Fire Tools Flashcards
What are some common hand tools you would use as a fire fighter
- Fire fighting shovel
- Pulaski or Mattock (Pick)
- Axe
- Mcleod Tool (Like a rake)
- Handtank Pump
- Drip torch
- Powersaw
What is a backhoe referred to in Fires?
Dozer
What fuel proportion is used in a driptorch?
What is it used for?
What are the dangers?
- Deisel gas mix - 4 Diesel to one part Gas
- Used to burn of fuels to strengthen control lines
- Be careful when fueling, mixing and lighting.
How can you reduce the potential of a chainsaw kicking back?
proper maintenance (chain oil and proper fuel)
What is the no work zone area?
-areas around unstable trees (2 tree lengths unless specified)
What is a rule when working around dozers?
- Never work downhill
- Make eye contact with operator when you are in his work area and give him right of way.
How far apart should you be when hiking?
10 feet (3m) apart in single file.
What are some heavy equipment activities in fires?
- Water hauling
- Control line construction
- Landing and Staging area const.
- Road building/Access improvement/Reactivation
- Bridge installation
- Sump holes for water supply
- Control line stabilization and rehabilitation
What is a staging area?
a safe area to store heavy equipment and fuels while not in use
What are water tenders?
Heavy trucks for water delivery
Use drop tanks so they can release payload and stay on road
Why are bulldozers so useful?
Push
Pull
Dig
Work well on gentler topography
How would you identify a poorly maintained machine?
Check sprocket for wear
What are excavators commonly called?
What is an advantage of an excavator over a dozer?
a disadvantage?
- Referred to as a hoe
- Can handle rough terrain more easily by pulling themselves uphill and easing themselves downhill. Less site disturbance.
- Less building capacity, slower.
What are skidders?
What is a disadvantage?
Rubber tired articulating tractors for log hauling, pushing, pulling and hauling water.
Cause high damage to soils (ruts)
What are some ways aircraft are used in fires?
- Move personnel and equipment
- Reconnaissance and detection
- Water bombing
- Long term retardant
What are the two types of aircraft used?
Fixed wing - Airplane
Rotary Wing - Helicopter
What are some types of fixed wing aircraft?
- Air tankers
- Water Scoopers
How are helicopters rated?
according to lifting capacity
4 broad lift categories
What are the 4 broad lift capacities?
Light Lift -90 Gal -$1000/hour -1000 lbs Intermediate lift -150 gal -$1400/hour -1600 lbs Medium lift -350 gal -3500 lbs -$3500/hour Heavy Lift -8000-18,000 lbs -800 - 1,650 gal -14,000 / hour
Whats the biggest job of repel crews?
Building landing platforms
What are some key factors in helicopter safety?
- Know your weight and your equipment weight
- Do not enter landing area without pilot knowing
- Avoid dust when building pads
- do not enter/exit on high side
- avoid tail rotor at all times
Should water be used alone when water bombing?
No, should be combined with surfactant
Do water bombers put out fires?
No, they make it possible for ground units to establish control lines
What is the bird dog?
An aerial command center where air attack officers coordinate tanker action with the incident commander that is on the ground.
What is the litres per hour concept?
Cooling and suppressing fire by dropping water directly on or immediately adjacent to an active fire.
What forces effect water pumps?
Hydraulic forces
- Suction (or lift)
- Head (or back pressure)
- Friction Loss
- Nozzle pressure
