true - Correct answer D
If the discharge from a 1 ¼ inch tip is 300 GPM, what most nearly is the nozzle
pressure?
A. 32 psi
B. 42 psi
C. 52 psi
D. 62 psi - Correct answer B. 42
The maximum theoretical height to which it is possible to lift water by suction at sea
level is ___ feet.
A. 13.5
B. 33.9
C. 25
,D. 62.5 - Correct answer C. 25 ft
There are three containers filled with water, the first container is one square inch at
the base and three feet high, the second container is three square inches at the base
and is one foot high, and the third container is nine square inches at the base and four
inches high. Which container has the heaviest total weight of water
A. The first container
B. The second container
C. The third container
D. All three containers have the same total weight of water - Correct answer D
Mercury is how many times as heavy as water?
A. 2
B. 5
C. 10
D. 13.6 - Correct answer D
, What is the pump discharge pressure with a layout using 200 feet of 2 ½ inch hose
wyed into two 1 ½ inch hose lines, each 100 feet long with fog nozzles discharging 100
GPM at 100 psi nozzle pressure. (use rule of thumb)
A. 148 psi
B. 152 psi
C. 172 psi
D. 206 psi - Correct answer B
What will be the loss due to friction in a single line of 3" hose with 2 ½" couplings, 400
ft in length carrying 300 gallons of water per minute?
A. 8 psi
B. 21 psi
C. 34 psi
D. 84 psi - Correct answer C
2026/ 2027 Update) Questions & Answers
{Grade A} 100% Correct (Verified
Solutions)
If 250 GPM is flowing through a hose line and the pressure is increased while the
nozzle opening is reduced so that 250 GPM remains flowing, the friction loss will:
A. Remain the same
B. Increase
C. Decrease
D. None of the above - Correct answer B
"There shall be an OS&Y valve located between the fire department Siamese
connection and the standpipe riser"
"There is a one way check valve positioned in the system to keep possible
contaminated water from entering the main system"
A. Both statements are true
,B. The first statement is true, the second statement is false
C. Both statements are false
D. The first statement is false, the second statement is true - Correct answer D
If the discharge from a 1 ¼ inch tip is 300 GPM, what most nearly is the nozzle
pressure?
A. 32 psi
B. 42 psi
C. 52 psi
D. 62 psi - Correct answer B. 42
The maximum theoretical height to which it is possible to lift water by suction at sea
level is ___ feet.
A. 13.5
B. 33.9
C. 25
,D. 62.5 - Correct answer C. 25 ft
There are three containers filled with water, the first container is one square inch at
the base and three feet high, the second container is three square inches at the base
and is one foot high, and the third container is nine square inches at the base and four
inches high. Which container has the heaviest total weight of water
A. The first container
B. The second container
C. The third container
D. All three containers have the same total weight of water - Correct answer D
Mercury is how many times as heavy as water?
A. 2
B. 5
C. 10
D. 13.6 - Correct answer D
, What is the pump discharge pressure with a layout using 200 feet of 2 ½ inch hose
wyed into two 1 ½ inch hose lines, each 100 feet long with fog nozzles discharging 100
GPM at 100 psi nozzle pressure. (use rule of thumb)
A. 148 psi
B. 152 psi
C. 172 psi
D. 206 psi - Correct answer B
What will be the loss due to friction in a single line of 3" hose with 2 ½" couplings, 400
ft in length carrying 300 gallons of water per minute?
A. 8 psi
B. 21 psi
C. 34 psi
D. 84 psi - Correct answer C
