Truck Book 2 Flashcards
If entry is required for hose line deployment entry shall be decided with who?
Engine Officer
P. 5
What are the entry priorities?
Immediate, Delayed
P. 5
What are the 5 type of door locks
- Exit Devices/Panic hardware
- Rim
- Mortise
- Bored
- Pre-assembled
P. 8
When removing a lock using the K-tool, the firefighter should remove it by.
Pulling up, not downward
P. 16
After “try before you pry” what are the conventional forcible entry steps for entry through doors?
Shock, Gap, Set, Force, and control
P. 21
During the step “Set” what are the standardized commands given?
Hit, Stop, Drive
P. 23
Typically how many pumps on a hydra ram are needed for successful forcible entry?
5 to 8
P. 27
A hydra ram will exert—– lbs. and travel—-“ with each pump
10,000 lbs., 3/4”
P. 27
A series of bolt patterns typical just above the door handle on a exterior may indicate, what?
Static Bar (aka drop bar)
P. 47
Between what build years are casement windows primarily found?
1940s and 1960s
P. 36
At a working incident what must be identified?
Every Casement Window
P. 36
What can be evident from bolts observed on the rear of a strip shopping center door?
Panic Bar
P. 25
What type or types of proven methods are used when breaching HUD windows?
Method 1: strike the head of the carriage bolt with the sledgehammer driving it through the plywood, then sick the handle in and attempt to rotate interior cross boards.
Method 2: use chainsaw/rotary saw to cut away material from bolt heads. Cut small triangles around each bolt head
Method 3: use rotary saw with a diamond, carbide, or steel abrasive blade to saw through both the wood and the bolt.
P. 39, 40, 41
What is the proven method for getting through VPS windows?
Use rotary saw to attack the assembly holding the covering.
P. 41
During any forcible entry what must be removed?
Storm and screen doors.
P. 56
Per the NOVA truck book 2 what are 3 methods for cutting roll up doors?
Inverted V, Three-cut, The L cut
P. 52, 53
If a night latch is engaged on a rim lock you must use which technique to force entry?
Modified punch lock method.
P. 12
What should be done by Engine Company personnel if glass is present within the entryway prior to advancing?
Use hose stream to clear path.
P. 34
Prior to pulling a mortise lock cylinder, note the position of the key plug. The key plug will become ______ o’clock position.
6
P. 15
What is the first rule of forcible entry?
Try before you pry
What is the preferred length of the Halligan bar?
30”
When forcible entry needs to be “IMMEDIATE” what two things take precedence over concern of property damage?
Speed and efficiency
Which way will exterior entrance/exit doors in commercial structures open?
Outward
Which one of these is NOT one of the five recognized lock categories recognized by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and most lock manufactures?
Case-hardend Latch Bolts