CALIFORNIA AMBULANCE DMV G FINAL
PAPER 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◉ When ambulances are readily available from two or more
services, your ambulance company may respond to a motor vehicle
accident:
A. Only upon instruction from a law-enforcement or public agency
dispatcher
B. Promptly after receiving a call from a private person
C. Immediately after receiving the call via CB radio
D. Whenever your ambulance is closer to the scene than your
competitor's. Answer: A. Only upon instruction from a law-
enforcement or public agency dispatcher
◉ Studies have shown that sirens on emergency vehicles do not give
sufficient warnings to:
A. Pedestrians
B. Drivers of vehicles directly ahead
C. Drivers of vehicles approaching on a cross street
,D. Drivers of vehicles moving slowly in dense traffic. Answer: C.
Drivers of vehicles approaching on a cross street
◉ order to maintain a valid ambulance driver certificate you must
pass a physical examination:
A. Every year
B. Every two years
C. When renewing the EMT-1(Ambulance) certificate
D. When renewing the ambulance driver certificate. Answer: B.
Every two years
◉ When a qualified attendant is not readily available, the driver of
an ambulance dispatched for emergency service shall:
A. respond promptly without the attendant
B. Wait for the attendant
C. Notify the dispatcher of the inability to respond
D. Substitute a trainee for the attendant. Answer: C. Notify the
dispatcher of the inability to respond
◉ The amber warning lamps on the ambulance may be displayed
only:
, A. During "Code 3" operation
B. At the scene of an emergency
C. When an unusual traffic hazard exists
D. When loading or unloading a patient. Answer: C. When an unusual
traffic hazard exists
◉ The red warning lamps on the ambulance may be displayed:
A. When responding to an emergency call
B. When an extreme hazard exists
C. When speed in transporting the patient is essential
D. Under any of the above circumstances. Answer: ... D. Under any of
the above circumstances
◉ Responsibility for determining the mechanical safety of the
ambulance rests primarily with the:
A. Service owner
B. Ambulance attendant
C. Service mechanic
D. Ambulance driver. Answer: D. Ambulance driver
PAPER 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◉ When ambulances are readily available from two or more
services, your ambulance company may respond to a motor vehicle
accident:
A. Only upon instruction from a law-enforcement or public agency
dispatcher
B. Promptly after receiving a call from a private person
C. Immediately after receiving the call via CB radio
D. Whenever your ambulance is closer to the scene than your
competitor's. Answer: A. Only upon instruction from a law-
enforcement or public agency dispatcher
◉ Studies have shown that sirens on emergency vehicles do not give
sufficient warnings to:
A. Pedestrians
B. Drivers of vehicles directly ahead
C. Drivers of vehicles approaching on a cross street
,D. Drivers of vehicles moving slowly in dense traffic. Answer: C.
Drivers of vehicles approaching on a cross street
◉ order to maintain a valid ambulance driver certificate you must
pass a physical examination:
A. Every year
B. Every two years
C. When renewing the EMT-1(Ambulance) certificate
D. When renewing the ambulance driver certificate. Answer: B.
Every two years
◉ When a qualified attendant is not readily available, the driver of
an ambulance dispatched for emergency service shall:
A. respond promptly without the attendant
B. Wait for the attendant
C. Notify the dispatcher of the inability to respond
D. Substitute a trainee for the attendant. Answer: C. Notify the
dispatcher of the inability to respond
◉ The amber warning lamps on the ambulance may be displayed
only:
, A. During "Code 3" operation
B. At the scene of an emergency
C. When an unusual traffic hazard exists
D. When loading or unloading a patient. Answer: C. When an unusual
traffic hazard exists
◉ The red warning lamps on the ambulance may be displayed:
A. When responding to an emergency call
B. When an extreme hazard exists
C. When speed in transporting the patient is essential
D. Under any of the above circumstances. Answer: ... D. Under any of
the above circumstances
◉ Responsibility for determining the mechanical safety of the
ambulance rests primarily with the:
A. Service owner
B. Ambulance attendant
C. Service mechanic
D. Ambulance driver. Answer: D. Ambulance driver
