308 - Team Leader

Question 1

What are the four parts of the fire tetrahedron?

Answer 1

Oxygen, fuel, heat, and uninhibited chemical reaction

Question 2

What are the 2 sizes of SCBA bottles?

Answer 2

45 and 30 min

Question 3

Who uses the 45 min SCBA?

Answer 3

Used by the scene leader, plugmag, and nozzlemen

Question 4

Who used the 30 mins SCBA?

Answer 4

Investigators and Electricians

Question 5

How many repair lockers are there?

Answer 5

10

Question 6

Where are the repair lockers located?

Answer 6

4 on 2nd deck, 3 in Hangar Bay, and 3 on the O3 level

Question 7

What does NFTI stand for?

Answer 7

Navy Firefighting Thermal Imager

Question 8

What types of images will the NFTI produce?

Answer 8

Black and white and thermal, cannot see through glass

Question 9

How many hours of charge does the NFTI have?

Answer 9

4.85

Question 10

How many firefighting techniques are there and what are they?

Answer 10

3, direct, fog, and indirect

Question 11

What is the bite man in charge of?

Answer 11

Chokepoints on the hose

Question 12

What boundary is the most important?

Answer 12

The overhead boundary

Question 13

What is a direct attack when firefighting?

Answer 13

Fighting the seat/base of the fire

Question 14

What is a fog attack when firefighting?

Answer 14

Controlling the fire

Question 15

What is an indirect attack when firefighting?

Answer 15

Fighting the fire from an access point

Question 16

What does PECU stand for and what does it do?

Answer 16

Portable Exothermal Cutting Unit, allows the team to fight the fire outside of the space

Question 17

When is the fire engaged?

Answer 17

When the agent hits the fire

Question 18

What is the box method for establishing boundaries?

Answer 18

See the compartment as a box and set boundaries accordingly

Question 19

How do you fight a class Bravo fire?

Answer 19

Primary agent is 2 in of AFFF over fire, secondary is Halon 115

Question 20

How do you identify a class Charlie fire

Answer 20

Arcs and sparks

Question 21

How many vari nozzle patterns of water are there when firefighting and what are they?

Answer 21

4, narrow v, wide v, flush, and fog

Question 22

What is the purpose of the narrow v?

Answer 22

Main firefighting vari nozzle pattern, max effective range of 20ft

Question 23

What is the purpose of the wide v?

Answer 23

Cools the space and provides a heat shield

Question 24

What is the purpose of the flush?

Answer 24

Used to clear the hose of debris, not used to fight fires

Question 25

What are the two water pressures and what environments are they used in?

Answer 25

95GPM used inside the skin of the ship and 120GPM used outside the skin

Question 26

How often should personnel be rotated when firefighting?

Answer 26

2-3 mins for heat management

Question 27

Where do you commence overhauling a space?

Answer 27

At the access point, not completed until source of fire is located?

Question 28

What is the first thing you do when combating a fire?

Answer 28

Secure ventilation system to eliminate oxygen flow into the space

Question 29

For class Charlie fires who is able to verify the fire is out?

Answer 29

Only the electrician, we can say it appears to be out

Question 30

What powers the RAMFAN 2000?

Answer 30

The firemain at 150PSI

Question 31

Why is it called the RAMFAN 2000?

Answer 31

It desmokes 2000 cubic feet/min, only 3 trunks

Question 32

What powers the Box Fan?

Answer 32

115 volt, 3200 CFM

Question 33

Request active desmoking

Answer 33

Active Desmoking