Engine Ops

Question 1

Who examines the hosebed after roll call

Answer 1

All members

Question 2

5 things to check all nozzles carried on an engine for at the start of the tour

Answer 2

Acronym “NORTH”
Nozzle and tip type attached
Off - control handle maintained off
Rubber Washer - placed correctly in female
T - tips of fog nozzles not clogged and turned right
H - hand fastened to hose and tips screwed on

Question 3

3 stages of fire suppression

Answer 3

Find the fire
Confine the fire
Extinguish the fire

Question 4

4 stages of traditional fire development

Answer 4

Incipient
Growth
Fully Developed
Decay

Question 5

What stage of fire development does rollover occur during

Answer 5

Growth

Question 6

What stage of fire development does flashover occur during

Answer 6

Fully developed

Question 7

5 stages of modern content fires

Answer 7

Incipient
Rapid growth that consumes all available oxygen
Oxygen limited decay stage
If oxygen is added a 2nd rapid growth stage
A second decay stage when fuel load depleted or fire is extinguished