p1b6&7 Flashcards

1
Q

what is the firefighter’s primary and secondary duty

A

saving lives and extinguishing the fire

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2
Q

What are the key elements of a fire

A

heat, fuel, and oxygen

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3
Q

fire tetrahedron

A

heat, fuel, and oxygen

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4
Q

four classes of fire

A
  1. class A
  2. class B
  3. class C
  4. class D
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5
Q

Class A

A

combustible materials that produce ash

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6
Q

Class B

A

flammable liquids

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7
Q

Class C

A

energized electrical fires

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8
Q

Class D

A

Combustible metals

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9
Q

Extinguishing agents for class A

A

h2o, afff

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10
Q

extinguishing agents for class B

A

afff, halon, pkp, and co2

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11
Q

extinguishing agents for class C

A

co2, halon, pkp, and h20

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12
Q

extinguishing agents for class D

A

H2o

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13
Q

AFFF

A

consists of surfactant materials that are noncorrosive

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14
Q

water

A

has ability to cool the aircraft

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15
Q

halon

A

intended for B and C, nonconductive gas

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16
Q

co2

A

used for B and C, nonconductive gas

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17
Q

PKP

A

suffocates the flame

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18
Q

safety guidelines for the airfield/flight line and the flight deck

A

extensive flight line training is given for the airfield environment

19
Q

what safety PPE is required on the flight line

A
  • steel toed shoes
  • helmet
  • eye goggles
  • leather gloves
20
Q

runways

A

aircraft takeoff and landing

21
Q

threshold markings

A

stripes on the end of the runway

22
Q

overrun area

A

deceleration area

23
Q

MA-1 series overrun barrier

A

stop aircraft not equipped with landing gear

24
Q

energency shore based recovery equipment

A

in-flight emergencies that requires stopping aircrafts

25
Q

taxiways

A

paved areas for aircraft to move

26
Q

parking apron

A

open paved areas

27
Q

compass calibration pad

A

where compass is calibrated

28
Q

runway numbering system

A

nearest 10th degree

29
Q

airfield rotating beacon

A

identify airports location

30
Q

what are the safety concerns while working on the flight deck

A

oil, grease, fuel, rotor and props, intakes and exhaust

31
Q

the required flight deck protective equipment includes

A
  • steel toes
  • jersey
  • helmet
  • goggles
  • leather gloves
32
Q

Yellow jersey

A

aircraft handling officer, flight deck officer, air basin officer, arresting gear officer, plane directors

33
Q

white jersy

A

safety, air transport officer, landing signal, plane inspectors, medical

34
Q

brown jersey

A

plane captain

35
Q

blue

A

aircraft handling, chock crewman, elevator operators

36
Q

red

A

crash and salvage, ordnance disposal, ordnance handling

37
Q

purple

A

aviation fuel crew

38
Q

what firefighting agents you can find on the flight deck

A
  • pkp
  • saltwater stations
  • co2 bottle stowage
  • afff
  • bomb jettison ramp
  • steam smothering
39
Q

what is pkp labeled with on the flightline

A

12” red stripe with 3” white pkp

40
Q

what are saltwater stations labeled with on the flightline

A

18” red stripe with yellow 3” W

41
Q

what is co2 bottle stowage labeled with on the flightline

A

12” red stripe white 3” co2

42
Q

what is AFFF labeled with on the flightline

A

18” green stripe white 3” AFFF

43
Q

what is a bomb jettison ramp labeled with on the flightline

A

alternating 4” wide red and yellow stripes with 12” back facsimile of a bomb centered

44
Q

what is steam smothering labeled with on the flightline

A

18” black with 3” white steam