CAL FIRE FAE Exam Questions with
100%Verified Correct Answers
A service - correct answer -90 Days
B service - correct answer -6,000 miles or 6 months
C service - correct answer -24,000 miles or 12 months
Tank test interval - correct answer -5 years
ME-101 - correct answer -Daily Equipment report
Atmospheric pressure at sea level - correct answer -14.7 psi
Minimum GPM for master stream - correct answer -375
Minimum fire flow for 1500 sq ft house - correct answer -150 gpm
Gallons in a cubic ft - correct answer -7.5
Weight of water per gallon - correct answer -8.33
PSI of head pressure per building floor - correct answer -5
Nozzle pressure for tips - correct answer -50psi
Nozzle pressure for combi nozzle - correct answer -100 psi
Stages of fire development - correct answer -Incipient, growth, fully
developed, decay
Ladders are to be inspected - correct answer -Monthly and after each use
How far from hazard should warning flagging be placed - correct answer -25
ft
Azmith declination in CA - correct answer -16
Sq miles in a township - correct answer -36
Determining your location from two known landmarks - correct answer -
Resection
Township lines run - correct answer -East and west
The top left section of a township is what number - correct answer -6
, Layman's 5 size up components - correct answer -Facts, probabilities, own
situation, decisions, plan of operation.
How many sq for can a crew member cut in an hour - correct answer -180
4 calculation factors for crew production - correct answer -Grass - 3
Light brush- 6
Heavy brush - 9
Very heavy brush - 12
Mobile attack rate - correct answer -100ft per minute
Water tender turnaround calculations - correct answer -15 min fill up
2 min per paved rd
4 min per mile unpaved
When does low air alarm sound - correct answer -33%
Common denominators on tragedy fires - correct answer -Relatively small
fires or deceptively quiet areas of larger fires.
Light flashy fuels.
Unexpected shift in wind direction/speed
When fire responds to topographic conditions and runs uphill
Safety zone size - correct answer -32 sq ft per person.
4 times flame height
Minimum tread depth - correct answer -4/32
4 types of adverse action - correct answer -Suspension, reduction, demotion,
dismissal
Extended attack fire - correct answer -Fire contained in 1st period controlled
by 2nd
Wind speed air ops will likely be halted - correct answer -30mph
Chains in a mile - correct answer -80
Acres in a square mile - correct answer -640 acres
ME 101 - correct answer -Daily vehicle inspection report
ME 15 - correct answer -Demob inspection
100%Verified Correct Answers
A service - correct answer -90 Days
B service - correct answer -6,000 miles or 6 months
C service - correct answer -24,000 miles or 12 months
Tank test interval - correct answer -5 years
ME-101 - correct answer -Daily Equipment report
Atmospheric pressure at sea level - correct answer -14.7 psi
Minimum GPM for master stream - correct answer -375
Minimum fire flow for 1500 sq ft house - correct answer -150 gpm
Gallons in a cubic ft - correct answer -7.5
Weight of water per gallon - correct answer -8.33
PSI of head pressure per building floor - correct answer -5
Nozzle pressure for tips - correct answer -50psi
Nozzle pressure for combi nozzle - correct answer -100 psi
Stages of fire development - correct answer -Incipient, growth, fully
developed, decay
Ladders are to be inspected - correct answer -Monthly and after each use
How far from hazard should warning flagging be placed - correct answer -25
ft
Azmith declination in CA - correct answer -16
Sq miles in a township - correct answer -36
Determining your location from two known landmarks - correct answer -
Resection
Township lines run - correct answer -East and west
The top left section of a township is what number - correct answer -6
, Layman's 5 size up components - correct answer -Facts, probabilities, own
situation, decisions, plan of operation.
How many sq for can a crew member cut in an hour - correct answer -180
4 calculation factors for crew production - correct answer -Grass - 3
Light brush- 6
Heavy brush - 9
Very heavy brush - 12
Mobile attack rate - correct answer -100ft per minute
Water tender turnaround calculations - correct answer -15 min fill up
2 min per paved rd
4 min per mile unpaved
When does low air alarm sound - correct answer -33%
Common denominators on tragedy fires - correct answer -Relatively small
fires or deceptively quiet areas of larger fires.
Light flashy fuels.
Unexpected shift in wind direction/speed
When fire responds to topographic conditions and runs uphill
Safety zone size - correct answer -32 sq ft per person.
4 times flame height
Minimum tread depth - correct answer -4/32
4 types of adverse action - correct answer -Suspension, reduction, demotion,
dismissal
Extended attack fire - correct answer -Fire contained in 1st period controlled
by 2nd
Wind speed air ops will likely be halted - correct answer -30mph
Chains in a mile - correct answer -80
Acres in a square mile - correct answer -640 acres
ME 101 - correct answer -Daily vehicle inspection report
ME 15 - correct answer -Demob inspection
