TB 5: Automobile Fires & Associated Hazards

Question 1

Apparatus Placement for auto fires:

Answer 1

Uphill
Upwind
Personnel Protection
Warning Devices (Cones, Lights)
Water supply (Early Consideration)

Question 2

Always disconnect battery when safe ___ first

Answer 2

Ground Cable (one attached to the vehicle body/frame)

Question 3

Energy Absorbing Bumpers: non-flammable nitrogen/helium gas pressurized to ____ PSI and a hydraulic fluid chamber which is filled with a petroleum based fluid.

Answer 3

150

Question 4

Mechanical - Employs a heavy spring to absorb impact. These units travel up to __ inches

Answer 4

4

Question 5

At an incident in the valley, a bumper assembly traveled a distance of ___ feet

Answer 5

25

Question 6

Removing the gas cap from a fuel tank, under heat and pressure conditions, could result in a reflash or explosion.

Answer 6

Do NOT remove the gas cap

Question 7

The most severe casualties, in terms of loss of life and property, occur from fires following ____ collisions.

Answer 7

rear end

Question 8

Working within __feet of any vehicle fire constitutes working in an IDLH.

Answer 8

30

Question 9

Any member working in the IDLH shall be___

Answer 9

fully encapsulated

Question 10

Standard operating procedure involves the minimum deployment of a___ hose line for fire suppression and a _____ for personnel protection.

Answer 10

1-1/2”
dry chemical extinguisher

Question 11

The effective range of a 20 pound extinguisher is______.

Answer 11

15 to 20 feet.

Question 12

BLEVE:

Answer 12

Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion

Question 13

BLEVES have occurred within ___ of fire exposure.

Answer 13

10 minutes

Question 14

Vehicle extrication: A safe ____ working area must be established.

Answer 14

30’ minimum