6/11 Equipment General

Question 1

Salvage covers shall be removed from apparatus and replaced with clean, dry covers at least _____.

Answer 1

once each two calendar months or within 24 hours when damp or dirty.

Question 2

Fire-fighting ladders:

1. Wood portion - use varnish. ______ products are not to be used on wood ladders.

Answer 2

Polyurethane and verathane-type

Question 3

Fire-fighting ladders:

2. Ladder shoes - paint with ____.

Answer 3

aluminum or approved color paint

Question 4

Station maintenance ladders:

When new ladders are issued, their original varnish finish shall be maintained with ____.

Answer 4

additional protective coats of varnish

Question 5

Combustible gas indicators are assigned to all _____

Answer 5

Battalion sedans, Fire Boats 2 and 4, and to the Fire Prevention Bureau.

Question 6

Dry Chemical Extinguisher will function effectively only so long as the air pressure is between ___

Answer 6

125 and 175 psi.

Question 7

Dry Chem : Once each month perform the above checks and then remove the extinguisher from the ___.

Answer 7

rack, invert it, and shake to preclude any possibility of the chemical caking

Question 8

Fire station numbers and section numbers shall be stamped on the ____.

Answer 8

male couplings.

Question 9

Soft suctions shall be stamped on the ____.

Answer 9

stationary part of the female coupling.

Question 10

Numbers shall be stamped near ____. The numbers shall be stamped from___ with the threads on the left and hose on the right.

Answer 10

a lug to prevent wearing off / left to right

Question 11

Stamp station number ____ then the section number. Separate the numbers by a blank space. One hundred series stations will drop the ____ i.e., 02 43 (FS 102 Section 43)

Answer 11

first / one

Question 12

Fire Stations ____ are required to underline the numbers.

Answer 12

6, 9, 66, 99, 89, 68, 98, and 86

Question 13

All hose shall be identified by ____. This number shall be applied lengthwise on the plain side of the hose and to the ___ of both the male and the female couplings.

Answer 13

station number / right

Question 14

Hose, stenciling:

Apply the numbers from left to right starting ____.

Answer 14

six inches from the coupling

Question 15

Hose, stenciling:

Use ___ stencils and ____ supplied. Hose shall be rolled so that the station number shows.

Answer 15

1-1/2” / special paint

Question 16

2-1/2” “all-rubber” high-rise pigtails are either all ___ in color.

Answer 16

“BLUE” or “RED”

Question 17

Yard hose couplings shall be sprayed ___. This hose shall not be used for fire fighting.

Answer 17

“RED”

Question 18

Couplings of hose assigned to reserve apparatus shall be sprayed ____. This hose is exclusively for the reserve apparatus and should be stored separately.

Answer 18

yellow

Question 19

Assigned salvage covers shall be identified with the station number in the ___.

Answer 19

corners.

Question 20

The minimum diameters of the sites are to be ____ for the larger helicopters (H-1, H-2, H-3, H-4) and __ for the smaller helicopters (H-5, H-6).

Answer 20

100 feet / 60 feet

Question 21

The landing and take off angle, if possible, should not be greater than ___.

Answer 21

25 degrees.

Question 22

Helicopter safety precautions:

Remain at least ___ from helicopter unless otherwise assigned.

Answer 22

100 feet

Question 23

Horizontal movement of large streams (2-1/2” or larger hose) from an aerial ladder, shall not exceed ____ in either direction from an “in-line” position with the beam and truss.

Answer 23

15 degrees

Question 24

Small burns in the outer jacket do not constitute ___

Answer 24

damaged hose

Question 25

Company numbers are not to be _____ into wooden handles.

Answer 25

cut or burned

Question 26

Only ____ may be marked with metal stamps or punches by company members.

Answer 26

hose straps, hose couplings and spanners

Question 27

3” “all-rubber” ladder pipe hose is all “____” in color.

Answer 27

RED

Question 28

Pacific Coast Thread (PCT) shall identify them with ____ paint on the unthreaded portion of the adapter.

Answer 28

yellow