Firefighting Fundamentals Flashcards
EAWS
1
Q
Firefighters primary duty
A
save lives
2
Q
Firefighters secondary duty
A
extinguish fire and eliminate damage
3
Q
Key elements of a fire
A
heat, fuel, and oxygen
4
Q
4 classes of fire
A
class A class B class C class D
5
Q
Class A
A
Aqueous film forming foam
6
Q
Class B
A
purple K power and carbon dioxide
7
Q
Class C
A
carbon dioxide, halon 1211, purple K power, and water
8
Q
Class D
A
water
9
Q
AFFF
A
liquid concentrates primarily of synthetic fluorocarbon
10
Q
Water
A
cools aircraft fuel fires w/o additional foam agents
11
Q
Halon 1211
A
chemical chain reaction of combustion process
12
Q
Carbon Dioxide
A
displacement of oxygen to below the level that is required to support combustion
13
Q
PKP
A
dry chemicals extinguish the flame by breaking combustion chain
