Pump Operator UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
2ft (24in) - CORRECT ANSWER - Floating strainers may be used in water as shallow as?
Intersections - CORRECT ANSWER - What is the most likely place for a collision to occur?
Closed or blocked by law enforcement - CORRECT ANSWER - Before driving apparatus in
an opposing lane, some department SOPs require the street or road to be what?
Safe driving techniques - CORRECT ANSWER - Get the big picture, keep your eyes moving,
leave yourself an out, and make sure others can see and hear you are all examples of what?
Law of inertia - CORRECT ANSWER - Weight transfer follows the
Minimize the chance of the vehicle skidding - CORRECT ANSWER - What does ABS do
when the brakes are forcefully applied?
50 MPH - CORRECT ANSWER - What speed does emergency vehicles outrun the range of
their audible warning device (siren)?
Fog, Solid, Broken - CORRECT ANSWER - What are types of fire streams?
Driver Operator - CORRECT ANSWER - As the apparatus approaches the scene, the
company officer and the ________________ should observe the scene to determine how best to
potion the apparatus.
Pre-Incident Planning - CORRECT ANSWER - What aids in identifying buildings with a high
potential for collapse?
, PFD (personnel flotation device) - CORRECT ANSWER - Personnel working near bodies of
water should be required to wear what?
Dry Hydrant - CORRECT ANSWER - What type of hydrant consists of an intake hose
connection on the shore and a length of pipe equipped with a strainer that extends into the water
source?
Large diameter intake hose - CORRECT ANSWER - Preferred type of hose for connection to
a fire hydrant?
Putting 2 full twists in the hose when making the connection - CORRECT ANSWER - What
can minimize kinks in the intake hose?
Curve - CORRECT ANSWER - When connecting to the hydrant, stop a few feet short or pull
a few feet forward from the hydrant to allow the hose to do what?
Dual Pumping - CORRECT ANSWER - what is it called when one strong hydrant is used to
supply two pumpers?
Wildland/Urban interface - CORRECT ANSWER - The boundary between the wildland and
structural development is often called the?
Anchor point - CORRECT ANSWER - In wildland firefighting always attack from an?
Sound the horn intermittently - CORRECT ANSWER - If you have to drive through smoke
during wildland operation always do what?
Level 1 staging - CORRECT ANSWER - What type of staging is used on all multi company
emergency responses: 1st arriving units of each type proceed directly to the scene, others are on
standby?
Questions and CORRECT Answers
2ft (24in) - CORRECT ANSWER - Floating strainers may be used in water as shallow as?
Intersections - CORRECT ANSWER - What is the most likely place for a collision to occur?
Closed or blocked by law enforcement - CORRECT ANSWER - Before driving apparatus in
an opposing lane, some department SOPs require the street or road to be what?
Safe driving techniques - CORRECT ANSWER - Get the big picture, keep your eyes moving,
leave yourself an out, and make sure others can see and hear you are all examples of what?
Law of inertia - CORRECT ANSWER - Weight transfer follows the
Minimize the chance of the vehicle skidding - CORRECT ANSWER - What does ABS do
when the brakes are forcefully applied?
50 MPH - CORRECT ANSWER - What speed does emergency vehicles outrun the range of
their audible warning device (siren)?
Fog, Solid, Broken - CORRECT ANSWER - What are types of fire streams?
Driver Operator - CORRECT ANSWER - As the apparatus approaches the scene, the
company officer and the ________________ should observe the scene to determine how best to
potion the apparatus.
Pre-Incident Planning - CORRECT ANSWER - What aids in identifying buildings with a high
potential for collapse?
, PFD (personnel flotation device) - CORRECT ANSWER - Personnel working near bodies of
water should be required to wear what?
Dry Hydrant - CORRECT ANSWER - What type of hydrant consists of an intake hose
connection on the shore and a length of pipe equipped with a strainer that extends into the water
source?
Large diameter intake hose - CORRECT ANSWER - Preferred type of hose for connection to
a fire hydrant?
Putting 2 full twists in the hose when making the connection - CORRECT ANSWER - What
can minimize kinks in the intake hose?
Curve - CORRECT ANSWER - When connecting to the hydrant, stop a few feet short or pull
a few feet forward from the hydrant to allow the hose to do what?
Dual Pumping - CORRECT ANSWER - what is it called when one strong hydrant is used to
supply two pumpers?
Wildland/Urban interface - CORRECT ANSWER - The boundary between the wildland and
structural development is often called the?
Anchor point - CORRECT ANSWER - In wildland firefighting always attack from an?
Sound the horn intermittently - CORRECT ANSWER - If you have to drive through smoke
during wildland operation always do what?
Level 1 staging - CORRECT ANSWER - What type of staging is used on all multi company
emergency responses: 1st arriving units of each type proceed directly to the scene, others are on
standby?
