Truck Questions 121.15 Flashcards
What is one of the two primary classifications of rope based function?
Life safety rope
Utility rope
What is a defining characteristic of utility rope?
Doesn’t support weight of person
A rope carried by a firefighter only for self rescue from an extreme situation is called a _____________ rope?
Escape rope
What is the term for a rope used on extension ladder to raise a fly section?
Halyard
A rope should be clearly marked to indicate it’s
Type of function/ “intended uses”
The individual fibers of a natural fiber rope are twisted together to form a
Strand
The hux bar is designed primarily for?
Prying
Which tool is a small hydraulic spreader operated by a hand powered pump?
Rabbit tool
Which tool is designed specifically to cut into a lock cylinder
K tool
Which tool is specifically designed to open double doors equipped with panic bars?
J tool
A duck billed lock breaker is used to?
Open and break padlocks
What is one of the three types of wooden swinging doors?
Slab,ledge,panel
What is one of the two styles of wooden door frames?
Rabbit and stopped
Which method should be considered first when forcing an outward-swinging doors?
Remove hinge pins
What is the quickest way to force entry through a security roll up door?
Cut the door with a torch or saw, make the cut in the shape of a triangle with the point at the top
What is the term for the transparent part of a window?
Glazing
How much damage is caused by forcing the locks on double hung windows?
Extensive
How are joulousie windows normally opened and closed?
Small hand-wheel crank
Which tool can be used to unscrew a lock cylinder?
Vise grips
Tool failure and possibly injury could result from attempting to cut __________________ with ordinary cutting tools?
Case hardened steel
Which hazard should be of particular concern to firefighters who are carrying long tools?
Wires and overhead obstructions
Which tool is used to apply an impact force directly on another tool or object?
Striking tool
Which tools is part of the irons
Haligan bar and flathead axe
How does the rabbit tool work?
Spread door from its frame
What is the term for a small opening in which a prying tool can be inserted ?
Bite
Which tool is designed for both cutting and prying
Pry axe
Which type of circular saw blade is especially designed to cut through hard surfaces or wood?
Carbide tipped
