Flash Cards
A three dimensional fire often involves static flammable liquid. TRUE or FALSE?
FALSE.
3D fires involve flammable liquid in motions as well as both horizontal and vertical surfaces.
Class ____ Fire extinguishers are ok for wood, paper, some plastics and textiles. They offer the coating effects of dry chemicals.
Class A
Which extinguishers should be removed or replaced at their next 6 year maintenance or hydrostatic test interval?
Dry Chemical stored pressure fire extinguishers.
Talking about UL rating, the _____ rating refers to the amount of sq footage an extinguishers covers.
B:C
Class B fire extinguishers CANNOT handle flammable liquid TRUE or FALSE?
FALSE
Employees must be trained in proper use of all portable fire extinguishers according to _______
CRF29
You need to have portable fire extinguishers VISUALLY inspected at least _______ according to 29 CFR 1910.157 (e) (2)
Monthly
Class _____ fire extinguishers should NOT be used for fire that involves live electrical equipment.
Class A/B
Water or steam fire extinguishers need to be discharged, dissembled and inspected at least:
Annually
An extinguisher weighing over 40 lbs should be installed so the top is no more than ______ from the ground.
3.5 ft
What is OSHA specified maximum travel distance to an extinguisher for class B?
50 ft
Dry Chem extinguishers requiring 12 year hydrostatic test must be emptied for maintenance procedures every_______
6 years
A rated UL extinguishers are equal to how many gallons of water?
1.25 gallons
Class _____ fire extinguishers use electrically nonconductive extinguishing agents.
Class C
Cartridge operated water based portable extinguishers need hydrostatic testing __________
Every 5 years
Class ______ extinguishers are for fires involving cooking media.
Class K
What is the OSHA specified max travel distance for Class A extinguisher?
75 ft
Proper UL rating to use on electrically energized equipment?
C
Which class work on the principle of saponification?
Class K
What fires involve flammable liquid on a horizontal surface with the presence of a solid object creating a barrier?
Obstacle Type Fires
Extinguishers must be installed at least ______ from the ground.
4 inches
What type of fires may take place in flammable liquid storage cabinets, dip tanks process areas, etc ?
Obstacle Type Fires
To make sure the pressure gauges of CO2 extinguishers are showing adequate pressure, what must you do?
Must be weighed
Wetting agent portable extinguishers must be hydrostatic tested every _________
5 years
Leak test on stored pressure extinguishers must be performed ___________
After recharge.
How do you convert fire extinguishers from 1 type to another?
You cannot
Any remaining dry chemical in a DISCHARGED extinguisher may _________
Be reused only if checked for propers type, contamination, and condition. Closed recovery system needs to be used!
New extinguishers needing charge in the field do not need ________
To have any verification of service collar installed
The gauge used to set the regulated source of pressure needs to be calibrated _______
Annually
Pump tank calcium chloride based antifreeze types of extinguishers need to be recharged ________
Annually
What is OSHA specified max distance to extinguisher for class D?
75 ft
When you recharge, the amount of recharge agent to use should be verified by ________
Weighing
These types of extinguishers must have hydrostatic testing every 5 years _______
Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF)
The Wetting agent in stored pressure wetting agent extinguishers must be replaced ________
Annually
The premixed agent in liquid charge-type AFFF and FFFP extinguishers must be replaced every ________
3 years
Which extinguishers do not need to have any verification of service collar installed?
Cylinder-operated extinguishers
You are free to mix multipurpose dry chemicals with alkaline based dry chemicals. TRUE or FALSE
FALSE
Subsurface injection of wet chemical extinguishing agents into hot cooking media __________
Must be avoided