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1
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Who founded Rural Metro Fire Department

A

Lou Witzman

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2
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When was Rural Metro founded

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1948

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3
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How is Rural Metro funded

A

Annual subscription fees

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4
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Who is the chief of Rural Metro

A

Chief Soul

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5
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What will result in immediate dismissal from the academy

A

Cheating, lying, or stealing

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6
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What are the tactical priorities

A

Life safety
Incident stabilization
Property conservation

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7
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What are the tactical benchmarks

A

Primary all clear
Secondary all clear
Fire control
Loss stopped

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8
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What are the ways of a fire attack

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Direct
Indirect
Combination

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9
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Search and rescue priorities

A

People in immediate danger or fire area
Largest number of people in fire area
Remainder of people in the fire area
People in immediate exposures

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10
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What does ventilation help

A

Helps with viability
Removes superheated products of combustion and smoke
Cools the fire
Helps prevent flashover and backdraft

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11
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Four types of ventilation

A

Positive pressure
Horizontal
Vertical
Hydraulic

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12
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S.L.I.C.E. - R.S

A

Size up
Locate fire
Identify and control flow path
Cool the space from the safest location
Extinguish fire

Rescue
Salvage

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13
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VEIS

A

Vent
Enter
Isolate
Search

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14
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Four phases of fire

A

Incipient
Growth
Fully developed
Decay

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15
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What is fire?

A

A chemical chain reaction that requires fuel, oxygen, and a heat source

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16
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What is combustion?

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Rapid, self sustaining oxidation process that releases heat and light

17
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Flashover

A

When all contents of a room releases superheated gases that ignites simultaneously

18
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Rollover

A

Where flames move through or across unburned gases
Warning of a flashover

19
Q

Building construction

A

Type 1: fire resistant
Type 2: non combustible
Type 3: ordinary
Type 4: heavy timber
Type 5: wood frame

20
Q

Sizes of hose with couplings

A

4 in - storz
2 1/2 in - 2 1/2 in
1 3/4 in - 1 1/2 in

21
Q

Cross lay and how it’s loaded

A

200 ft of 1 3/4 in with an automatic fog nozzle
Triple loaded

22
Q

Front jump line and how it’s loaded

A

100 ft of 1 3/4 in with an automatic fog nozzle
Triple loaded but can be flat loaded

23
Q

Shopping mall

A

Glendale load:
200 ft of 2 1/2 in with a gated wye (2 1/2 in female into two 1 1/2 in male)
High rise pack:
100 ft of 1 3/4 in with an automatic fog nozzle
2 1/2 in to 1 1/2 in reducer and a spanner wrench

24
Q

Unmanned monitor load

A

200 ft of 4 in with an 1 3/8th nozzle

25
Q

How is the hose bed loaded

A

Flat loaded

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