SCBA Filling Flashcards
What color tag is the SCBA fill tag for CFD Academy?
Blue
What color tag is the SCBA fill tag for Air&Light unit?
Green
What color tag is the SCBA fill tag for Station 16?
Pink
What color tag is the SCBA fill tag for High Rise Support?
Yellow
What color tag is the SCBA fill tag for Vehicle and Equipment Maintenance Facility?
Orange
How often should hydrostatic testing be preformed?
Every five years
At what wind speed should cylinder filling and direction not occur at CFD Training?
15 knots
From the east to the south east
What is the amount of time air in a cylinder is usable for? (When does bottled air expire?)
6 months from fill date
At what regulator pressure are SCBA cylinders (45 and 60 minute) set to for filling?
4500 PSI
At what regulator pressure are SCUBA cylinders and escape cylinders set to for filling?
3000 PSI
How are cylinders filled at the CFD academy?
Crack open the cylinder shut off valve to the cylinder that are to be filled. If a cylinder is filled too fast, (more than 300 psi/min) you will not achieve maximum filling capacity.
Filling out log books and tagging cylinders… CFD Manual
What are the codes for the mode of compressor used during cylinder filling… C, B, S, and D.
Cascade - When filling from the cascade system without compressor operating.
Boost - When filing from the compressor operating in Boost mode.
Shoreline - When filling from the compressor when running on electricity only.
Diesel - When filling from the compressor with diesel motor running AND from the surrounding atmosphere.
SCBA Filling Color Tags…
S tn 16\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_P ink C fd academy\_\_\_\_\_B lue H igh rise\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_Y ellow A ir/light\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_G reen V ehicle fill\_\_\_\_\_\_\_O range
Cylinder filling…
Can SCUBA cylinders be filled at CFD Academy?
SCUBA cylinders CANNOT be filled at the Vehicle & Equipment Maintenance Facility and CFD Training Academy.
What happens to compressed air when filling too quickly?
Filled air gets too hot and hot filling occurs.