Chapter 13

Question 1

advisable method of addressing safety hazards such as blind curves and intersections on a water shuttle route

Answer 1

Have police officers or fire police control traffic at these points.

Question 2

Successful water shuttle operations are BEST achieved by

Answer 2

using efficient filling and dumping operations

Question 3

The Insurance Services Office (ISO) formula uses _____ of a tender’s total tank capacity to account for water lost or undischarged and remaining in the tank after the dump valve is closed.

Answer 3

90 percent

Question 4

most hazardous tasks for the driver/operator during water shuttle operations

Answer 4

Driving the travel route

Question 5

using large diameter hose during a fill operation

Answer 5

It may actually provide little advantage

Question 6

A water shuttle operation must be integrated into the Incident Command structure, which should adhere to

Answer 6

the National Incident Management System

Question 7

How is the gpm (L/min) data for a water tender MOST likely to be used during preplanning

Answer 7

To determine how many tenders are required to provide a particular flow for a given target hazard

Question 8

Which of the following statements about shutting down the dump site is MOST accurate?

Answer 8

Portable water tanks should be drained of any sediment, debris, or nonpotable water and placed back on the apparatus

Question 9

On water tenders, remote controlled vents are preferable to manually operated vents because

Answer 9

manually operated vents may require the driver/operator to climb on top of the tank

Question 10

In accordance with NFPA® 1901, water tenders must be designed to be filled at a rate of at least

Answer 10

1,000 gpm

Question 11

Commonly, water tenders have at least _____ 2½ inch (65 mm) direct tank fill connection(s) or one LDH direct tank fill connection on the rear of the apparatus.

Answer 11

two

Question 12

exemplifies a problem that steep grades can cause during a water shuttle operation

Answer 12

Uphill grades slow the operation down, and downhill grades require constant attention to control the vehicle

Question 13

may increase the options available for using static water supply at many incidents

Answer 13

Portable pumps

Question 14

After the onboard water tank is full, what is the next step in the fill operation?

Answer 14

The fill site personnel should slowly close the valve(s) on the gate or manifold.

Question 15

At the fill site, _____ firefighter(s) should be assigned to maneuver and connect each fill line that is laid out

Answer 15

1

Question 16

explains why departments should predetermine the most advantageous sites and routes for water shuttle operations during preincident planning

Answer 16

The IC or Water Supply Group Supervisor will be able to establish a reliable water supply more quickly during an incident.

Question 17

During large-scale incidents, it may be necessary to establish two or more water shuttle operations under the immediate coordination of a (an)

Answer 17

Water Supply Branch Manager.

Question 18

What is the primary advantage of using a nurse tanker (tender) during dump site operations

Answer 18

Capacity of its tank

Question 19

dump site location to allow continual forward movement?

Answer 19

A large, nearby parking lot

Question 20

identifies when an overhead pipe should be used during water tender top-fill procedures

Answer 20

When there is no other way of filling through the top opening

Question 21

maintains certain criteria for determining the proper specifications for water tender apparatus

Answer 21

Each individual jurisdiction

Question 22

What is the goal of a portable multi-tank operation

Answer 22

Keep the tank from which the attack pumper is drafting full at all times

Question 23

What should the dump site pumper do to ensure that prime is not lost when other discharges are shut down

Answer 23

Flow a small waste line back into the tank

Question 24

an advantage provided by vacuum tenders

Answer 24

A vacuum tender can self-fill from a static water source at a rate of up to 2,000 gpm

Question 25

During a jet siphon operation, the pump’s prime will be lost if:

Answer 25

the apparatus tank is allowed to run dry

Question 26

One method of calculating a flow rate for a specific tender relies on actual field tests conducted under realistic water shuttle conditions and measures the data by

Answer 26

dividing the amount of water the tender dumped during a trial run by the time the round trip took

Question 27

why is it advantageous to have roadways closed to nonemergency vehicles during water shuttle operations?

Answer 27

To lessen traffic congestion and reduce the possibility of collision

Question 28

Any portable tank, regardless of type, should be set up on a surface that is as level as possible and have a capacity at least _____ larger than the water tank on the apparatus that will supply it.

Answer 28

500 gallons

Question 29

dumping method is generally considered to be the simplest, quickest method to ensure a constant water supply for fire attack operations

Answer 29

Portable water tank operations

Question 30

what factor is built into the “travel time” formula

Answer 30

Acceleration and deceleration times as the vehicle approaches the fill and dump sites

Question 31

describes a pumper/tender apparatus?

Answer 31

Tender featuring pumps of 750 gpm (3 000 L/min) or greater

Question 32

1901 requires that water be capable of being dumped from the:

Answer 32

left, right, and rear of the apparatus

Question 33

What should the Water Supply Group Supervisor do if water demand begins to outpace supply

Answer 33

Summon additional tenders

Question 34

reason all responding tenders should fill their tanks before returning to quarters at the conclusion of an incident

Answer 34

It returns the apparatus to a “ready” status after an incident

Question 35

must be true of anyone assigned to the position of Water Supply Group Supervisor?

Answer 35

person must have considerable experience in pumper, water supply, and shuttle operations.

Question 36

efficient way to transfer water between portable tanks is through the use of a

Answer 36

jet siphon

Question 37

Why should the tender driver/operator remain in the apparatus cab at the fill site?

Answer 37

To ensure peak efficiency in apparatus movement

Question 38

With the exception of operations that feature a vacuum tanker or the use of a hydrant, most water shuttles require at least _____ pumpers for water supply

Answer 38

two

Question 39

The most common style of portable tank:

Answer 39

folds and is mounted and removed from the apparatus, as with a ground ladder

Question 40

During dump site operations, the _____ must have an opening of sufficient size to allow free movement of water at the bottom of the tank and movement of air at the top during rapid filling or unloading.

Answer 40

tank baffles

Question 41

At the fill site, how should the stopping point for the water tender driver/operator be denoted once the exact fill spot has been determined?

Answer 41

With a traffic cone or similar marker

Question 42

Ideally, the fill site pumper should be positioned so as to allow a view of both

Answer 42

the water source and the water tender to be filled

Question 43

way to control flow from the fill site pumper

Answer 43

By using the discharge gates on the pumping apparatus

Question 44

The goal of the fill site

Answer 44

oading tenders as safely and efficiently as possible.

Question 45

generally increases the safety of a gravity dump

Answer 45

a remote dump valve

Question 46

During portable water tank operations, once a tank is positioned, a _____ deploys a hard intake hose with a low-level strainer into the tank

Answer 46

dump site pumper

Question 47

Direct pumping operations are typically accomplished by having the attack pumper lay out a supply line that is equipped with a(an) _____ in an area accessible to tenders.

Answer 47

gated or clappered Siamese