Firefighting Fundamentals

Question 1

What is the primary duty of a firefighter?

Answer 1

Saving lives

Question 2

What is the secondary responsibility of a firefighter?

Answer 2

Extinguish fires and limit the damage

Question 3

What is the fire triangle made up of?

Answer 3

Heat
Fuel
Oxygen

Question 4

What has the fire triangle been replaced by?

Answer 4

Fire tetrahedron

Question 5

What is the fourth critical element of fire composition?

Answer 5

Chemical chain reaction

Question 6

What is a Class A fire?

Answer 6

Combustible materials that produce ash.

Question 7

What is a Class B fire?

Answer 7

Flammable liquid substances

Question 8

What is a Class C fire?

Answer 8

Energized electrical fire

Question 9

What is a Class D fire?

Answer 9

Combustibles metals

Question 10

How do you extinguish a Class A fire?

Answer 10

Water

AFFF

Question 11

How do you extinguish a Class B fire?

Answer 11

AFFF
Halon 1211
PKP
CO2

Question 12

How do you extinguish a Class C fire? (Energized)

Answer 12

CO2
Halon 1211
PKP
H2O fog pattern min distance of 4ft

Question 13

How do you extinguish a Class C fire? (De-energized)

Answer 13

Treat as a Class A,B, or D fire.

Question 14

How do you extinguish a Class D Fire?

Answer 14

H2O in large quantities in high velocity fog from safe distance

Question 15

What is the approved amount of AFFF concentrate for naval use?

Answer 15

3% and 6%

6% current shipboard