PUMP OPERATOR STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS
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Pumpers with elevated water devices range from lengths of ___. - ANSWER 50' to 75'
Inverters re generally capable of providing ___ watts. - ANSWER 1500
Portable generators have a maximum of ___ watts. - ANSWER 5000
Vehicle mounted generators on a pumper have a maximum of ___ watts. -
ANSWER 12000
Vehicle mounted generators on a rescue have a maximum of ___ watts. -
ANSWER 50000
During the first six months after an apparatus is received, while the paint and protective
coating are new and unseasoned, the vehicle should be washed frequently with ___ water
to harden the paint and keep it from spotting. - ANSWER cold
Steering wheel play should be now more than ___ degrees in either direction. -
ANSWER 10
During a brake test, the vehicle should come to a complete stop from a speed of 20 mph
within ___ feet. - ANSWER 35
Air pressure should build to a sufficient level to allow vehicle operations within ___ seconds
of starting. - ANSWER 60
, Air pressure protection valves prevent air horns from being operated when the pressure in
the air reservoir drops below ___ PSI. - ANSWER 80
A significant portion of fire apparatus collisions occur while the apparatus is being driven in
___. - ANSWER reverse
Responding units should travel at least ___ feet apart. - ANSWER 300-500
According to the inside/outside method of positioning a fire apparatus, for a building 5
stories or less, the pumper parks ___ of the ladder truck. - ANSWER inside
According to the inside/outside method of positioning a fire apparatus, for a building 5
stories or more, the pumper parks ___ of the ladder truck. - ANSWER outside
Intake hose sections are commonly ___ feet in length. - ANSWER 10-50
The front wheels of the apparatus should be at least a ___-degree angle when positioning at
a hydrant. - ANSWER 45
Park wildland apparatus ___ to avoid blocking other fire apparatus or evacuating vehicles. -
ANSWER off the roadway
It is best to park command vehicles on ___ of the fire building. This giver a view of two sides
of the building. - ANSWER corners
1 PSI will raise a column of water ___ feet. - ANSWER 2.304
___ is the part of the total pressure lost while forcing water through pipes, fittings, fire hose,
and adapters. - ANSWER Friction loss
AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS|LATEST
2025/2026|GUARANTEED A+
Pumpers with elevated water devices range from lengths of ___. - ANSWER 50' to 75'
Inverters re generally capable of providing ___ watts. - ANSWER 1500
Portable generators have a maximum of ___ watts. - ANSWER 5000
Vehicle mounted generators on a pumper have a maximum of ___ watts. -
ANSWER 12000
Vehicle mounted generators on a rescue have a maximum of ___ watts. -
ANSWER 50000
During the first six months after an apparatus is received, while the paint and protective
coating are new and unseasoned, the vehicle should be washed frequently with ___ water
to harden the paint and keep it from spotting. - ANSWER cold
Steering wheel play should be now more than ___ degrees in either direction. -
ANSWER 10
During a brake test, the vehicle should come to a complete stop from a speed of 20 mph
within ___ feet. - ANSWER 35
Air pressure should build to a sufficient level to allow vehicle operations within ___ seconds
of starting. - ANSWER 60
, Air pressure protection valves prevent air horns from being operated when the pressure in
the air reservoir drops below ___ PSI. - ANSWER 80
A significant portion of fire apparatus collisions occur while the apparatus is being driven in
___. - ANSWER reverse
Responding units should travel at least ___ feet apart. - ANSWER 300-500
According to the inside/outside method of positioning a fire apparatus, for a building 5
stories or less, the pumper parks ___ of the ladder truck. - ANSWER inside
According to the inside/outside method of positioning a fire apparatus, for a building 5
stories or more, the pumper parks ___ of the ladder truck. - ANSWER outside
Intake hose sections are commonly ___ feet in length. - ANSWER 10-50
The front wheels of the apparatus should be at least a ___-degree angle when positioning at
a hydrant. - ANSWER 45
Park wildland apparatus ___ to avoid blocking other fire apparatus or evacuating vehicles. -
ANSWER off the roadway
It is best to park command vehicles on ___ of the fire building. This giver a view of two sides
of the building. - ANSWER corners
1 PSI will raise a column of water ___ feet. - ANSWER 2.304
___ is the part of the total pressure lost while forcing water through pipes, fittings, fire hose,
and adapters. - ANSWER Friction loss
