Truck Company Handbook Flashcards by Matt Nelson

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_____ are constructed primarily to capture large amounts of water either in salvage operations or for engine company drafting operations.

Sumps

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The ______ is required by NFPA 1981 for all SCBA manufactured after 09/2002.

RIC/UAC

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Managers who blatantly disregard OSHA Standards can be held ________ liable.

Criminally

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What are 4 differences that separate commercial and residential buildings and that affect vertical ventilation operations?

Square footage; fire load; non-standard floor plan; hard to read roof construction

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What are the 3 primary categories that drive and define variety within the class of Sacramento’s high-rise buildings?

Building age, occupancy type, construction method

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What should be verified with passengers stuck in an elevator?

That the stop button is not in “off” or “hold” position.

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What is the double line rated load for the come alang?

4,000 lbs

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_______ doors are recognizable by small strips of horizontal flat stock metal that is pressed on and which hold panels together. These strips are spaced about 3 feet apart.

Sheet Curtain

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V.E.S. is both an _____ and ______ ______ search technique. All companies (including Command) must be _________________ of a V.E.S. operation.

Upper; lower; aware of the presence

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Departmental endorsements of vertical ventilation methods are based upon what four basic considerations?

Single, double of multiple rafter rolls; cutting with or against construction; conventional or lightweight roof construction; one or two saw operation

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Which truck is RAT 1?

3rd due truck on first alarm

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NFPA 1904 requires fire trucks to carry __ total feet of ground ladders of various required types.

115

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What is an acronym used in the American Fire Service for identifying truck company priorities?

LOUVERS - Ladders, Overhaul, Utilities, Ventilation, Entry, Rescue, Search

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Estimating ladder length: Commercial - occupancies require roughly ____ per story and __ from floor to sill.

12’; 4’

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The most common bars mounted on residential buildings are _______ bars.

Hollow tube

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Ventilation holes on ___________ roofs are not made directly over fire.

Lightweight trussed roofs

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Large area search - How long are the taglines and how many are there?

25 feet; 4 total taglines

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High-rise building construction in Sacramento can be divided into two distinct categories, they are?

Steel frame and poured-in-place

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_______ _____ is an effective technique for high strength steel vehicles.

Dashboard Roll

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What is the U/L rating of the Dry Chemical fire extinguisher?

20A:120B:C

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In regard to circular saws, all personnel within ___ should wear full safety equipment including goggles.

100’

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How high above the roof should aerial ladders be extended?

3 to 6 feet

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PPV relies on what 2 principles?

A cone shaped air pattern and pressure

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What are the 3 types of the most common commercial and residential roll-up doors?

Commercial Sheet Curtain; Commercial Rolling Steel; Commercial and Residential Sectional

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# Truck Company Handbook \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is a defensive vertical ventilation tactic that may be used in residential ventilation operations, but is more commonly utilized in commercial applications.

Strip Cut

# Truck Company Handbook What is the NFPA 1971 (Structural Fire Fighting Ensemble) minimum Thermal Protection Performance standard?

A TPP of 35

# Truck Company Handbook \_\_\_\_\_\_ management is the planned and systematic removal of vehicle ____ to gain access to patient(s) to limit or minimize injuries to victim(s) and rescuers.

Glass; glass

# Truck Company Handbook When laddering corners, stay a minimum of ___ away from corner.

24”

# Truck Company Handbook In lightweight commercial buildings, roofs may be constructed of what 4 options?

Wooden I-beams, open web beams, open web bar joists, panelized roof systems

# Truck Company Handbook \_\_\_\_ _____ are used in salvage operations to catch moderate amounts of water in concentrated areas, due to its limited circumference.

Catch basins

# Truck Company Handbook What is the NFPA standard for aerial ladders and elevating platforms?

NFPA 1904

# Truck Company Handbook The ____ \_\_\_\_\_ is that course of bricks which is packed in a tight side-to-side pattern with the brick ends visible along the run of the wall.

King row

# Truck Company Handbook \_\_\_\_ truss roofs may fail earlier than other conventional trusses due to expansion and degradation of metal tie rods and turnbuckles and should be identified early.

Tied

# Truck Company Handbook What do SRS, SIPS, and ROPS stand for?

Supplemental Restraint Systems; Side Impact Protection Systems; Rollover Protection Systems (Convertibles)

# Truck Company Handbook Estimating ladder length: Residential - allow ______ per story and __ for the distance from floor to window sill.

8’ to 10’; 3’

# Truck Company Handbook What is the range of the aerial operation in degrees?

-5 to 75 degrees

# Truck Company Handbook What are two reasons for not initially connecting the horizontal cut with the vertical cuts on a roll-up door?

Allows for the control of the opening until the fire attack team is ready; prevents door from sagging and pinching the blade

# Truck Company Handbook Undeployed airbags can only be disabled by removing their _____ \_\_\_\_\_\_.

Electric charge

# Truck Company Handbook Under heavy fire exposure, challenges associated with ______ roofs may make ______ ventilation a safer and more practical option than _____ ventilation.

Lightweight; horizontal; vertical

# Truck Company Handbook Apparatus placement should always be at a minimum of __________ away from broken, downed, or sagging lines (minimum of ____ away from street lines and further when voltage is extremely high).

One full span (two poles); 50 feet

# Truck Company Handbook \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ are primarily constructed in salvage operations to capture water. They are used in areas that have one or several leaks.

Catch-alls

# Truck Company Handbook What are the respective cut depths for a 12”, 14” and 16” circular saw blade?

4”; 5”; 6”

# Truck Company Handbook The Sacramento Fire Department specifications for ground ladder complement exceeds the NFPA standard of \_\_\_\_\_\_.

114 feet

# Truck Company Handbook \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is the amount or rate of electricity flowing through the conductor.

Current

# Truck Company Handbook \_\_\_\_ the interior trim away from the SIPS system to _____ at their location.

Peel; Peek

# Truck Company Handbook What is the preferable method when removing passengers from cars stuck between floors?

Safer to have passengers climb to the floor above than climb down in front of the open hoist-way.

# Truck Company Handbook What 4 considerations should be included in a ventilation size-up?

Building type and age; roof type; hazards; plan

# Truck Company Handbook When laddering a roof or fire escape, the tip of the ladder should extend ______ above the eaves, parapet of fire escape basket.

4 rungs

# Truck Company Handbook Clarification to incoming units of specific tasks related to an _____ or an _____ designation may be necessary to ensure that specific tasks are filled in a specific order and manner.

“All-in” / “all-out”

# Truck Company Handbook Term that is performed in coordination with the fire attack team and aimed at improving visibility and decreasing risk of flashover and/or backdraft.

Venting for fire

# Truck Company Handbook Rinsing the Outer Shell with water, using a brush if needed will remove what percentage of contaminants?

75%

# Truck Company Handbook The mask mounted regulator is _____ approved.

CBRN

# Truck Company Handbook A current of 1000 milliamps/1 amp for two seconds can \_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

Cause death

# Truck Company Handbook Both overhead and pad-mounted transformers are cooled using \_\_\_\_.

Oils

# Truck Company Handbook \_\_\_\_ _______ involves a downed wire or other source of high voltage and the subsequent dissipation of electrical voltage current through the ground.

Step potential

# Truck Company Handbook All vehicles should be a minimum of ___ away from excavation. Re-route or stop all traffic within ___ from excavation. (Trench Rescue)

150 feet; 300 feet

# Truck Company Handbook What are the 5 options to supply air to a downed firefighter using the RIC Pack?

RIC UAC; EBSS; Low pressure hose to MMR hose; MMR changeover; Mask changeover

# Truck Company Handbook Periodically check and readjust _______ around vehicle(s).

Cribbing

# Truck Company Handbook Large area search - the first ring and knot are placed at \_\_\_\_. One additional knot is added to each ___ foot section. At ____ a second ring is added and only ___ knot is present.

20’; 20’; 100’; one

# Truck Company Handbook If possible, aerial apparatus used for rescue should be placed at the ____ of the building.

corner

# Truck Company Handbook The metal that is used for fire service ground ladders (6061-T6 alloy) loses ___ of its strength when exposed at this temperature (300 degrees or higher).

25%

# Truck Company Handbook \_\_\_\_\_\_ _______ is the third tactical priority behind life safety and extinguishment.

Property conservation

# Truck Company Handbook Second due truck: Once high priority tasks within LOUVERS have been accomplished, specifically the ventilation, entry, and search portions, what are 4 tactics that specifically work to shore them up?

Secondary ladders, removal of window bars, softening the building, overall tempering of the fireground safety

# Truck Company Handbook The Hydra-ram is capable of exerting ____ of force.

10,000 lbs

# Truck Company Handbook Name 3 types of conventional truss roof construction pre-1950s.

Bridge truss; lamella truss; arched truss (bowstring and tied)

# Truck Company Handbook Work a minimum of _____ from side airbags, ____ from Driver airbag, and _____ from Passenger side airbag.

5 inches; 10 inches; 20 inches

# Truck Company Handbook You must do what after completing forcible entry of a door?

Immediately gain control of the door

# Truck Company Handbook When a truck company goes “all-in” there is no basic _______ assumption regarding crewmember location.

geographic

# Truck Company Handbook What 2 types of chain brakes are used on the Cutters edge saw?

Manual and Inertia

# Truck Company Handbook What are the 4 positions when utilizing the large are search rope?

Rope deployment person (Anchor); Company officer; Searcher #1; Searcher #2

# Truck Company Handbook A TPP of 42 will give the wearer _____ in a flashover to escape prior to receiving 2nd degree burns.

21 seconds

# Truck Company Handbook What is the most common lightweight constructed commercial building in Sacramento?

Concrete tilt-ups

# Truck Company Handbook The main elevator switch for the affected elevator should be shut off for _____ from the main control room. (In an attempt to reset by cycling the power)

20 seconds

# Truck Company Handbook The ‘length’ or side of the cover is the edge that measures \_\_\_.

14 feet

# Truck Company Handbook The maximum distance interior is \_\_\_\_\_; do not attach another \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

200 feet; LAS rope to extend further

# Truck Company Handbook What are the 4 methods of forcible entry used by SFD?

Conventional; Thru-the-lock; Cutting; Hydraulically

# Truck Company Handbook What are 2 common vertical ventilation cutting methods and 2 advanced methods?

Louver off a Purlin, louver off a Beam; (advanced) Louver off opposing purlins, fold back

# Truck Company Handbook When do most maydays and/or firefighter emergencies occur?

Within the first few minutes of operating on scene

# Truck Company Handbook When does the secondary reducer activate on the SCBA?

Primary reducer fails; less than 25% bottle capacity

# Truck Company Handbook RAT coordinates ventilation efforts with fire attack teams in the stairwell. The objective is _______ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

Stairwell pressurization

# Truck Company Handbook Damage that is deemed acceptable is measured in direct relation to \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

The level of emergency

# Truck Company Handbook It can take _____ or longer for all gas to be expelled from a pipe.

2 to 3 hours

# Truck Company Handbook Completing a ventilation opening prior to the fire arriving at their location on commercial roofs is known as what?

“Trading space for time”

# Truck Company Handbook How often do SCBA bottles need to be hydro tested?

Every 5 years

# Truck Company Handbook The ______ has one male and one female connection.

EBSS - emergency breathing support system

# Truck Company Handbook How often should kerf cuts be made?

10’-12’ (dictated by fire conditions)

# Truck Company Handbook What is the Velocity’s truck flow capacity and maximum tip load while flowing water?

1,000 gpm; 500 lbs

# Truck Company Handbook Whenever possible, _____ extensions and _____ angles should be avoided.

Long; low

# Truck Company Handbook Ladder placement on concrete tilt-ups should be how far from the corners?

8’ or 16’

# Truck Company Handbook 1st truck High Rise: Gain access to building and identify ____ \_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

Fire attack stairwell

# Truck Company Handbook The _________ method is the foundation on which all other Sacramento Fire Department vertical ventilation cutting methods are built upon.

Single Rafter Louver

# Truck Company Handbook When making cuts in these areas; cut around and not through! What part of the vehicle does this statement refer to?

Seatbelt pretensioners

# Truck Company Handbook All fire service ladders have a weight rating of ____ with a ____ safety factor. When placed in a fully erected position they will support up to _____ .

750 lbs; 4:1; 3,000 lbs

# Truck Company Handbook What are the criteria for removing chains from service?

3 or more damaged teeth in a row; 5 or more damaged teeth total

# Truck Company Handbook Ventilation opening is of adequate size when \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

Smoke vents lazily

# Truck Company Handbook The heat sensors will turn from ____ or _____ to ____ when the ladder is exposed to heat ______ or higher.

Orange or yellow; black; 300 degrees

# Truck Company Handbook Ventilation may be defined as the systematic removal of the ____________ and concurrent introduction of cool, fresh air from and into \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

Byproducts of combustion; fire buildings

# Truck Company Handbook What are 2 primary indicators for recognizing doors that are riveted at every slat?

Rivets; Slats cannot be removed after completion of the center cut (confirmed by haligan adjustment)

# Truck Company Handbook What 3 questions should the first truck officer have answered on large commercial buildings and in which if they do not have that information, they should consider calling “all-in” to gather this information and pass it onto the second due truck for a safer and faster operation?

Extent of forcible entry necessary for engine company to gain access and have a sustained attack; location of the fire; determination whether fire overhead is impinging on roof structures and running

# Truck Company Handbook What are the 3 door features to size up?

Frame; Door; Locking mechanisms

# Truck Company Handbook NFPA 1901 requires that engines carry a minimum of ___ total feet of ground ladders with at least one __ roof ladder.

38; 14

# Truck Company Handbook Grommets on the sides and ends are ___ or ___ on center, corresponding with the standard ___ and ____ layout.

16”; 32”; stud; joist

# Truck Company Handbook Avoid entering ______ vehicles unless occupants’ lives are in danger.

Unstabilized

# Truck Company Handbook Sacramento’s steel frame (high-rise) buildings typically have how many stairwells and how many banks of elevators?

2 stairwells; 2-4 banks of elevators

# Truck Company Handbook One method to determine the approximate 75 degree climbing angle is to take the height of the extended ladder and \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. The answer is the approximate distance in ___ that the foot of the ladder should be away from the building.

Divide it by 4; feet

# Truck Company Handbook What are the three cuts that are used as evaluative tools in determining roof construction type, location of structural members, and fire location and degree of involvement?

Inspection cut; smoke indicator hole; kerf cut

# Truck Company Handbook Sacramento Fire Department truck companies each carry ___ canvas covers, ___ vinyl covers and ___ hall runners.

Four; four; four

# Truck Company Handbook The importance of the information gathering that occurs during the _______ is vital to the overall success of the incident.

360 lap

# Truck Company Handbook What are vinyl covers not affected by?

Alkaline, acids, oils, caustics or solvents

# Truck Company Handbook Natural gas: Low pressure is ___ psi.

.25 (¼)

# Truck Company Handbook Ladder and ventilation operations are labor intensive on ______ \_\_\_\_\_\_ roofs.

Conventional trussed

# Truck Company Handbook Which way are the rings on the large area search rope oriented?

Towards the exit, rings lead out of the building

# Truck Company Handbook Dimensions are _______ and spacing is _______ in conventional roof framing.

Larger; tighter

# Truck Company Handbook In what vehicles can you typically find the above systems?

Newer vehicles, after 1990’s

# Truck Company Handbook What are the 3 most commonly constructed lightweight (commercial) buildings?

Wood frame, metal beam, lightweight concrete

# Truck Company Handbook Non-conventional roofs depend on their members being in ________ and _______ for strength.

Compression; tension

# Truck Company Handbook Smoke should be evaluated for color, volume, velocity, and density and dictates \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

How and where the search begins

# Truck Company Handbook Low voltage is usually below \_\_\_\_. Called secondary circuit voltage or “secondaries”.

600 volts

# Truck Company Handbook The ______ \_\_\_\_\_\_ ______ is an unused area separating electric supply networks from communications networks.

Safety Zone Space

# Truck Company Handbook On a side slope of 3.5 to 5.5 degrees or grade between 5.5 and 6.5 degrees, how much is the aerial ladder load reduced by?

50%

# Truck Company Handbook \_\_\_\_\_\_ ________ is the art of making decisions based on known fire and smoke conditions to determine the likelihood of civilian survival within a specific compartment or area of concern.

Survival profile

# Truck Company Handbook What are the 5 types of circular saw blades that the SFD uses?

Metal cutting blades; Masonry; Carbide tip; diamond; all cut rescue blade - diamond

# Truck Company Handbook NFPA Standard 1931 references what?

Ground ladders

# Truck Company Handbook The final decision with respect to apparatus (truck) positioning at fire incidents is the responsibility of the _________ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ and/or ________ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

Incident commander; truck company officer

# Truck Company Handbook Crews shall enter the structure with the rope in the _____ hand when multiple crews are using the line. (Large area search rope)

Left

# Truck Company Handbook What is the maximum height that the truck complement of airbags can lift?

22 inches

# Truck Company Handbook The reward must be ________ or ________ than the assumed risk.

Equivalent; greater

# Truck Company Handbook It is the recommendation of the Sacramento Fire Department that aerial devices are always operated in a _____ \_\_\_\_\_\_.

Cantilever fashion

# Truck Company Handbook The outer shell of the turnouts begin to fail at ___ degree F.

1050 degrees F

# Truck Company Handbook What are 4 methods of horizontal ventilation?

Natural; positive pressure; hydraulic; HVAC

# Truck Company Handbook Prior to open web joists, _______ \_\_\_\_\_ were the most common lightweight roof in Sacramento.

Panelized roofs

# Truck Company Handbook The flammable range of natural gas is __ to ___ in air.

4% to 15%

# Truck Company Handbook The number of firefighters allowed on a ladder at any one time is limited to one for every _____ of ladder being used.

10 feet

# Truck Company Handbook What kind of wood does the SFD use for its cribbing?

Douglas fir, cross grain wood

# Truck Company Handbook When does the maximum loading for an unsupported aerial device occur?

When operated at angles between 70 and 80 degrees from horizontal

# Truck Company Handbook Entry to ________ fires for search must be concurrent with hoseline and ventilation efforts.

Basement

# Truck Company Handbook What is the maximum weight rating for the roof and extension ladders? Attic ladder?

750 lbs; 300 lbs

# Truck Company Handbook \_\_\_ heat sensors are present on each ladder ____ and are located on the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Four; inside of the beams

# Truck Company Handbook The ‘end’ of the salvage cover is the edge that measures \_\_\_.

12 feet

# Truck Company Handbook When laddering the fire floor, a minimum of ___ ladders are required.

3 ladders - one near the fire, second opposite to or away from first, third to the floor above the involved floor.

# Truck Company Handbook What is the measurement of the hall runner?

36” x 16’

# Truck Company Handbook What are the primary priorities for the first arriving truck company?

Ventilation, entering the building, and searching the the occupancy

# Truck Company Handbook Term that describes: Both horizontal and vertical ventilation aid in “lifting” smoke and improve interior tenability. Smoke “lift” in areas with victims may extend survivability time and allow for rescue.

Venting for life