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Training Manual Article 3 - Tools Flashcards

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What is the Seattle Thread specs

A

Thread pattern on 4” couplings that are 4.875 threads per inch

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What is Case-hardened

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Process by which an iron-alloy is hardened so that the surface of the metal is harder than the interior

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When will you use a double female coupling and what size

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Set up when a forward lay is used for a reverse lay and using the 2 1/2”

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What is the increaser for

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Couplings with smaller female end and larger male on the other end. Used to connect a smaller male coupling to a larger female coupling.

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Reducers, when is it used and what sizes are used

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Fitting with larger female thread and smaller male threads. Used to connect are larger hose or coupling/appliance to a smaller female coupling.
Uses:
2 1/2” to 1 3/4”
2 1/2” to 1 1/2” and to 2 1/2”
4” to 2 1/2” for supplying to a stand pipe

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What does PASS stand for

A

Pull the pin
Aim
Squeeze the handle
Sweep the base of the fire

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What is the CO2 size and what is it used for

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20 pound extinguisher discharged for 60 seconds
Used for Class B (volatile liquids)
Class C (electrical)
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Dry Chem specs

A

We carry a multi-purposed A:B:C rated at 80 B:C

Used on Class A and Class C fires

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What is the Foam Extinguisher mixed at and how is it applied

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.3 ounce of .1% Class A foam mixed in 2.5 gallons of water.

Applied by rain down or deflecting off an object

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Pressurized Water extinguisher has how much water and charged under what pressure

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2.5 gallons charged under 90 - 110 psi

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What tool is used for prying, leveraging or making a purchase point that has a sliding handle

A

Charlie Bar

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What tool also is known as a pinch bar

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Pry Bar

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Lathe and plastic specs

A 
Plastic = 6 mil plastic, 12 feet wide folded into a 36" wide roll
Lathe = 48" x 1 1/2" x 1/4"
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Hi Lift Jack/Winch capacity

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Lifting capacity of 4660 lbs

Used as a winch will support 5000 lbs

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Holmatro Hand operated tool specs

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Spreading 11,690 lbs

Cutting 49,000 lbs

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Rubbish hook; hook spec

A

Twin 6 1/2” long pins that are 6 inches apart

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16
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What shovels do we carry

A

Scoop
Round point
Flat point

17
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Squeegee are used for salvage ops, what are the three types

A

Curved 36” used to pull
Straight 24” used to push or pull
Curved 28” used to pull

18
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Gated wye vs clappered siamese

A

Wye will divide one line into two

Siamese will have two lines into one

19
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What are the steps to use a hose clamp

A

Clamping-
Face the water source

Releasing-
Face the direction of flow

Applied no closer than 5 feet from a coupling or 20 feet from the apparatus

20
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What is in the hydrant bag

A 
Hydrant gate
Corey wrench
Adjustable hydrant wrench
2 1/2" to 5" Storz increaser
2 spanner wrenches (5" and 2 1/2")
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What are the 3 hydrant wrenches

A

Ratcheting, Adjustable and Cory Wrench

22
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Three Types of nozzles

A

Combination fog nozzles
Solid stream
Piercing nozzles

23
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Combination Fog Nozzles patterns

A

90 degrees to a straight, not solid stream

24
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What is our 1 3/4” fog nozzle and the pressures

A

1 3/4” Elkhart Chief Nozzle is a constant gallonage fog nozzle
150 gpm at 75 psi
175 gpm at 100 psi
Remove the tip to reveal a 15/16” solid stream tip
180 gpm at 50 psi

25
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What is the 2 1/2” fog we carry

A

2 1/2” Elkhart Chief Combination/Fog

This does not break down, capable of flowing 325 gpm at 50 psi

26
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Where is the 2 1/2” solid stream nozzle attached to

A

Bulk bed and skid load

27
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What are the tip pressures/gpm for 2 1/2” solid stream nozzle

A

1 1/4” tip produces
290 gpm at 40 psi
325 gpm at 50 psi

28
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What is the emergency tip

A

This is the 1/2” tip on the 2 1/2” highrise bundle.

50 gpm at 50 psi

29
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What is the second tip on the highrise bundle

A

1 1/8” tip producing

265 gpm at 50 psi

30
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The department carries two types of piercing/penetrating nozzles. What are they and what is the gpm/psi

A

All piercing nozzles are pumped at 100 psi
Lower gpm nozzle will flow 95 gpm at 100 psi
Higher gpm nozzle will flow 250 pgm at 100 psi for 2 1/2”
or 190 gpm at 100 psi for 1 3/4”

31
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Which piercing nozzle can be struck

A

Lower gpm nozzle.

32
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Elkhart Stinger is equipped with what intake ports and what are the tip gpmss

A 
Two 2 1/2" clappered female intake ports
1 3/8" 500 gpm
1 1/2" 600 gpm
1 3/4" 800 gpm
2" 1060 gpm only used when mounted on the pumper

These are all 80 psi nozzle pressures per T.M.

33
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Monitor Fog Nozzle is also known as

A

Elkhart Select-O-Matic 100 fog nozzle. Operates at 100 psi flowing 1000 gpm

34
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What are the elevation degrees up and down and side to side for the Blitz Fire

A

Elevations of 10 - 50 degrees and 20 degrees side to side.

Flowing up to 500 gpm.

35
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Electric Fan specs

A

Move up to 5200 cubic feet per minute
1725 rpm
Powered by 1/3 horsepower motor
Has 4 16” blades

36
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Altair Gas meter detects what gasses

A 
O2
CO
Hydrogen Cyanide
Hydrogen Sulfide
Flammable gasses
37
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Flares are rated for 15 minutes t/f

A

False, they are 15 inches long, 1 inch wide rated for 30 minutes

38
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What is in the rope bag

A

150 feet of 1/2” static kernmantle rescue lifeline.
Breaking strength of 9000 lbs and working load of 600 lbs

1 chest harness
1 sit harness
5 caribiners
4 prussiks
1 figure 8
2 pulleys
8 webbing -green 8', yellow 12', blue 15', red 20'
39
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What is the standard size for tarps

A

12’ x 18’, in 4 sections with grommets every 16” on the outside edge

40
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Air bag systems will lift 5 tons t/f

A

False, 15” x 15” 10 ton air bags

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