Virginia Fire Programs - EVOC Study
Guide Class 1,2,3 Final Exams 2023 Test
Questions With Correct Answers
What is the most common class for EVOC? - Answer Class 3
What is the weight for Class 1 vehicles? - Answer 0-10,000 pounds.
What is the weight for Class 2 Vehicles? - Answer 10,001 - 26,000 pounds.
What is the weight for Class 3 vehicles? - Answer 26,001+ pounds.
What are Class 1 Apparatus? - Answer Cars and Small vehicles.
What are Class 2 Apparatus? - Answer Most ambulances and smaller fire apparatus.
What are Class 3 Apparatus? - Answer Large Fire Apparatus and Heavy Rescue Vehicles.
What are Class 4 Apparatus? - Answer Tractor drawn apparatus, such as aerials.
What are Class 5 Apparatus? - Answer Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Apparatus.
What percentage of people without driver training experience are related in crashes? - Answer 62%
What percentage of EMS calls are NOT actually Emergencies? - Answer 95%
What percentage of EMS calls ARE actual emergencies? - Answer 1-5%
When does the public view you the most? - Answer While driving.
Your agencies best or worse public relations agent is: - Answer Yourself
What happens when you get into a crash en-route or returning from the call? - Answer The Emergency Efforts to the original scene are delayed, and you create a new scene.
A few examples of bad Public Relations are: - Answer Improper languages; gestures
Unkempt appearance
Impatience in Dealing with the public. What is Defensive Driving? - Answer Driving to prevent crashes in spite of incorrect actions of others or adverse conditions.
What is one big reason why Defensive Driving is more important than ever? - Answer Distractions
What are the proper hand positions while driving? - Answer 9 & 3 OR 8 & 4
What type of steering should you utilize? - Answer Shuffle Steering
Why is shuffle steering so important? - Answer It keeps your hands and arms out of the way of airbags.
Why should you not use hazards while moving? - Answer Most Turn signals won't operate while hazard flashers are on.
What can abrupt stops do? - Answer Cause Injury, Mechanical Failure, and Skidding.
For a vehicle with Anti-Lock Brakes, how should you brake? - Answer Steady pressure applied to brake pedal.
For a vehicle with Anti-Lock Brakes, what is important to make sure you do not do? - Answer Pump the brakes
What is the formula for stopping distance? - Answer R.D (reaction Distance) + B.D (braking distance) = S.D (Stopping distance)
When speed and size increase, how is braking distance affected? - Answer Braking Distance INCREASES with vehicle SIZE and SPEED.
What is the formula for following distance? - Answer 3 Second Rule (1001, 1002, 1003)
What should you do as the size and speed of your vehicle increase while following? - Answer Increase your following distance.
How long ahead should you look for a hazard? - Answer 12 Seconds
What should you do with the SMITH system? - Answer Aim high in steering.
Get the big picture
Keep Eyes moving
Allow an out
Keep vehicle visible.
People have a better response with sirens when ___? - Answer the siren/tone changes pitch often.
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