CAL FIRE FAE Exam Study Guide | Fire
Apparatus Engineer Test Questions & Answers
| 2025/2026 Updated Prep Guide
A service - correct answer90 Days
B service - correct answer6,000 miles or 6 months
C service - correct answer24,000 miles or 12 months
Tank test interval - correct answer5 years
ME-101 - correct answerDaily Equipment report
Atmospheric pressure at sea level - correct answer14.7 psi
Minimum GPM for master stream - correct answer375
Minimum fire flow for 1500 sq ft house - correct answer150 gpm
Gallons in a cubic ft - correct answer7.5
Weight of water per gallon - correct answer8.33
PSI of head pressure per building floor - correct answer5
Nozzle pressure for tips - correct answer50psi
Nozzle pressure for combi nozzle - correct answer100 psi
Stages of fire development - correct answerIncipient, growth, fully developed, decay
Ladders are to be inspected - correct answerMonthly and after each use
How far from hazard should warning flagging be placed - correct answer25 ft
Azmith declination in CA - correct answer16
Sq miles in a township - correct answer36
Determining your location from two known landmarks - correct answerResection
Apparatus Engineer Test Questions & Answers
| 2025/2026 Updated Prep Guide
A service - correct answer90 Days
B service - correct answer6,000 miles or 6 months
C service - correct answer24,000 miles or 12 months
Tank test interval - correct answer5 years
ME-101 - correct answerDaily Equipment report
Atmospheric pressure at sea level - correct answer14.7 psi
Minimum GPM for master stream - correct answer375
Minimum fire flow for 1500 sq ft house - correct answer150 gpm
Gallons in a cubic ft - correct answer7.5
Weight of water per gallon - correct answer8.33
PSI of head pressure per building floor - correct answer5
Nozzle pressure for tips - correct answer50psi
Nozzle pressure for combi nozzle - correct answer100 psi
Stages of fire development - correct answerIncipient, growth, fully developed, decay
Ladders are to be inspected - correct answerMonthly and after each use
How far from hazard should warning flagging be placed - correct answer25 ft
Azmith declination in CA - correct answer16
Sq miles in a township - correct answer36
Determining your location from two known landmarks - correct answerResection