FSVO STATE TEST Questions
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1. What braking system provides braking torque through the driveline to the
rear wheels?: Auxiliary
2. What braking system should not be used during slippery road conditions?-
: Auxiliary
3. What utilizes the transmission fluid to create back pressure that assists in
slowing down the apparatus?: Transmission retarder
4. Which level of staging is in effect for all first alarm assignments or inci-
dents involving 3+ units?: Level 1
5. Which level of staging is utilized on second or greater box alarms or when
mutual aid units report to an incident?: Level 2
6. What is the landscape on which the apparatus is positioned called?: Terrain
7. The driver/operator position the apparatus ft. before or after the inci-
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,dent address.: 100
8. Many FDs allow fire apparatus to exceed the posted speed limit by how
many mph?: 10 mph
9. What is total stopping distance defined as?: Reaction distance + braking
distance
10. What % of braking should be done in a straight line before entering a
corner/turn?: 90
11. What is critical speed?: The maximum speed at which the car can complete a
turn
12. What system is the generator to power lights/equipment an example of?-
: Fixed apparatus system
13. An apparatus should drastically begin reducing apparatus speed at least
ft. before the incident.: 500
14. What is the #1 priority when driving an apparatus?: Safety
15. What is the best/most efficient way to decrease overall response time?: -
Getting on the rig and getting out of the fire house in a timely manner
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, 16. True or False: When backing an apparatus, the driver/operator should not
turn his or her head to look backward.: True
17. What's the minimum number of cones for the serpentine driving exercise?-
:3
18. What is the distance between cones for the serpentine driving exercise?-
: 30-38ft. apart OR the same distance as the apparatus wheelbase)
19. What driving exercise tests the driver/operator's ability to maneuver the
apparatus around obstacles from left to right?: Serpentine driving exercise
20. What driving exercise do you turn 180º (not a U-turn) within a 50' x 100' area
where the apparatus enters and exits through the same opening?: Confined
space turnaround
21. What driving exercise tests the driver/operator's ability to turn the appa-
ratus around in a restricted area, such as a cut-de-sac, without hitting any
obstacles?: Confined space turnaround
22. What driving exercise simulates driving in tight quarters with the most
common obstruction is parked cars?: Diminishing clearance driving exercise
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Versions 2025 GRADED A+
1. What braking system provides braking torque through the driveline to the
rear wheels?: Auxiliary
2. What braking system should not be used during slippery road conditions?-
: Auxiliary
3. What utilizes the transmission fluid to create back pressure that assists in
slowing down the apparatus?: Transmission retarder
4. Which level of staging is in effect for all first alarm assignments or inci-
dents involving 3+ units?: Level 1
5. Which level of staging is utilized on second or greater box alarms or when
mutual aid units report to an incident?: Level 2
6. What is the landscape on which the apparatus is positioned called?: Terrain
7. The driver/operator position the apparatus ft. before or after the inci-
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,dent address.: 100
8. Many FDs allow fire apparatus to exceed the posted speed limit by how
many mph?: 10 mph
9. What is total stopping distance defined as?: Reaction distance + braking
distance
10. What % of braking should be done in a straight line before entering a
corner/turn?: 90
11. What is critical speed?: The maximum speed at which the car can complete a
turn
12. What system is the generator to power lights/equipment an example of?-
: Fixed apparatus system
13. An apparatus should drastically begin reducing apparatus speed at least
ft. before the incident.: 500
14. What is the #1 priority when driving an apparatus?: Safety
15. What is the best/most efficient way to decrease overall response time?: -
Getting on the rig and getting out of the fire house in a timely manner
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, 16. True or False: When backing an apparatus, the driver/operator should not
turn his or her head to look backward.: True
17. What's the minimum number of cones for the serpentine driving exercise?-
:3
18. What is the distance between cones for the serpentine driving exercise?-
: 30-38ft. apart OR the same distance as the apparatus wheelbase)
19. What driving exercise tests the driver/operator's ability to maneuver the
apparatus around obstacles from left to right?: Serpentine driving exercise
20. What driving exercise do you turn 180º (not a U-turn) within a 50' x 100' area
where the apparatus enters and exits through the same opening?: Confined
space turnaround
21. What driving exercise tests the driver/operator's ability to turn the appa-
ratus around in a restricted area, such as a cut-de-sac, without hitting any
obstacles?: Confined space turnaround
22. What driving exercise simulates driving in tight quarters with the most
common obstruction is parked cars?: Diminishing clearance driving exercise
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