Topic 8 · Emergencies and Unforeseen Situations
If your vehicle catches fire, you should:
- Try to extinguish the fire with water from your bottle
- Get everyone out and far away from the vehicle — correct answer
- Remain inside until the fire department arrives
Why
Get everyone out and well away from the vehicle, then call 911. Fuel and pressurized components make proximity dangerous.
Practise this in the real format
Reading one answer is not the same as sitting the test. The simulator runs the first-time adult form: 36 questions, 6 mistakes allowed, 83% to pass.
Source: California Driver's Handbook (DL 600, rev. 6/2025), the document the DMV writes the real test from. Edited by Fernando Aguilera. Aprobify is not affiliated with the California DMV.
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