PUMP OPS QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Electronic Stability control (ESC) ANSW✅✅system includes a steering wheel sensor in addition to
the lateral accelerometer
Backing the apparatus ANSW✅✅sound 2 short blasts of the vehicle's horn immediately before
Stop ANSW✅✅anytime the driver/operator looses sight of the spotter/backer they should
Baking Straight- ANSW✅✅the spotter extends arms outward with elbows bent and both palms
face the spotter
Stopping ANSW✅✅the spotter crosses both arms into a large X
Pull Forward ANSW✅✅the spotter turns palms out toward the driver/operator and motions back
and forth in a pushing actions
Driving Exercises ANSW✅✅alley dock, serpentine course, confined space turnaround, diminishing
clearance exercise
Driver/operator and company officer ANSW✅✅of the first arriving apparatus must observe
conditions and determine the best apparatus position based on initial attack strategy.
Preincident planning ANSW✅✅aids in identifying buildings with a high potential for collapse.
PFD (personal flotation device) ANSW✅✅any personnel working near the edge of bodies of water
are required to wear
Dry Hydrant ANSW✅✅consists of an intake hose connection on the shore and a length of pipe
extended into the water with a strainer on the end
, Large diameter intake hose ANSW✅✅is the preferred type of hose for hydrant connection
Counter-lock twist ANSW✅✅is a good way to minimize the chance of the intake hose kinking, do
this when making the connection between the hydrant and pumper
The Driver/operator ANSW✅✅should stop the apparatus either a few feet short or a few feet
beyond the hydrant to allow the intake hose to curve.
Dual Pumping ANSW✅✅one strong hydrant is used to supply two pumpers
Tandem Pumping ANSW✅✅operations are actually a form of relay pumping with the pumpers
positioned close together rather than evenly spaced in the supply hose layout
Tandem pumping ops ANSW✅✅may also be used in situations where the attack pumper is
located a relatively shorter distance from the water source, but a great distance from the fire.
Relay pumping ANSW✅✅is generally used to increase the volume of water available at a fire
scene, while tandem pumping is most often undertaken to increase water pressure.
Wildland/Urban interface ANSW✅✅the boundary between wild-land and structural development
is often referred to as
Anchor point ANSW✅✅any fire attack should begin with the apparatus here
Typical anchors are roads, lakes, ponds, or previously burned areas.
When driving through smoke ANSW✅✅proceed very slowly, sound the horn or siren
intermittently
Level 1 staging ANSW✅✅is applied to the initial response of more than one fire dept unit.
Apparatus ANSW✅✅should not travel opposing the normal flow of traffic on highways or ramps
unless the police have closed the road to traffic.
CORRECT ANSWERS
Electronic Stability control (ESC) ANSW✅✅system includes a steering wheel sensor in addition to
the lateral accelerometer
Backing the apparatus ANSW✅✅sound 2 short blasts of the vehicle's horn immediately before
Stop ANSW✅✅anytime the driver/operator looses sight of the spotter/backer they should
Baking Straight- ANSW✅✅the spotter extends arms outward with elbows bent and both palms
face the spotter
Stopping ANSW✅✅the spotter crosses both arms into a large X
Pull Forward ANSW✅✅the spotter turns palms out toward the driver/operator and motions back
and forth in a pushing actions
Driving Exercises ANSW✅✅alley dock, serpentine course, confined space turnaround, diminishing
clearance exercise
Driver/operator and company officer ANSW✅✅of the first arriving apparatus must observe
conditions and determine the best apparatus position based on initial attack strategy.
Preincident planning ANSW✅✅aids in identifying buildings with a high potential for collapse.
PFD (personal flotation device) ANSW✅✅any personnel working near the edge of bodies of water
are required to wear
Dry Hydrant ANSW✅✅consists of an intake hose connection on the shore and a length of pipe
extended into the water with a strainer on the end
, Large diameter intake hose ANSW✅✅is the preferred type of hose for hydrant connection
Counter-lock twist ANSW✅✅is a good way to minimize the chance of the intake hose kinking, do
this when making the connection between the hydrant and pumper
The Driver/operator ANSW✅✅should stop the apparatus either a few feet short or a few feet
beyond the hydrant to allow the intake hose to curve.
Dual Pumping ANSW✅✅one strong hydrant is used to supply two pumpers
Tandem Pumping ANSW✅✅operations are actually a form of relay pumping with the pumpers
positioned close together rather than evenly spaced in the supply hose layout
Tandem pumping ops ANSW✅✅may also be used in situations where the attack pumper is
located a relatively shorter distance from the water source, but a great distance from the fire.
Relay pumping ANSW✅✅is generally used to increase the volume of water available at a fire
scene, while tandem pumping is most often undertaken to increase water pressure.
Wildland/Urban interface ANSW✅✅the boundary between wild-land and structural development
is often referred to as
Anchor point ANSW✅✅any fire attack should begin with the apparatus here
Typical anchors are roads, lakes, ponds, or previously burned areas.
When driving through smoke ANSW✅✅proceed very slowly, sound the horn or siren
intermittently
Level 1 staging ANSW✅✅is applied to the initial response of more than one fire dept unit.
Apparatus ANSW✅✅should not travel opposing the normal flow of traffic on highways or ramps
unless the police have closed the road to traffic.
