Ch.11 Flashcards
A______ is not attainable using a fire dept pumper , meaning pumpers cannot be expected to draft water that is located 33.9 feet below the level of the pump?
Total vacuum
5 common artificial static water supply sources ?
Cisterns
Private water storage tanks
Ground reservoirs
Swimming pools
Agricultural irrigation system
Dependable lift is usually considered to be ______ feet?
14.7 feet
__________ is the difference in elevation between the surface of the static water supply and the center of the pump intake?
Lift
___________ may be used for water as shallow as 1 foot during drafting ?
Floating strainers
I’m most circumstances, maximum lift is approximately _____ feet?
25 feet
Maximum height to which any amount of water may be raised through a hard suction hose to a pump?
Maximum lift
Although lesser depths may be suitable, 2 feet of water all around a _______ is generally considered the minimum for that type of equipment?
Barrel - type strainer
Floating pumps placed in an adequate water source can develop and maintain a flow of up to ______ gpm ?
500 gpm
Agriculture irrigation systems in some jurisdictions may flow in excess of _______ gpm and may function as a potential water source for fire protection ?
1000 gpm
Height a column of water may be lifted in sufficient quantity to provide a reliable fire flow?
Dependable lift
All fire dept pumping apparatus are rated when drafting with a minimum lift of ___ feet from the center of a pump intake to the surface of water through 20 feet of hard intake hose?
3 feet
Natural static water supply sources include ?
Lakes
Ponds
Steaks
Rivers
Oceans
These ___________ typically contain many millions of gallons of water for FD water supply?
Ground reservoirs
_____________ are artificial installations that have similar characteristics as a pond or lake ?
Ground reservoirs
