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CH. 3 - IFSTA DRIVER/OPERATOR
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
2026-2027
KeepingYapparatusYinYaYstateYofYusefulnessYorYreadiness.Y-YCORRECTYANSWER-Maintenance



ToYrestoreYorYreplaceYthatYwhichYhasYbecomeYinoperable.Y-YCORRECTYANSWER-Repair



_____:YStandardYforYEmergencyYVehicleYTechnicianYProfessionalYQualifications.Y-YCORRECTYANSWER-
NFPAY1071



EveryYfireYdepartmentYshouldYhaveY___YforYaYsystematicYapparatusYmaintenanceYprogramYthatYcompliesY
withYapplicableYNFPAYstandards.Y-YCORRECTYANSWER-StandardYOperatingYProceduresY(SOPs)



OverYcleaningYofYtheYapparatusYcanYcauseYproblemsYassociatedYwithYtheYremovalYofY____YfromYtheYchassis
,Yengine,Ypump,YandYotherYvehicleYcomponents.Y-YCORRECTYANSWER-Lubricants



WhenYwashing,YtheYwaterYpressureYshouldYbeYsetYsoYthatYtheYstreamYfromYtheYendYofYtheYhoseYisYnoYmore
YthanY___YinYlength.Y-YCORRECTYANSWER-1Yfoot




WhenYcleaning,YneverYremoveYdustYorYgritYbyY_____.Y-YCORRECTYANSWER-DryYrubbing



DoYnotYwashYtheYapparatusYwithYextremelyY____YwaterYorYwhileYtheYsurfaceYofYtheYvehicleYisYhot.Y-
YCORRECTYANSWER-Hot




DryYtheYvehicleYwithYaYcleanY____,YrinsedYfrequentlyYwithYcleanYwater.Y-YCORRECTYANSWER-Chamois



InYgeneral,Y____YorY____YshouldYbeYusedYtoYcleanYautomotiveYglass.Y-YCORRECTYANSWER-
WarmYsoapyYwaterYorYcommercialYglassYcleaners

, DuringYtheYfirstYsixYmonthsYofYaYnewYapparatusYtheYvehicleYshouldYbeYwashedYrequentlyYwithY_____YtoYhar
denYtheYpaintYandYkeepYitYfromYspotting.Y-YCORRECTYANSWER-ColdYwater



TheYmethodYofYinspectionYthatYinvolvesYstartingYatYtheYdriver'sYdoorYonYtheYcabYandYworkingYaroundYtheYa
pparatusYinYaYclockwiseYpattern.Y-YCORRECTYANSWER-Walk-aroundYmethod



IfYtheYweatherYpermits,YtheYapparatusYshouldYbeYparkedY____YforYfunctionalYtests.Y-YCORRECTYANSWER-
Outside



SomeYdepartmentsYuseY________YratherYthanYdriverYside/officerYsideYwhenYidentifyingYsidesYofYtheYappar
atus.Y-YCORRECTYANSWER-StreetYside/curbYside



TheYfirstYportionYofYtheYvehicleYspecificallyYcheckedYshouldYbeYtheY______.Y-YCORRECTYANSWER-
LeftY(driver's)YsideYofYtheYcab



AsYwithYtheYleft-YandYright-
sideYinspections,YtheYfirstYthingYthatYshouldYbeYnotedYwhenYmovingYtoYtheYfrontYofYtheYvehicleYisY________
.Y-YCORRECTYANSWER-AnyYsignificantYbodyYdamage



TheY________YshouldYcoverYeverythingYfromYtheYrearYofYtheYcabYtoYtheYtailboardYonYeachYsideYofYtheYappa
ratus.Y-YCORRECTYANSWER-Left-YandYright-rearYsideYinspections



Ideally,YtheYdriver/operatorYshouldYmakeYsureYthatYtheY____YandY____YareYadjustedYinYaYsuitableYmannerY
beforeYtheYapparatusYisYstarted.Y-YCORRECTYANSWER-SeatsYandYmirrors



AsYaYruleYofYthumb,YitYisYgenerallyYbestYtoYkeepYtheYfuelYtankYatYleastY____YfullYatYallYtimes.Y-
YCORRECTYANSWER-¾'sYfull




TheYdeviceYintendedYtoYpreventYanYoverloadYofYtheYvehicle'sYelectricalYgenerationYsystem.Y-
YCORRECTYANSWER-LoadYmanagementYsystem




_____YcanYbeYaYproblemYdueYtoYlargeYamountsYofYelectricalYequipmentYthatYtendsYtoYbeYaddedYtoYmodern
Yapparatus.Y-YCORRECTYANSWER-Overload