Chapter 1

Question 1

What are class A fires?

Answer 1

Ordinary combustible materials
Wood, paper, textile, etc

Question 2

Class A fire extinguishers are marked with?

Answer 2

Green triangle containing letter A

Question 3

What are class B fires?

Answer 3

Flammable liquids, combustible liquids, petroleum, greases, tars, oils

Question 4

Class B fire extinguishers are marked with

Answer 4

Red square with letter B

Question 5

What are class C fires?

Answer 5

Energized electrical equipment

Question 6

Class C fire extinguishers are marked with?

Answer 6

Blue circle containing letter C

Question 7

What are class D fires?

Answer 7

Combustible metals
Aluminum, magnesium, titanium, sodium, and potassium

Question 8

Class D fire extinguisher are marked with

Answer 8

Five point yellow star containing letter D

Question 9

What are class K fires?

Answer 9

Vegetables oils, animal oils, or fat in cooking appliance fire

Question 10

Class K fire extinguisher is marked with?

Answer 10

Marked with letter K or a black hexagon containing letter K

Question 11

Heat is generated when a combustible material comes in contact with ___

Answer 11

A heat source

Question 12

What are the 3 ways heat travels and causes a fire to extend?

Answer 12

Conduction, convection and radiation

Question 13

Conduction is?

Answer 13

Heat transferred by conduction through contact of material

Question 14

Heat that is conducted by a gas or liquid

Answer 14

Convection

Question 15

Heat from a fire is _____ in all directions, including back toward the fire, which helps accelerate the chain reaction process

Answer 15

Radiation

Question 16

What are the 5 stages of fire?

Answer 16

1. Ignition
2. Growth
3. Flashover
4. Fully developed
5. Decay

Question 17

The flashover stage is the transition between the ___

Answer 17

Growth stage and fully developed stage

Question 18

____ is the backbone of a fire department

Answer 18

Training

Question 19

____ is the first priority and must precede fire attack under backdraft conditions

Answer 19

Ventilation

Question 20

An excellent method to keep training interesting is?

Answer 20

To foster a competitive spirit among various units

Question 21

The responsibility of pre planning starts with?

Answer 21

The fire chief

Question 22

The pre planning begins with?

Answer 22

On site survey

Question 23

A problem facing the initial incident commander at a fire scene is?

Answer 23

How much water will be needed for effective fire control

Question 24

The national fire academy quick needed fire flow calculation is?

Answer 24

Length x width / 3 = gpm

Question 25

1 1/2 inch or 1 3/4 inch hose line flows?

2 1/2 inch hose line flows?

Answer 25

125-175 gpm

250 gpm

Question 26

_____ is responsible for many areas. These include training, physical fitness, and mental readiness of the entire crew

Answer 26

Company officer

Question 27

______ is a major part of leadership

Answer 27

Delegation

Tool used to develop not avoid work.
Permits subordinates to assume responsibility and to make decisions

Question 28

_____ starts with the ability to possess self discipline

Answer 28

Leadership

Question 29

_______ creates unnecessary excitement that can be contagious and lead to poor decision making and chaotic incident scene

Answer 29

Shouting

Question 30

The attitude of safety must be initiated at ____ and be fully understood and enforced at all ranks

Answer 30

Fire chief level

Question 31

An accident while responding places at risk?

Answer 31

1. Those on the apparatus
2. Pedestrians
3. The drivers and passengers of other vehicles
4. Those who placed the initial call for help

Question 32

A simultaneous ignition of the surface area of the combustible materials in the fire space

Answer 32

Flashover

Question 33

The pressurized water extinguisher (PW) can produce a ____ foot stream of water

Answer 33

40-50 foot

Question 34

Class C fires are extinguished with

Answer 34

Dry chemical extinguisher and carbon dioxide extinguishers

Question 35

What is the benefit of using carbon dioxide extinguishers?

Answer 35

They leave no residue

Question 36

Purple K extinguishers are designed for?

Answer 36

Class C fires

And B

Question 37

Conduction

Answer 37

Heat is transferred by conduction through contact of materials. When the materials touch the hotter material gives the less hotter material heat until they are equal

The ease of the spread of fire via conduction depends upon the materials involved.

Metal is a good heat conductor

Question 38

Convection

Answer 38

Heat that is conducted by a gas or liquid

Air currents allow heat to rise through a structure, once the air currents reach the top of a fire area, the smoke and heat will start to spread laterally

The movement of heated air currents can spread the fire to uninvolved areas

Question 39

Radiation

Answer 39

Heat from a fire is radiated in all directions, including back towards the fire, which helps accelerate the chain reaction process

Question 40

Difference between flashover and backdraft

Answer 40

In flashover, there is adequate oxygen available for combustion and the fire is free burning prior to flashover. In a backdraft, there is insufficient oxygen for active burning, and the fire is smoldering

Question 41

Professional drivers drive a minimum of 35 hours a week. A firefighter actual time driving a fire vehicle can be

Answer 41

10 hours a week, but typically much less

Question 42

Stage of burning process where energy release is at its maximum rate and is limited only by availability of fuel and oxygen

Answer 42

Fully developed stage

Question 43

Fire begins to develop, depending on the amount of fuel present and oxygen available

Answer 43

Growth stage

Question 44

The stage of a fire at which the combustible contents of a compartment are totally in flame

Answer 44

Flashover