TB #5 AUTOMOBILE FIRES AND ASSOCIATED HAZARDS

Question 1

PERCENTAGE OF FIRE RESPONSES INVOLVING MOTOR VEHICLES?

Answer 1

20%

Question 2

WHAT DO YOU DISCONNECT FIRST WHEN SAFE FROM CAR BATTERY?

Answer 2

GROUND CABLE ( ATTACHED TO VEHICLE BODY FRAME)

Question 3

WHAT ARE POSSIBLE ADDITIONAL SOURCES FOR WATER SUPPLY FOR CAR FIRES?

Answer 3

ADDITIONAL APPARATUS, HYDRANTS, POOLS, RESERVOIRS, WATER TANK TRUCKS, UTILIZATION OF ARIEL LADDER TO IMPROVISE A STANDPIPE TO REACH FREEWAYS

Question 4

WHEN FREON GAS FOUND IN AIR CONDITIONERS DECOMPOSES DUE TO HEAT, IT GIVES OFF WHAT TOWO TOXIC GASES?

Answer 4

PHOSGENE AND FLUORIDE

Question 5

HOW FAR CAN HYDRAULIC BUMPERS TRAVEL UP TO DUE TO PRESSURE BUILD UP BY FIRE?

Answer 5

3” & 25’ (GAS CHAMBER FILLED WITH NITROGEN/ HELIUM PRESSURIZED TO 150PSI)

Question 6

HOW FAR CAN MECHANICAL BUMPERS TRAVEL?

Answer 6

4’’ (SPRINGS WHICH ABSORB IMPACT)

Question 7

WHAT GLASS IS TEMPERED OR SAFTEY ON A CAR?

Answer 7

-TEMPERED (MOST OF CAR)
-SAFTEY (WINDSHEILD)
*** TAKE IN MIND TINTED GLASS HAS THE ABILITY TO CAMOUFLAGE A SMOKE FILLED VEHICLE

Question 8

FLASH POINT AND SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF GASOLINE?

Answer 8

-45 DEGREES F, 0.8

Question 9

FLASH POINT AND SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF DIESEL?

Answer 9

125 DEGREES F, 1.0

Question 10

WORKING WIHTIN HOW MANY FEET OF AN AUTO FIRE CONSTITUTES WORKING IN IDLH?

Answer 10

30’
***ANY MEMBER WORKING WITHIN IDLH OF ANY VEHICLE FIRE PRIOR TO EXTINGUISHMENT OR BEFORE BEING DETERMINED TO BE SAFE BY IC SHALL HAVE PPE/SCBA ON

Question 11

WHAT ARE THE CONSIDERATIONS OF APPARATUS PLACEMENT FOR A VEHICLE FIRE?

Answer 11

-UPHILL
-UPWIND
-PERSONNEL PROTECTION
-WARNING DEVICES
***EARLY CONSIDERATION FOR WATER SUPPLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED EARLY

Question 12

CHP RESEARCH HAD INDICATED THAT THE USE OF EXCESSIVE WARNING LIGHTS MAY CAUSE ___, PARTICULARLY IN DRUG DRIVERS.

Answer 12

FOCUS FIXATION

Question 13

BATTERIES IN VEHICLES ARE HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF ___.

Answer 13

HYDROGEN VAPORS

Question 14

WHAT IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF VEHICLE FIRES IN ENGINE COMPARTMENTS?

Answer 14

FUEL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION

Question 15

WHAT ARE THE USUAL CAUSES OF TIRE FIRES FOR A VEHICLE?

Answer 15

-OVERHEATED BRAKES
-UNDER INFLATION OF TIRES

Question 16

NOTE**

Answer 16

THE MOST SEVERE CASUALITIES IN TERMS OF LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY OCCURS FROM FIRES FOLLOWING A REAR END COLLISION DUE TO MAJORITY OF FUEL TANKS LOCATED IN REAR OF VEHICLE

Question 17

WHEN POSSIBLE PLACE DRY CHEMICAL EXTINGUISHER ON THE ____ SIDE OF THE VEHICLE.

Answer 17

WINDWARD

Question 18

WHAT IS THE EFFECTIVE RANGE OF A 20 POUND DRY CHEMICAL EXTINGUISHER?

Answer 18

15-20 FEET

Question 19

WHAT DOES BLEVE STAND FOR?

Answer 19

BOILIING LIQUID EXPANDING VAPOR EXPLOSION
*** BIG CONCERN WITH FIRES IN VEHICLES UTILIZING LPG

Question 20

THE LPG STORAGE CYLINDER IS USUALLY FOUND ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE ON EITHER SIDE OR THE REAR. THE STORAGE TANK MAY BE FOUND IN THE VEHICLE INTERIOR IF WHAT?

Answer 20

PROPERLY SEALED AND SEPARATED FROM PASSENGER COMPARTMENT

Question 21

AIR VAPORS COMING OUT FROM RELIEF VALVE HAV BEEN IGNITED WHAT SHOULD BE DONE?

Answer 21

ALLOW LPG TO BURN AND PROTECT EXPOSURES

Question 22

IF FIRE IS IMPINGING ON THE LPG STORAGE CYLINDER WHAT ACTIONS SHOULD BE DONE?

Answer 22

-CONTROL FIRE
-COOL CYLINDER

Question 23

RECORDED BLEVES HAVE OCCURRED WITHIN __ MINUTES OF FIRE EXPOSURE. ENSURE SAFTEY OF PERSONNEL AND OPERATIONS AT ALL TIMES.

Answer 23

10

Question 24

LPG IS ___ THAN AIR. IT TENDS TO SETTLE INTO LOW LYING AND CONFINED AREAS SUCH AS GARAGES

Answer 24

HEAVIER

Question 25

NOTE***

Answer 25

THE VAPOR CLOUD OF LPG IS VISIBLE BUT CANNOT BE SEEN TO ACCURATELY DEFINE FLAMMABLE PERIMETERS. VAPORS CAN FLASHOVER THE ENTIRE CONFINED AREA IF IGNITED

Question 26

LPG VAPR CLOUDS CAN BE DISPERSED USING __ STREAMS.

Answer 26

FOG

Question 27

LIST OF TOXIC GASES DUE TO BURNING PLASTICS

Answer 27

-AMMONIA -HDROGEN CHLORIDE -NITROGEN DIOXIDE -CARBON DIOXIDE -HYDROGEN CYNAIDE -NITRIC OXIDE -CARBON MONOXIDE HDROGEN SULFIDE -SUFUR DIOXIDE -ACETIC ACID -ACETIC ANHYDRIDE -FORMALDEHYDE -ACETALDEHDE ACROLEIN -FORMIC ACIDE -FURFURAL

Question 28

WHAT ARE THE COMBUSTIBLE METALS FOUND IN ENGINE BLOCKS, HEADS, WHEELS, HEADLIGHT CASING, ETC>

Answer 28

ALLOY ALUMINUM AND MAGNESIUM

Question 29

NOTE***

Answer 29

MOST OF THE SO CALLED MAG WHEEELS ARE AN ALUMINUM ALLOY AND DO NOT CONTAIN MAGNESIUM

Question 30

FOR VEHICLE EXTRICATIONS __ MINIMUM WORKING AREA MUST BE ESTABLISHED.

Answer 30

30'

Question 31

DURING VEHICLE EXTRICATION, VICTIM STABILIZATION CAN BE INITIATED AFTER WHAT HAS BEEN ASSURED?

Answer 31

-PERSONNEL SAFETY -CONTROL OF INCIDENT

Question 32

WHO IS DESIGNATED AS THE SAFETY OFFICER DURING A VEHICLE EXTRICATION?

Answer 32

ENGINE COMPANY CAPTIAIN

Question 33

ENGINEERS OF A VEHICLE EXTRICATION ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT?

Answer 33

-TRAFFIC CONTROL -SECONDARY WATER SUPPLY

Question 34

EXTRICATION INCIDENETS DEMAND __, __, AND __. OUR OBJECTIVE AS EMERGENCY RESPONDERS IS TO BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION, NOT PART OF THE PROBLEM.

Answer 34

-CREATIVITY -DISIPLINE -FLEXIBILITY

Question 35

GAS CAP EMISSION CONTROL CAPS ARE A SEALED UNIT WITH A ___ RELIEF VALVE.

Answer 35

PRESSURE/ VACCUM

Question 36

WHAT ARE THE 3 STRATEGIC TACTICS TO VEHICLE FUEL LEAKS?

Answer 36

-CONTAINMENT -ABSORPTION -DILUTION