FSVO STATE ACTUAL EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS
AND COMPLETE ANSWERS
◉ Standard for a Fire and Emergency Service Vehicle Operations
Training Program Answer: NFPA 1451
◉ What is designed to supplement the service brakes and that aid
braking by using the engine's own systems to slow it down? Answer:
Auxiliary brakes
◉ What are the sensors mounted on each wheel to control brake
application in event of a sudden or emergent stop called? Answer:
Antilock braking system (ABS)
◉ What is designed to assist the driver by maintaining the straight
orientation of the vehicle in effort to prevent rollover? Answer:
Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
◉ What is the most important safety measure during the backup
process? Answer: Having a spotter
◉ What was/is the 2nd leading cause of death in firefighter
fatalities? Answer: Injuries sustained while responding to/returning
from a call
, ◉ What NFPA states that it is the driver/operator's responsibility to
ensure that passenger restraints are used on each call? Answer:
NFPA 1002
◉ What is the care exercised by a reasonably prudent person under
the same conditions? Answer: Due regard
◉ To be the driver of a pumper, a FF would need to be proficient in
which NFPA chapters? Answer: 4 & 5
◉ What NFPA requires that all drivers/operators are reauthorized
annually for the vehicles that they operate? Answer: NFPA 1451
◉ What consists of the engine, frame, and all other essential
structural/mechanical parts? Answer: Chassis
◉ What is designed to hold the apparatus, when loaded to its
maximum in-service weight, on a 10% grade w/ transmission in
neutral and parking brake released? Answer: Wheel chocks
◉ What instrument gives indication of the electrical condition of the
battery and indicates the amount of amperage being drawn from the
battery? Answer: Voltmeter
AND COMPLETE ANSWERS
◉ Standard for a Fire and Emergency Service Vehicle Operations
Training Program Answer: NFPA 1451
◉ What is designed to supplement the service brakes and that aid
braking by using the engine's own systems to slow it down? Answer:
Auxiliary brakes
◉ What are the sensors mounted on each wheel to control brake
application in event of a sudden or emergent stop called? Answer:
Antilock braking system (ABS)
◉ What is designed to assist the driver by maintaining the straight
orientation of the vehicle in effort to prevent rollover? Answer:
Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
◉ What is the most important safety measure during the backup
process? Answer: Having a spotter
◉ What was/is the 2nd leading cause of death in firefighter
fatalities? Answer: Injuries sustained while responding to/returning
from a call
, ◉ What NFPA states that it is the driver/operator's responsibility to
ensure that passenger restraints are used on each call? Answer:
NFPA 1002
◉ What is the care exercised by a reasonably prudent person under
the same conditions? Answer: Due regard
◉ To be the driver of a pumper, a FF would need to be proficient in
which NFPA chapters? Answer: 4 & 5
◉ What NFPA requires that all drivers/operators are reauthorized
annually for the vehicles that they operate? Answer: NFPA 1451
◉ What consists of the engine, frame, and all other essential
structural/mechanical parts? Answer: Chassis
◉ What is designed to hold the apparatus, when loaded to its
maximum in-service weight, on a 10% grade w/ transmission in
neutral and parking brake released? Answer: Wheel chocks
◉ What instrument gives indication of the electrical condition of the
battery and indicates the amount of amperage being drawn from the
battery? Answer: Voltmeter
