Training Bulletin 005- Automobile Fires And Associated Hazzards

Question 1

Approximately ___ % of the Department’s fire responses involve motorvehicles.

Answer 1

20%

Question 2

Air Conditioners - Freon gas used in air conditioners is under pressure and may emit the toxic gases _________ and _________ if heated to the point of decomposition.

Answer 2

Phosgene and fluoride

Question 3

Energy Absorbing Bumpers

Hydraulic - Consists of a gas chamber filled with a mixture of inert, non-flammable nitrogen/helium gas pressurized to ___ PSI

Answer 3

150 psi

Question 4

Bumper travel on a hydraulic energy absorbing bumper is up to ___ inches.

Answer 4

3 inches

Question 5

Bumper travel on a mechanical energy absorbing bumper is up to ___ inches of travel.

Answer 5

4 inches

Question 6

Unusually high pressure developing from fire conditions may result in the sudden release of the bumper assembly causing serious injury to personnel. At an incident in the valley, a bumper assembly traveled a distance of ___ feet

Answer 6

25 ft

Question 7

Flash point of gasoline?

Answer 7

-45 degrees F

Question 8

Flash point of diesel?

Answer 8

125 degrees F

Question 9

What cable should be disconnected first when DCing car batteries.

Answer 9

Ground cable first

Question 10

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

Answer 10

30 ft

Question 11

The effective range of a 20 pound dry chem extinguisher is ___ to ___ feet.

Answer 11

15 to 20 ft

Question 12

Too many variables are involved to allow accurate BLEVE predictions. Recorded BLEVES have occurred within ___ minutes of fire exposure.

Answer 12

10 mins

Question 13

What are the 3 rolls of the AO for a vehicle extraction?

Answer 13

1. Truck placement
2. Evaluates extrication alternatives
3. Operate jaws