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Developing Effective Water Supplies Flashcards

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Definitions:

Master Stream:

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— 350gpm or higher

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Definitions:

Relay. Pumping

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— Process using 2 or more engines to move water over a long distance. Used to overcome friction loss.

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Definitions:

Tandem Pumping

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— A short relay used to develop high pump pressure.

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Responsibilities:

Who is responsible for identifying incidents that require an extensive water supply?

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— Incident Commander

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Definitions:

What is the Captains responsibility?

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— Ensuring water supply to the aerial is of sufficient volume

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Responsibilities:

When the Lieutenant is ensuring the appropriate selection and use of hand lines is being followed, what 2 factors should be taken into consideration?

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— Potential Fire Load
— Visible Conditions

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Responsibilities:

Who reports directly to IC and assists with developing a sufficient water supply?

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— Water Supply Officer

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Guideline:

Water supply sources to evaluate include:

5 sources

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— Hydrants
— Drafting
— Fire Boats (Lake Houston and Lake Conroe)
— Water shuttles/Tankers
— Tank Water

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Guideline:

E/Os shall only charge ______ attack line when pumping from tank water. Additional attack lines may be deployed but _____ _____ _____ _____ unless an __________ _________ situation occurs.

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— 1
— SHALL NOT BE CHARGED
— Imminent Rescue

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Guideline:

The EO may charge one attack line for each ________ gallons of water carried in the apparatus tank, without a ___________ _________.

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— 500 gallons
— Supply Line

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Laying a Supply Line:

Catching the ________ allows the second arriving engine to be available to hook up to that hydrant and _________, if needed.

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— Hydrant
— Pump

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Laying a Supply Line:

Laying a ______ supply line allows the second arriving engine company to complete a ______ ______ to a hydrant, if needed.

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— Dry
— Split Lay

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Laying a Supply Line:

Pre-Connecting a hydrant valve is recommended, it not required, for operations which likely demand less than _________ gpm of water flow.

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— 1000gpm

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Laying a Supply Line:

If a supply line of ______ feet or more is laid from a hydrant and flows greater than _____ GPM are anticipated, the engine who laid the line shall notify IC for relay operations to be initiated. _____ lines should be considered for flows greater than _______ GPM.

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— 700
— 500gpm
— Dual
— 1000

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Laying a Supply Line:

When driving over dry lines, EO must be aware of hose getting caught in?

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— Rear Wheels

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Long Hose Lays:

A typical long hose layout evolution consists of regarding water supply? (3 items)

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— Connecting to a hydrant or Turbo-draft site
— Laying up to 8,000’ of supply lines
— Supplying an Attack Pumper

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Hook up and pump operations:

A minimum of _____ psi must remain as residual intake pressure.

A

— 20psi

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Aerial Master Streams (Ladder or Tower)

The engine assigned to supply an aerial should secure a ________ __________ supply by laying 5” supply hose from a __________ to a location no more than __________ from the ________ of the __________.

A

— Positive Water
— Hydrant
— 100’
— Base
— Aerial

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Aerial Master Streams (Ladder or Tower)

Ladder trucks have the capability to flow up to ________gpm.

Tower trucks have the capability to flow up to _________gpm.

Supplied by a ________ 5” supply line that requires _______psi at the base of the aerial.

A

— 1500
— 2000
— Single
— 200

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Aerial Master Streams (Ladder or Tower)

Aerial apparatus can be used as an elevated standpipe/water supply by having an engine pump into the base and connecting hose, no larger than ______, to the aerial tip or the _______ discharge outlet.

A

— 3in
— 2.5in

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Relay Pumping:

Who notifies all the engines in a really pump scenario of the maximum water flow requirement?

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— Attack Engine

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Relay Pumping:

Pump pressure is based on the friction loss in the supply hose for the GPM flowing, plus _______ psi residual pressure needed at the next engine.

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— 50

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Relay Pumping:

What will indicate the need for an additional supply line laid between each engine?

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— Discharge pressure to achieve required GPM is greater than 200psi

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Sprinkler/Standpipe Operations: Less than 3 stories

An engine will __________ lay a single 5” supply line from the ____ to a fire hydrant. The E/O will have to use adapters to connect the 5” to the 2.5” ________ FDC. Additionally it is advised to use a _________ elbow or a _____ section of 3” hose to prevent kinking and stress on the FDC coupling.

A

— Reverse
— FDC
— Female
— 2.5
— 50’

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Developing Effective Water Supplies -

Sprinkler/Standpipe Operations: Less than 3 stories

This set up can provide flows up to __________ GPM in the sprinkler/standpipe system.

A

— 1000gpm

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Sprinkler/Standpipe Operations: Less than 30 stories

An engine will ________ lay up to ______ft of _______in hose from the _______ to a safe location from _________ ___________ and _________. The location should be close enough to a ____________ to connect a _______ supply line.

A

— Reverse
— 300
— 3
— FDC
— Falling Glass
— Debris
— Hydrant
— 5”

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Sprinkler/Standpipe Operations: Less than 30 stories

A second __________ may be used to lay an additional ______ line from the _________ to be connected to the first _________ so that it can pump ________ _______ to the FDC.

A

— Engine
— 3
— FDC
— Engine
— Dual Lines

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Developing Effective Water Supplies -

Sprinkler/Standpipe Operations -

High Pressure Pump Operations:

What HFD engines are High Pressure Pumpers?

A

— 2
— 8

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Sprinkler/Standpipe Operations - High Pressure Pump Operations:

High pressure engines have special _____ hose with _____ _______ couplings that have a service test pressure of _______psi.

A

— 3”
— 3”
— Red
—650

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Sprinkler/Standpipe Operations - High Pressure Pump Operations:

The high pressure engine will ensure the discharge ______ _______ are secured to the building ______ and the pumper by tying the hose lines off to ________ ___________ if available.

A

— Hose Lines
— FDC
— Substantial Objects

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Sprinkler/Standpipe Operations - High Pressure Pump Operations:

A high pressure pumping operation can pump up to ________gpm into a sprinkler/standpipe system at a maximum of _______psi.

A

— 500
— 700

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Sprinkler/Standpipe Operations - Tandem Pumping

When it is necessary to pump water to _______ stories or above (over _______psi) and a high pressure pumper is not available, a____ engine, ______ pump operation must be established.

A

— 30
— 300
— 2nd
— Tandem

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Sprinkler/Standpipe Operations - Tandem Pumping

The second engine will be the ________ engine and will lay a 5in _______ _____ from a fire hydrant and park net to or near the _______ engine. The supply engine will pump _______psi or more through ____ separate ___ hose lines (up to _____ft each) which will connected to the pressures engines 2 ____ side _______.

A

— Supply
— Supply line
— Pressure
— 250
— 2
— 3in
— 150’
— Right
— Intakes

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Sprinkler/Standpipe Operations - Tandem Pumping

Both 3in lines to the FDC will connected to the discharge outlets on the ________ _________ pump panel of the pressure engine.

A

— Officer Side

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Sprinkler/Standpipe Operations - Tandem Pumping

The pressure engine will _____ both its _____ and ____________ relief outlets. The supply engine will ______ its ______ relief outlet if they have one.

A

— Cap
— Intake
— Discharge
— Cap
— Discharge

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Sprinkler/Standpipe Operations - Tandem Pumping

The pressure engine will the be able to supply up to ________psi into the sprinkler/standpipe system.

A

— 500+

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Sprinkler/Standpipe Operations - Tandem Pumping

A 2 engine tandem pump operation can pump up to _______gpm into a sprinkler/standpipe system, at a maximum of ______psi

A

— 750
— 550

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Appendix:

What is the rule of thumb for high rise? Calculation for floors

A

— 100psi + 6psi per floor to the fire floor

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Appendix - Friction Loss Chart:

List the coefficients for 1 3/4 hose at each GPM. Remember these numbers are produce from a 2in hose line coefficient of 8
95
125
150
175
200

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— 95 = 8 (10)
— 125 = 12 (15)
— 150 = 18 (20)
— 175 = 24 (25)
— 200 = 31 (30)

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Friction Loss Chart

List the coefficients for 2.5 hose at each GPM

210
265
325

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— 210 = 8 (10)
— 265 = 14 (15)
— 325 = 21 (20)

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Friction Loss Chart

List the coefficients for 3 hose at each GPM

— 250
— 300
— 400
— 500
— 750
— 1000

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— 250 = 5 (5)
— 300 = 7 (10)
— 400 = 13 (15)
— 500 = 20 (20)
— 750 = 45 (45)
— 1000 = 80 (80)

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Friction Loss Chart

List the coefficients for 5” hose at each GPM

— 500
— 750
— 1000
— 1250
— 1500
— 1750
— 2000

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— 500 = 2(2)
— 750 = 5(5)
— 1000 = 8 (10)
— 1250 = 13 (15)
— 1500 = 18 (20)
— 1750 = 25 (25)
— 2000 = 32 (35)

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Additional Information - Water Source Options:

Name the Main size associated with the color code of the bonnet.

Red =
Yellow =
White =
Green =
Orange =
Orange bonnet and caps =

A

— Red = 4in Main
— Yellow = 6in Main
— White = 8in Main
— Green = 12-20in Main
— Orange = 24-60in Main
— Orange bonnet and caps = 36-90in Main

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Additional Information - Water Source Options:

What are the 3 fire boats operated in the area? What’s their GPM rating

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— lake Houston HFD FB - 65 = 250gpm pump
— lake Conroe CFD FB - 6 = 500gpm
— Lake Conroe Willis FB 94 = 1250gpm pump

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Additional Information - Nozzle Types for Handlines:

Fog Nozzle - Constant/Selecta Gallonage Type - 1
Fog Nozzle - Automatic Type - 2
Solid Stream Nozzle - 1
Aspirated/Pressure Dependent - 1

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— Akron 1723 Mid-range turbo jet nozzle = 100psi
— TFT Midmatic - 100psi
— TFT Midmatic - 75psi
— Smoothbores - 50psi
— 1st strike Vindicator - 50psi

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Additional Information - Nozzle Types for Handlines:

TFT Blitzfire - Combination flow attack nozzle and monitor. 2 of them

A

— TFT Max-Series - Automatic fog nozzle - 55 &100psi settings. Approx 125 needed at nozzle plus FL of hose to get 500gpm
— TFT Max-Series - Stacked Tip Nozzle (1”, 1 1/4, 1 1/2) - 55psi tip pressure. Approx 80 psi needed nozzle with 1 1/2 tip to achieve 500gpm plus hose FL

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Additional Information - Foam Operations

Engines are equipped with _____gpm portable ________ _______ and should use a __% setting for both Class B hydrocarbon fires and polar solvent fires.

A

— 95
— foam eductor
— 3

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Additional Information - Foam Operations

_______ gallons of concentrate can be poured into the engines water tank for __% solution and be applied using the booster line. Tank and Pump must be _________ after.

A

— 2.5
— 1/2%
— Flushed

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Additional Information - Foam Operations

A maximum length of _______’ of 1 3/4 hose can be used between the _______ and the nozzle. If additional distance is needed, up to _______’ of 2.5 can be added between the eductor and 1 3/4 to increase the total length to ______’

A

— 300
— Eductor
— 300
— 600

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Additional Information - Foam Operations

Engines can easily extend the eductor away from the pump by using the _______ apartment lay, _______ 2.5 hose, or combining both to extend to ________’/. Using only 2.5 hose, the eductor can be moved away from the engine a maximum distance of _________.

A

— 300’
— 400’
— 700’
— 1650’

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Additional Information - Foam Operations

When moving eductor away from the engine, the following must be met.

2 items

A

— 200psi is maintained at the inlet of the eductor
— Foam containers must be moved to the eductor location and a firefighter stationed at the eductor to operate it.

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Additional Information - Relay Operations:

To terminate the relay the attack engine is the ______ to shut down, followed by each _________ ___________, and concluding at the supply __________.

A

— First
— Intermediate Engine
— engine

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Additional Information - Relay Operations:

Most intake relief valves are set at _______ psi

A

—125

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Additional Information - Alternative Aerial Operations:

What is the max pressure pumped through a 5”.

A

— Pressure is not to exceed the service test pressure of 225psi

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Additional Information - Alternative Aerial Operations- Supplying an Engine via Aerial outlet.

____ hose can be connected from the _____ discharge outlet to the engine intake. Depending on the ____ needed the ____ hose can be connected to a ____ hose with an adapter and then connected to the engine intake. Ladders that use a _____ to a gated wye with (__) 2.5 outlets can supply ______ _____ lines to an engine.

A

— 3”
— 2.5”
— GPM
— 3”
— 5”
— 3.5”
— 2
— 3” Dual

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Additional Information - Alternative Aerial Operation:

Older ladder trucks, without the additional ____ discharge outlet, have nozzles with a _______ threads that connect to the waterway. These ladder trucks can be used by replacing the nozzle with a ______ to _______ adapter and a gated wye with (__) _____ outlets. Ladder trucks can supply up to _______gpm and tower trucks can supply up to _______gpm from the ____ discharges. When flowing less than _____gpm, the friction loss is very _____- in the aerial piping.

A

— 2.5”
— 3 1/2”
— 3 1/2” to 2.5”
— 2
— 2.5”
— 1250 gpm
— 1500 gpm
— 1000 gpm
— Low

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Developing Effective Water Supplies - Additional Information - Fire Hose Test Pressures:

  1. 1 3/4, 2 1/2 and 3” hose is pressure tested at?
  2. 3” High Pressure hose with 3in red couplings are pressure tested at?
  3. 5” hose is pressure tested at?
A

— 400psi
— 650psi
— 225psi

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