Training Bulletins - Fires

Question 1

What type of fire extinguisher should we use on mailbox fires and how should we use it?

Answer 1

CO2 injected into the mail slot and slot cover closed

Question 2

How many blasts should the extinguisher be given on all sizes of mailboxes and how long should you wait after?

Answer 2

3 short blasts, wait two minutes

Question 3

T or F. FDNY has given order that dry chemical extinguishers shall not be used on mailboxes until further orders

Answer 3

True

Question 4

What are the three types of security dog classifications?

Answer 4

Attack, Watch, Command

Question 5

T or F. Hose dogs are trained by their owner and will generally attack anyone who enters the premise except their owner and family and friends of their owner. They can be just as dangerous as professionally trained dogs and loud commands or threatening gestures will not intimidate them.

Answer 5

False. Loud commands or threatening gestures may intimidate them.

Question 6

In conditions of heat and smoke a dog’s behavior will be altered and will run for survival. What is good practice to do in these situations?

Answer 6

Give dog a means for escape

Question 7

Good method to detecting dog in apt?

Answer 7

Shake door handle

Question 8

Note- Use chair or tool for dog to bite. Offer resistance and try to escape.

Answer 8

Note

Question 9

Note- A charged hoseline should be used for backup with dogs

Answer 9

Note

Question 10

If dogs attack a member , what should other members do who are in the immediate vicinity?

Answer 10

Render assistance

Question 11

Tor F. Hand tools or having the dog destroyed should never be used on dog because it is an inhumane act and the dog could become more vicious.

Answer 11

False. As a last resort

Question 12

Note- Dogs should be entered into CIDS

Answer 12

Note

Question 13

Even though foam rubber furniture or bedding that has been involved in fire and appears to have been extinguished by an extinguisher, what should be done? (Fires 3, 3.1)

Answer 13

A hose line should be stretched to apply sufficient water to effect complete extinguishment

Question 14

What must be done in all cases when there is evidence of fire burning below the surface in foam rubber? ( Fires 3.2)

Answer 14

It is necessary to cut away all the charred material and remove it to a sink, tub, or pail of cold water.

Question 15

Lexan has impact resistance_____ times greater than safety glass? ( Fires 4, 1.4)

Answer 15

250

Question 16

Lexan is approved for installation in city schools for windows up to how many feet in height? ( 2.2)

Answer 16

75

Question 17

All of the following are ineffective on cutting Lexan glass except? (3)

a. Air Chisel
b. Oxyacetylene Torch
c. Pike Axe
d. Sawzall with coarse tooth wood blade

Answer 17

D.

Question 18

18. What can cut Lexan glass quickly and easily? (3.2)

Answer 18

Power saw with carbide tip

Question 19

Is it safe to use the chain saw on Lexan glass? (3.7)

Answer 19

No, it will send pieces flying like shrapnel

Question 20

If the window is at ground level or lower what might be possible to use on it ? (3.10)

Answer 20

Portable Ladders in the corner near the frame.

Question 21

21. True or False. A compactor fire is a structural fire while an incinerator fire which does not extend or communicate from the shaft is an emergency. If the fire extends from the incinerator shaft it is a structural fire. ( Fires 7, 1.3 )

Answer 21

True

Question 22

In city projects what color is the chute door for incinerators and compactors? (1.3 D)

Answer 22

Red for incinerators and Gray for compactors

Question 23

If you open a chute door and smoke comes out, you would know that the blockage is ? (2.2 B)

Answer 23

Above you. If you feel air pulled inward then it is below you.

Question 24

If smoke is present on the uppermost floor, what could be the cause of this? ( 2.2 Note)

Answer 24

A clogged or blocked spark arrestor or fly ash collector

Question 25

At an incinerator fire, if the fire is put out by flooding the shaft with water, what must be shut down?( 2.3 E Note)

Answer 25

The auxiliary gas or fuel burner must be shut down

Question 26

26. The following pertain to the fly ash collector. What is incorrect? (2.3 H Note)
    a. It is an area near the top of the incinerator vent shaft for collecting fly ash that results from incomplete combustion of material.
    b. It may or may not be equipped with a means of access cleaning ( generally a steel door)
    c. There may be an open hole in the floor large enough to fall into.
    d. It can be as small as an enlarged area of the shaft or as large as a small room.

Answer 26

B. “It is always equipped with a means of access for cleaning”

Question 27

27. Where should you stand when opening the hopper door? (3.2 B)

Answer 27

To the side, on the hinge side if there is one.

Question 28

28. How long must an object block the photo electric beam in a compactor for it to start? (6.2)

Answer 28

4 seconds

Question 29

At what temperature does the sprinkler head activate in a compactor unit? Where is the shutoff valve found? (7.3)

Answer 29

135 degrees. It will flow until temperature falls below 135 degrees. The shutoff is usually found on the water line inside or near the compactor room

Question 30

Where does the OVM operate at a compactor fire? (8.2)

Answer 30

With the Engine to provide access to chute

Question 31

The officer and forcible entry team will operate in the compactor room at a compactor fire. What must they do before any operations commence? (8.2 B)

Answer 31

Locate the electrical shut off and shut power to the unit