DC

Question 1

What is List?

Answer 1

Port/Starboard (how the ship sits on the water)

Question 2

What is Trim?

Answer 2

Fwd/Aft (how the ship sits on the water)

Question 3

What is the NFTI?

Answer 3

Naval Firefighter Thermal Imager

Question 4

How long will the NFTI last on rechargeable batteries?

Answer 4

4.85 hours

Question 5

How long will the NFTI last on AA batteries?

Answer 5

3.05 hours

Question 6

What are the two modes of operation for the NFTI?

Answer 6

Thermal Imaging and Video Overlay

Question 7

What mode is used for Firefighting on the NFTI?

Answer 7

Thermal Imaging

Question 8

What is the EEBD?

Answer 8

Emergency Escape Breathing Device

Question 9

How long will the EEBD last?

Answer 9

10 minutes

Question 10

What is the EEBD used for?

Answer 10

Escape from fire or toxic gases

Question 11

What is the shelf life of the EEBD?

Answer 11

15 years

Question 12

What is the Max time to DON the EEBD?

Answer 12

10 seconds

Question 13

What is the purpose of the firemain?

Answer 13

To provide water for firefighting and flushing

Question 14

What type of firemain does the BLR have?

Answer 14

8 inch single main

Question 15

Where are the 4 firemains located?

Answer 15

FWD A/C
Fire Room
Engine Room
Aft A/C

Question 16

What is the Gallon Per Minute (GPM) rating?

Answer 16

1000

Question 17

For 1 and 1/2 inch firehose, what is the min. manning?

Answer 17

3 people

Question 18

What is the GPM of the nozzle inside the ship?

Answer 18

95 gpm

Question 19

What is the GPM of the nozzle outside of the ship?

Answer 19

125 gpm

Question 20

What is the min manning for the 2 and 1/2 inch nozzle?

Answer 20

5 people

Question 21

What is the GPM of the 2 and 1/2 inch nozzle?

Answer 21

250 gpm

Question 22

How do you test for agent with the 2 and 1/2 inch nozzle?

Answer 22

cycle wide to solid stream

Question 23

What are the two ways to test for agent?

Answer 23

inside: water on/off
outside: cycle through all patterns

Question 24

What are the positions of the vari-nozzle?

Answer 24

narrow, wide and solid stream

Question 25

What nozzle position do you use for firefighting?

Answer 25

narrow v

Question 26

what is the length of one hose?

Answer 26

50 ft

Question 27

What are the 4 classes of fire?

Answer 27

1. Wood, cloth and paper 2. Flammable and combustable liquids 3. Electrical, electronic and cable way 4. Metals such as magnesium, sodium, titanium, zinc and potassium

Question 28

What smoke will you see for wood/cloth and what f/f extinguisher wood you use?

Answer 28

white smoke, solid stream of water

Question 29

What smoke will you see for liquids, flammable and combustable and what f/f extinguisher would you use?

Answer 29

black smoke, AFFF

Question 30

What smoke would you see for electrical fires and what f/f extinguisher would you use?

Answer 30

blue or white smoke, CO2

Question 31

What smoke would you see for metals and what f/f extinguishers would you use?

Answer 31

grey smoke, jettison method

Question 32

What are the immediate actions when you discover the fire?

Answer 32

Call it away! DCC or OOD, try and combat small fires yourself

Question 33

How many sides to a boundary?

Answer 33

6

Question 34

What does a topside boundary man do during a fire?

Answer 34

Fakes out hose to spray water on floor keeping boundary cool

Question 35

When will you go on air as a boundary man/your job?

Answer 35

primary boundary man

Question 36

What happens during overhaul?

Answer 36

examination and cleanup

Question 37

What tools are needed for overhaul?

Answer 37

rake, shovel, haligan and NFTI

Question 38

What is a rollover fire?

Answer 38

When the fire is coming over the top and moving toward you

Question 39

How do you combat a rollover fire?

Answer 39

Get low and switch to wide v

Question 40

How do you overhaul a wood fire?

Answer 40

solid stream of water

Question 41

How do you overhaul a liquid fire?

Answer 41

AFFF

Question 42

How do you overhaul an electrical fire?

Answer 42

CO2

Question 43

How do you overhaul a metallic fire?

Answer 43

jettison