Chapter 10

Question 0

Rescue is always the first priority, when inner stairwell is available it is the preferred route for evacuation for victims located above ground level. Using Ariel for evacuating should always be ________.

Answer 0

last resort

Question 1

Some of the most common uses for the aerial apparatus include
– Rescue
– Exposure protection
– Ventilation
– Elevated fire attack
These uses our term \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

Answer 1

operational strategies

Question 2

Remove victims in the following order of priority
1.
2.
3.
4.

Answer 2

1. most severely threatened by current fire conditions
2. largest number or group of people
3. Remainder of people in the fire area
4. People in exposed area

Question 3

Determining which victims are in the most danger is a judgment call that must be made by the IC, truck company officer, or the aerial apparatus driver/operator.

Answer 3

T

Question 4

Typically those occupants located on or _____ the fire floor will be in the greatest danger

Answer 4

immediately above

Question 5

If both an aerial and an elevated platform are present in a rescue situation, the aerial ladder should be raised to the ______________

Answer 5

The largest number of victims

Question 6

Occupant who are on the fire floor are in the ____________

Answer 6

greatest amount of danger

Question 7

In all situations, the best position is in which the extended and rotated aerial device is __________ to the object

Answer 7

perpendicular

Question 8

If an aerial ladder is designed to be used in the unsupported position, place the tip___________ the target

Answer 8

4 to 6 inches above

Question 9

When maneuvering an aerial device to reach a victim trapped in an elevated position, initially ____________

Answer 9

aim the aerial device above the victim and then lower it to meet the victim

Question 10

When using an aerial ladder place the tip with the_______ even with the sill

Answer 10

first rung

Question 11

When removing trapped victims from a roof place the tip of the aerial apparatus so that at least_____ extends above the edge of the roof

Answer 11

6 feet

Question 12

Infants and small children may be _______ while the other arm is used to assist with balancing while descending the latter

Answer 12

cradled in one arm

Question 13

Larger victims will require the firefighter to use the over the shoulder method when using this method at least _____ preferably ____ firefighters will be needed

Answer 13

2 preferably 3

Question 14

The removal of conscious victims requires at least ___ and preferably ____ firefighters

Answer 14

one

two

Question 15

Do not allow victims to jump into the platform this creates a potentially dangerous ____ load on the aerial device

Answer 15

dynamic load

Question 16

With the rapid increase in rope rescue technology in the past decade, the need to use aerial ladders as part of the lowering system has ______ significantly

Answer 16

decreased

Question 17

Warning if the aerial device manufacturer does not recommend deploying it’s aerial device below grade, do not attempt this type of maneuver aerial device ______ or apparatus _______ occur.

Answer 17

failure

Tip over could

Question 18

________Priority for aerial apparatus is exposure protection

Answer 18

2nd priority

Question 19

__________ is defined as a structure or separate part of the fire ground to which the fire could spread

Answer 19

Exposure

Question 20

Fire spreads to exposures by either ________ or________heat

Answer 20

radiant or convected

Question 21

Radiated heat is he movement in all directions in the form of ______.

Answer 21

energy waves

Question 22

________Is the travel through a heat circulating medium, the most common being _______

Answer 22

Convection

Air

Question 23

Conditions that may affect exposure hazards include
– Weather
– Building construction
– Spacing between the fire building in the exposure
Both the________And______ weather conditions affect a fire’s ability to spread to exposures.

Answer 23

present and recent

Question 24

_______ heat is the biggest factor in exposure protection

Answer 24

Radiated

Question 25

In severe fire situations the fire itself will create a very strong wind True or false

Answer 25

True

Question 26

Keep in mind that the ________must be considered an exposure hazard

Answer 26

apparatus itself

Question 27

Exposure protection is best accomplished by placing water _____ the exposed structure

Answer 27

directly on

Question 28

In exposure protection operations _______nozzle patterns are generally used to cover the involved area

Answer 28

wide sweeping

Question 29

The third priority for aerial operations is to assist in ________.

Answer 29

ventilating buildings

Question 30

It is important to note that ventilation operations should _____ leave rescue operations deficient of apparatus or manpower

Answer 30

not

Question 31

When putting firefighters on the roof with an aerial ladder extend the fly sections so that a minimum of____ protrudes over the edge this makes the location of the latter plainly visible to firefighters on the roof even if in smokey conditions

Answer 31

6 feet

Question 32

When using elevating platform, for rooftops. The bottom of the platform should be positioned __________the edge

Answer 32

even with or extended slightly over

Question 33

If wind is blowing across the face of the building, take out windows on the _______ portion first. Using proper ventilation practices

Answer 33

downwind

Question 34

Warning all firefighters operating on an aerial device should be ____________________

Answer 34

attached to the aerial device by an appropriate safety harness at all times

Question 35

The final priority for aerial device operations is the use of______ for the fire attack

Answer 35

elevated master streams

Question 36

``` Priorities for aerial apparatus First priority rescue Second priority exposure protection Third priority ventilation Fourth priority elevated fire attack ```

Answer 36

T

Question 37

Aerial ladders with detachable waterways present more of an operational challenge then do those with piped waterways true or false

Answer 37

True

Question 38

75 – 80– 80 rule

Answer 38

75° – elevation 80% extended length 80 psi nozzle pressure for 1 1/2 inch tip

Question 39

The ladder pipes horizontal sweep should be limited to no more than ____° in either direction from center

Answer 39

15°

Question 40

Do not use ________ and nozzles strapped to the latter as a ladder pipe.

Answer 40

2 1/2 inch and larger lines

Question 41

Drawback to fog nozzles is that they do not provide the _________often needed to reach the seed of the fire.

Answer 41

reach and penetration

Question 42

The best applications for fog streams are close up _______ and _________.

Answer 42

blitz attacks and exposure protection

Question 43

_________ nozzles provide excellent penetration into the fire area

Answer 43

Solid stream

Question 44

In many cases, the water from a fog stream will _________ reaching the seat of the fire.

Answer 44

evaporite before

Question 45

_________________are more likely to hit the seat of The fire

Answer 45

Solid streams

Question 46

The best application for _______ are reaching fires deeply seated within a building or defensively attacking large well-developed fires from a long distance.

Answer 46

solid streams

Question 47

_________ used while firefighters or victims are inside the building increase the possibility of injuries

Answer 47

Elevated master streams

Question 48

In offensive firefighting ops, the strategy is to attack the fire on the inside and immediately stop the progress of the fire in the area of origin. Making this type of attack from the exterior with a large caliber fire stream is often referred to as___________

Answer 48

Blitz attack

Question 49

The best way to affect a blitz attack with an elevated master stream is to try to _____________of the fire room

Answer 49

deflect water off the ceiling

Question 50

Caution the water ads wait to the structure at the rate of ________and could contribute to the collapse of an already fire we can structure. When possible find avenues of escape from the building for water that is being introduced during the firefighting ops

Answer 50

1 ton per minute

Question 51

Water should enter the window at an angle of about _____ degrees

Answer 51

30°

Question 52

When elevated master streams are used in blitz attacks they should only be flowed _________________

Answer 52

long enough to blacken out the fire

Question 53

Defensive ops A more common use of elevated streams is in defensive ops a defensive attack is an exterior attack with emphasis on ________

Answer 53

exposure protection

Question 54

Indicators of a defensive attack are

Answer 54

– Fire building conditions that prohibit safely advancing hand lines into the building – The I C giving up part of or all of the building to the fire – Large amount of water needed to extinguish the fire

Question 55

Care should be taken _________ the fire into uninvolved areas. The power of elevated streams is such that it is possible to change the direction of fire spread and even reverse the rise of products of combustion into the thermal column

Answer 55

not to push

Question 56

Using the aerial as an ___________to upper floors is a tactic that can eliminate difficult hose lays up interior stairwell

Answer 56

exterior standpipe

Question 57

Using the aerial as an _______ is also an effective tactic for fires in parking garages, building roofs, bridges overpasses and and new buildings under construction where the standpipe system may and several floors below the fire

Answer 57

exterior standpipe

Question 58

Never direct an elevated master stream into the ventilation opening if an ________ is still in progress

Answer 58

interior attack

Question 59

Solid stream nozzles will not allow the foam to proportion properly nor will they help areaiation occur after the foam has been discharged T or F

Answer 59

T

Question 60

You must use either ______ or film ________ concentrate when applying non-irrigated foam streams through master streams

Answer 60

AFFF | forming floral protein FFFP

Question 61

A ________ will be required to discharge foam from an aerial device

Answer 61

fog nozzle

Question 62

______ is used only on a pool of liquid fire either ignited or unignited on the open ground

Answer 62

Roll on method

Question 63

________method may be employed when an elevated object is near or with in the area of a burning pool of liquid ignited or unignited liquid spill

Answer 63

Bank down

Question 64

________ method the foam stream is deflected off the object, allowing the foam to run down onto the surface of the fuel

Answer 64

Bank down

Question 65

_________ method this method is used primarily in Dyke fires involving spills around damaged or overturned transport vehicles

Answer 65

Bank down

Question 66

________[ method is used when the other two methods are not feasible because of either the size of the spill area or the lack of an object from which to bank the foam

Answer 66

Rain down

Question 67

________ method directs the stream into the air above the fire or spill and allows the foam to float gently down onto the surface of the fuel

Answer 67

Rain down

Question 68

_______– directing the stream at one location to allow the foam to take affect there and then work it's way out from that point

Answer 68

Establishing a foam footprint