IFSTA ARFF 6th: Ch. 12

Question 1

When does tactical decision making start?

Answer 1

Upon notification of an emergency and continues through emergency operations

Question 2

How long do you have before scene size up and tactical decision making needs to be implemented?

Answer 2

Seconds

Question 3

Where is the best time to practice the decision making process?

Answer 3

In the training room prior to the incident

Question 4

Components of NIMS-ICS is a combination of :

Answer 4

Command Strategy with Organizational Principals

Question 5

In addition to the standard CFLOP positions of NIMS, another position is __________.

Answer 5

Intelligence

Question 6

In some instances the Intelligence position may be part of the _________ function.

Answer 6

Planning

Question 7

Hydraulic/Gear failure can affect the aircrafts:

Answer 7

Steering
Braking
and/or Stopping

Question 8

ARFF personnel should try and prevent unnecessary evacuation by doing what?

Answer 8

Contacting the flight crew and reporting exterior conditions

Question 9

Fusible plugs on wheel assemblies are designed to melt and deflate tires when the rim reaches:

Answer 9

300-400 degrees

Question 10

The two most common hazards related to wheel assemblies are?

Answer 10

Hot Brakes

Wheel Fires

Question 11

Hot brakes is usually recognizable by _______ colored smoke coming from wheel assemblies.

Answer 11

Brown

Question 12

Peak wheel temperatures may not be reached until ____ to ____ minutes after the aircraft has come to a complete stop.

Answer 12

20 / 30

Question 13

What is the safest way to extinguish wheel fires?

Answer 13

Apply large quantities of water from a distance

Question 14

Magnesium has a melting point of:

Answer 14

1202 degrees

Question 15

Titanium is as strong as ordinary steel but is only ____ percent as heavy.

Answer 15

56

Question 16

The melting point of Titanium is ________

Answer 16

3140 degrees F

Question 17

Severity of the hazard created by a fuel spill is dependent upon:

Answer 17

How volatile the fuel is

Proximity to sources of ignition

Question 18

Hot starts and tail pipe fires are usually controlled by the:

Answer 18

Flight deck crew

Question 19

Where can heaters be found on aircraft?

Answer 19

Fuselages, Wings and Tail

Question 20

Power switches and circuit breakers for galley equipment are located in the ________

Answer 20

cockpit

Question 21

Extinguishing systems that must be activated by pilots are also provided in ________________

Answer 21

lower cargo holds

Question 22

Aircraft interior fires can originate and travel in concealed spaces such as:

Answer 22

Between the skin of aircraft
Overhead access area
Cargo/Belly areas

Question 23

Other than using infrared heat detectors or TI’s, personnel can do what to pinpoint areas of fire?

Answer 23

Apply light water mist, watch for water to convert to steam.

Question 24

What can water runoff from interior fire fighting operations do?

Answer 24

dilute the foam blanket outside the aircraft

Question 25

Where is the best location to deploy the first interior attack hoseline?

Answer 25

Upwind, over-wing hatch or door

Question 26

Why do fires in unoccupied aircraft often develop into major incidents?

Answer 26

Delayed Detection

Question 27

Why shouldn’t hoselines streams be applied to burned /cut holes on the top of the aircraft?

Answer 27

Interrupts the vertical ventilation process

Question 28

How long should ARFF personnel discharge clean agent in E&E bays?

Answer 28

20 to 30 seconds

Question 29

How long after discharge of clean agent into E&E should extinguishing efforts be evaluated?

Answer 29

1 minute

Question 30

Which type of belly landing is most dangerous?

Answer 30

Single Main Gear Up

Question 31

Aircraft with nose gear up and main gear down requires pilot to:

Answer 31

approach low and slow to keep the aircrafts nose up till the last possible moment

Question 32

What is Ditching?

Answer 32

Low-impact crash, landing wheels up in water

Question 33

ARFF department should have plans to handle aircraft water rescues within _____ miles of airport.

Answer 33

2

Question 34

Just after takeoff, NLA may carry more than _______ gallons of fuel

Answer 34

80000

Question 35

Fire may burn through an aircraft’s skin in as little as _____ seconds

Answer 35

60

Question 36

What is the first incident priority?

Answer 36

Life Safety

Question 37

What is the second incident priority?

Answer 37

Stabilize the incident by isolating the hazard

Question 38

What is the third incident priority?

Answer 38

Conserving property

Question 39

What is the forth incident priority?

Answer 39

Societal Restoration

Question 40

What could bumping or turning a prop cause?

Answer 40

The magneto to fire and cause the engine to try and start

Question 41

Turret operator should use “short burst” technique where foam is applied for ___________

Answer 41

5 to 10 seconds

Question 42

An ignition free zone established for defueling should be at least ______ feet in radius.

Answer 42

50

Question 43

The most critical element of incident termination and post-incident activities involves what?

Answer 43

The mental health of the responders who conducted a variety of duties.