Ch.1 Flashcards
The articulating or telescoping devices most commonly combined with pumpers generally range in height from_____ to _____ feet?
50 to 75 feet
The main purpose of a fire department pumper is to provide Adequate water pressure for__________________?
Effective fire streams
Nfpa _______ Standard for automotive fire apparatus
NFPA1901
NFPA 1901 contains the requirements of pumper designs the standard specifies a minimum pump capacity of ______GPM and a water tank with a capacity of at least _____gallons?
750 gpm
300 gallons
Pumping capacities larger than 750 GPM increase in increments of _____GPM with most municipal fire departments operating pumpers of 2000 GPM or less?
250 gpm
Specially designed apparatus that combines the functions of both a rescue vehicle and a fire department pumper?
Rescue pumper
Many fire depts operate pumpers capable of discharging both class __ (ordinary combustible) and or class __ (flammable and combustible liquid and gas) fires?
Class A
Class B
Large onboard tank of foam concentrate usually found on industrial pumpers often contain _____ gallons or more a foam concentrate?
500 gallons
Fire apparatus whose primary purpose is to initiate a fire attack on structural and wildland fires and support associated fire department actions,Many fire departments use scaled their own versions of full-size pumpers which are called?
Initial attack fire apparatus
Small fire apparatus mounted on a pick up truck size chassis, usually with a pump having a rated capacity less than 500 GPM?
Mini pumper
Apparatus size between a mini pumper and a full-sized fire department pumper usually with a gross vehicle weight of 12,000 pounds or greater?
Midi pumper
The incident command system as defined by the national incident management system, categorizes pumping apparatus and mobile water supply apparatus Based on capabilities, this system called_____________, is intended to make it easier for incident commanders to call for exactly the types of resources they need to manage the incident?
Apparatus typing
Mobile water Supply apparatus, locally known as ________________are used to transport water two areas were a water system is nonexistent or inadequate?
Water tenders /tankers
Mobile water supply apparatus, as stated in NFPA 1901, chapter 7, are equipped with a tank capacity of at least ________gallons ?
1000 gallons
Commonly known as brushtrucks , brush breakers or booster apparatus these vehicles often have pump capacities and water tanks of ______gallons or less?
500 gallons
Class __ foam agents are extremely effective in attacking wildland fires and protecting exposures?
Class A
NFPA ______, standard for wildland fire apparatus?
Nfpa 1906
_________rescue and fire fighting apparatus are used to provide immediate suppression of flammable liquid fires and suppression of vapors from fuel spills?
Aircraft (ARFF)
NFPA ______standard for aircraft rescue and fire fighting vehicles?
Nfpa 414
Some fire boats have capacities as high as __________ GPMs?
50,000 gpm
Individual master stream devices on these fireboat vessels may discharge large volumes of water sometimes in excess of ________GPM?
10,000 gpm
__________ equipped with a fire pump have additional benefits on the fire ground including the ability to supply its own master streams and extinguish small fires when an engine company is not available?
Aerial Apparatus
Apparatus that serves as an engine and as a ladder truck, it quick with a fire pump water tank groundlighters hose bed and aerial device?
Quint
According to the NFPA 1901 equipment must be equipped with a pump rated at a minimum of ________GPM in a water tank of at least _____gallons?
1000 gpm
300 gallons
