ARFF CDC Practice Questions with Correct
Answers
Identify the TRUE statement about the induction method of foam proportioning
Uses eductor to draft the phone concentrate into the water stream
Identify the TRUE statement about preparing for the turret ground pattern test
Turret Nozzles must be tilted upward to form a 30° angle with the horizontal
Identify TWO TRUE statements about the serpentine exercise
1. You must drive in both forward and in reverse between the markers
2. You must maneuver around a minimum of three marker spaced consistently apart
Identify TWO TRUE STATEMENTS about the turning radius of an ARFF apparatus
1. The turning radius is the amount of space an ARFF apparatus takes to complete a 360°
turn.
2. It's a good idea to practice driving your ARFF apparatus to become familiar with your
turning radius.
Identify TWO guidelines that are used for numbering runways
1. The letters "L" and "R" are added to the number of parallels runways to designate which
one is to the approaching pilots left and which one is to the approaching pilots right
2. Runways are numbered on each end using the nearest compass bearing, rounded to the
nearest ten degrees
Identify THREE methods that can be used to resupply foam
, 1. Filling directly from a 5-gallon container
2. Overhead gravity
3. Transferring from a tender using a pump
Identify TWO TRUE statements about driving an ARFF apparatus on rural roads
1.Rural roads have less traffic, but vehicles often move at a higher rate of speed
2.Check side streets and roads
ARFF personnel must sound the proper withdrawal signal when
Munitions have become involved in a fire
The purpose of the manifold on the center console is to
Regilate the air pressure in the crew members SCBA mask
Place the steps in the correct order for an airplane to land on an airfield following the
correct pattern
1. Downwind leg
2. Base leg
3. Final approach
Identify the THREE items on an apparatus that you must verify prior to conducting the
foam solution-concentration test, the turret ground pattern test, and the expansion and
drainage test.
1. That the apparatus's water and foam systems are operational.
2. That the piping systems have been flushed.
3. The pressure and flow characteristics of each apparatus outlet.
Place the steps for making a turn on an improved surface in the correct order
Answers
Identify the TRUE statement about the induction method of foam proportioning
Uses eductor to draft the phone concentrate into the water stream
Identify the TRUE statement about preparing for the turret ground pattern test
Turret Nozzles must be tilted upward to form a 30° angle with the horizontal
Identify TWO TRUE statements about the serpentine exercise
1. You must drive in both forward and in reverse between the markers
2. You must maneuver around a minimum of three marker spaced consistently apart
Identify TWO TRUE STATEMENTS about the turning radius of an ARFF apparatus
1. The turning radius is the amount of space an ARFF apparatus takes to complete a 360°
turn.
2. It's a good idea to practice driving your ARFF apparatus to become familiar with your
turning radius.
Identify TWO guidelines that are used for numbering runways
1. The letters "L" and "R" are added to the number of parallels runways to designate which
one is to the approaching pilots left and which one is to the approaching pilots right
2. Runways are numbered on each end using the nearest compass bearing, rounded to the
nearest ten degrees
Identify THREE methods that can be used to resupply foam
, 1. Filling directly from a 5-gallon container
2. Overhead gravity
3. Transferring from a tender using a pump
Identify TWO TRUE statements about driving an ARFF apparatus on rural roads
1.Rural roads have less traffic, but vehicles often move at a higher rate of speed
2.Check side streets and roads
ARFF personnel must sound the proper withdrawal signal when
Munitions have become involved in a fire
The purpose of the manifold on the center console is to
Regilate the air pressure in the crew members SCBA mask
Place the steps in the correct order for an airplane to land on an airfield following the
correct pattern
1. Downwind leg
2. Base leg
3. Final approach
Identify the THREE items on an apparatus that you must verify prior to conducting the
foam solution-concentration test, the turret ground pattern test, and the expansion and
drainage test.
1. That the apparatus's water and foam systems are operational.
2. That the piping systems have been flushed.
3. The pressure and flow characteristics of each apparatus outlet.
Place the steps for making a turn on an improved surface in the correct order
