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Chapter 1 Flashcards

1
Q

What is the main purpose of a fire department pumper?

A

provide adequate water pressure for effective fire streams

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2
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What NFPA is standard for Automotive fire apparatus

A

NFPA 1901

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3
Q

what is minimum pump capacity?
minimum size tank

A

750gpm
300gal

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4
Q

what is a rescue pumper

A

a fire truck with more compartment space then a standard pumper
used for rescue with more equipment

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5
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What is CAFS and what does it do?

A

Compressed air foam system
mixes foam into the system before it ejects water to spray foam from a truck.

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6
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What is an initial attack apparatus?

A

fire apparatus whose primary purpose is to initiate a fire attack

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7
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what is a mini pumper and what is its primary function?

A

small fire apparatus on a truck mounted chassis.
pump less then 500gpm
primary advantage is speed and mobility(faster response time)

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8
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what’s a midi pumper? how much are they rated to weigh?

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medium size pumper with a gross vehicle weight of 12 thousand pounds.

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9
Q

what is a water tender?

A

fills up at a water source and transports it to the truck that is attacking, either dumps it into portable tank or straight into the truck

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10
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what is a pump and roll system? what kind of trucks is it used on? for what kind of fires

A

pump and roll system allows a truck to pump water while driving using two different engines. cant drive very fast while doing it. used on truck chassis 1 tonne trucks. COMBATTING WILDLAND.

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11
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What is NFPA 1500

A

occupational health and safety

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12
Q

NFPA 414?

A

AIRCRAFT RESCUE AND FITE FIGHTING VEHICLES

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13
Q

what is a quint?

A

a fire apparatus equipped with
1.fire pump
2.water tank
3. hose
4.aerial device
5. ground ladders

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14
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what is a inverter(super important)

A

transformer that converts vehicles DC into AC

(know it goes from dc to ac)

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15
Q

name some things about generators

A

super important
used to power lighting at scenes
power up equipment
portable on fire trucks
can be 110 or 220v capability

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16
Q

name just one specialty fire apparatus

A

fire boat
trailer mounted fire pumps
rescue apparatus with fire pump
aerial with fire pump

17
Q

how much pressure do we lose per floor and how do we calculate that?

A

1 times the total amount of stories -1 times 5psi

18
Q

NFPA 1901

A

automotive fire apparatus

19
Q

what MUST all apparatus pumpers be equipped with?

A

in addition to a fire pump, the apparatus must be equipped with intake and discharge pump connections,pump controls and gauges, multiples hose sizes and types

20
Q

what is some common EQUIPMENT found on pumpers?

A

ground ladders
SCBA
forcible entry tools
other tools
portable water tank
medical equipment

21
Q

what is a rescue pumper?

A

designed with more compartment space then a standard fire department pumper. pretty much an ambulance and fire pumped combined

22
Q

what is apparatus typing

A

is intended to make it easier for IC to call for exactly the types of resources needed to manage an incident

23
Q

a mobile water supply apparatus must have a tank capacity of at least ______ gallons

A

1,000 gallons

24
Q

what are the two basic functions of a water supply apparatus

A

1.mobile shuttle operation
2.nurse tender

25
Q

what is a nurse tender? explain the system

A

apparatus is parked close in proximity to the fire scene. has a big tanks and the shuttle dumps water into the nurse tender who then supplies its water into the attack pumper at the scene

26
Q

what types of hoses do most wildland apparatus carry?

A

booster hose
forestry hose
small diameter attack hoses

27
Q

do wildland apparatus carry CAFS systems? if they do what type of foam is it? why.

A

class a foam and yes they do. its considers an ordinary combustible. grass burns easy.

28
Q

what is the most common power source used for emergency services

A

generators.
electric power generators power electrical equipment at scenes

29
Q

T/F
typically, vehicle mounted generators have a larger capacity then portable units

A

true

30
Q

what is a junction box?

A

used to supply power to several connections from supply source

31
Q

name 1 rescue tool on a fire apparatus

A

spreaders
shears
extensions rams

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