Chapter 13 - Water Shuttle Operations

Question 1

What is the optimum travel route for a water shuttle circuit on a significant grade?

Answer 1

A circular travel route with empty tenders traveling uphill

Question 2

What do the “make and break” firefighters do?

Answer 2

Establish and remove connections between the water source and the tender

Question 3

During portable tank operation, incidents that require a flow rate in excess of 300 gpm are best served by:

Answer 3

a multiple tank operation

Question 4

There are _____ basic methods for calculating a flow rate for a specific tender

Answer 4

two

Question 5

What is a self-supporting water tank?

Answer 5

A frameless tank consisting of a large bladder with a floating collar around the opening

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 (NIMS).

Question 7

Anyone assigned to the position of Water Supply Group Supervisor must have:

Answer 7

considerable experience in pumper, water supply, and shuttle operations.

Question 8

In the formulas originally developed by the Insurance Services Office (ISO), what factor is built into the “travel time” formula?

Answer 8

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

Question 9

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

Answer 9

the apparatus tank is allowed to run dry.

Question 10

What is an advantage provided by vacuum tenders?

Answer 10

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

Question 11

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 11

two

one at fill site, one at dump site

Question 12

A method of calculating a flow rate for a specific tender rates the water supply performance of fire departments that protect rural areas and measures data by:

Answer 12

using a series of formulas originally developed by the Insurance Services Office (ISO).

Question 13

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

Answer 13

one

Question 14

Which action generally increases the safety of a gravity dump?

Answer 14

Installation of a remote dump valve

Question 15

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

Answer 15

1,000 gpm

Question 16

On water tenders, remote controlled vents are preferable to manually operated vents because manually operated vents may require the driver/operator to:

Answer 16

climb on top of the tank.

Question 17

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 17

With a traffic cone or similar marker

Question 18

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 18

500 gallons

Question 19

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

Answer 19

gated or clappered Siamese

Question 20

As with any drafting operation what should the dump site pumper do to ensure that prime is not lost when other discharges are shut down?

Answer 20

Flow a small waste line back into the tank

Question 21

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

Answer 21

the water source and the water tender to be filled.

Question 22

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 22

90 percent

Question 23

what is the best way to control flow from the fill site pumper?

Answer 23

Using the discharge gates on the pumping apparatus

Question 24

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

Answer 24

Capacity of its tank

Question 25

Which may be one of the most hazardous tasks for the driver/operator during water shuttle operations?

Answer 25

Driving the travel route

Question 26

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

Answer 26

Portable water tank operations

Question 27

What is the goal of a portable multi-tank operation?

Answer 27

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

Question 28

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 28

tank baffles

Question 29

Which of the following maintains certain criteria for determining the proper specifications for water tender apparatus?

Answer 29

Each individual jurisdiction

Question 30

When should an overhead pipe be used during water tender top-fill procedures?

Answer 30

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