Volume 3 Apparatus/ General Flashcards
Apparatus is not considered off duty under conditions where response could be made without a delay of more than ___ seconds.
60 seconds
True or false. Logbooks May be carried on Apparatus as long as compartment can be secured.
False. Logbooks will be kept in quarters at a place designated by station commander.
When can logbooks be carried on Apparatus?
Logbooks shall accompany apparatus when assigned to relief duty, when going to the Shops for annual pump or ladder test, or when transferred.
Each fire station shall carry how many accident packets ( F-620 ).
1 on every Apparatus and 2 extra kept at station
Type A, B, and C accidents
A- Department apparatus or personal car used on Department business Involved with civilian car, or property, of a third party;
B- Department apparatus or personal car involved with Fire Department property
C- Department apparatus or personal car used on Department business involved with a domestic animal or a non-domestic animal.
When a member is learning to tiller, a minimum of ___ training sessions shall be held with the trainee placed in an observer position behind a Firefighter certified to tiller.
3
What is the best method of visual and tactile inspection?
Cleaning
Members shall not use any equipment that creates an aerosol spray of any flammable liquids such as kerosene. The approved product for undercarriage cleaning is available through SRS from Supply and Maintenance. It is listed in the catalog as: “____________”
“Degreaser, gunk type.”
In all cases where power washers are used for cleaning, lubrication should be done the ____ day cleaning takes place, and in no case later than the ____ day.
Same day
Next day
Members using power wash equipment shall avoid injection of highpressure water into what 4 components?
Boots
Seals
Bearings
Electrical
High-pressure water can damage many of the components. Do not directly spray the following components:
Alternators
Diodes
Electronics
Electrical connectors
Electronic throttle behind pump panel
High-pressure water can damage many of the components. Do not directly spray the following components:
Alternators
Diodes
Electronics
Electrical connectors
Electronic throttle behind pump panel
When pressure washers are operated at excessive pressure settings, several telltale signs may be observed including:
Paint stripping
Water in lube areas
Erosion of softer materials
Water in sealed electrical components
True of false, Station personnel are permitted to use industrial steam cleaners.
False. Supply and Maintenance personnel are permitted to use steam cleaners.
Use power lube equipment with a maximum air pressure of ___ psi.
60 psi
Areas to be lubed with hand pumped lube guns only:
All steering connections with rubber “boots”
All preventative maintenance and lubrication shall be accomplished during the first ___ weeks of the appropriate month. F-377’s and F-377RA’s shall arrive in the Battalion Office no later than the day prior to battalion inspection, or the ___ of the month, whichever comes first.
2 weeks
15th
Heavy Apparatus have an engine displacement of ___ cubic inches and greater.
465 cubic inches
Lubrication and F-377 Preventative Maintenance Heavy Apparatus shall be lubricated based on the company’s annual mileage, not the apparatus’ annual mileage. If the company travels more than ____ miles annually, the apparatus currently in use shall be lubricated ______ during the first two weeks of the month. Companies that travel less than _____ miles annually shall be lubricated once every ______ on the even months.
12,000 miles
Monthly
12,000 miles
2 months
Heavy Apparatus shall have the oil changed every ____ apparatus miles.
4,000
The oil filter shall be changed ______ by Supply and Maintenance during the Annual Pump or Aerial Ladder Test.
Annually
Aerial ladders and related components shall be lubricated a minimum of every ___ months or sooner if needed due to high use, i.e., high activity, training, apparatus operator practicals, etc.
2 months
At no time shall RESERVE apparatus preventative maintenance (F-377) or lubrication exceed ___ months except with the approval of the Battalion Commander.
4 months
Both Reserve Heavy and Reserve Light Apparatus shall be lubricated every ___ months.
4 months
