TOOLS 7 - COCKLOFT NOZZLE

Question 1

TOOLS 7 - COCKLOFT NOZZLE

WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF THE COCKLOFT NOZZLE?

Answer 1

6’3”

Question 2

TOOLS 7 - COCKLOFT NOZZLE

TRUE/FALSE

THE TWO 1/2” OST’S OF THE COCKLOFT NOZZLE ARE REMOVABLE.

Answer 2

FALSE

THE TWO 1/2” TIPS OF THE COCKLOFT NOZZLE’S OST ARE NOT TO BE REMOVED.

Question 3

TOOLS 7 - COCKLOFT NOZZLE

WHAT IS THE REACH OF THE STREAM OF THE COCKLOFT NOZZLE?

Answer 3

EXCESS OF 60 FT

Question 4

TOOLS 7 - COCKLOFT NOZZLE

WHAT IS THE DISCHARGE RATE OF THE COCKLOFT NOZZLE?

Answer 4

APPRX. 125 GPM

Question 5

TOOLS 7 - COCKLOFT NOZZLE

WHAT SIZE LINE IS THE COCKLOFT NOZZLE SUPPLIED WITH?

Answer 5

COCKLOFT NOZZLE SUPPLIED WITH 1 3/4” HANDLINE

++OPERATES WITH THE SAME PRESSURE NORMALLY SUPPLIED TO A 1 3/4” HANDLINE++

Question 6

TOOLS 7 - COCKLOFT NOZZLE

TRUE/FALSE

THE COCKLOFT NOZZLE CAN BE A PRIMARY ATTACK LINE.

Answer 6

FALSE

++THE COCKLOFT NOZZLE SHOULD NEVER BE THE PRIMARY ATTACK LINE AND IS ONLY TO BE USED WHEN SUPPORTED AND PROTECTED BY AN ADDITIONAL CONVENTIONAL HANDLINE++

Question 7

TOOLS 7 - COCKLOFT NOZZLE

WHICH UNITS CARRY THE COCKLOFT NOZZLE?

Answer 7

SQUADS AND DIVISIONS

Question 8

TOOLS 7 - COCKLOFT NOZZLE

HOW DO YOU CONNECT THE COCKLOFT NOZZLE TO 1 3/4” HOSE?

Answer 8

COCKLOFT NOZZLE CAN BE ATTACHED TO ANY CONTROLLING NOZZLE BY SIMPLY REMOVING THE MST OF THE CONTROLLING NOZZLE AND THEN CONNECTING THE 1 1/2” FEMALE COUPLING OF THE COCKLOFT NOZZLE TO THE SHUT-OFF

Question 9

TOOLS 7 - COCKLOFT NOZZLE

WHAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED PRIOR TO USING THE COCKLOFT NOZZLE AT NFP MULTIPLE DWELLING COCKLOFT FIRES?

Answer 9

CUTTING A VENT HOLE OVER THE MAIN BODY OF FIRE

Question 10

TOOLS 7 - COCKLOFT NOZZLE

WHAT IS THE PREFERRED LOCATION FOR OPERATION OF THE COCKLOFT NOZZLE AT A NFP MD?

Answer 10

IMMEDIATELY INSIDE THE APARTMENT DOOR

Question 11

TOOLS 7 - COCKLOFT NOZZLE

WHAT SIZE HOLDE SHOULD BE CUT IN THE CEILING IN ORDER FOR THE COCKLOFT NOZZLE TO FIT?

Answer 11

3’X3’

3 FOOT BY 3 FOOT

Question 12

TOOLS 7 - COCKLOFT NOZZLE

WHAT IS THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF SPACE NEEDED BETWEEN THE TOP OF THE CEILING JOISTS AND THE BOTTOM OF THE ROOF JOISTS TO ENABLE COCKLOFT NOZZLE OPERATIONS?

Answer 12

4 INCHES

Question 13

TOOLS 7 - COCKLOFT NOZZLE

YOUR MEN ARE OPERATING THE COCKLOFT NOZZLE, THE NOZZLE IS POSITIONED JUST INSIDE THE APT DOOR, THE HOLE IS 3X3 AND YOU HAVE A PROTECTION LINE BEHIND YOU. YOUR NOZZLE MAN IS ROTATING THE COCKLOFT NOZZLE IN A CONTINUOUS COUNTER-CLOCKWISE DIRECTION. IS YOUR NOZZLEMAN OPERATING CORRECTLY?

Answer 13

NO

++DO NOT ROTATE THE COCKLOFT NOZZLE IN A CONTINUOUS COUTER CLOCKWISE DIRECTION, THIS ACTION MAY CAUSE THE NOZZLE TO BECOME UNSCREWED FROM TEH SHUT-OFF++

Question 14

TOOLS 7 - COCKLOFT NOZZLE

YOU SHOULD INSTRUCT YOUR NOZZLEMAN TO OPERATE THE COCKLOFT NOZZLE BY ALTERNATING THE DIRECTION OF THE STREAM BY ROTATING THE NOZZLE _____ DEGREES AND RETURNING THE NOZZLE TO ITS ORIGINAL POSITION TO PROVIDE MAXIMUM COVERAGE.

Answer 14

90 DEGREES

Question 15

TOOLS 7 - COCKLOFT NOZZLE

YOU ARE THE TRUCK OFFICER OF LADDER 136, E287 HAS JUST EXTINGUISHED A COCKLOFT FIRE AT A NFPMD. YOU INSTRUCT YOUR MEN THAT NO CEILINGS NEED TO BE PULLED FOR FINAL EXTINGUISHMENT AND WASHDOWN. YOU INFORM THE CHIEF THAT ALL FIRE HAS BEEN KNOCKED DOWN AND THAT THE FIRE IS OUT. DID YOU OPERATE CORRECTLY?

Answer 15

NO

++THE USE OF THE COCKLOFT NOZZLE DOES NOT ELIMINATE THE NEED OF PULLING CEILINGS FOR FINAL EXTINGUISHMENT AND WASHDOWN++

Question 16

TOOLS 7 - COCKLOFT NOZZLE

WHO CAN PLACE A COCKLOFT NOZZLE INTO OPERATION?

Answer 16

THE COCKLOFT NOZZLE SHALL ONLY BE PLACED INTO OPERATION AT THE DIRECTION OF A CHIEF OFFICER

Question 17

TOOLS 7 - COCKLOFT NOZZLE

WHEN IS THE COCKLOFT NOZZLE INSPECTED?

Answer 17

WEEKLY

Question 18

TOOLS 7 - COCKLOFT NOZZLE

YOUR COMPANIES COCKLOFT NOZZLE IS OOS, AS THE OFFICER OF SQUAD 288 WHO DO YOU CONTACT?

Answer 18

CONTACT TECHNICAL SERVICES BY PHONE AND REQUEST A REPLACEMENT

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