FCTC VIDEOS EXAM REPORTED
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
What is the minimum length ladder needed to reach the roof of a 3 story house?
Building story average 12 ft floor and 4 ft for distance of
Windowsill - Answer- 40 ft
Engine is 50ft from the front door, you need 100ft of hose on the fire floor. 15 ft of hose
per floor below fire. How many of feet of hose are needed? - Answer- 180 ft
Narc Fentanyl, comes in 100 mcg in 2 mL pre-loads. Your patient needs 75mcg. How
many mL will you administer IV? - Answer- 1.5mL
Residential floors are typically 12 ft high. The window sill is 4 ft above the floor. It's
standard to have top of ladder 4 ft above window sill or roof. What is the minimum
ladder height required for a 2 story window? - Answer- 24 ft ladder
If engine 1 is responding to a call 4.5
miles away and has an average
speed of 50 mph and engine 2 is
responding to the same call and has
to go 6 miles with and average
speed of 55 mph. Who will be on
scene first and by how much time? - Answer- Engine 1 by 1 minute and 9 seconds
You and your crew are buying dinner, there are 7 of you. Each person chips in $9.
Dinner costs $64.44 - Answer- Over $1.44
What two vehicles would fit in the app bay if they were stacked on each other? -
Answer- Squad 23ft and battalion 9 15ft
Boys and girls get 60 votes for class president. A ratio 3:2. How many votes do boys
get? - Answer- Boys 36 girls 24
3 different sizes of horse. You are given the total amount of hose, total, but you have to
determine how much that was used? - Answer- 700ft
66 feet in a chain, on average a firefighter can cut 10 chains in an hour. How many
yards can he cut in an hour? - Answer- 220 yards
, Tank 1. 830 gallons x 2ft depth = 1660
Tank 2. 670 gallons x 2ft depth = 1340 - Answer- 330
You have an 8 gallon tank you have to fill. Each bottle is 2.5 gallons. How many is
required to fill the 8 gallon - Answer- 3.2
The one about the engine pump. The tank holds 500 gallons. How much time do you
have left in 90 seconds if you are flowing at 125 gpm? - Answer- 150 seconds
Engine 1 has a tank that hold 40 gal tank and gets 15mpg. While engine 2 tank hold 35
gallons and get 17mpg. Which engine will go further and which engine will run out of
fuel first? - Answer- Engine 2 will go 5 miles less than Engine 1 and Engine 1 will run
out of fuel first
Class K Fire Extinguisher needs to be 30 feet from the farthest cooking device and near
the next door, stove is 20ft from the door. Pizza oven is 40ft from the door and the fryer
is 25ft from door. Where does the extinguisher need to be placed? - Answer- 25 ft
If a tank with a 12' diameter holds 670 gallons per foot of depth, how many gallons will a
tank with a 12' diameter hold if it's 5' deep? - Answer- 3,350
If a fire apparatus bay is 56 feet long and the fire apparatus is 38 feet long, how many
feet is left over in the bay? - Answer- 18 ft
L111 gets 4 miles per gallon. If L111 drives 76 miles how many gallons of diesel will it
have used? Round to the nearest whole number. - Answer- 19
If gas costs $3.29 per gallon and you purchase 6.5 gallons, how much money will you
spend? - Answer- $21.39
Engine 5 has a fell water tank that holds 100 gallons, Engine 7 holds 1,250 gallons of
water and is full. With a total of three hose lines flowing, each at 125 gpm on a fully
involved barn fire. How many 3,500 gallon water tenders would be required to sustain
this operation for 1.5 hours? - Answer- 9 Water tenders including engine 5 and engine 7
Engine 19 travels 5.45 gpm. They traveled 185 miles. How many gallons did they use? -
Answer- 33 (33.94)
Formula for determining the head pressure difference between and intake and output -
Answer- 1 vertical foot = 0.433psi
1psi = 2.31 vertical feet
If engine 1 has a 40 gallon tank and gets 15 miles per gallon and engine 2 has a 35
gallon tank and gets 17 miles per gallon, both engines go the same distance, which
engine will run out of fuel first and which engine would drive further? - Answer- Engine 1
will run out of fuel first and go 5 miles more than Engine 2
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
What is the minimum length ladder needed to reach the roof of a 3 story house?
Building story average 12 ft floor and 4 ft for distance of
Windowsill - Answer- 40 ft
Engine is 50ft from the front door, you need 100ft of hose on the fire floor. 15 ft of hose
per floor below fire. How many of feet of hose are needed? - Answer- 180 ft
Narc Fentanyl, comes in 100 mcg in 2 mL pre-loads. Your patient needs 75mcg. How
many mL will you administer IV? - Answer- 1.5mL
Residential floors are typically 12 ft high. The window sill is 4 ft above the floor. It's
standard to have top of ladder 4 ft above window sill or roof. What is the minimum
ladder height required for a 2 story window? - Answer- 24 ft ladder
If engine 1 is responding to a call 4.5
miles away and has an average
speed of 50 mph and engine 2 is
responding to the same call and has
to go 6 miles with and average
speed of 55 mph. Who will be on
scene first and by how much time? - Answer- Engine 1 by 1 minute and 9 seconds
You and your crew are buying dinner, there are 7 of you. Each person chips in $9.
Dinner costs $64.44 - Answer- Over $1.44
What two vehicles would fit in the app bay if they were stacked on each other? -
Answer- Squad 23ft and battalion 9 15ft
Boys and girls get 60 votes for class president. A ratio 3:2. How many votes do boys
get? - Answer- Boys 36 girls 24
3 different sizes of horse. You are given the total amount of hose, total, but you have to
determine how much that was used? - Answer- 700ft
66 feet in a chain, on average a firefighter can cut 10 chains in an hour. How many
yards can he cut in an hour? - Answer- 220 yards
, Tank 1. 830 gallons x 2ft depth = 1660
Tank 2. 670 gallons x 2ft depth = 1340 - Answer- 330
You have an 8 gallon tank you have to fill. Each bottle is 2.5 gallons. How many is
required to fill the 8 gallon - Answer- 3.2
The one about the engine pump. The tank holds 500 gallons. How much time do you
have left in 90 seconds if you are flowing at 125 gpm? - Answer- 150 seconds
Engine 1 has a tank that hold 40 gal tank and gets 15mpg. While engine 2 tank hold 35
gallons and get 17mpg. Which engine will go further and which engine will run out of
fuel first? - Answer- Engine 2 will go 5 miles less than Engine 1 and Engine 1 will run
out of fuel first
Class K Fire Extinguisher needs to be 30 feet from the farthest cooking device and near
the next door, stove is 20ft from the door. Pizza oven is 40ft from the door and the fryer
is 25ft from door. Where does the extinguisher need to be placed? - Answer- 25 ft
If a tank with a 12' diameter holds 670 gallons per foot of depth, how many gallons will a
tank with a 12' diameter hold if it's 5' deep? - Answer- 3,350
If a fire apparatus bay is 56 feet long and the fire apparatus is 38 feet long, how many
feet is left over in the bay? - Answer- 18 ft
L111 gets 4 miles per gallon. If L111 drives 76 miles how many gallons of diesel will it
have used? Round to the nearest whole number. - Answer- 19
If gas costs $3.29 per gallon and you purchase 6.5 gallons, how much money will you
spend? - Answer- $21.39
Engine 5 has a fell water tank that holds 100 gallons, Engine 7 holds 1,250 gallons of
water and is full. With a total of three hose lines flowing, each at 125 gpm on a fully
involved barn fire. How many 3,500 gallon water tenders would be required to sustain
this operation for 1.5 hours? - Answer- 9 Water tenders including engine 5 and engine 7
Engine 19 travels 5.45 gpm. They traveled 185 miles. How many gallons did they use? -
Answer- 33 (33.94)
Formula for determining the head pressure difference between and intake and output -
Answer- 1 vertical foot = 0.433psi
1psi = 2.31 vertical feet
If engine 1 has a 40 gallon tank and gets 15 miles per gallon and engine 2 has a 35
gallon tank and gets 17 miles per gallon, both engines go the same distance, which
engine will run out of fuel first and which engine would drive further? - Answer- Engine 1
will run out of fuel first and go 5 miles more than Engine 2
