CAL FIRE FAE Study Guide Questions with
Verified Correct Answers
A service
90 Days
B service
6,000 miles or 6 months
C service
24,000 miles or 12 months
Tank test interval
5 years
ME-101
Daily Equipment report
Atmospheric pressure at sea level
14.7 psi
Minimum GPM for master stream
375
Minimum fire flow for 1500 sq ft house
150 gpm
Gallons in a cubic ft
7.5
,Weight of water per gallon
8.33
PSI of head pressure per building floor
5
Nozzle pressure for tips
50psi
Nozzle pressure for combi nozzle
100 psi
Stages of fire development
Incipient, growth, fully developed, decay
Ladders are to be inspected
Monthly and after each use
How far from hazard should warning flagging be placed
25 ft
Azmith declination in CA
16
Sq miles in a township
36
Determining your location from two known landmarks
Resection
, Township lines run
East and west
The top left section of a township is what number
6
Layman's 5 size up components
Facts, probabilities, own situation, decisions, plan of operation.
How many sq for can a crew member cut in an hour
180
4 calculation factors for crew production
Grass - 3
Light brush- 6
Heavy brush - 9
Very heavy brush - 12
Mobile attack rate
100ft per minute
Water tender turnaround calculations
15 min fill up
2 min per paved rd
4 min per mile unpaved
When does low air alarm sound
33%
Verified Correct Answers
A service
90 Days
B service
6,000 miles or 6 months
C service
24,000 miles or 12 months
Tank test interval
5 years
ME-101
Daily Equipment report
Atmospheric pressure at sea level
14.7 psi
Minimum GPM for master stream
375
Minimum fire flow for 1500 sq ft house
150 gpm
Gallons in a cubic ft
7.5
,Weight of water per gallon
8.33
PSI of head pressure per building floor
5
Nozzle pressure for tips
50psi
Nozzle pressure for combi nozzle
100 psi
Stages of fire development
Incipient, growth, fully developed, decay
Ladders are to be inspected
Monthly and after each use
How far from hazard should warning flagging be placed
25 ft
Azmith declination in CA
16
Sq miles in a township
36
Determining your location from two known landmarks
Resection
, Township lines run
East and west
The top left section of a township is what number
6
Layman's 5 size up components
Facts, probabilities, own situation, decisions, plan of operation.
How many sq for can a crew member cut in an hour
180
4 calculation factors for crew production
Grass - 3
Light brush- 6
Heavy brush - 9
Very heavy brush - 12
Mobile attack rate
100ft per minute
Water tender turnaround calculations
15 min fill up
2 min per paved rd
4 min per mile unpaved
When does low air alarm sound
33%
