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When was the first fire engine purchased in colonial North America
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1653
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It Department type is determined by how
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An organization is funded
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What type of company is responsible for forcible
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Truck company
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Which of the following positions is trained and operations of Ariel devices according to the requirements of NFPA 1002
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Fire apparatus driver
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Which of the following positions is responsible for monitoring operational safety according to the requirements of NFPA 1521
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Fire department incident safety officer
6
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Which of the following positions belongs to the fire prevention division
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Fire and arson investigator
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Which of the following fire service organizational principles is described as a formal line of authority
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Chain of command
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Which federal law affects hiring practices and building accessibility
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Americans with Disability Act
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Which of the following organizations may be in the agency of authority having jurisdiction or privately owned
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Emergency Medical Services
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Which of the following duties is the responsibility of the Public Works division
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Providing sand for containing spills
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In 2010 leading cause of fire fatalities were
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Stress and overexertion
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Which of the following NFPA standards establishes the design criteria for protective clothing and equipment
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NFPA 1977
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Which NFL standard defines safe training practices and programs
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NFPA 1403
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Which NFPA standard sets requirements for care and maintenance of personal and respiratory protection equipment
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NFPA 1851
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Which NFPA standard specifies the minimum requirements for Department safety and health programs
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NFPA 1500
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Which of the following is a goal of the fire department safety and health programs
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Prevent damage to Emergency Response equipment
17
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Any power tool not marked double insulated should
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Have a 3 prong plug
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Which of the following best explains why information is gathered for post incident report
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Determining Trends in firefighter injuries
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What task made telecommunication Center be assigned during a progress report
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Providing periodic Transmissions
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The use of 10 codes in radio Transmissions was replaced when agencies began to adapt which of the following
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National Incident Management System
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Which of the following has a radio frequency that is dedicated to a single function
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Conventional system
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Which of the following methods may be used to confirm a dispatch transmission
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Kingdom radio microphone
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Which of the following best describes the action first taken after an alert to the station
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Dispatching of Emergency Services responders
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Who is the contact person for non-emergency calls
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Public information officer
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Which of the following is a type of public alerting system
Wire Telegraph circuit box
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Which of the following is a type of communications center equipment
Two-way radios
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Type 1 building construction
Fire resistive high-rises
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Type 2 building construction
Non combustible masonry or tilt slab walls roofs are metal
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Type 3 building construction
Ordinary Wood Walls wood roof
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Type 4 building construction
Heavy Timber large dimensional lumber for structural members
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Type 5 building construction
Found in many modern homes wood framed
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A club zone for a type IV (4) structure should be established when
The structure has been weakened by repeated fires over time
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When exposed to temperatures above what will unprotected steel expand and twist
1000 degrees Fahrenheit
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For which type of construction is flying glass the primary collapse Zone hazard
Type 1
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Which of the following best describes where the clubs on his established
Adjacent to any expose exterior walls
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When I Collapse is eminent personalities should blank in the collapse Zone
Cautiously place a Staffmaster stream
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In what fire stage is structural class very likely
Decay
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Renovation age of the structure weather and loads are all
Structural collapse factors
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Which of the following best describes a possible construction hazard
The building is subject to rapid fire spread because protective features are not in place
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What type of movable window has a side hinged sash usually installed the swing out word
Casement
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What type of door may be required by building codes to be constructed of tempered material that resists breakage
Glassdoor
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What types of stairs typically connects no more than two levels if not required as part of the means of egress
Access stairs
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What type of stairs uses a ventilation system activated by automatic fire smoke detection
Smoke proof enclosures
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Doors are classified by the
They operate
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What type of roof is used to prevent ice damming
Cold roof
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What roof type is frequently penetrated by chimney shaft and skylight
Flat roof
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In which roof style does the design depend on exterior walls to support its weight
Arched
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Manufactured homes built before 1976 have less blank than those of current Construction
Fire resistance
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The interior elements in what type of construction are made of solid or laminated wood with non concealed space
Type 5 IV
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Type 3 construction requires exterior walls and in structural members to be constructed of
Non-combustible material
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Which of the following best describes who determines a structures construction classification type
Architect structural engineer than contractor
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Which of the following can be the result of rapidly cooling cast iron with water
Make crack or shatter
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Water is converted to steam at what temperature
212° Fahrenheit
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What rapid fire development occurs as unburned fuel gases contact an ignition source
Smoke explosion
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What aspect of fire development is a result of an increase in low-level ventilation prior to upper-level ventilation
Backdraft
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Which of the following is a heat indicator of a possible flashover
Darken windows
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What common element of represents the shift from Grosse stage to fully develop
Transition and fire development
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What type of Rapid Fire development happens when all the combustible materials and gases in a compartment ignite almost simultaneously
Flashover
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The neutral plane in the growth stage is
Interphase of hot and cool layers at an opening
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In what stage is fire development largely dependent on the characteristics and configuration of fuel involved
Incipient
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What thermal property of a compartment contains heat within the compartment causing localized increase in temperature
Insulation
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What fire development factor is based on considering how the volume of air what impact radiant heat in a fire
Compartment volume and ceiling height
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Fuel particles become smaller as the ratio of surface
Increases
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Which of the following best describes what vapor pressure indicates
How easily a substance will evaporate
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Heat released rate is expressed in what
Kilowatts
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Which of the following terms is the total amount of energy released when a specific amount of fuel is burned
Heat of combustion
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Which of the following best describes the influence of exposed surfaces on radiant heat
Dark Materials in and absorb heat more effectively than lighter materials
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Which of the following best describes kinetic energy transfer
Moves from high temperature to low temperature
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What source of thermal energy is the most common source of heat in a combustion reaction
Chemical
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Which of the following sources of energy is a form of oxidation
Self-heating
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Which of the following best describes what the fire tetrahedron represents
And uninhibited chemical chain reaction
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What type of reaction absorbs energy as it occurs
Endothermic
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What type of energy releases energy in the form of heat and sometimes light
Exothermic
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Any Source used to refill SCBA must provide what type of air quality
Type D
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What piece of protective breathing apparatus has the frame check weekly for deterioration during cracks
Facepiece
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Which NFPA standard establishes inspection period for protective breathing apparatus
1852
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Compartment doors May interfere with what type of SCBA mount
Backup mount
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which NFPA standard require seat mounts he pays to be held in place by a mechanical latching device
1901
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Respiratory equipment must be protected from from what during storage
Contamination temperature change ultraviolet light
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Which of the following limitations of respiratory protection is created by the way in resistance of a harness straps
Decreased Mobility
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Which of the following types of respiratory protection uses visual Estis only
Air purifying respirator
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Which of the following best describes when sar are used
Free confined space rescue and Technical rescue incidences
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What is the minimum overlap between coat and trousers when the where is bend over at 90 degrees
2 inch
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What type of NFPA Define cleaning may be done in washing machine design for handling heavy Lowe's
Advanced cleaning
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Which NFPA standard outlines the specification for Wildland personnel
1977
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What part of Wildland personal protective equipment must meet the requirement of ansi
Goggles
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Structural firefighting protective clothing must meet what NFPA standard
1971
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What type of portable fire extinguisher may be applied with either and extinguisher or a scoop
Dry powder
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What type of weathering is mainly used for rescue application
Tubular webbing
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What type of weathering is rated for loads up to 600 pounds
Class 2 life safety
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Which type of knot is used for joining two ropes of unequal diameter
Becket Bend
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Which of the following are signs of damage in laid natural fiber ropes
Powder between strands
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What survival actions include steps I can do form before committing a mayday
Seeking Safe Haven
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Using Air Management procedures during an emergency can help increase
Time for escape
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Lunar acronym stands for what
Location unit name of Simon and resources
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Aware stands for what
Air water a radio and extrication
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How many Rescuers may be needed to safely carry an adult
Two to four
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When using Federal Emergency Management what does the Mark above X indicate
Time of completion
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Which of the following is tied to the end of a wide-area search tether
Three-quarters inch steel ring
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When using the wide-area search method using individual tethers allows firefighters to sweep a blank Ark at the midpoint how many feet
10
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Which of the following is the best reason firefighters should not move objects during a search
May disorient firefighters
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Which of the following information should be gathered as a part of situational awareness
Probable structural integrity
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Which of the following makes Clean Cuts when breaching a floor
Rotary saw
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Chain link fence should be cut quickly with a
Rotary saw
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Which of the following types of Windows has double strength glass
Awning
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When performing forcible entry on casement windows the first step is
Break lowest pane of glass
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Which of the following prevents glass from shattering and falling out of the frame
Wire glass
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Most hinges on swinging doors are mounted on blank that permits swinging in one or more
One side
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Which of the following provides firefighters rapid access to Edward swing latch
Shove knife
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Which of the following was developed to force entry on locks with collars
A tool
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Which of the following has a variety of types available including night latch deadbolt and vertical deadbolt
Rim
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Which of the following are portable or detachable locking
Padlocks
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Rotary blade spin at what
6000 RPMs
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Which song comes in a small battery-powered
Circular saw
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How do you lower a large victim down louder
Large victims are lowered by two Rescuers on ladders play side by side
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To move a tool to a roux for Upper Floor during an emergency operation of firefighter should
Tear the tools one hand signing the free hand under the ladder beam
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Healing and tying in are two methods of
Preventing movement of the ladder away from the building
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Which of the following best describes the way to carry a roof ladder when using an extension ladder to access the roof
Call an extension ladder shoulder the roof ladder three or four runs from the tip and carry the rest of the way to deploy on the roof pitch
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Where May ladders be mounted on aerial apparatus
Vertically on the left or right side of the apparatus bed
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NFPA 1932 contains requirements for
Ladder use care Maintenance and Service
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What characteristic of modern single-family residential construction reduces firefighter access and increases potential exposure risk
Smaller lot sizes
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Which of the following is a characteristic of older structure Construction
Windows that could be open for ventilation
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Allowing natural air currents and pressure differences to move smoke and heat out of the building is natural
Horizontal ventilation
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Use a smoke ejector to expel smoke and draw fresh air into a structure is a use of
Negative pressure ventilation
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Which of the following is an advantage to using mechanical
Speeds the removal of contaminants
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NFPA 1901 requires that Mobile water supply apparatus on level ground can be capable dumping or filling a trace of at least What leader per minute
4000 liters per minute
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Which of the following statements regarding the placement of portable tanks is most accurate
They should be placed so that the drain is located on the downhill side
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Dry hydrants are designed to supply at least how many liters per minute
4000 permanent
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Which of the following statements regarding Rural Water Supply operations is most accurate
They require frequent practice
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Which of the following statements regarding operations of dry Barrel hydrant is most accurate
If not open fully the drain maybe left partially open
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Knowledge of fire hydrants is necessary in order to
Flow water from hydrant discharge openings to flush sediment
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Fire hydrant should be inspected and operated at least how many times a year
Twice
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Fire hydrant tops and discharge cap should be painted as required in
NFPA 291
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In high-value districts fire hydrant should not be faced more than how many feet apart
300 feet
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Most fire hydrants are made of
Cast iron
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The male threads on fire hydrant discharge I love must conform to
Those used by local fire departments
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Which of the following May limit the use of water treatment facilities for firefighting operations
Natural disasters
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Suction hose is manufactured in the minimum line specified in NFPA what
1901
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Which part of the female threaded coupling is the free turning ring on which the threads are cut
Swivel
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What guidelines should be followed for removing frozen hose
Perform service testing before placing thought hose back in service
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How should hose be cleaned after chemical exposure
Remove hose periodically and wash with plain water
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How can organic damage be prevented
Ventilate all areas where fire hose is kept
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Which of the following are highly resistant to corrosion
Brass couplings
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When should hose be inspected
Within 90 days before being placed in service for the first time
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What kind of Hose should be washed with clear water while scrubbed with a stiff brush
Woven jacket
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How should fire hose couplings be cared for
Inspect gaskets and replace if cracked or creased
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Which fitting is used to connect a smaller diameter hose to the end of a larger one
Reducer
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A hose clamp should be applied at least how many feet behind the apparatus
20 feet
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Which preconnected hose loads to Floyd's from the shoulder as a firefighter advances toward the fire and is particularly well suited for narrow hose beds
Minuteman load
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Where might booster hose reels be mounted on the apparatus
In the rear compartment
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Which preconnected hose line deploys by unfolding from the top of the stack carried on the shoulder as a firefighter advances toward the fire
Minuteman load
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When using blank Neil on the host to Anchor as a driver operator Drive slowly toward the water source
Hose equipped with why applications
153
Which of the following statements about vaporization and steam is most accurate
Steam produced in the upper layer of Hot Smoke and fire gases will cause the upper layer to contract towards the ceiling
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Which stream is created by apparatus mounted appliances
Master stream
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Additional Personnel will be required to safely handle Smooth Bore nozzle zap nozzle pressure is greater than
65 PSI
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Which of the following fire stream pattern is usually produced by a fog nozzle
Straight stream
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Which of the following stream patterns is used to extinguish fires in attics cock lost basements and other confined spaces
Broken streams
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Which of the following nozzle categories was established by NFPA 1963 standard for hose connections
Straight tip
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Which of the following statements about Smooth Bore nozzle is most accurate
Hose lines making a Smooth Bore nozzle use less pressure
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Which of the following is a characteristic of nozzles designed operator pressure is less than 100 PSI
Produce lower-density fog patterns
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When used with a Smooth Bore nozzle and nozzle control valve that causes turbulence when partially open which can affect the quality of a fire stream is the
Ball valve
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Which of the following nozzle control valves also controls the discharge pattern of the fire stream
Rotary control valve
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Which of the following statements about slide valves is most accurate
Slide valves permit water to flow without creating turbulence
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Which of the following techniques are the most essential part of any ground cover operation
Communication
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Which of the following is required for firefighters participating in ground cover firefighting
Protective Footwear
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Protective clothing used for ground cover fires should meet the requirements of NFPA
1977
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Add fires involving stacked and piled materials firestream should be directed at the
Extreme edge of the fire burning
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A master stream device should enter a structure at what angle
Upward angle
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Which of the following may be used as interior exposure protection
Use of fire rated walls and doors
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Which of the following should be used to ensure that floor assemblies over the basement fires are safe for personal to work on
Visual inspection of floor joists
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Which of the following May provide firefighters the best access to a basement fire
Window well
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Hose line selection should be based on which of the following factors
Potential fire spread
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Nozzle selection is based upon which of the following factors
Available water supply
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Which of the following determines the extent that structural members of a building are weekend
Intensity of Fire
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Which of the following is the main advantages to using spliced water shoot as catch Al's during lost control
As soon as water accumulate it can be drain to the outside
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In a pre-incident plan which of the following is a means of protecting items in a residential or business occupied structure
Moving items to an unaffected area
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During Salvage procedures where should the contents of the structure replace once they are removed
Stacked on dry surface not near where firefighters may be collecting the breeze for disposal
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Protected premises
Provides notification only the building occupants
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Non- coded alarm
No clue to where alarm was activated for small buildings
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Zone alarm
Give General zone of where alarm was activated
181
Addressable alarm system
Address is exact device that was initiated
182
Supervising station alarm systems
Remotely monitored for the purpose of reporting a supervisory trouble or alarm
183
Auxiliary alarm system
Connected to municipal fire alarm systems transmitted over public fire telecommunication centers
184
Local Energy System
Has its own power
185
Shunt System
An auxiliary fire alarm system that connects the public fire alarm reporting system to initiating devices within a protected premises
186
Central Station system
Alarm system that functions through a constantly attended location operated by an alarm company
187
Remote receiving system
System in which alarm signals from the protected premises are transmitted over at least telephone line or by radio signal to a remote receiving station
188
Fusible link
Connecting link device that fuses or melt when exposed to heat
189
Continuous line detector
The text heat over linear air parallel to the device consists of a cable with a conductive metal inner core sheath with stainless steel tubing the inner core in the sheets are separated by electrical insulating semiconductor material that keeps away from touching but allows a small amount of current to flow between them
190
Bimetallic detector
Find me talk to uses two metals that have different thermal expansion characteristics then strips of the metals are bonded together and one or both ends of the strip are attached to the alarm circuit when heated one metal expands faster than the other causing the strip to our core band disc brakes contact in the alarm circuit sending a signal to the alarm panel most reset automatically when cooled
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Rate of Rise heat detector
Temperature sensitive device that sounds an alarm when the temperature changes at a c preset value most of our reliable usually changes 12 degrees Fahrenheit to 15 degrees Fahrenheit in 1 minute will set it off
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Photoelectric smoke detector
Type of smoke detector that uses a small light source either an incandescent bulb or light emitting diode to detect Smoke by Shining Light through the detectors chamber smoke particles reflect the light on to the light sensitive device called a photocell
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Ionization smoke detector
Type of smoke detector that uses small amount of radioactive material to make the air within the sensing chamber conduct electricity
194
Outside stem and yoke valve
Has a yolk on the outside with a threaded stem that opens and closes the gate inside the valve housing
195
Post indicator valve
Hollow metal post that houses the valve stem attached to the valve stem is immovable play with the words open or shut
196
Wall post indicator valve
Similar to post indicator valve except that it extends horizontally through the wall with the Target and valve operating nut on the outside of the building
197
Post indicator valve assembly
Does not use a plate with words opener shot as does PIV instead use a circular disc inside a flat plate on top of the valve housing
198
Alarm check valve
Goes off when flow of water is going through a sprinkler system
199
Retard chamber
Slows water before alarm check valve reduces false fire alarms
200
Drain valve
Valve that allows piping to drain when pressure is relieved in the pipe
201
CheckValve
Automatic valve that permits liquid flow in Only One Direction
202
Class 1 standpipe
Primarily used for suppression Personnel trained in hand line large hose two and a half inch hose connections or hose station attached to stand pipe riser
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Class 2 standpipe
Cost to standby systems primarily designed for easy divide building occupants who are trained in its use or by fire department personnel these systems are equipped with a 1 & a half inch hose line and nozzle stored on a hose rack system
204
Class 3 standpipe system
Class 3 standby systems combines the features of one and two systems provide one and a half inch hose stations to supply water and oxygen to have been trained on a two and a half inch hose connection to supply a large volume of water come by fire departments both hoses you simultaneously
205
Hepatitis A B C D
Hepatitis is from anal Hepatitis B is from bodily fluids hepatitis C from circulation drugs that may go unseen D is very rare
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Which hepatitis has a vaccine
A&B
207
Diseases more prevalent in high-density living areas
Tuberculosis
208
Spread through contact with infected bodily fluids weakens immune system
HIV and AIDS
209
Communicable disease is a drug-resistant staph
MRSA
210
Which vaccine may be recommended for fire
Tinnitus and diphtheria
211
in what order to check patients
ABC Airway breathing and circulation
212
If someone is unresponsive and not breathing what do you check
Circulation Airway and breathing
213
How many compressions a minute for CPR
100 per minute
214
General hazardous material behavioral model GEBmO
Stress breach release dispersion exposure harm
215
Which lab is the second most common type of lab discovered
Explosive labs
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Which of the following is an indicator of a chemical lab
Underground cookbooks
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Which of the following is an indicator of a meth lab
Excessive trash
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Which is the most common hazards found on a meth lab
Flammability
219
Modern and detection devices
Require special training
220
Which of the following May indicate a chemical attack
Oily film on water or Surface
221
Which of the following is an indication of physical action
Frother build-up near League
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Which single word indicates moderate hazard
Warning
223
Which marking system is typically used in fixed storage facilities
NFPA 704
224
Un identification numbers are provided in which section of the Emergency Response Guidebook
Yellow
225
Which North American railroad tank car markings are stenciled on all four sides of tank
Initials and numbers
226
Which of the following is a bull capacity fixed so he container
Above-ground storage tanks
227
Which disposal pattern is dome-shaped
Hemispheric
228
Which part of the reactivity triangle is a fuel source for reactions
Reducing agent
229
In which state are hazardous materials primarily a contact hazard
Liquid
230
Fission reaction
Neutron
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ERG ID number index list materials in numerical order based on their 4-Digit
Yellow Pages
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ERG material name index list hazardous materials by name each entry includes the materials four-digit ID
Blue pages
233
incident levels for NFPA Hazmat 472
There are three levels one being the lowest that firefighters can handle two firefighters can't handle three you need Federal help
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U.s. Nims incident types
There are five types one being the most severe 5 being the least severe
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Level A epa
Highest level of protection against vapours gases and mists
236
Level b
Splashes and scba
237
Level c
Apr not scba splash protection
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Level d
Coveralls gloves and boots
239
Nfpa 1500
Health and safety
240
Nfpa 1971
Structural firefighting a ensemble
241
NFPA 1404
Respiratory
242
NFPA 1981
Standard for open circuit SCBA
243
NFPA 1851
Care and maintenance of structural firefighting PPE
244
NFPA 1031
Fire prevention
245
NFPA 1002
Apparatus operator
246
NFPA 1901
Apparatus equipment
247
NFPA 1962
Fire hose
248
MC
Motor Carrier
249
DOT
Department of Transportation
250
NFPA 1991
Vapor protection suit
