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What outlines exactly what to tell the public when taking a 911 call?
SOP
What are outside walls?
Exterior
Urgent message that take priority over all other communications
Emergency traffic
What is the first step of cleaning an SCBA
Inspect it for any damage that might have occured
When cracks are made in a wall from heat?
Spalling
Standard outward opening doors are required and found next to?
Revolving door
Energized electrical equipment is what class of fire?
Class C
Uses fans to introduce clean air into the structure?
Positive pressure ventilation
PIV says what?
Open, shut
Simple solution for gaining entry on an inward opening door?
Break small piece of glass on or adjacent to the door
__air cylinders are generally constructed of an aluminum shell wrapped with carbon, kevlar, or glass fibers.
Composite
Low pressure cylinders can be constructed of?
Steel
What is a type of nozzle?
Master stream
Face piece are equipped with___to prevent fogging of a clear lens
Nose cup
When is horizontal ventilation most effective?
When fire is under control
PASS alarm will go off if a firefighter is motionless for how long?
30 seconds
Priority of search for victims?
Above fire
What is mechanical ventilation
Use fans or other powered equipment to introduce clean air or to exhaust heat and smoke
Partition wall is a?
Interior
Low volume nozzles flow no more than __ GPM?
40
A __must have visual, direct, or verbal contact when performing PAR?
Company officer
Most vehicle accidents take place on streets or highways. What are the biggest hazards?
Traffic
On which part of the SCBA are the working parts mounted?
Backpack
___ immediate and quick attempt to locate any potential victims?
Primary search
After cooling the ceiling or atmosphere you can then do a ____ attack?
Direct
Which type of doors are constructed with a tongue and groove boards?
Ledge
Underground water valves are accessed through what?
Curb box
1 gallon of water in a 100 cubic foot room?
30 seconds
Can be used to form a loop and is a knot frequently used to secure the end of the rope?
Bowline
When water is flowing from a sprinkler head how do you stop the flow?
Shut down the system completely
SCBAs must carry enough air for a minimum of ________ minutes?
30 minutes
Low pressure alarm goes off when how much of the SCBA bottle has been used?
⅔
NFPA standard states boots must be equipped with?
Flame and cut resistance
What happens to a ladder if you are on an uneven surface?
Weight is shifted from one beam to another
What is the most important thing to do before using a ladder?
Check for overhead hazards
What do you never use when cleaning rope?
Bleach
If someone calls the firestation, what should you do?
Answer promptly and professionally. Identify yourself, your agency, and your location. Determine immediately if there is an emergency
What are the 3 types of ladders? ____, I beam, and solid beam
Trussed beam
A___ will assume the shape of the container in which it was placed?
Liquid
What are the 3 components of fire?
Heat, fuel, oxygen
A battering ram is which kind of tool?
Striking
Responsible for rescuing victims from fires, confined spaces, trenches, and high angle situations.
Rescue company
Shut off to __ is usually a quarter turn valve with a locking device.
Natural gas
Using a CO monitor during overhaul doesn’t?
Check for carcinogens
After turning SCBA bottle 2-3 turns and listening for the audible low air alarm, before donning you should do what?
Finish opening the bottle
How do you force a double hung window
Place a prying tool such as the halligan between the windowsill and the bottom sash in line with the locking mechanism
Runs from one beam of the ladder to another? Wooden ladder?
Tie rod
Secondary cut used to stop fire spread?
Trench cut
Hose load that is laid on its edge going side to side?
Accordion hose load
___ are the strips of metal or wood that guide a fly section?
Guides
A pike pole is hoisted___ with the head at the____
Vertical, top
What enables you to work longer and reduces the risk of injury and illness.
Hydration
How do you extinguish a vehicle fire?
Sweep the ground and bottom part of the vehicle while moving towards the fire
Specializes in forcible entry, ventilation, roof operations, search and rescue, and deployment of ground ladders.
Truck company
What is the first step when donning PPE?
Place on protective hood
What is a basic carry?
Cradle in arms carry
Spring loaded piece inside SCBA facepiece does what?
Maintains positive pressure
Wet chemicals extinguishers are used on___fires?
Class K
If you have one gallon of water in a 100 cubic ft room how long will it take you to extinguish it?
30 seconds
A trench cut is classified as what type of cut?
secondary
What helps make sure the location of an emergency is correct?
Location verification
If you have a fire in the trunk of a vehicle, initial access can sometimes be made how?
Knocking out the tail light assembly
Top and bottom rails are joined together by what to support the rungs?
Truss blocks
What nozzle would you use to fight a fire in a concealed area?
Piercing nozzle
Layer comprised of multilayered or quilted material that insulates the body from external temperatures.
Thermal
What donning method is used when the air cylinder valve is facing towards you?
Coat method
What do you need to maintain while mounting a fire apparatus
One hand and one foot
When a fire is below grade level and requires a handline to be placed to prevent what?
Fire from spreading vertically
the __is the center or core of the rope?
Kern
What is the GPM for a master stream?
350 GPM
Extinguish a fire at its burning edge?
Direct attack
What type of doors are used for entrance?
Solid core
Which type of roll starts with folding the male coupling over?
Straight roll
Carriers large quantity of water to a section of town or city
Primary feeder
Roof construction with little to no warning before collapse?
Lightweight construction
What knot creates a secure loop at the working end of the rope?
Figure eight on a bite
What is an example of mechanical ventilation?
Powered fans
___ is used in many homes because it improves insulation?
Double or triple plan glass
The process of receiving a call for service and obtaining the necessary information to initiate a response?
Call receipt
Nozzles that incorporate a nozzle shut off valve that is used to control the flow of water?
Low volume hand line
Permanent mounted source for water from a static source?
Dry hydrant
What is the danger of positive pressure ventilation?
Spreading the fire
Approach car fire from?
Uphill, upwind
X indicates what?
Search and rescue completed
Carry for victims through doorways, along narrow corridors, or up or down stairs?
Two person chair carry
Most common type of fire encountered by wildland firefighters?
Ground cover
Realistic use of life of no more than___% of the rated time?
50%
Class B fires?
Flammable Liquids
When should you don your PPE?
Before getting on the apparatus
Carries water to the end users and fire hydrants?
Distributors
what are the three components of a roof
The supporting structure, the roof decking, and the roof covering
If the___is deteriorated or the wall has been exposed to fire for a prolonged time then the wall could collapse?
Mortar
When arriving on the emergency scene the SCBA should be donned only when the apparatus stops unless____.
The SCBA is seat mounted
What type of door is an interior door?
Hollow core
How does a revolving door collapse?
Outward
When hoisting a flat head axe a figure 8 on a bight or ___ can be used?
Clove hitch
Sense when there is a problem with an electrical ground and interrupts the current, shutting down both the power source and the equipment it is feeding.
GFI
What type of wall is a partition wall?
Interior
___ prevents the butt from slipping out of position?
Butt spurs
What do you use to draft with
hard suction hose
First and last cut on a ventilation are what?
Parallel
When using positive pressure ventilation, where do you want to have the outlet or exhaust opening?
In the fire room, or as close to the seat of the fire as possible
Natural ventilation - open window on the
Downwind or leeward side first
What do downed firemen call?
Mayday
What are the respiratory hazards at a fire? Products of combustion, oxygen deficiency, and ___
Increased temperature
2nd step when someone calls the fire station
Figure out if it is an emergency
Before beginning the drafting process the engineer needs to do what?
Pull vacuum
___ are usually found in warehouses or commercial buildings. They are awning type windows that can be projected inward or outward
Projected window
Which connection is used to fill a downed firefighters bottle?
RIC UAC
Hose roll to where both couplings are on the outside of the roll
Single donut roll
Where are the working parts of an SCBA mounted?
Backpack
What is the opening pressure for a fog nozzle?
100 psi
Ladders should not be placed?
Manhole covers
Basements are difficult and dangerous because?
Limit routes of exit
Check to make sure SCBA is at least__% of its rated pressure
90%
What causes damage to the fire hose?
Mechanical damage
PIV says what?
Open, shut
Unconscious victim down a ladder?
Back towards ladder
What is the primary mission of the fire department?
Save lives and protect property
Don’t conduct ___ until investigators are finished?
Overhaul
Temporary pond that holds excess water?
Water catchall
___ rope is used for hoisting or lowering equipment?
Utility
Many people prop a wood or metal rod in the track of a sliding door. If this happens, how would you make an entry?
Find another means of entry
Which type of rope has limited stretch?
Life safety
Which class of fire is combustible metals?
Class D
A__ ladder has a top rail and a bottom rail?
Truss beam
Keep your hand ___ or beside the glass when breaking
Above
Which state of matter has definite size and shape?
Solid
How far away should you place a ladder from a power line?
10ft
Difference between the remote pressure gauge and air cylinder gauge should be less that what?
10%
Who is responsible for securing a water source, deploying handlines, conducting search and rescue operations, and putting water on the fire?
Engine company
LUNAR
Location, Unit, Name, Air, Resources needed
What are 3 things to look for when selecting an electrical cord? ___, without cuts or defects, and properly sized to handle level of amperage
Insulation
Which type of fire extinguisher corrodes and damages sensitive electrical equipment
Dry chemical
What donning method of the SCBA has a pack on the ground with the air cylinder valve facing away from you?
Over the head method
Number of tankers needed for a water shuttle operation will depend upon the flow needed at the fire scene, time it takes a tanker to dump and refill, and ___.
Distance between fill site and fire scene
When dealing with stacked and piled materials?
Water must penetrate fully to extinguish
What tool is used to pull out a cylindrical lock from a door?
K tool
What hydrant has water in the barrel?
Wet barrel
Which stage of fire produces more interaction and is dependent on the environment in the compartment?
Growth
Crosspiece that spans the two beams of a ladder?
Rung
Safety glass that doesn’t shatter?
Laminated glass
__ locks have both a locking latch and a deadbolt?
Mortise lock
What does a X indicate on a door?
Room has been searched
Class K fires
Cooking oils/fats
Which tool is used on double doors with panic bars?
J Tool
What is a round turn
Piece of rope looped to form a complete circle with two parallel ends
How many gallons are on an extinguisher rated 2A?
2.5 gallons
Simple and frequently used hose roll for general handling and transportation of hose as well as for rack storage?
Straight or storage roll
What part of the kernmantle rope extends the whole length with no knots or splices?
Kern
Which extinguisher is used on class B and C fires only?
CO2 extinguisher
Layer of PPE that keeps liquid vapors, such as hot water or stream, from reaching the skin?
Moisture barrier
Which nozzle moves a large volume of air?
fog
Which type of glass is heat treated
Tempered
Which type of ladder should you use around power lines?
none
Salvage efforts are aimed at preventing what type of damage?
Secondary
A simple way to force overhead doors?
Pull the emergency release
After cleaning the wooden handle, apply a coat of?
Boiled linseed oil
Duration ratings on the SCBA are determined by?
Physical limitations of user
Sweeping water under a vehicle that is on fire helps cool?
Fuel tank before it fails
Fire that projects out into long narrow extensions?
fingers
Blocking the opening around the smoke ejector eliminate?
Recirculation
Using a ___ can decrease the amount of time in overhaul?
TIC
What kind of door is an entrance door?
Solid core door
Process of transferring heat through one solid to another?
Conduction
Freestanding walls that extend above the roofline are called?
Parapet wall
Static water source?
Swimming pool
Another name for the EOSTI is what?
Low air alarm
Breakdowns in the ___ division results in the injury or death of many firefighters
Communication
What knot combines two ropes of equal diameter?
Figure eight bend
Why should doors not be used for ventilation?
Compromises entry and exit for firefighters
What part is extended on a ladder?
Fly section
What’s the 4 components of a SCBA? Harness or backpack, air cylinder, face piece, and ___.
Regulatory assembly
What is a permanent placed source for drafting from a static water source?
Dry hydrant
How do you wash a SCBA face piece?
Fully submerged
Mobile power outlets?
Junction boxes
Which layer of PPE is constructed of a sturdy, flame resistant material such as nomex, kevlar, or PBI?
Outer shell
Which window hinge is on the side?
Casement window
If any member or connector begins to fail?
The strength of the truss will be compromised
What extinguisher is used for class A and B fires?
Dry chemical
When donning an SCBA, firefighters should determine that the cylinder has at least a certain minimum specified percentage of air capacity. What is the percentage?
90%
Carbon monoxide bonds with what?
Hemoglobin
What information is found on the helmet?
Date of manufacture
Most common method of protecting building contents?
Salvage cover
Adjustable sections of tempered glass encased in a metal frame that overlap each other when closed?
Jalousie window
What cut is used to help firefighters see fire?
Kerf cut
___ are the mechanical looking devices used to secure and hold fly sections
Pawls
