IFSTA Chapter 3 Questions and Answers
Already Graded A
Apparatus should be weighed after loading it with all equipment and personnel to
ensure that axle loading is balanced: - Correct ✓✓7 percent from side to side.
An apparatus equipped with Selective Catalyst Reductant (SCR) will have a tank in
addition to a fuel tank that must be filled with Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) and the DEF
tank should be: - Correct ✓✓topped off every time the apparatus is fueled.
NFPA® 1901, Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus, requires a placard in every
apparatus, listing: - Correct ✓✓vehicle height and weight in feet and tons.
What agency in the United States establishes basic requirements for licensing a driver?
- Correct ✓✓Federal Department of Transportation (DOT)
Which term refers to the distance that the vehicle travels from the time brakes are
applied until the apparatus comes to a complete stop? - Correct ✓✓Braking distance
On apparatus equipped with a diesel particulate filter (DPF), which of the following lights
up when the exhaust system is very hot, usually due to an active regeneration in
process? - Correct ✓✓High Exhaust System Temperature indicator
Which would MOST likely be exempt when emergency vehicles have their audible and
visual warning lights on? - Correct ✓✓Speed limits
, What can cause poor traction? - Correct ✓✓Too little weight on driving axles
When more than one emergency vehicle is responding along the same route, they
should travel: - Correct ✓✓at least 300 to 500 feet (90 to 150 m) apart.
Which is a guideline IFSTA recommends when backing apparatus? - Correct ✓✓Sound
two short blasts of vehicle's horn immediately before backing apparatus
Which statement about excessive speed and braking is MOST accurate? - Correct
✓✓Excessive speed can cause difficulties when braking.
How do drivers establish visual lead time? - Correct ✓✓By scanning the path of travel
far enough ahead based on their speed
Which statement about warning devices is MOST accurate? - Correct ✓✓Use of
warning devices should be limited to response to true emergencies.
Driver/operators must perform practical driving exercises: - Correct ✓✓with each type
of apparatus they are expected to drive.
What must driver/operators complete before being allowed to drive under emergency
conditions? - Correct ✓✓A thorough training program
After the driver/operator perceives the need to stop the vehicle, the distance the
apparatus travels while the driver/operator transfers his or her foot from the accelerator
to the brake pedal is: - Correct ✓✓reaction distance.
What is the purpose of the Driver Controlled Differential Lock (DCDL)? - Correct
✓✓Improve traction and handling
Why should firefighters open the bleeder valve or drain valve between the control valve
and cap? - Correct ✓✓To ensure any trapped pressure is released
Already Graded A
Apparatus should be weighed after loading it with all equipment and personnel to
ensure that axle loading is balanced: - Correct ✓✓7 percent from side to side.
An apparatus equipped with Selective Catalyst Reductant (SCR) will have a tank in
addition to a fuel tank that must be filled with Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) and the DEF
tank should be: - Correct ✓✓topped off every time the apparatus is fueled.
NFPA® 1901, Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus, requires a placard in every
apparatus, listing: - Correct ✓✓vehicle height and weight in feet and tons.
What agency in the United States establishes basic requirements for licensing a driver?
- Correct ✓✓Federal Department of Transportation (DOT)
Which term refers to the distance that the vehicle travels from the time brakes are
applied until the apparatus comes to a complete stop? - Correct ✓✓Braking distance
On apparatus equipped with a diesel particulate filter (DPF), which of the following lights
up when the exhaust system is very hot, usually due to an active regeneration in
process? - Correct ✓✓High Exhaust System Temperature indicator
Which would MOST likely be exempt when emergency vehicles have their audible and
visual warning lights on? - Correct ✓✓Speed limits
, What can cause poor traction? - Correct ✓✓Too little weight on driving axles
When more than one emergency vehicle is responding along the same route, they
should travel: - Correct ✓✓at least 300 to 500 feet (90 to 150 m) apart.
Which is a guideline IFSTA recommends when backing apparatus? - Correct ✓✓Sound
two short blasts of vehicle's horn immediately before backing apparatus
Which statement about excessive speed and braking is MOST accurate? - Correct
✓✓Excessive speed can cause difficulties when braking.
How do drivers establish visual lead time? - Correct ✓✓By scanning the path of travel
far enough ahead based on their speed
Which statement about warning devices is MOST accurate? - Correct ✓✓Use of
warning devices should be limited to response to true emergencies.
Driver/operators must perform practical driving exercises: - Correct ✓✓with each type
of apparatus they are expected to drive.
What must driver/operators complete before being allowed to drive under emergency
conditions? - Correct ✓✓A thorough training program
After the driver/operator perceives the need to stop the vehicle, the distance the
apparatus travels while the driver/operator transfers his or her foot from the accelerator
to the brake pedal is: - Correct ✓✓reaction distance.
What is the purpose of the Driver Controlled Differential Lock (DCDL)? - Correct
✓✓Improve traction and handling
Why should firefighters open the bleeder valve or drain valve between the control valve
and cap? - Correct ✓✓To ensure any trapped pressure is released
