Fuel truck must be kept how far from building while fueling?

• A. 50 feet from an uninhabited building
• B. 100 feet from a inhabited building
• C. 25 feet from a building
• D. 200 feet from any structure

Answer: (A)

During fueling, maintain a safe clearance to minimize fire risk and allow safe response if something goes wrong. The required minimum distance from a building that is not occupied is 50 feet. This spacing helps prevent a potential fuel spill or vapor ignition from affecting the structure and still keeps room for emergency access and ventilation of vapors. The other options either bring the vehicle too close for safe fueling, or assume a greater distance that isn’t the standard given for an uninhabited structure in this scenario. Always couple this distance with proper grounding of the vehicle, elimination of ignition sources, and having appropriate firefighting equipment ready.