24 - Rural Water Ops Flashcards
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When placed in automatic mode, the automatic air primer will autimaticaly begin priming when discharge pressure drops below how many PSI?
20 PSI
A jet siphon can move up to how many GPM between tanks?
800 GPM
A low-level suction strainer allows the DPO to make best use of avaiable water in the dump tank down to how many inches?
2”
How often should dry hydrants be back flushed and tested?
Every 6 months
All engines need what to draft from a dry hydrant?
A 4.5” to 6” double female bell adapter and a 6” double female
How often should storage tanks be checked for proper operations?
Every 6 months
Rule of thumb states that if the distance from the incident to the water source is greater than how many pumpers, it should become a shuttle operation?
3-pumper relay
When drafting from a dry hydrant, what is the maximum distance that the connection can be from the water line?
20’
What is the preferred distance that a dry hydrant connection is from the water line?
10’ or less
A non-hydrant area is defined as a structure that is greater than how many feet from the closest hydrant?
2,000’
In a direct fill operation, if the dump site is less than 200’ from the incident the first tanker should do what?
position out of the route of travel, connect a line to the siamese, and serve as the direct fill tanker.
In a direct fill operation, if the dump site is more than 200’ but less than 1,000’ from the incident then the first tanker should do what?
proceed with the first engine to the incident scene and supply the first engine.
In a direct fill operation, if the dump site is more than 1,000’ from the incident the first tanker should do what to complete the water supply?
refer to the preplan and lay out a supply line from predetermined location.+B22
If the dump site is less than 200’ away from the incident, in a direct fill operation, what should the first in engine DPO do to help complete water supply?
Lay in or hand jack hose back to the dump site
The general rule of thumb says that the minimum flow for a Jet Siphon Strainer is what?
500 GPM
What is the maximum flow for a low-level strainer?
750 GPM
What is the proper PPE to be worn at a dump site?
Traffic vests and firefighting helmets
At a fill site, there should be a minimum of how many fill stations set up?
Two
In a nursing operation using direct fill, the second engine DPO should do what if there is NO tanker on scene when they arrive and the incident is less than 200’ from the dump site?
Supply water to the first engine through a 4” siamese
Due to their typical size, what should not be used as the sole water source?
Storage Tanks
The movement of water at fires will almost always consist of three types of operation except:
Fill site ops
Which is one of the goals of rural water supply ops?
Uninterrupted
What is a tanker task force ?
3 tankers,1 engine,1 command officer
The WSGS is normally established by:
Third engine