p1b6&7 Flashcards
what is the firefighter’s primary and secondary duty
saving lives and extinguishing the fire
What are the key elements of a fire
heat, fuel, and oxygen
fire tetrahedron
heat, fuel, and oxygen
four classes of fire
- class A
- class B
- class C
- class D
Class A
combustible materials that produce ash
Class B
flammable liquids
Class C
energized electrical fires
Class D
Combustible metals
Extinguishing agents for class A
h2o, afff
extinguishing agents for class B
afff, halon, pkp, and co2
extinguishing agents for class C
co2, halon, pkp, and h20
extinguishing agents for class D
H2o
AFFF
consists of surfactant materials that are noncorrosive
water
has ability to cool the aircraft
halon
intended for B and C, nonconductive gas
co2
used for B and C, nonconductive gas
PKP
suffocates the flame
safety guidelines for the airfield/flight line and the flight deck
extensive flight line training is given for the airfield environment
what safety PPE is required on the flight line
- steel toed shoes
- helmet
- eye goggles
- leather gloves
runways
aircraft takeoff and landing
threshold markings
stripes on the end of the runway
overrun area
deceleration area
MA-1 series overrun barrier
stop aircraft not equipped with landing gear
energency shore based recovery equipment
in-flight emergencies that requires stopping aircrafts
taxiways
paved areas for aircraft to move
parking apron
open paved areas
compass calibration pad
where compass is calibrated
runway numbering system
nearest 10th degree
airfield rotating beacon
identify airports location
what are the safety concerns while working on the flight deck
oil, grease, fuel, rotor and props, intakes and exhaust
the required flight deck protective equipment includes
- steel toes
- jersey
- helmet
- goggles
- leather gloves
Yellow jersey
aircraft handling officer, flight deck officer, air basin officer, arresting gear officer, plane directors
white jersy
safety, air transport officer, landing signal, plane inspectors, medical
brown jersey
plane captain
blue
aircraft handling, chock crewman, elevator operators
red
crash and salvage, ordnance disposal, ordnance handling
purple
aviation fuel crew
what firefighting agents you can find on the flight deck
- pkp
- saltwater stations
- co2 bottle stowage
- afff
- bomb jettison ramp
- steam smothering
what is pkp labeled with on the flightline
12” red stripe with 3” white pkp
what are saltwater stations labeled with on the flightline
18” red stripe with yellow 3” W
what is co2 bottle stowage labeled with on the flightline
12” red stripe white 3” co2
what is AFFF labeled with on the flightline
18” green stripe white 3” AFFF
what is a bomb jettison ramp labeled with on the flightline
alternating 4” wide red and yellow stripes with 12” back facsimile of a bomb centered
what is steam smothering labeled with on the flightline
18” black with 3” white steam
