AERIAL CDC EXAM 2026 AIRCRAFT
COORDINATION AND DISPATCH STUDY GUIDE
FULL PAPER AND ANSWERS
◉ After completing the engine speed check and vacuum test, you'll
need to:
Answer: Prepare the aerial apparatus for the remaining tests.
◉ During the pumping test, record the following readings at 5-
minute intervals for up to 20 minutes (3)
Answer: Pump discharge pressure, nozzle pressure or flow, and
engine RPM.
◉ Service tests are conducted:
Answer: By technicians assisted by the driver operator.
◉ The gauge test checks the discharges pressure gauges and:
Answer: Flowmeter
◉ Select THREE pre-service tests.
Answer: Certification test, off road test, static test???
,◉ Pre-service tests are usually performed:
Answer: At the manufacture's facility.
◉ Periodic aerial apparatus maintenance records should include:
Answer: Instrument and gauges
◉ Select the TRUE statement about record keeping.
Answer: Fire departments should maintain an effective filing
systems for reports.
◉ Module 3:
Answer: Safe Driving
◉ When driving or "cruising" in an aerial apparatus, you should:
Answer: Be careful not to over-throttle, " which may result in
lugging.
◉ Identify the action you would perform when entering, exiting, or
changing lanes on a limited access highway.
Answer: Check your side and rear view mirrors
◉ Identify the TRUE statement about aerial apparatus shut down.
,Answer: Allow the engine to idle until it has cooled to the normal
operating temperature.
◉ When stopping an aerial apparatus, always remember to take into
account the:
Answer: ALL OF THE BOVE
Weight, driving conditions, and condition of tires and brakes.
◉ When driving an aerial apparatus through an area with a
restricted horizontal and vertical clearance, you should:
Answer: Be able to judge the distance between the wheels of the
aerial apparatus and any object.
◉ Place the steps for completing the alley dock exercise in the
correct order.
Answer:
◉ Identify the THREE reasons why it is important to know the shape
and size of your aerial apparatus.
Answer: To ensure that the aerial apparatus will not hit any
obstructions.
So you can judge whether the aerial apparatus can travel through a
tunnel safely.
, To ensure that the aerial apparatus will fit in a designated parking
area.
◉ When maneuvering an aerial apparatus around obstructions in
the roadway, do all of the following EXCEPT:
Answer: ONLY approach these obstructions from the left side of the
apparatus.
◉ While passing through an inspection with a red stop light during
the road test, you might be penalized for:
Answer: Proceeding through the intersection.
◉ The exercise that might be substituted for the alley dock exercise
in your jurisdiction is the:
Answer: Apparatus station parking maneuver
◉ You could be penalized for all of the following during the
serpentine exercise EXCEPT:
Answer: Activating the wrong turn signal.
◉ Module 4
Answer: Apparatus Positioning
COORDINATION AND DISPATCH STUDY GUIDE
FULL PAPER AND ANSWERS
◉ After completing the engine speed check and vacuum test, you'll
need to:
Answer: Prepare the aerial apparatus for the remaining tests.
◉ During the pumping test, record the following readings at 5-
minute intervals for up to 20 minutes (3)
Answer: Pump discharge pressure, nozzle pressure or flow, and
engine RPM.
◉ Service tests are conducted:
Answer: By technicians assisted by the driver operator.
◉ The gauge test checks the discharges pressure gauges and:
Answer: Flowmeter
◉ Select THREE pre-service tests.
Answer: Certification test, off road test, static test???
,◉ Pre-service tests are usually performed:
Answer: At the manufacture's facility.
◉ Periodic aerial apparatus maintenance records should include:
Answer: Instrument and gauges
◉ Select the TRUE statement about record keeping.
Answer: Fire departments should maintain an effective filing
systems for reports.
◉ Module 3:
Answer: Safe Driving
◉ When driving or "cruising" in an aerial apparatus, you should:
Answer: Be careful not to over-throttle, " which may result in
lugging.
◉ Identify the action you would perform when entering, exiting, or
changing lanes on a limited access highway.
Answer: Check your side and rear view mirrors
◉ Identify the TRUE statement about aerial apparatus shut down.
,Answer: Allow the engine to idle until it has cooled to the normal
operating temperature.
◉ When stopping an aerial apparatus, always remember to take into
account the:
Answer: ALL OF THE BOVE
Weight, driving conditions, and condition of tires and brakes.
◉ When driving an aerial apparatus through an area with a
restricted horizontal and vertical clearance, you should:
Answer: Be able to judge the distance between the wheels of the
aerial apparatus and any object.
◉ Place the steps for completing the alley dock exercise in the
correct order.
Answer:
◉ Identify the THREE reasons why it is important to know the shape
and size of your aerial apparatus.
Answer: To ensure that the aerial apparatus will not hit any
obstructions.
So you can judge whether the aerial apparatus can travel through a
tunnel safely.
, To ensure that the aerial apparatus will fit in a designated parking
area.
◉ When maneuvering an aerial apparatus around obstructions in
the roadway, do all of the following EXCEPT:
Answer: ONLY approach these obstructions from the left side of the
apparatus.
◉ While passing through an inspection with a red stop light during
the road test, you might be penalized for:
Answer: Proceeding through the intersection.
◉ The exercise that might be substituted for the alley dock exercise
in your jurisdiction is the:
Answer: Apparatus station parking maneuver
◉ You could be penalized for all of the following during the
serpentine exercise EXCEPT:
Answer: Activating the wrong turn signal.
◉ Module 4
Answer: Apparatus Positioning
