Chapter 11

Question 1

Lift is defined as the difference between elevation and the _________ of the pump

Answer 1

center

Question 2

Static water sources include lakes, rivers, oceans, pools, cisterns and portable tanks

Answer 2

no answer

Question 3

In order to create draft you must exhaust air from the _______ and the _______

Answer 3

intake hose and fire pump

Question 4

When drafting, pressure in the intake hose and the _____ drops lower than __________.

Answer 4

pump
atmospheric pressure

Question 5

drafting and priming are created by ______ vacuum. It is impossible to create ______ vacuum in a fire pump

Answer 5

partial vacuum
total vacuum

Question 6

because pressure in the intake hose and pump lower than opuside it, water is forced in and continues to rise until the pump is full or the _____and _______ equals atmpospheric pressure.

Answer 6

intake hose and pump

Question 7

For every 1,000 feet of altitude, the atmospheric pressure decreases by approximately _____psi

Answer 7

.5

Question 8

Total vacuum or theoretic lift says that water can be lifted a total of _______ feet

Answer 8

33.9 feet

Question 9

Maximum lift for fire pumpers is usually around ____feet

Answer 9

25

Question 10

L= ___feet (Hg)
Hg = millimeters of mercury

Answer 10

L=1.13 feet

Question 11

The 3 lifts are ______lift, ______lift and ____lift

Answer 11

Theoretic lift 33.9 feet
Maximum lift 25 feet on fire pumps
dependable lift: height a column of water can be lifted in suficient quantity to provide addiquate fire streams.

Question 12

All pumper should have a dependable lift of _____feet

Answer 12

14.7 feet

Question 13

A pumper should have 100% capability of the pump at ____feet of lift.
At ___feet of lift the pump has 70% of rated capacity
At ____feet of lift the pump is at 60%

Answer 13

10 feet
15 feet
20 feet

Question 14

When at draft, net pump discharge pressure is the sum of the pump discharge pressure and intake pressure correction that takes into account the friction loss in the _____hose and the _____ of the lift

Answer 14

intake hose
height of lift

Question 15

Floating pumps can maintain a flow of _____gpm

Answer 15

500

Question 16

If an App sinks of frozen ground while supplying pumping operations. Stay and draft as you can always call a ______truck after

Answer 16

tow

Question 17

Floating strainers can be used on water as shallow as a _____

Answer 17

foot

Question 18

Low level strainers usually used on porta tanks and can draft water as low as an _____ or _____

Answer 18

inch or two

Question 19

__________ cleaning a fire pump or piping by flowing water through it in the opposite direction of normal flow.

Answer 19

Back flushing

Question 20

An Auger is a tool used for

Answer 20

boring or drilling holes in floors or ice.

Question 21

Regardless of depth, all FFs must wear PFD and use _____

Answer 21

safety lines

Question 22

An underground water storage area is a ____

Answer 22

Cistern

Question 23

Cisterns usually range from ____gallons to_____gallons

Answer 23

10,000 to 100,000 gallons

Question 24

to ensure use in freezing weather, a intake strainer on a dry hydrant must be below ______

Answer 24

frost line

Question 25

Private storage water tanks may be several 100 or tens of thousands of gallon of water

Question 26

Ground reservoirs are basically man made _____ or ______. The contain _________ of gallons of water.

Answer 26

ponds or lakes

millions of gallons

Question 27

Pools are hard to get to for drafting. If you can’t get the App close enough, use a ______pump to send water to app.

Answer 27

floating

Question 28

The number of gallons per cubic foot is _____

Answer 28

7.5 gallons

Question 29

When connecting to an FDC use at least _____ inch hose for a 1 1/2 inch FDC and at least _____3 inch or two ______inch hose lines

Answer 29

1 3/4
1
2 1/2 inch hose lines