DC Flashcards
Class “A” Fire
Indication & burnables:
White smoke anything ash producing
Paper, clothes, fiberous textiles, human
Class “A” fire
Agents:
Primary FM
Secondary CO2 on small fires
Class “B” Fire
Indication & burnables:
Black smoke
JP5
Lube oil
Hydraulic Fluid
Class “B” Fire
Agents:
AFFF
PKP
HALON 1301
Class “C” Fire
Indication & burnables:
Arcs and sparks, white smoke
Energized electrical equipment
Class “C” fire
Agents:
Primary CO2
Secondary FM
Class “D” Fire
Indication & burnables:
Combustible metals at 1400 degrees
Magnesium, titanium, powdered aluminum
Class “D” fire
Agents:
Jettison
Fire Triangle
Heat
Oxygen
Fuel
Fire tetrahedron:
Heat
Oxygen
Fuel
Chemical chain reaction
Stage of fire:
Growth
Fully developed
Flash over
Decay
Fire Fighting Equipment:
Standard firefighting hose:
50 ft
1.5” and 2.5”
known as cotta. Jacket
Fire Fighting Equipment:
P-100
100 GPM
83 psi with 20ft suction
Firefighting/Dewatering
2.75 hours of operation
JP5/Dfm
Fire Fighting Equipment:
PECU
Used to access difficult spaces/rescue personal
Battery powered
Oxygen driven
PECU stands for?
Portable
Exothermic
Cutting
Unit
Fire Fighting Equipment:
Vari-Nozzle Patterns:
Wide & Narrows fog
Solid stream
95 gpm inside ship
125 gpm outside ship
Fire Fighting Equipment:
NFTI
k90 talisman
Can’t see through glass
NFTI stands for?
Navy
Firefighting
Thermal
Imager
2 types of battery for NFTI:
Rechargeable 4.85 hours
AA BATTERY 3.05 hours
Fire extinguisher:
PKP 2 types:
18 Lb
19ft
10 secs
27 lb
21ft
11 sec
PKP stands for?
Potassium bicarbonate
Fire extinguisher:
CO2
15lbs
4-6ft
45 seconds
Fire extinguisher:
AFFF
2.5 gals
15ft
55-65 sec
CO2 stands for?
Carbon Dioxide