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FSVO STATE TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025
Standard for Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator
Professional Qualifications - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ NFPA
1002
Standard for a Fire and Emergency Service Vehicle
Operations Training Program - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
NFPA 1451
What is designed to supplement the service brakes and
that aid braking by using the engine's own systems to
slow it down? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Auxiliary brakes
What are the sensors mounted on each wheel to control
brake application in event of a sudden or emergent
stop called? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Antilock braking
system (ABS)
What is designed to assist the driver by maintaining the
straight orientation of the vehicle in effort to prevent
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rollover? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Electronic Stability
Control (ESC)
What is the most important safety measure during the
backup process? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Having a
spotter
What was/is the 2nd leading cause of death in
firefighter fatalities? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Injuries
sustained while responding to/returning from a call
What NFPA states that it is the driver/operator's
responsibility to ensure that passenger restraints are
used on each call? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ NFPA 1002
What is the care exercised by a reasonably prudent
person under the same conditions? - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ Due regard
To be the driver of a pumper, a FF would need to be
proficient in which NFPA chapters? - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ 4 & 5
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What NFPA requires that all drivers/operators are
reauthorized annually for the vehicles that they
operate? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ NFPA 1451
What consists of the engine, frame, and all other
essential structural/mechanical parts? - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ Chassis
What is designed to hold the apparatus, when loaded
to its maximum in-service weight, on a 10% grade w/
transmission in neutral and parking brake released? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ Wheel chocks
What instrument gives indication of the electrical
condition of the battery and indicates the amount of
amperage being drawn from the battery? - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ Voltmeter
What instrument is used for measuring rotational speed,
defined as revolutions per minute (rpm)? - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ Tachometer
What is the minimum tire tread depth on turning axle
tires? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ 4/32" (and 2/32" on non-
turning axle tires)
FSVO STATE TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025
Standard for Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator
Professional Qualifications - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ NFPA
1002
Standard for a Fire and Emergency Service Vehicle
Operations Training Program - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
NFPA 1451
What is designed to supplement the service brakes and
that aid braking by using the engine's own systems to
slow it down? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Auxiliary brakes
What are the sensors mounted on each wheel to control
brake application in event of a sudden or emergent
stop called? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Antilock braking
system (ABS)
What is designed to assist the driver by maintaining the
straight orientation of the vehicle in effort to prevent
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rollover? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Electronic Stability
Control (ESC)
What is the most important safety measure during the
backup process? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Having a
spotter
What was/is the 2nd leading cause of death in
firefighter fatalities? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Injuries
sustained while responding to/returning from a call
What NFPA states that it is the driver/operator's
responsibility to ensure that passenger restraints are
used on each call? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ NFPA 1002
What is the care exercised by a reasonably prudent
person under the same conditions? - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ Due regard
To be the driver of a pumper, a FF would need to be
proficient in which NFPA chapters? - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ 4 & 5
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What NFPA requires that all drivers/operators are
reauthorized annually for the vehicles that they
operate? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ NFPA 1451
What consists of the engine, frame, and all other
essential structural/mechanical parts? - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ Chassis
What is designed to hold the apparatus, when loaded
to its maximum in-service weight, on a 10% grade w/
transmission in neutral and parking brake released? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ Wheel chocks
What instrument gives indication of the electrical
condition of the battery and indicates the amount of
amperage being drawn from the battery? - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ Voltmeter
What instrument is used for measuring rotational speed,
defined as revolutions per minute (rpm)? - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ Tachometer
What is the minimum tire tread depth on turning axle
tires? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ 4/32" (and 2/32" on non-
turning axle tires)
