Chapter 10 Review

Question 1

Class A fire

Answer 1

Common Combustibles such as paper, wood etc.

Question 2

Class B fire

Answer 2

Flammable and combustible liquids, gases, and greases.

Question 3

Class C fire

Answer 3

Electrical fire

Question 4

Class K fire

Answer 4

A fire in a cooking appliance that involves combustible cooking media (vegetable or animal oils and fats).

Question 4

Heimlich maneuver

Answer 4

A first-aid procedure for dislodging an obstruction from a person’s windpipe in which a sudden strong pressure is applied on the abdomen, between the navel and the rib cage.

Question 5

CPR

Answer 5

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Question 6

First degree burn

Answer 6

Least severe, only damages the epidermis.

Question 7

Second degree burn

Answer 7

A burn marked by pain, blistering, and superficial destruction of dermis.

Question 8

Third degree burn

Answer 8

Pain is absent because nerve endings in the area are destroyed

Question 9

Ionization detector

Answer 9

Type of smoke detector that uses a small electric current to detect combustion.

Question 10

Flame detector

Answer 10

A fire detection system that works by detecting the infrared or ultraviolet light produced by an open flame

Question 11

Carbon dioxide extinguisher

Answer 11

Used for only Class B and Class C fires

Question 12

4 feet

Answer 12

How wide aisles should be in serving and dining areas of a restaurant

Question 13

Thermostat

Answer 13

A fire detection device that contains a metal strip or disk that closes against an electric contact and starts the alarm when a preset temperature is reached

Question 14

Once a day

Answer 14

How often floors should be cleaned.

Question 15

3 feet

Answer 15

Do not attempt to fight a fire that is this big across

Question 16

Hoods and fillers

Answer 16

To prevent grease fires, schedule regular cleaning of

Question 17

Waist level on a shelf

Answer 17

Where an employee needs to store a heavy item

Question 18

Class K extinguisher

Answer 18

Used in kitchens that use vegetable oil fryers. Vegetable oil fires respond poorly to water/CO2/Class B extinguishers

Question 19

Arson

Answer 19

The act of deliberately setting fire to property

Question 20

PASS

Answer 20

Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep

Question 21

33%

Answer 21

Percentage of fires that occur due to faulty wiring or improper use of equipment

Question 22

Multipurpose dry chemical fire extinguisher

Answer 22

A fire extinguisher filled with a fire-retardant powder that interrupts the chemical action that sustains fires

Question 23

Heat detectors

Answer 23

Devices that detect fires when activated by the significant increase of temperature