TRAFFIC SUPERVISOR EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026/2027 – FULLY VERIFIED
EDITION.
◎ Standard for a fire service vehicle operations training program ANSWER:- NFPA
1451
◎ Standard on Fire Dept occupational safety and health program ANSWER:- NFPA
1500
◎ What percent of firefighters killed in the line of duty are responding to or returning
from incidents ANSWER:- 26%
◎ An estimated _____________ Emergency vehicle collisions occur at intersections
each year ANSWER:- 3,000
◎ What is the most common type of emergency vehicle collisions that accounts for
24% of crashes? ANSWER:- Intersections
◎ Over 3/4 or 77% of all accidents in the fire service are caused by
______________________? ANSWER:- Driver error
◎ Over __________ % involving firefighters occur in theyre personally owned vehicles
ANSWER:- 42%
◎ What are the 4 goals of the FSVO Program? ANSWER:- 1. Prevent crashes
2. Prevent injuries
3. Prevent fatalities
4. Prevent criminal and civil litigation
◎ Velocity = _________ ANSWER:- speed
◎ What is the second most common fire service vehicle to be involved in an accident?
ANSWER:- Tender
◎ What is the location where are path conflicts with other vehicles? ANSWER:-
Intersections
◎ Standard on Comprehensive Operational Medical Program for Fire Departments
ANSWER:- NFPA 1582
, ◎ Program that trains emergency vehicle drivers to operate in safe and professional
manner ANSWER:- FSVO
◎ Approximately 50% of ambulance accidents occurred when the driver had ________
years of experience
A. 0-2
B- 2-5
C- 6-10
D. 10+ ANSWER:- A. 0-2
◎ What is the formula for momentum? ANSWER:- Mass x velocity
◎ What is the 2nd leading cause for line of duty death in the fire service? ANSWER:-
Responding to or returning from incidents
◎ Vision and Hearing must meet which NFPA? ANSWER:- 1582
◎ A situation in which there is a high probability of death or serious injury individual
ANSWER:- True emergency
◎ Energy a vehicle has due to its mass and speed ANSWER:- Kinetic Energy
◎ What is the first highest reason firefighters are killed in the line of duty ANSWER:-
Fireground operations
◎ What are 3 factors that affect traction? ANSWER:- Tire Tread
Road surface
Environment
◎ True/False
A US Fire administration study found the majority of emergency vehicle accidents occur
during emergency responses ANSWER:- True
◎ Law enforcement should be positioned __________ of fire apparatus providing
warning in shadowed area ANSWER:- Upstream
◎ Allows a FD officer to close all or part of a highway (excluding toll roads) to traffic
provided certain conditions are met. ANSWER:- Shib's law
◎ The legal deficiency or wrong which results whenever a person fails to exercise that
degree or care which a prudent person would exercise under similar circumstances
ANSWER:- Negligence
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026/2027 – FULLY VERIFIED
EDITION.
◎ Standard for a fire service vehicle operations training program ANSWER:- NFPA
1451
◎ Standard on Fire Dept occupational safety and health program ANSWER:- NFPA
1500
◎ What percent of firefighters killed in the line of duty are responding to or returning
from incidents ANSWER:- 26%
◎ An estimated _____________ Emergency vehicle collisions occur at intersections
each year ANSWER:- 3,000
◎ What is the most common type of emergency vehicle collisions that accounts for
24% of crashes? ANSWER:- Intersections
◎ Over 3/4 or 77% of all accidents in the fire service are caused by
______________________? ANSWER:- Driver error
◎ Over __________ % involving firefighters occur in theyre personally owned vehicles
ANSWER:- 42%
◎ What are the 4 goals of the FSVO Program? ANSWER:- 1. Prevent crashes
2. Prevent injuries
3. Prevent fatalities
4. Prevent criminal and civil litigation
◎ Velocity = _________ ANSWER:- speed
◎ What is the second most common fire service vehicle to be involved in an accident?
ANSWER:- Tender
◎ What is the location where are path conflicts with other vehicles? ANSWER:-
Intersections
◎ Standard on Comprehensive Operational Medical Program for Fire Departments
ANSWER:- NFPA 1582
, ◎ Program that trains emergency vehicle drivers to operate in safe and professional
manner ANSWER:- FSVO
◎ Approximately 50% of ambulance accidents occurred when the driver had ________
years of experience
A. 0-2
B- 2-5
C- 6-10
D. 10+ ANSWER:- A. 0-2
◎ What is the formula for momentum? ANSWER:- Mass x velocity
◎ What is the 2nd leading cause for line of duty death in the fire service? ANSWER:-
Responding to or returning from incidents
◎ Vision and Hearing must meet which NFPA? ANSWER:- 1582
◎ A situation in which there is a high probability of death or serious injury individual
ANSWER:- True emergency
◎ Energy a vehicle has due to its mass and speed ANSWER:- Kinetic Energy
◎ What is the first highest reason firefighters are killed in the line of duty ANSWER:-
Fireground operations
◎ What are 3 factors that affect traction? ANSWER:- Tire Tread
Road surface
Environment
◎ True/False
A US Fire administration study found the majority of emergency vehicle accidents occur
during emergency responses ANSWER:- True
◎ Law enforcement should be positioned __________ of fire apparatus providing
warning in shadowed area ANSWER:- Upstream
◎ Allows a FD officer to close all or part of a highway (excluding toll roads) to traffic
provided certain conditions are met. ANSWER:- Shib's law
◎ The legal deficiency or wrong which results whenever a person fails to exercise that
degree or care which a prudent person would exercise under similar circumstances
ANSWER:- Negligence
