Chapter 4

Question 1

An act of preparing to manage an incident at a particular location or a particular type of incident before an incident occurs is called?

Answer 1

Pre-incident planning

Question 2

An ongoing evaluation of influential factors at the scene of an incident is called a?

Answer 2

Size up

Question 3

When positioning the apparatus the driver operator should?

Answer 3

Pull the apparatus past the front of the building at an incident where there’s no fire evident this position allows personnel on the apparatus to view three sides of the building

Consider the best access point for personnel and equipment entering the occupancy when parking the apparatus

Remain with the apparatus in the event connections for water supply or fire department connections need to be made or to assist in Poland attack lines and operating the pump

Question 4

What position should the apparatus and personnel be in on wildland fires?

Answer 4

Downhill as wildland fires move uphill faster then on flat terrain or downhill

Question 5

Apparatus and personnel should maintain a collapse zone of at least _______the height of any building determined likely to collapse?

Answer 5

One and a half times

Question 6

Should a collapse occur what is the safest position for an aerial apparatus operating master stream?

Answer 6

The corners of a structure are generally considered the safest should a collapse occur

Question 7

Apparatus equipment and personal operating within ______feet of the base of a high-rise fire may need to be protected from falling glass and debris?

Answer 7

200 feet

Question 8

For the inside outside method of a high-rise less than five floors tall which apparatus is positioned on the side of the street closest to the building?

Answer 8

Attack pumper and aerial apparatus are placed outboard of the pumper

Question 9

The inside outside method of apparatus placement on a high-rise more than five floors what position does the attack pumper take?

Answer 9

The outside position to allow the area apparatus maximum reach of the building

Question 10

To shuttle water between a source and an emergency scene using mobile water supply apparatus is called a?

Answer 10

Relay

Question 11

Supply of water at rest that does not provide a pressure head for fire suppression but may be employed as a suction source for fire pumps for example water in a reservoir pond or cistern is called a?

Answer 11

Static water supply

Question 12

Any personnel working near the edge of bodies of water are required to wear a personal flotation device within how many feet of the water?

Answer 12

10 feet

Question 13

A permanently installed pipe that has pumper suction connections installed at static water sources to speed drafting operations is called a?

Answer 13

Dry hydrant

Question 14

Operation where a strong hydrant is used to supply two pumpers by connecting the pumpers intake to intake, the second pumper receives the excess water not being pumped by the first pumper which is directly connected to the water supply source is called?

Answer 14

Dual pumping

Question 15

Short relay operation in which the pumper taking water front he supply source pumps into the intake of the second pumper, the second pumper then boots the pressure of the water even higher. This method is used when pressures higher than the capability of a single pump are required?

Answer 15

Tandem pumping

Question 16

In tandem pumping operations apparatus may be located up to _____ feet?

Answer 16

300

Question 17

What NFPA standard is for the inspection care and use of fire hose couplings nozzles in the service testing of fire hose contains test pressures for various types of fire hose?

Answer 17

1962

Question 18

A line, area, or zone where an undeveloped wildland area meets a human development area?

Answer 18

Wildlands / Urban interface

Question 19

A point from which a fire line is begun; usually a natural or man-made barrier that prevents fire spread and the possibility of the crew being flanked while constructing the fire line. Examples include lakes ponds streams roads earlier burns rock slides and cliffs?

Answer 19

Anchor point

Question 20

The ability of an apparatus to traverse a body of standing water. Apparatus specifications should list the specific water depths through which trucks must be able to drive?

Answer 20

Fording

Question 21

What are the basic principles to driver operator must consider when responding to any potential hazardous materials incident?

Answer 21

Obtain info regarding wind speed and direction from the dispatcher or by direct observation

Approach from upwind and uphill

Do not drive the apparatus directly to the scene until the material involved can be identified

Position apparatus and personnel well short of the scene until the nature of the hazard can be determined

Question 22

What is hazard control zones?

Answer 22

System of barriers surrounding designated areas at emergency scenes, intended to limit the number of persons exposed to a hazard and to facilitate its mitigation. A major incident has three zones restricted Hot zone, limited access warm zone, and support cold zone

Question 23

What is a hot zone?

Answer 23

Potentially hazardous area immediately surrounding the incident site, requires appropriate protective clothing and equipment and other safety precautions for entry. Typically limited to technician level personnel

Question 24

What is a warm zone?

Answer 24

An area between the hot and cold zones that usually contains the decontamination corridor typically requires a lesser degree of personal protective equipment than The Hot zone

Question 25

What is the cold zone?

Answer 25

Safe area outside of the warm zone where equipment and personnel are not expected to become contaminated and special protective clothing is not required the incident command post and other support functions are typically located in this zone.

Question 26

What are the guidelines for operating near a railroad for driver operator?

Answer 26

Take care not to position the apparatus close enough to a track where a passing train may contact the vehicle.

Park on the same side of the track as the incident in order to avoid stretching hose lines across the track and to keep firefighters from making repeated crossings of the track.

Cross railroad tracks only a designated crossing points in order to avoid the possibility of becoming stuck on the tracks due to the ground clearance of the apparatus and the height of the track bed.

Notify the rail company to confirm the rail traffic has been halted along the section and question if stretching a hose line across a track is absolutely necessary. If this is not possible, the hose may be run underneath the rails or an Ariel apparatus maybe you used to provide access for hose line over the top of a track location.

Use consideration for railroads that operate using high voltage overhead wires

Question 27

How many feet should apparatus maintain a clear zone from railroad tracks to prevent contact with objects on the railroad cars?

Answer 27

30 ft