Chap 16 Vehicle Fire

Question 1

A subset of vehicles, generally utilized for personal use, which include car, vans, and light duty pick up trucks?

Answer 1

Passenger vehicle.

Question 2

Passenger Vehicle hazards can be broke down into three broad areas?

Answer 2

• Vehicle components
• alternate fuels
• hazardous cargo

Question 3

Any part of a vehicle, including the mechanical and non mechanical parts, which can be dangerous in vehicle fires.

Answer 3

Vehicle component

Question 4

Vehicle air bags that utilize technology to determine if an airbag is safe to deploy.. These air bags may not deploy in a vehicle crash when a small passenger is seated or there is no passenger seated.

Answer 4

Smart air bag systems.

Question 5

What should fire fighters be aware of with an unoccupied seat utilizing a smart air bag system?

Answer 5

The air bag may still deploy under fire conditions.

Question 6

What do most manufactures utilize to indicate Air bag systems?

Answer 6

Bright yellow wires.

Do not cut

Question 7

Vehicles that utilize any fuel source other than gasoline or diesel fuel.

Answer 7

Alternative- fuel vehicles

Question 8

Vehicles that operate utilizing a combination of electrical (battery) power and gasoline.

Answer 8

Hybrid Vehicles

Question 9

What is one way you can identify a hybrid vehicle?

Answer 9

Check for presence of bright orange components under the vehicles hood.

Question 10

Considerations highlighted throughout the “Interim Guidance for Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicles Equipped with High Voltage Batteries”

Answer 10

• Always assume high voltage battery and components are fully charged and energized
• Exposed electical components, wires and high voltage batteries present potential high voltage shock hazards
• Venting/off gassing high voltage battery vapors are potentially toxic and flammable
• Physical damage to the vehicle containing a high voltage battery may result in immediate or delayed release of toxic and/or flammable gases and fire

Question 11

A vehicle that operates in much the same way as hybrids, but they have a third component that utilizes energy taken directly from the environment. (solar power)

Answer 11

Tribrid Vehicle

Question 12

First order of business when fighting vehicle fires?

Answer 12

Life safety, protect the fire fighter by properly placing the fire apparatus to block traffic.

Question 13

Any large truck, such as a box truck, generally utilized for commercial application, but may also be utilized for private use.

Answer 13

Heavy Duty Truck

Question 14

This is a critical part of the overall strategy in commercial truck fires that is essential for safe mitigation of the incident?

Answer 14

Determining the contents of the vehicle

Question 15

What must be done before working under a commercial truck involved in a fire?

Answer 15

Cribbing, bc air suspension system can fail during fire and drop several inches.

Question 16

Large fuel tanks located on the sides of the cab of semitrailer or heavy duty truck, usually under the driver and passenger door.

Answer 16

Saddle Tanks

Question 17

This is extremely important upon arrival at a semitrailer fire?

Answer 17

Size up

Question 18

What must be done on all trucks with sleeping quarters, especially when the driver is not present?

Answer 18

Must be thoroughly searched for potential occupants as soon as reasonably possible

Question 19

Motor homes that are large RVs with a modular body on a frame. Self contained units that can have air conditioners, refrigerators, bathrooms, and generators.

Answer 19

Class A Motor home

Question 20

These are much like class A motor homes except they have a truck or van chassis and a cab with a modular camping unit attached to the back frame.

Answer 20

Class C motor homes

Question 21

These are oversized custom vans that have been converted into campers.

Answer 21

Class B motor homes

Question 22

Some hazards associated with RVs?

Answer 22

1. Presence of LPG tanks. Immediate cooling is imperative
2. Anhydrous ammonia found in some RV refrigeration systems
3. RVs waster or gray water holding tanks

Question 23

Hazards association with Heavy Construction Equipment fires

Answer 23

• Large tires, which may explode under fire conditions
• large amounts of hydraulic fluid
• Higher positioning of occupants
• Large equipment, such as cranes, that threaten to fall over heavy fire conditions