Rural Water Supply

Question 1

Non-Hydrant is defined as an area or sturcture with the closest water supply over ______ ft away.

Answer 1

2,000 Ft

Question 2

Nursing Operation is defined as?

Answer 2

First arriving Engine and Tanker will be positioned in front of the address on fire for attack, while another tanker will be at the dump site supplying water to the attack apparatus via a clappered siamese valve.

Question 3

Define the Nurse Tanker?

Answer 3

The tanker that proceeds with the attack engine to the scene, and provides water for the inital attack. It acts as an extension of the attack engines booster tank.

Question 4

Define Relay Operations

Answer 4

Using 3 or fewer Engines to supply attack pumper directly from water source, through a supply not exceeding a total of 3,000 ft.

Question 5

Define a Siamese Valve?

Answer 5

Designed to bring 2 or more supply lines together into one.

Question 6

What is on a Tanker Task Force?

Answer 6

3 Tankers
1 Engine
1 Command Officer

Question 7

What is NNOVA’s recommendation for Tankers in our area with regard to the pump and the tank?

Answer 7

1,000 GPM Pump

2,000 Gallon Tank

Question 8

Who has priority at both the FILL and DUMP sites?

Answer 8

Tankers

Question 9

Who is responsible for setting up and maintaining the fill site?

Answer 9

5th Engine

Question 10

What must be done when drafting on an Engine with an electronic governor?

Answer 10

Must be in RPM mode.

Question 11

If your within ____ ft of an open water source, PFD’s required.

Answer 11

10

Question 12

Roles and Responsibilities of First Engine

During Nursing Ops:

Answer 12

Arrive & Layout LDH with Siamese (If equipped on Engine)

Question 13

First Tanker Roles and Responsibilities during Nursing Operation

Answer 13

Position close to First Engine
Connect LDH supply line to attack engine & supply
If 1st Engine doesn’t drop a Siamese, tanker shall drop theirs.

Question 14

2nd Engine Roles and Responsibilities on Nursing Operations

Answer 14

Arrive at incident and complete setup of Nursing operations.

Engine will supply their water into system when no tankers are available.

Question 15

2nd Tanker Roles and Responsibilities on Nursing Operation

Answer 15

Arrive at nurse site and supply water

Join shuttle operations

If Combo operation anticipated, drop rural water gear

Question 16

Third Engine Nursing Operations Roles and Respomsibolities

Answer 16

Officer becomes dump site leader

Engine supplies water to system if no tankers present

Position out of way

Question 17

4th Engine Nursing Ops Roles and Responsibilities

Answer 17

Supply water to system if no tankers available

Position out of way

Question 18

5th Engine Nursing Operation Roles and Responsibilities

Answer 18

Arrive at fill site

Establish 2 Fill Stations positioned sufficiently apart to aid in smooth transition to and from.

Question 19

Any additional Tankers Roles and Responsibilites

on a Nursing Operation

Answer 19

Arrive at incident, transfer water into the system

After supplying water, unit will become part of the water shuttle.operation

Question 20

First Engine Roles and Responsibilities during Shuttle Operations

Answer 20

Arrive and layout LDH with Siamese from point suitable for selected rural.water operations.

Question 21

First Tanker Roles and Responsibilities during shuttle operations.

Answer 21

Arrive and position close proximity of attack engine.

Connect LDH supply line to attack Engine and supply water

Drop their Siamese if 1st Engine did not.

Question 22

2nd Engine Roles and Responsibilities on Shuttle Operations

Answer 22

Complete Water Supply

Establish Nurse Ops to minimize water supply interruptions while setting up dump site.

Establish Dump site but leave nurse operation in place as a backup

Question 23

2nd Tanker Roles and Responsibilities during Shuttle Operations

Answer 23

Arrive at nurse site, supplu water to system

Join water shuttle operation

Question 24

3rd Engine Roles and Responsibilites durinf Shuttle Operations

Answer 24

Complete setup of and staffs dump site.

Supply water to system if no tankers.

Park out of way

Question 25

4th Engine Roles and Responsibilites during Shuttle Operations

Answer 25

Supply Water to system if no tankers available

Position out of way

Question 26

5th Engine Roles and Responsibilites during Shuttle Operations

Answer 26

Arrive at fill site, establish 2 different fill stations, leaving room for easy access in and out for incoming units in the operation.

Question 27

If using a dry hydrant for a water source what should be done before pulling a draft?

Answer 27

Backflush, clearing of any debris.

Question 28

Low-Level Suction Strainers are used to draft in dump tanks, they can draft down a level of ____ inches, with the maxflow being ____ gpm.

Answer 28

2 inches, 750 GPM

Question 29

Low-Profile Jet Siphon strainer drafts water without having to pull a draft. How does it do this?

Answer 29

By charging a 1 3/4 handline a continous flow is established.

Question 30

What is the max distance between Engines during a relay operation?

Answer 30

1,000 ft

Question 31

During Nursing Operations, all tankers shall supply the Clappered Siamese at __ psi.

Answer 31

70

Question 32

During Fill operations, the fill engine shall supply the tankers at ___ psi.

Answer 32

100 psi (One Tanker At A Time)