DRIVERS OPERATOR STATE TEST EXAM
REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS.
While pumping to a standpipe connection on the 10th floor, how much
friction loss should be added for elevation?
45 psi
When making an intake connection at a hydrant, the intake hose should:
have a slight curve
On a working fire, if the apparatus must position up a long, narrow
driveway, it is best if:
the apparatus lays the supply hose in as it moves into position.
The fog nozzle that has a number of constant flow settings, enabling the
FF to select a flow rate that best suits the existing conditions is an:
manually adjustable nozzle
The dump site pumper should _____________ on the end of the hard intake
hose for the ability to remove the most water from a portable tank.
use a low-level strainer
The driver must always make sure that the _________ are completely open
when filling or dumping is taking place to prevent damage to the tank.
vents
There are three methods commonly used to operate a dump side. Which
one of the following choices is not a method of operation?
,relay pumping
In a continuous shuttle operation, what is the approximate available gpm
for fire flow if:
Tanker/tender A: 3000 tanker/tender, trip time 12 minutes
Tanker/tender B: 2500 tanker/tender, trip time 10 minutes
Tanker/tender C: 1000 tanker/tender, trip time 10 minutes
540 gpm
Once the power take off has been properly activated and the pump is
engaged, the vehicle speedometer should show a speed of:
0 mph
A fire hydrant with an orange bonnet and cap will flow ____________.
500-999 gpm
With a 1,000 gpm pumper, what is the pumping capacity of the pumper
with a 20' lift?
600 gpm
When using 2-1/2 or 3 inch hoselines to supply the pumper directly off
hydrant pressure, it is recommended that the lines be no longer than:
300 feet
NFPA requires that a pump must pump its rated capacity at not more than
_____________ of lift.
10 feet
,The minimum depth of water required to pull a draft using a barrel strainer
is:
4 feet
A sudden stoppage of water moving through a hose or pipe may result in:
water hammer
Which of the following statements regarding the position of pumping
apparatus is correct?
Lay your own supply line if incoming apparatus will have difficulty following
you to the scene.
If an apparatus and crew arrive on scene where no fire conditions are
evident, or there is nothing showing mode, it is advisable to position the
apparatus:
near the main entrance
Indications of cavitation include all of the following except:
Increase in RPM will greatly increase pressure
Priming devices used on modern centrifugal fire pumps most often are:
positive displacement pumps.
During an extended period of pumping, a gradual increase in engine temp
is noted. The first step to reduce this condition would be:
gradually open "engine cooler"
A 2,000 gallon tanker makes the round trip between the dump site and fill
site in 12 minutes. The flow rating for that tanker is ________.
150 gpm
The primary function of the fire department pumper is to
, provide water at an adequate pressure for fire streams
Using the inside/outside method, the __________ should position next to a
building higher than 5 stories.
aerial apparatus
The drafting sites that should be given preference are those:
accessible from a paved surface
Elevation is best defined as the:
center line of the pump or the bottom of a static water supply source above or
below ground level
Altitude is best defined as a:
position of an object above or below sea level
Friction loss in hose, pipes, and appliances is:
pressure loss due to friction
The type of fog nozzle that maintains approximately the same nozzle
pressure even if the gallonage supplied to the nozzle changes is known as
an:
automatic nozzle
The type of fog nozzle designed to flow a specific amount of water at a
specific nozzle discharge pressure on all stream patterns is known as a
constant or fixed gallonage flow nozzle
NFPA 1901 requires an apparatus rated as a pumper to carry a minimum
of _____ 2-1/2" or larger supplies/attack hose.
800 feet
REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS.
While pumping to a standpipe connection on the 10th floor, how much
friction loss should be added for elevation?
45 psi
When making an intake connection at a hydrant, the intake hose should:
have a slight curve
On a working fire, if the apparatus must position up a long, narrow
driveway, it is best if:
the apparatus lays the supply hose in as it moves into position.
The fog nozzle that has a number of constant flow settings, enabling the
FF to select a flow rate that best suits the existing conditions is an:
manually adjustable nozzle
The dump site pumper should _____________ on the end of the hard intake
hose for the ability to remove the most water from a portable tank.
use a low-level strainer
The driver must always make sure that the _________ are completely open
when filling or dumping is taking place to prevent damage to the tank.
vents
There are three methods commonly used to operate a dump side. Which
one of the following choices is not a method of operation?
,relay pumping
In a continuous shuttle operation, what is the approximate available gpm
for fire flow if:
Tanker/tender A: 3000 tanker/tender, trip time 12 minutes
Tanker/tender B: 2500 tanker/tender, trip time 10 minutes
Tanker/tender C: 1000 tanker/tender, trip time 10 minutes
540 gpm
Once the power take off has been properly activated and the pump is
engaged, the vehicle speedometer should show a speed of:
0 mph
A fire hydrant with an orange bonnet and cap will flow ____________.
500-999 gpm
With a 1,000 gpm pumper, what is the pumping capacity of the pumper
with a 20' lift?
600 gpm
When using 2-1/2 or 3 inch hoselines to supply the pumper directly off
hydrant pressure, it is recommended that the lines be no longer than:
300 feet
NFPA requires that a pump must pump its rated capacity at not more than
_____________ of lift.
10 feet
,The minimum depth of water required to pull a draft using a barrel strainer
is:
4 feet
A sudden stoppage of water moving through a hose or pipe may result in:
water hammer
Which of the following statements regarding the position of pumping
apparatus is correct?
Lay your own supply line if incoming apparatus will have difficulty following
you to the scene.
If an apparatus and crew arrive on scene where no fire conditions are
evident, or there is nothing showing mode, it is advisable to position the
apparatus:
near the main entrance
Indications of cavitation include all of the following except:
Increase in RPM will greatly increase pressure
Priming devices used on modern centrifugal fire pumps most often are:
positive displacement pumps.
During an extended period of pumping, a gradual increase in engine temp
is noted. The first step to reduce this condition would be:
gradually open "engine cooler"
A 2,000 gallon tanker makes the round trip between the dump site and fill
site in 12 minutes. The flow rating for that tanker is ________.
150 gpm
The primary function of the fire department pumper is to
, provide water at an adequate pressure for fire streams
Using the inside/outside method, the __________ should position next to a
building higher than 5 stories.
aerial apparatus
The drafting sites that should be given preference are those:
accessible from a paved surface
Elevation is best defined as the:
center line of the pump or the bottom of a static water supply source above or
below ground level
Altitude is best defined as a:
position of an object above or below sea level
Friction loss in hose, pipes, and appliances is:
pressure loss due to friction
The type of fog nozzle that maintains approximately the same nozzle
pressure even if the gallonage supplied to the nozzle changes is known as
an:
automatic nozzle
The type of fog nozzle designed to flow a specific amount of water at a
specific nozzle discharge pressure on all stream patterns is known as a
constant or fixed gallonage flow nozzle
NFPA 1901 requires an apparatus rated as a pumper to carry a minimum
of _____ 2-1/2" or larger supplies/attack hose.
800 feet
