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1
Q

A fire department pumper’s primary function on the fireground is ____________ or _______________.

A

To provide water directly for fire streams

To support other pumpers or aerial apparatus

2
Q

_______ is the first tactical priority at any incident.

A

Life Safety

3
Q

Apparatus personnel should maintain a collapse zone of at least ___________ the height of any building determines likely to collapse.

A

one and one half

4
Q

Depending on the incident, apparatus, equipment, and personnel operating within ___ feet of the base of a high-rise fire may beed to be protected from falling glass and debris.

A

200 ft

5
Q

If a building is less than five floors tall, the attack pumper is positioned on the side of the street ____ to the building and aerial apparatus are placed _______ of the pumpers.

A

Closest

Outboard

6
Q

In cases where the fire building is greater than five floors, the attack pumper take the ______ position to allow the aerial apparatus maximum reach to the building.

A

Outside

7
Q

The preferred type of hose for hydrant connection is __________.

A

Large Diameter Intake Hose

8
Q

A good way to minimize the chance of the intak ehose kinking is to put a _________ twist in the hose when making the connection between the hydrant and pumper.

A

Counterclockwise

9
Q

A _________ operation may be required when it is necessary to supply a high-rise sprinkler or standpipe system.

A

Tandem Pumping.

10
Q

In tandem pumping operations apparatus may be located up to ___ feet apart.

A

300 ft

11
Q

__________ is generally used to increase the volume of water available at a fire scene, __________ is most often undertaken to increase water pressure.

A

Relay pumping

Tandem Pumping

12
Q

The boundary between wildland and structural development, often referred to as the ______________, is a challenging environment for fire fighting operations.

A

Wildland/Urban Interface

13
Q

The hot zone (also called ________, _________, or ______) is the area closest to the release of material.

A

Restricted, Exclusion, Red Zone

14
Q

The warm zone (also called the ______ or _____) is the area abutting the hot zone and extending to the border of the cold zone.

A

Limited Access or Yellow Zone

15
Q

The cold zone (also called the _______ or _______) surrounds the warm zone and is the area where all incident support functions are conducted.

A

Support or Green Zone