Maintainance and Testing Responsibilities

Question 1

Why is it so important to maintain and test equipment at the fire hall?

Answer 1

To ensure that it won’t fail during incidents and to reduce costs to the fire department.

Question 2

What document should you consult before begining maintainance or testing procedures on equipment that you are unfamiliar with?

Answer 2

The Safety Data Sheets

Question 3

True or false, you have to inspect all equipment after it is used at an incident or for training.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

True or false, all firefighters must be familiar with the maintaintance procedures concerning the apparatus.

Answer 4

False, only the apparatus driver needs to be familiar and even they are not expected to be able to fix all problems.

Question 5

How often do you need to inspect power tools that you will use on an incident?

Answer 5

At the start of every shift

Question 6

When do you have to inspect and test fire hose?

Answer 6

After repairs have been made, after a truck has run over the hose, and annually if not used in that time.

Question 7

Is it better to test fire hose on a dry surface or a wet surface?

Answer 7

Dry surface so you can see if there is any leaking.