Pump /
Operator Exam Prep Questions With Correct Answers
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Ground //reservoirs //are //man-made //impoundments //that //have //the //same //characteristics //of //a
//pond //or //small //lake. //They //are //most //commonly //found //at:
A. //Commercial //properties
B. //Industrial //properties
C. //Municipal //water //treatment //facilities
D. //All //of //the //above //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔D
Pump //piping //on //fire //apparatus //must //be //able //to //withstand //hydrostatic //test //pressures //of:
A. //100 //psi
B. //250 //psi
C. //500 //psi
D. //750 //psi //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔C
NFPA /
/1901 /
/brake /
/test /
/requires /
/that /
/new /
/fire /
/apparatus /
/be //brought //to //a //complete //stop //from //a //speed //of //20 //mph //in //a //distance //not //to //exceed:
,A. //25 //ft
B. //35 //ft
C. //45 //ft
D. //55 //ft //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔B
All /
/fire /
/apparatus /
/with //a //rated //pump //capacity //of //750 //gallons //or //larger //must //be //equipped //with //___ //2 //½ //"
//discharges:
A. //2
B. //3
C. //4
D. //None //of //the //above //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔A
Because /
/total /
/vacuum /
/is //not //possible //in //field //operations, //fire //apparatus //must //have //a //maximum //lift //of:
A. //25 //ft
B. //28 //ft
C. //31 //ft
D. //34 //ft //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔A
A //tank //fill //line //should //be //provided //from //the //discharge //side //of //the //pump. //This //allows:
,A.The /
/tank //to //be //filled //without //making //additional //connections //when //the //pump //is //drafting.
B.A //means //of //replenishing //water //carried //in //the //tank.
C.For /
/circulation /
/of //water //through //the //pump //to //prevent //overheating //when //no //lines //are //flowing.
D.All //of //the //above //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔D
Which //of //the //following //is //NOT //true //concerning //centrifugal //pumps?
A.Centrifugal //pumps //are //the //simplest //of //all //fire //apparatus //pumps
B.The /
/amount //of //water //being //discharged //has //an //influence //on //the //pump's //discharge //pressure.
C.Speed /
/at //which //the //impeller //is //turning //has //an //influence //on //the //pump's //discharge //pressure.
D.Pressure /
/of /
/water /
/when /
/entering /
/the /
/pump /
/from //
a/
/pressurized /
/source /
/has //an //influence //on //the //pump's //discharge //pressure. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔A
NFPA //1901 //specifies //that //the //minimum //pump //capacity //for //pump //design //is:
, A. //250 //GPM
B. //500 //GPM
C. //750 //GPM
D. //1000 //GPM //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔C
Apparatus //service //tests //are //conducted //at //least:
A. //Annually
B. //Quarterly
C. //Semi-Annually
D. //As //often //as //local //operating //procedures //dictate. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔C
The //items //that //the //driver/operator //is //responsible //for //should //be //dictated //by:
A. //Driver/operator
B. //Company //Officer
C. //Dept. //SOP
D. //None //of //the //above //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔C
When /
/conducting //
a //pumper //service //test, //the //atmospheric //air //temperature //should //not //be //above:
A. //80 //deg //F
B. //90 //deg //F
C. //100 //deg //F
D. //None //of //the //above //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔C
Operator Exam Prep Questions With Correct Answers
/ // // // // // //
Ground //reservoirs //are //man-made //impoundments //that //have //the //same //characteristics //of //a
//pond //or //small //lake. //They //are //most //commonly //found //at:
A. //Commercial //properties
B. //Industrial //properties
C. //Municipal //water //treatment //facilities
D. //All //of //the //above //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔D
Pump //piping //on //fire //apparatus //must //be //able //to //withstand //hydrostatic //test //pressures //of:
A. //100 //psi
B. //250 //psi
C. //500 //psi
D. //750 //psi //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔C
NFPA /
/1901 /
/brake /
/test /
/requires /
/that /
/new /
/fire /
/apparatus /
/be //brought //to //a //complete //stop //from //a //speed //of //20 //mph //in //a //distance //not //to //exceed:
,A. //25 //ft
B. //35 //ft
C. //45 //ft
D. //55 //ft //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔B
All /
/fire /
/apparatus /
/with //a //rated //pump //capacity //of //750 //gallons //or //larger //must //be //equipped //with //___ //2 //½ //"
//discharges:
A. //2
B. //3
C. //4
D. //None //of //the //above //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔A
Because /
/total /
/vacuum /
/is //not //possible //in //field //operations, //fire //apparatus //must //have //a //maximum //lift //of:
A. //25 //ft
B. //28 //ft
C. //31 //ft
D. //34 //ft //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔A
A //tank //fill //line //should //be //provided //from //the //discharge //side //of //the //pump. //This //allows:
,A.The /
/tank //to //be //filled //without //making //additional //connections //when //the //pump //is //drafting.
B.A //means //of //replenishing //water //carried //in //the //tank.
C.For /
/circulation /
/of //water //through //the //pump //to //prevent //overheating //when //no //lines //are //flowing.
D.All //of //the //above //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔D
Which //of //the //following //is //NOT //true //concerning //centrifugal //pumps?
A.Centrifugal //pumps //are //the //simplest //of //all //fire //apparatus //pumps
B.The /
/amount //of //water //being //discharged //has //an //influence //on //the //pump's //discharge //pressure.
C.Speed /
/at //which //the //impeller //is //turning //has //an //influence //on //the //pump's //discharge //pressure.
D.Pressure /
/of /
/water /
/when /
/entering /
/the /
/pump /
/from //
a/
/pressurized /
/source /
/has //an //influence //on //the //pump's //discharge //pressure. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔A
NFPA //1901 //specifies //that //the //minimum //pump //capacity //for //pump //design //is:
, A. //250 //GPM
B. //500 //GPM
C. //750 //GPM
D. //1000 //GPM //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔C
Apparatus //service //tests //are //conducted //at //least:
A. //Annually
B. //Quarterly
C. //Semi-Annually
D. //As //often //as //local //operating //procedures //dictate. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔C
The //items //that //the //driver/operator //is //responsible //for //should //be //dictated //by:
A. //Driver/operator
B. //Company //Officer
C. //Dept. //SOP
D. //None //of //the //above //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔C
When /
/conducting //
a //pumper //service //test, //the //atmospheric //air //temperature //should //not //be //above:
A. //80 //deg //F
B. //90 //deg //F
C. //100 //deg //F
D. //None //of //the //above //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔C
