Chap 2

Question 0

Besides regular PPE all Engine man should carry what additional equipment ?

Answer 0

Hose strap
Chock
Spanner

Question 1

The engine officer after the roll call should discuss these specific topics ( especially if covering or detailed officers and ECC )?

Answer 1

General response routes
Modification to response routes
Road and weather conditions
Dangerous area of intersections

Question 2

The most important tools engine company ff use on foreground are

Answer 2

1 serviceable hydrants

2. Engine apparatus
3. Hose and fittings
4. Nozzles

Question 3

All engine company FF should be able to perform the following

Answer 3

1. Transfer the engine apparatus from road to pump
2. Connect the apparatus to hydrant using each of several connections available and standard hose
3. Charge and maintain adequate pressure on hose line using the pump panel controls

Question 4

All nozzles at the start if each tour should be inspected and examined to insure ?

Answer 4

1. What type of nozzles and or tips attached to each hose line
2. That rubber washers are placed correctly in female couplings and tips and not dried out of cracked
3. That nozzles are hand fastened to hose and tips are screwed on by hand
4. That fog nozzles are not clogged and are maintained in the straight stream position ( tip rotated to right)
5. That all control handles and shut off valves operate freely and are maintained in closed position

Question 5

Ladder companies shall always strive to let engine companies enter the block first ?

Answer 5

False

1. Fire located at the end if a narrow dead end road
2. Winter ops : where building involved is higher than 3 stories preference shall be given to ladder company apparatus entering block first with engine hand stretching from nearest hydrant