FIRE APPARATUS DRIVER/OPERATOR - PUMPER END OF COURSE EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

FIRE APPARATUS
DRIVER/OPERATOR - PUMPER
END OF COURSE EXAM
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
The lowest acceptable fuel gauge2025
reading on a fire apparatus during
inspection would be: ( correct answers ) A. At least ½-full

B. At least ⅔-full

C. At least ¾-full (Correct Answer)

D. Full

The purchase acceptance test on a new fire apparatus should ( corre
focus on: answers ) A. Pump capacity ct

B. Road tests

C. Pump and foam operations

D. Bid specifications (Correct
Answer)
All of the following are rescue tools ( correct answers ) A.
EXCEPT: Spreaders
B. Extensions rams

C. Drills (Correct Answer)

D. Shears

On the vacuum service test, the system vacuum and pump priming
device should achieve a column of mercury of at least: ( correct
answers ) A. 10 Inches

B. 11 Inches

C. 16 Inches

D. 22 Inches (Correct Answer)
You may need to perform a confined space ( correct answers ) A.
turnaround: entering a parking garage with the When
fire apparatus


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,B. For a reverse hose lay in a narrow street or intersection (Correct Answer)

C. When the roadway becomes narrower

D. If the fire apparatus needs to be parked in reverse

You should NEVER back a fire apparatus: ( correct answers )
A. If it's dark outside

B. Before letting the rest of your crew off the fire apparatus.

C. Into the fire house when there is snow or ice on the ground

D. If you don't have at least one spotter (Correct Answer)

NFPA Standard 1002 requires that driver/operators operate a fire apparatus
over a predetermined route on a public roadway that incorporates all of the
following EXCEPT ( correct answers ) A. An upgrade steep enough to
require you to change gears in order to maintain speed

B. Two through-intersections and one intersection that requires you to
stop (Correct Answer)

C. A downgrade steep enough to require you to downshift and brake

D. One underpass, low clearance area, or bridge

If you are driving a fire apparatus that is longer than you are used to, make
sure you: ( correct answers ) A. Are more cautious when judging clearance
so you don't run up on curbs and corners. (Correct Answer)

B. Slow down sooner at all traffic signals before proceeding

C. Speed up as you go around curves to compensate for the difference

D. Maintain a distance of at least 10 feet from the vehicle in front of you

Place the steps for completing the apparatus station parking maneuver in
the correct order. ( correct answers ) 1. Move past the area that
is set back, which is on the left

2. back the fire apparatus

3. Make a left turn in reverse into the simulated bay

4. Stop close to, but not hitting a marker placed 10 feet from any
obstructions

5. Perform steps 1-4 from the opposite direction
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, Identify the THREE steps for changing to the left lane on a limited access
highway ( correct answers )
A. Move the apparatus safely to the left lane (Correct Answer)

B. Check the side streets or roads

C. Check for oncoming traffic

D. Activate the turn signal (Correct Answer)

E. Check the left side view mirror (Correct Answer)

F. Check the side streets or roads

Identify FOUR skills demonstrated during the alley dock exercise ( correct
answers )
G. Moving the fire apparatus backward within a restricted area (Correct
Answer)

H. Using side mirrors

I. Operating the fire apparatus safely

J. Maneuvering through a space that gets smaller and smaller

K. Interpreting spotter signals
Identify which factor is OPTIONAL during the diminishing clearance ( corre
L. Judginganswers
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) A. Stopping
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clearance
the finish line ct

B. Speed (Correct
Answer)

C. Using a spotter(s)

D. Traveling backward
When performing the serpentine exercise, you would be ( corre
penalized for: answers ) A. Using your side view mirrors ct

B. Hitting or brushing one of the markers (Correct
Answer)

C. Maneuvering through the marker in one continuous
motion

D. Maneuvering through the markers in 1, 2, 3, then 3,
2, 1 order

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