TOOLS 7 - HIGH RISE NOZZLE

Question 1

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WHAT SIZE DIAMETER PIPE IS THE HIGH RISE NOZZLE?

Answer 1

1 1/2” DIAMETER ALUMINUM PIPE

Question 2

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WHAT SIZE SHUT-OFF IS THE HRN EQUIPPED WITH?

Answer 2

2 1/2” SHUT-OFF WITH 1 1/8” MST

Question 3

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WHAT COMPANIES CARRY THE HRN?

Answer 3

AT LEAST 1 ENGINE IN EVERY BATTALION IS ASSIGNED A HIGH RISE NOZZLE

Question 4

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WHAT MEMBERS HAVE BEEN TRAINED IN PLACING THE HIGH RISE NOZZLE INTO OPERATION?

Answer 4

ALL FDNY MEMBERS

Question 5

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WHO’S RESPONSIBILITY IS IT TO BRING THE HRN TO THE COMMAND POST?

Answer 5

4TH DUE ENGINE

Question 6

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YOU ARE THE LT OF E287 AND YOU ARE CALLED 4TH DUE TO A FIRE ON THE 28TH FLOOR OF LEFRAK CITY, A HIGH RISE FIRE PROOF MULTIPLE DWELLING. YOU ARE NOT A HIGH RISE NOZZLE UNIT. WHO DO YOU CONTACT TO GET THE IDENTITY OF THE HIGH RISE NOZZLE EQUIPPED ENGINE AT THIS BOX?

Answer 6

DISPATCHER

Question 7

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E287 HAS RETRIEVED THE HIGH RISE NOZZLE FROM E292 AT A FIRE ON THE 28TH FLOOR IN LEFRAK CITY, A HRFPMD. WHAT TOOLS SHOULD YOU BRING WITH YOU AND WHERE SHOULD YOU REPORT INTO?

Answer 7

UPON ARRIVAL THE OFFICER WILL HAVE THE UNIT BRING:

HRN
ONE LENGTH OF 2 1/2” HOSE PER FF
STANDPIPE KIT WITH CONTROLLING NOZZLE

REPORT INTO THE I.C. AT THE LOBBY COMMAND POST

Question 8

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WHAT DEGREE BEND DOES THE HIGH RISE NOZZLE HAVE?

Answer 8

68 DEGREE TWO FOOT BEND

Question 9

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WHEN IS THE 1 1/8” MAIN STREAM TIP ATTACHED TO THE OUTLET OF THE HIGH RISE NOZZLE CHECKED?

Answer 9

WEEKLY DURING MUD AND BEFORE EACH USE

Question 10

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A HRN SUPPLIED BY 2 1/2” HOSE WILL PRODUCE FLOWS OF ______ TO _______ GPM AT _____ PSI NOZZLE PRESSURE WITH WATER FLOWING.

Answer 10

A HRN SUPPLIED BY 2 1/2” HOSE WILL PRODUCE FLOWS OF 200 TO 225 GPM AT 50 PSI NOZZLE PRESSURE WITH WATER FLOWING.

Question 11

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WHO CAN PLACE THE HRN INTO OPERATION?

Answer 11

I.C.

Question 12

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TRUE/FALSE

PUTTING THE HRN INTO OPERATION WILL REQUIRE THE SERVICES OF TWO ENGINE COMPANIES EQUIPPED WITH ROLL-UPS, STANDPIPE KITS, FORCIBLE ENTRY TOOLS INCLUDING A RABBIT TOOL AND THE HIGH RISE NOZZLE.

Answer 12

TRUE

Question 13

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YOU ARE THE LT. OF E287 AND HAVE PICKED THE WINDOW WHERE YOU WANT TO START OPERATING THE HRN OUT OF. DO YOU NEED TO REMOVE THE ENTIRE WINDOW?

Answer 13

NO

++ONCE THE PROPER WINDO IS CHOSEN AND OPEND, IMPEDIMENTS SUCH AS WINDOW BARS, CHILD GATES WILL HAVE TO BE REMOVED. IN MOST CASES IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO REMOVE THE WINDOW TO OPERATE THE NOZZLE++

Question 14

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BEFORE THE NOZZLE IS SLID OUT ON THE WINDOW SILL FOR USE, WHAT MUST BE ATTACHED TO IT?

Answer 14

THE SUPPLY LINE

Question 15

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TRUE/FALSE

AS THE LT. OF 287, YOU ARE OPERATING THE HRN OUT OF THE WINDOW ON THE 27TH FLOOR AT A WIND DRIVEN FIRE ON THE 28TH FLOOR AT LEFRAK. YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE IF THE NOZZLE IS OPERATING EFFECTIVELY AND THE STREAM IS KNOCKING DOWN THE FIRE. IN THIS SITUATION YOU WOULD CONTACT THE I.C. FOR CONFIRMATION.

Answer 15

FALSE

++THE OFFICER SUPERVISING HRN USE WILL INITIATE AND MAINTAIN HANDIE-TALKIE CONTACT WITH THE SPOTTER TO MAKE SURE THE NOZZLE IS BEING OPERATED EFFECTIVELY AND THE STREAM IS KNOCKING DOWN THE FIRE++

Question 16

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WHERE IS THE SHUT-OFF LOCATED ON THE HRN?

Answer 16

ONE LENGTH BACK FROM THE NOZZLE

Question 17

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TRUE/FALSE

WHEN REPOSITIONING THE HRN, IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO SHUT DOWN THE LINE. JUST SHUT THE NOZZLE DOWN AND REPOSITION AS IS FOR FASTER APPLICATION OF WATER TO THE FIRE.

Answer 17

FALSE

WHEN REPOSITIONING OF THE HRN IS REQUIRED, THE SUPPLY LINE SHOULD BE SHUT DOWN AT THE SHUT-OFF LOCATED ONE LENGTH BACK AND THE NOZZLE BLED.

Question 18

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YOU ARE THE OFFICER OF E287, ORDERED THE MEN TO STRETCH THE HIGH RISE NOZZLE, CALLED FOR WATER AND INSTRUCTED YOUR NOZZLE MAN TO OPEN THE LINE AND BEING PUTTING OUT FIRE, DID YOU OPERATE CORRECTLY?

Answer 18

NO

++THE NOZZLE WILL NOT BE OPERATED UNTIL THE I.C. HAS GIVEN APPROVAL++

Question 19

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YOU’RE WORKING THE DAY TOUR IN 292, A HRN ENGINE AND THE PROBY HAS JUST INFORMED YOU THAT THE HRN IS OOS. WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?

Answer 19

CONTACT TECH SERVICES BY PHONE A REQUEST A REPLACEMENT

TAG OOS HRN WITH RT-2 DOCUMENTING NATURE OF DEFECT