Water Shuttle Operations

Question 1

To increase shuttle efficiency firefighters should ________.

Answer 1

Maintain training on filling and dumping tenders

Question 2

When considering a natural water supply for drafting which of the following would be a problem?

Answer 2

Shallow water (inadequate depth)
Wet or soft ground
Silt or debris laden water

Question 3

Dumping the tender by pumping it out through a hose is more efficient than using the dump valve.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

A dry hydrant for drafting is a hydrant that _______.

Answer 4

Is used to draft water from a static supply.

Question 5

When using multiple tanks at a dump site the goal is to _______.

Answer 5

Keep the pool at the attack engine the fullest.

Question 6

Direct pumping is performed when ______.

Answer 6

Minimal water is required.

Question 7

When drafting the primer creates a lower pressure in the pump and intake hose to help move the water.

What external force pushes the water from the source up the intake hose?

Answer 7

Atmospheric pressure

Question 8

Fill and dump sites should be planned to allow ________.

Answer 8

Continuous forward motion

Question 9

This is the best way to avoid having to back up or turn a water tender…

Answer 9

A clear intersection with through access

Question 10

When drafting from a portable water tank, the pumper should use a low level strainer to allow for continuous drafting to a point of about…

Answer 10

50mm (2 in)

Question 11

When entering the fill site, where should driver’s line up the cone in relation to the vehicle for filling?

Answer 11

So that the driver’s side door is parallel to the cone.

Question 12

When an exact fill site has been determined, why is a cone placed in adjacent to the driver’s door?

Answer 12

It denotes a stopping point for the tender that will allow the fill hose to be located at the rear of the apparatus.

Question 13

A dump site that involves positioning a large water tender immediately adjacent to the attack pumper, and thus serving the same role as a portable tank is called a…

Answer 13

Nurse tender

Question 14

When setting up a water shuttle, what is most important to the success of a shuttle operation?

Answer 14

The number of vehicles necessary to maintain a constant supply of water at a scene.

Question 15

Vehicle weight restrictions require that vehicles over ______ must be tandem axle.

Answer 15

8000 L

Question 16

Although most water shuttles require at least two pumpers for water supply, what is the exception?

Answer 16

Operations that feature a vacuum tanker or the use of a hydrant.

Question 17

Fill site pumpers operating from static water sources and dump site pumpers must be equipped with ______ and strainers in order to conduct drafting operations.

Answer 17

hard suction hose

Question 18

What is a factor in overall tender performance?

Answer 18

the availability of personnel to operate the apparatus

Question 19

If an inline gate valve is not available to use with an LDH that connects to the tenders at the fill site, it is possible to place an _______ between the last two sections as a valve.

Answer 19

LDH manifold

Question 20

What can be said about using LDH hose filling operations?

Answer 20

Can be heavy and extremely difficult to handle.

Question 21

Water tenders pumping water from their water tanks directly into the pump intake of an attack pumper is called a:

Answer 21

direct pumping operation

Question 22

What must have an opening of sufficient size to allow free movement of water at the bottom of the tank and movement of air at the top during rapid filling and dumping operations?

Answer 22

tank baffles