Firefighting Fundamentals

Question 0

Is extinguishing fires and limit damage to aircraft ship and airfield equipment the primary mission of a firefighter?

Answer 0

No its saving lives

Question 1

What is the primary duty of a firefighter?

Answer 1

Saving lives

Question 2

What makes up the fire triangle?

Answer 2

Heat, fuel and oxygen

Question 3

Whats a fire tetrahedron?

Answer 3

Same as triangle buts allows for more growth

Question 4

What are the 4 classes of fire?

Answer 4

A
B
C
D

Question 5

What is an “A” fire?

Answer 5

Combustible materials that produce ash.

H2O or AFFF

Question 6

Whats a class “B” fire?

Answer 6

Flammable liquids such as JP-5

AFFF, Halon 1211, Purple K Powder, and Carbon Dioxide

Question 7

Explain a class “C” fire?

Answer 7

Electrical fires

Energized CO2 Halon PKP and H2O

Deenergized treat as ABD

Question 8

What is a class “D” fire?

Answer 8

Combustible metals such as magnesium and titanium

H2O large quantities in high velocity fog.

Question 9

What does AFFF stand for?

Answer 9

Aqueous Film Forming Foam

Question 10

AFFF is what concentrate

Answer 10

3% and 6%

6% is on shipboard

Question 11

What is Halon 1211?

Answer 11

Bromochlorodifluoromethane

Used for class “B” and “C” fires

Its a colorless sweet smelling electrically nonconductive gad that leaves no residue to clean up.

Question 12

What does CO2 come in?

Answer 12

A 15LB portable or 50LB wheeled extinguisher

Question 13

What is CO2 used for?

Answer 13

Its used for B and C fired

Its colorless and odorless gas

Question 14

Potassium Bicarbonate is known as?

Answer 14

PKP

Question 15

What is PKP is used for?

Answer 15

Class B fires