Chapter 1: Vocab

Question 1

Compressed Air Foam Systems (CAFS)

Answer 1

Generic term used to describe a high-energy foam-generation system consisting of a water pump, a foam proportioning system, and an air compressor (or other air source) that injects air into the foam solution before it enters a hoseline.

Question 2

Fireboat

Answer 2

Vessel or watercraft designed and constructed for the purpose of fighting fires; provides a specified level of pumping capacity for personnel for the extinguishment of fires in the marine environment.

Question 3

Midi-Pumper

Answer 3

Apparatus sized between a min-pumper and a full-sized fire department pumper, usually with a gross vehicle weight of 12,000 pounds or greater. The midi-pumper has a fire pump with a rated capacity generally not greater than 1,000 gpm.

Question 4

Inverter

Answer 4

Step-up transformer that converts a vehicle’s 12- or 24-volt DC current into 110- or 220-volt AC current.

Question 5

Rescue Pumper

Answer 5

Specially designed apparatus that combines the functions of both a rescue vehicle and a fire department pumper.

Question 6

Quint

Answer 6

Apparatus that serves as an engine and as a ladder truck; equipped with a fire pump, water tank, ground ladders, hose bed, and aerial device.