Chapter 14 Flashcards
(204 cards)
Major reasons to use foam:
1. Magnitude and frequency of hazardous materials incidents that require foam operations for mitigation
2. Newer foam concentrates are more easily used by structural and wildland firefighters
3. Improvements in design of foam proportioning equipment have made their inclusion in apps more fesable
4.Use of foam may help reduce water usage where supply might be limited
The D/O should be knowledgable in the assembly and _____ of foam firefighting equipment
operation
_______ foams are the most common foams in use.
mechanical
Mechanical foams must be proportioned which mean to be mixed with ______ and aerated before use.
water
To produce firefighting foam, foam concentrate, _______ and ______ must be educted or injected to the correct _______. If any of these are removed the result will be poor quality foam or ____foam at all
water and air
ratios
no
Mechanical Foam: Is foam produced by a physical agitation of a mixture of foam concentrate, ______ and _____
water and air
Proportioning: Mixing of water and an appropriate amount of foam concentrate in order to form a foam ______
solution
Aeration:
Introduction of _____ into a foam solution to create bubbles that result in finished foam.
air
Eduction:
Process used to mix foam with water in a nozzle or proportioner. concentrate is drawn into the water stream by the _______ method.
Venturi
Foam concentrate: raw chemical compound solution that is mixed with water and air to produce finished foam.
May be protein, synthetic, aqueous film forming, high expansion or alcohol types.
Foam Proportioner:
A device that injects the ______ amount of foam concentrate into the water stream to make the foam solution
proper
Foam Solution: Mixture of foam concentrate with water BEFORE the introduction of _____
Foam: Is the finished product
air
Failure to match the proper foam concentrate to the type of ____ may result in unsuccessful supression
Class B fuels are divided into two categories: Hydrocarbons and _______
polar solvents
_______fuels include crude oil, fuel, oil, gasoline, benzine and kerosene. They are ALL petrolium based and have a specific gravity ______ than 1
Hydrocarbon fuels
less
Class B foam is effective extinguishing because it floats on the surface of _______ fuels suppressing vapors.
hydrocarbon fuels
_______fuels such as alcohol, acetone, ketones, esters and known miscible liquids because they mix with water.
Polar solvent fuels
Many fuels including gasoline are blended with up to _____% solvent additives. Treat these as polar solvents
15%
Class B foams are designed SOLELY for use on _______ fuels and are NOT effective on Polar Solvents. However, some foams intended to be used on polar solvents may be used on ______ fuels but only under the direction of the _______
hydrocarbon fuels
hydrocarbon fuels
manufacturer
Depts should conduct pre-incident planning so the right foam is on the _____ due pumping apparatus
first
Foam extinguishes or surpresses by the following methods:
1.
2.
3.
- Seperating creating a barrier between fuel and fire
- Cooling- Lowers the temp
- Suppressing and smothering-reduces the release of flammable vapors reducing the chance of ignition or reignition
Miscible- materials that are capable of being ______ in all proportions
mixed
hydrocarbon fuels- A petrolium based organic compound that contains only hydrogen and ______
carbon
Polar Solvents : Liquid having a molecule where ______ and negative charges are permanently seperated resulting in their ability to ionize in solution and create ______ conductivity
electrical