Florida Pump Operator Exam Prep
150 PSI - ANS-one hundred% of rated ability at
2 hundred PSI - ANS-70% of rated capability at
The ANS-Strainer must be submerged for 24 inches. 250 PSI - ANS-50 % of rated capability at
300 feet - ANS-When the use of 2 ½ or three inch hose strains to deliver the pumper
immediately off hydrant stress, it's far endorsed that the lines be now not than:
A. 250 toes
B. 300 ft
C. 350 feet
D. Four hundred toes
300GPM - ANS-Master Stream flows at
forty five degrees - Does turning the wheel at an attitude of __ ranges make it less complicated
to reposition a pumping tool? 50,000 watts - ANS-Rescue vehicles normally have turbines with
capacities up to:
A. 15,000 watts
B. 24,000 watts
C. 36 thousand watts D. 50,000 watts
50% - ANS-Friction loss for 3 inch from 2 ½ inch is __ percent?
60 seconds - ANS-On equipment with air brakes, NFPA calls for the air strain to construct to a
sufficient stage to permit automobile operations inside ___ seconds of starting.
A. 10
B. 20
C. 40
D. 60
A - ANS-All hearth equipment with a rated pump potential of 750 gallons or larger ought to be
equipped with ___ 2 ½ " discharges:
A. 2
B. 3
C. Four
D. None of the above
A - ANS-Because overall vacuum is not viable in area operations, hearth equipment ought to
have a maximum raise of:
A. 25 toes
B. 28 feet
C. 31 toes
D. 34 ft
A - ANS-Engine one is providing engine two with a single hoseline of 2 ½" hose six hundred ft
in period. Engine is providing 2 ½" handlines, every a hundred and fifty ft long, the use of
7/eight" recommendations with 50 psi nozzle stress and discharging one hundred fifty GPM.
What is the pump discharge stress from engine one?
A. 146 psi
, B. 156 psi
C. 186 psi
D. 206 psi
A - ANS- For standpipe evolutions, an extra ___ psi must be brought for every one hundred
feet of extra hose if the pumper is greater than a hundred ft from the fire branch Siamese
connection on a constructing. A. 10
B. 15
C. 20
D. 25
A - ANS-Rounding off to the closest hundredths, decide the location of a circle whose diameter
is 10 inches.
A. Seventy eight.54 sq.Inches
B. 153.93 squareinches
C. 157.08 sq.Inches
D. 785.Forty squareinches
A - ANS-Standpipe systems are hardly ever constructed to withstand more than ___ psi?
A. 225
B. 250
C. 275
D. Three hundred
A - ANS-Using the rule of thumb, what's the friction loss in a unmarried 2 ½" hose line 300 toes
lengthy with a 1" tip at 50 psi?
A. 30 psi
B. 35 psi
C. 80 psi
D. 85 psi
A - ANS-When positioning equipment for defensive a structure threatened by means of a wild
land hearth, which is INCORRECT?
A. Park on roadway
B. Park on the leeward facet of the structure
C. Keep cab doors closed and home windows rolled up
D. Place the apparatus air con (if geared up) in recirculation mode
A - ANS-When the primary shut off valve on a sprinkler device is closed, the water pumped into
the sprinkler Siamese will ___
A. Bypass the valve and attain the heads
B. Discharge out of the machine drain
C. Put undue strain on the machine, with possible rupture of pipes
D. Not flow into causing the apparatus pump to overheat
A - ANS-Which of the subsequent is a true declaration?
A. The pressure at a discharge beginning while water is flowing is referred to as drift stress. B.
Atmospheric stress is the pressure remaining on the source even as water is flowing
C. Static stress is the weight of air surrounding us and at sea stage is 14.7 psi
D. Water's residual strain is the stress it has whilst it's miles still or while no outside forces are
appearing on it. A - ANS-Which of the subsequent is FALSE?
150 PSI - ANS-one hundred% of rated ability at
2 hundred PSI - ANS-70% of rated capability at
The ANS-Strainer must be submerged for 24 inches. 250 PSI - ANS-50 % of rated capability at
300 feet - ANS-When the use of 2 ½ or three inch hose strains to deliver the pumper
immediately off hydrant stress, it's far endorsed that the lines be now not than:
A. 250 toes
B. 300 ft
C. 350 feet
D. Four hundred toes
300GPM - ANS-Master Stream flows at
forty five degrees - Does turning the wheel at an attitude of __ ranges make it less complicated
to reposition a pumping tool? 50,000 watts - ANS-Rescue vehicles normally have turbines with
capacities up to:
A. 15,000 watts
B. 24,000 watts
C. 36 thousand watts D. 50,000 watts
50% - ANS-Friction loss for 3 inch from 2 ½ inch is __ percent?
60 seconds - ANS-On equipment with air brakes, NFPA calls for the air strain to construct to a
sufficient stage to permit automobile operations inside ___ seconds of starting.
A. 10
B. 20
C. 40
D. 60
A - ANS-All hearth equipment with a rated pump potential of 750 gallons or larger ought to be
equipped with ___ 2 ½ " discharges:
A. 2
B. 3
C. Four
D. None of the above
A - ANS-Because overall vacuum is not viable in area operations, hearth equipment ought to
have a maximum raise of:
A. 25 toes
B. 28 feet
C. 31 toes
D. 34 ft
A - ANS-Engine one is providing engine two with a single hoseline of 2 ½" hose six hundred ft
in period. Engine is providing 2 ½" handlines, every a hundred and fifty ft long, the use of
7/eight" recommendations with 50 psi nozzle stress and discharging one hundred fifty GPM.
What is the pump discharge stress from engine one?
A. 146 psi
, B. 156 psi
C. 186 psi
D. 206 psi
A - ANS- For standpipe evolutions, an extra ___ psi must be brought for every one hundred
feet of extra hose if the pumper is greater than a hundred ft from the fire branch Siamese
connection on a constructing. A. 10
B. 15
C. 20
D. 25
A - ANS-Rounding off to the closest hundredths, decide the location of a circle whose diameter
is 10 inches.
A. Seventy eight.54 sq.Inches
B. 153.93 squareinches
C. 157.08 sq.Inches
D. 785.Forty squareinches
A - ANS-Standpipe systems are hardly ever constructed to withstand more than ___ psi?
A. 225
B. 250
C. 275
D. Three hundred
A - ANS-Using the rule of thumb, what's the friction loss in a unmarried 2 ½" hose line 300 toes
lengthy with a 1" tip at 50 psi?
A. 30 psi
B. 35 psi
C. 80 psi
D. 85 psi
A - ANS-When positioning equipment for defensive a structure threatened by means of a wild
land hearth, which is INCORRECT?
A. Park on roadway
B. Park on the leeward facet of the structure
C. Keep cab doors closed and home windows rolled up
D. Place the apparatus air con (if geared up) in recirculation mode
A - ANS-When the primary shut off valve on a sprinkler device is closed, the water pumped into
the sprinkler Siamese will ___
A. Bypass the valve and attain the heads
B. Discharge out of the machine drain
C. Put undue strain on the machine, with possible rupture of pipes
D. Not flow into causing the apparatus pump to overheat
A - ANS-Which of the subsequent is a true declaration?
A. The pressure at a discharge beginning while water is flowing is referred to as drift stress. B.
Atmospheric stress is the pressure remaining on the source even as water is flowing
C. Static stress is the weight of air surrounding us and at sea stage is 14.7 psi
D. Water's residual strain is the stress it has whilst it's miles still or while no outside forces are
appearing on it. A - ANS-Which of the subsequent is FALSE?
