Pre learning Bits

Question 1

What are the 3 needs for fire to exist?

Answer 1

Oxygen - Fuel - Ignition source

Question 2

What are the types of fire?

Answer 2

Class A - Carbon based materials
Class B - Flammable liquids and liquefiable solids
Class C - Gases
Class D - Metals
Fires of an electrical origin
Class F - Fats and cooking oils

Question 3

What are the most common ways fire spreads?

Answer 3

Direct burning - Conduction - Convection - Radiation

Question 4

What does a blue sign mean?

Answer 4

That something is mandatory

Question 5

What does a green sign mean?

Answer 5

Safety sign

Question 6

What colour is the water fire extinguisher?

Answer 6

Red

Question 7

What colour is the CO2 fire extinguisher?

Answer 7

Black

Question 8

What colour is the foam fire extinguisher?

Answer 8

Cream

Question 9

What colour is the dry powder fire extinguisher?

Answer 9

Blue

Question 10

What colour is the wet chemical fire extinguisher?

Answer 10

Yellow

Question 11

Which fire extinguisher must you point away first on the initial dispense and why?

Answer 11

Cream (foam) as it will firstly disperse a short bit of water

Question 12

What does the acronym TILE stand for and what is it for?

Answer 12

Task - Individual - Load - Environment. It is the manual handling acronym.

Question 13

What are the properties of water?

Answer 13

Fits any shape - Cannot be compressed - 1 cubic meter is 1000L - Conducts electricity