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1
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Automotive fire apparatus

A

NFPA 1901
(901)

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Minimum pump capacity

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750 GPM

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Minimum water tank

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300 gallons

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Booster hose

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For wild land apparatus

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Apparatus that serves as an engine and a ladder truck. Equipped with a fire pump, water tank, ground ladder, hose bed & aerial device.

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Quint

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Generator types

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Portable, vehicle, and fixed.

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Transformer that converts a vehicles DC to AC current.

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Inverter

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Mobile water supply transporting 1,000 gallons +

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Tanker/ Tender

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Vehicle Tech

A) 1951
B) 1002
C) 1071
D) 1451

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NFPA 1071
(071)

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Out of service

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NFPA 1911

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Inspection method

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Walk around method

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Ready for service

A) Operational readiness inspection
B) visual inspection
C) Functional check
D) check valve

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Operational readiness inspection

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Pre trip road worthiness inspection

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Visual inspection

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Specific system or component check

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Functional check

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Sheds electrical load in a predetermined order

A) load sequencer
B) load management system
C) load monitor
D) load bearing

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Load management system

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Operating equipment or conduction at an excess of its rated capacity

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Over load

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Turns light on at specified intervals

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Load sequencer

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Watches electrical systems for added loads that may threaten over load

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Load monitor

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Overload occurs and triggers shut down of less important electrical equipment

A) load sequencer
B) load shedding
C) load monitor

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Load shedding

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Amount of travel the clutch has before it begins to disengage the engine

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Free play

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Push on the internal clutch fingers connected to the clutch

A) slack adjusters
B) transfer valve
C) throw out bearing
D) positive displacement pump

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Throw out bearing

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Devices used in an air brake system that connects the components for brake pad wear

A) check valve
B) slack adjusters
C) compression brakes
D) positive displacement pump

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Slack adjusters

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Truck that uses cab that lowers over the power train

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Tilt cab

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professional qualifications

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NFPA 1002

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Standard for comprehensive medical
NFPA 1582
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Conscious awareness of danger
Reckless disregard
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Fail to preform according to standard of law. (Breach of Duty)
Negligence
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Uses the engine and transmission to impede the forward motion of the monitor vehicle A) Engine compression brakes B) back pressure C) positive displacement pump D) slack adjusters
Engine compression brake
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Willful and wanton disregard
Gross negligence
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Safety of others
Due regard
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Process of injecting or supplying the engine with more fuel than can be burned
Over throttling
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Transmission is too high a gear for the demand on the engine
Engine lugging
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Least capable of four auxiliary brake devices
Exhaust brakes
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Electronically activated mechanical system added to the engine valve train A) clapper valve B) engine compression brakes C) positive displacement pump D) back pressure
Engine compression brakes
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Stability control systems
RSC and ESC
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Intake to intake pumping
Duel pumping
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Boost pressure of water when pressure higher than a single pump is required
Tandem pumping
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Lines that prevent fire spread
Anchor point
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Fire hose NFPA A) 1962 B) 1951 C) 1451 D) 1071
NFPA 1962 (962)
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Force per unit area ( PSI or KPA)
Pressure
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Pounds or Kilograms
Force
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Types of pressure
Atmospheric, head, static, normal operating, residual, & flow pressure.
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Facilitate drafting of water from a static source
Vacuum
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Rapid deceleration of water caused by closing a valve or nozzle too quickly
Water hammer
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One or more pumps that take water from the primary source
Direct pumping
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For underground water mains
PIV (post indicator valve)
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Sprinkler system valve
Screw and yoke
48
Professional qualification NFPA
NFPA 1002
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Keeping apparatus in a state of readiness
Maintenance
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Checking for voltage, electrolyte level and corrosion are all steps in inspecting
The battery
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When performing a capacity test, the desired net pump pressure should be _____psi A) 150 B) 200 C) 250 D) 100
A) 150
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The vacuum test requires a reading at the end of five minutes during which no more than ______ inches of vacuum should be lost. A) 2 B) 6 C) 10 D) 8
C) 10
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The weight carried on most fire apparatus can contribute to ________ due to excessive weight transfer.
Skidding and apparatus roll over
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The purpose of the alley dock skill is to
Backing a vehicle into a restricted area
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When conducting a pump capacity, test, if the net pump pressure is correct, but the nozzle flow is too high, the…….
Discharge gate must be closed further and throttle setting must be reduced
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During a pump capacity test, a pumper should deliver
50% of its rated capacity at 250 psi pump pressure for 10 minutes
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In the fire service, each pump impeller in a housing is commonly called a
Stage
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Which of the following types of fire pumps must be primed using an external priming device
Centrifugal
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The ______ on an impeller are curved away from the direction of the rotation, so the natural movement of water will carry it to the edge.
Vanes
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The ______ is the major component of the centrifugal pump because it provides velocity to water. A) Pick up tube B) Refractometer C) Impeller D) Around - the - pump - proportioner
C) Impeller
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The _______ enables apparatus to be driven and discharge water on the fire at the same time.
Power take off
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________ consist of a small return bypass water line connected from the discharge side of the pump back to the intake side of the pump? A) Around - the - pump - proportioners B) In - line foam eductor C) Jet ratio controller D) Pick up tube
A) Around - the - pump - proportioners
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Friction loss is usually expressed in terms of
Pounds per square inch per 100 ft of hose
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Hydrant colors
Red: 0-499 Orange: 499-999 Green: 1000-1499 Blue: 1500+
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A _____ indicates flow in gallons per minute
Flow meter
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A straight stream is considered
A pattern of an adjustable fog nozzle
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As your relief valve bypasses, excess water from the discharge side of the pump to the
Pump intake
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When a centrifugal pump, loses prime at draft check for.
A clogged strainer
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The dumpsite pumper should _______ on the end of the hard intake hose for the ability to remove the most water from a portable tank
Use a low level strainer
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In a relay pump operation, any adjustment of pressure at the source pumper is made to maintain the minimum of _________pressure at the next pumper in line
Intake
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In a relay pumping operation, which of the following should be positioned nearest the water source
The largest capacity pumper
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When relay pumping if the intake pressure drops below 20 psi
There is a danger of a cavitation
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What two things do you add 25 psi of friction loss for?
Standpipe and appliance
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At what point do you account for an appliance friction loss?
350 GPM or higher
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What nozzle is used for aircraft or car fires?
Piercing nozzles
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What nozzle is used for attic or void spaces?
Cellar nozzles
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Actual pressure of the water as it leaves the pump
Pump discharge pressure
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Actual amount of pressure being produced by the pump A) pump discharge pressure B) net pump discharge pressure
Net pump discharge pressure
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Coefficients
1”: 150 1 1/4”: 80 1 1/2”: 24 1 3/4”: 15.5 2”: 8 2 1/2”: 2 2 3/4”: 1.5 3”: .8 5”: .08
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Rate of flow
29.7 x d2 x square root of NP
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Friction loss
C*Q2*L
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Nozzle reaction for smooth bore
NR=1.57 x d(sq) x NP
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Nozzle reaction combination
NR= 0.0505 X Q X √NP
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Counter force directed by a person holding a nozzle or device.
Nozzle reaction
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When lowering a barrel strainer into the water, it should have how many inches of water in all directions?
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