MWS CCRE EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
The purpose of the priming device test is to: - ANS Evaluate how quickly the priming device
can create a vacuum to bring water through a pumpto the discharge hose.
Identify TWO items that should be included on daily MWS apparatus records. - ANS Coolant
levels
Traveling at high speeds on a curvy road may cause an MWS apparatus to: - ANS Leave the
road surface and roll over.
Identify the THREE steps for changing to the left lane on a limited access highway. - ANS 1.
Check the side and rear view mirrors.
2. Activate the turn signal.
3. Move the apparatus safely to the left lane.
Identify the FOUR steps for passing through a straight section of a road or highway. - ANS 1.
Maintain apparatus speed.
2. Check the side streets or roads.
3. Check the side and rear view mirrors.
4. Check for oncoming traffic.
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, When performing the serpentine exercise, you: - ANS Should only travel in one direction,
without striking the obstruction.
All of the following statements about driving an MWS apparatus through areas of restricted
horizontal and vertical clearances are true EXCEPT: - ANS Use the appropriate turn signal.
The best type of strainer to use in a shallow stream is a: - ANS Floating strainer.
NFPA rates all fire pumps to meet their capacity from a draft at: - ANS 10 feet of lift.
Which equation is used to determine the elevation pressure loss for resupplying a pumper
located approximately 20 feet above the location of the MWS? - ANS EP = 0.5x20
The best definition of water pressure is the: - ANS Force of water per unit area.
All of the following factors must be included when determining the total pressure loss (TPL)
EXCEPT: - ANS Pump pressure loss
The hand method can be used for estimating the friction loss in a hoseline with a diameter of: -
ANS 2 1/2 inches
Large diameter hoses are generally defined as hoses with a diameter between: - ANS 4-6
inches.
When a dry supply line is being charged, it is important to open the: - ANS Bleeder valve.
One of the drawbacks of a piston positive displacement pump is the: - ANS Fire stream tends
to pulsate.
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AND ANSWERS
The purpose of the priming device test is to: - ANS Evaluate how quickly the priming device
can create a vacuum to bring water through a pumpto the discharge hose.
Identify TWO items that should be included on daily MWS apparatus records. - ANS Coolant
levels
Traveling at high speeds on a curvy road may cause an MWS apparatus to: - ANS Leave the
road surface and roll over.
Identify the THREE steps for changing to the left lane on a limited access highway. - ANS 1.
Check the side and rear view mirrors.
2. Activate the turn signal.
3. Move the apparatus safely to the left lane.
Identify the FOUR steps for passing through a straight section of a road or highway. - ANS 1.
Maintain apparatus speed.
2. Check the side streets or roads.
3. Check the side and rear view mirrors.
4. Check for oncoming traffic.
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, When performing the serpentine exercise, you: - ANS Should only travel in one direction,
without striking the obstruction.
All of the following statements about driving an MWS apparatus through areas of restricted
horizontal and vertical clearances are true EXCEPT: - ANS Use the appropriate turn signal.
The best type of strainer to use in a shallow stream is a: - ANS Floating strainer.
NFPA rates all fire pumps to meet their capacity from a draft at: - ANS 10 feet of lift.
Which equation is used to determine the elevation pressure loss for resupplying a pumper
located approximately 20 feet above the location of the MWS? - ANS EP = 0.5x20
The best definition of water pressure is the: - ANS Force of water per unit area.
All of the following factors must be included when determining the total pressure loss (TPL)
EXCEPT: - ANS Pump pressure loss
The hand method can be used for estimating the friction loss in a hoseline with a diameter of: -
ANS 2 1/2 inches
Large diameter hoses are generally defined as hoses with a diameter between: - ANS 4-6
inches.
When a dry supply line is being charged, it is important to open the: - ANS Bleeder valve.
One of the drawbacks of a piston positive displacement pump is the: - ANS Fire stream tends
to pulsate.
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