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Pumping and Aerial Apparatus Third Edition
Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass


in a safe position that includes an exit route - ✔✔When fire conditions are evident upon arrival, the

driver/operator should place the apparatus:


at an incident where no fire is present - ✔✔When would it be MOST appropriate for the first arriving

apparatus to pull past the front of the building when responding?


life safety - ✔✔When a pumper is responding to an incident, which of the following is always the first

tactical priority?


life safety, cost/benefit analysis, property conservation, or environmental conservation?


where they are accessible to later-arriving apparatus - ✔✔The first-arriving apparatus should lay supply

lines:


positioning the apparatus upwind of the incident - ✔✔Which of the following MOST likely will help

reduce the possibility of the apparatus becoming an exposure?


A. using multiple attack methods


B. laying double the number of lines needed


C. positioning the apparatus upwind of the incident


D. positioning the apparatus downwind of the incident


wildland fires - ✔✔Which of the following would be an example of an incident in which apparatus and

personnel should be downhill of the main body of fire?




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A. vehicle fires


B. wildland fires


C. multiple alarm fires


D. hazardous materials incidents


lanes of the road where firefighters are operating as well as an additional lane for a safety zone -

✔✔When responding to a roadway incident, which lanes should be closed?


large diameter hose is almost impossible to move once charged with water - ✔✔What is one of the

reasons why supply hose should be laid to the side of a street?


corners of the building - ✔✔What is generally considered the safest position, should a building collapse?


bulging walls - ✔✔What is a likely indication of impending building collapse?


pumpers must yield an optimum position close to a building for aerial apparatus - ✔✔What is likely to be

a jurisdictional guideline for positioning apparatus?


the building is less than five floors tall - ✔✔The "inside/outside" method of apparatus placement in

which attack pumpers are positioned on the side of the street closest to the building and aerial apparatus

are placed outboard of pumpers is used when:


friction loss due to distance and elevation - ✔✔When supporting aerial apparatus, what is a major

consideration for pumpers supporting elevated streams?


through preincident planning - ✔✔The location for positioning to support fire department connections is

best determined:


a location accessible from a hard surface - ✔✔Which type of area would be given preference as a drafting

location?




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A. an area on a paved road and private


B. a location accessible from a hard surface


C. a location accessible from all sides of area


D. Where a large turn-around circle is available


wear a personal flotation device - ✔✔When involved in drafting operations, any personnel working near

the edge of bodies of water are required to:


large diameter intake hose - ✔✔What is the preferred type of hose for hydrant connection?


twists help prevent formation of kinks and do not restrict water flow - ✔✔Which of the following

statements about intake hose and preventing kinks is most accurate?


A. longer hose will help prevent kinks


B. shorter hose will help prevent kinks


C. twists do not prevent kinks and will restrict water flow


D. twists help prevent kinks and do not restrict water flow


behind the hydrant - ✔✔When opening a hydrant, it is advantageous to stand:


they are both being used as attack pumpers at the same incident - ✔✔Generally, in dual pumping

operations, one strong hydrant is used to supply two pumpers because:


A. one pumper is used as a backup water supply


B. pumpers take turns in performing tasks at the incident


C. they are both being used as attack pumpers at the same incident


D. one pumper may be called to a different incident scene and must be ready




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