Chapter 7: Apparatus Equipped with a Fire Pump

Question 1

This is the fire apparatus industry trade group:

Answer 1

Fire Apparatus Manufacturer’s Association (FAMA)

Question 2

What is the definition of an engine nicknamed a wagon?

Answer 2

Commonly applied to the second piece of a two piece engine company whose specific duty is to lay supply lines to the attack pumper

Question 3

What is the definition of an engine nicknamed a triple?

Answer 3

A west coast term, short for triple-combination pumper (An apparatus that carries hose, water, and a fire pump)

Question 4

What is the definition of an engine nicknamed a pipeline?

Answer 4

A mid-Atlantic term for a pumper equipped with large diameter supply hose

Question 5

What is the definition of an engine nicknamed a squad?

Answer 5

A primarily east coast term for a pumper that carries additional rescue, forcible entry, or salvage equipment above and beyond what a standard pumper would carry. A rescue pumper.

Question 6

The main purpose of the fire department pumper is to:

Answer 6

Provide water at an adequate pressure to produce and effective fire stream from a nozzle.

Question 7

The minimum pump capacity for a vehicle to be considered a fire department pumper is ___ gpm:

Answer 7

750 gpm

Question 8

Standard pumps larger than 750 gpm typically increase in increments of ___ gpm?

Answer 8

250 gpm

Question 9

Municipal fire departments pumpers rarely have pump capacities exceeding ____ gpm:

Answer 9

2,000 gpm

Question 10

It is common for industrial fire pumpers to have pump capacities in excess of ____ gpm:

Answer 10

3,000 gpm

Question 11

To be considered a fire department pumper, a vehicle must have an on-board water tank capacity of at least ___ gallons:

Answer 11

300 gallons

Question 12

Most fire department pumpers have water tank capacities ranging between:

Answer 12

500 gallons and 1,000 gallons

Question 13

What are the 2 types of chassis fire trucks are built on?

Answer 13

Custom or commercial chassis

Question 14

The primary advantage of using a custom chassis for a pumper is:

Answer 14

The chassis is designed for the harsh conditions under which emergency vehicles operate

Question 15

The primary disadvantage of using a custom chassis for a pumper is:

Answer 15

Considerably more expensive than commercial chassis

Question 16

Some fire departments prefer to place pumpers on commercial chassis because of their:

Answer 16

Lower purchase cost and readily availability of replacement parts at the local level

Question 17

What are the 2 types of initial attack fire apparatus?

Answer 17

Minipumper and Midipumper

Question 18

The primary difference between the 2 types of initial attack fire apparatus is:

Answer 18

Size and capabilities

Question 19

All initial attack apparatus are constructed on this type of chassis?

Answer 19

Commercial chassis

Question 20

What is a “mini-maxi” group?

Answer 20

When you couple a minipumper with a small quint

Question 21

NFPA requires all initial fire attack apparatus to have a minimum pump capacity of ____ gpm:

Answer 21

250 gpm

Question 22

Most minipumpers have fire pumps with a capacity no larger than ____ gpm, although some 1 ton vehicles have pumps rated up to _____ gpm:

Answer 22

500 gpm;

1,000 gpm

Question 23

This type of initial fire attack apparatus are most often mounted on 1 ton or 1 1/2 ton chassis:

Answer 23

Minipumper

Question 24

NFPA requires minipumpers to carry at least ___ gallons of water on board?

Answer 24

200 gallons

Question 25

The main differences between a minipumper and midipumper are:

Answer 25

Size; Pump capacity; Amount of equipment carried

Question 26

Midipumpers are built on a chassis usually over ______ pounds gross vehicle weight:

Answer 26

12,000 gross vehicle weight

Question 27

Wildland fire apparatus should be equipped with the ability to:

Answer 27

Pump and roll

Question 28

The smallest of wildland apparatus carry less than ____ gallons of water and have pump capacities less than ___ gpm:

Answer 28

Less than 100 gallons; | Less than 100 gpm

Question 29

More and more wildland fire apparatus are constructed on these these types of chassis:

Answer 29

Pick-up truck style 1 ton of 1 1/2 ton chassis

Question 30

The pick-up truck style wildland trucks commonly carry ____ to ____ gallons of water and have pump capacities ranging from ______ to _____ gpm:

Answer 30

200 to 400 gallons; | 100 to 500 gpms

Question 31

A growing practice is to equip wildland apparatus with this to aid in attacking fires and protecting exposures:

Answer 31

Class A foam

Question 32

For agencies that operate withing the NIMS or FIRESCOPE incident management system, wildland fire apparatus are categorized by:

Answer 32

Capability (Apparatus typing)

Question 33

NFPA standards strictly prohibit this action when when considering ways to fight fire from a wildland apparatus:

Answer 33

Riding outside of the cab

Question 34

This is the preferred method of delivering water to wildland fire apparatus beyond the reach of a fixed water supply system, long hose lay, or a reliable static water supply source:

Answer 34

Water shuttle

Question 35

To be considered a fire department tanker, the apparatus must have a water tank with a capacity of at least ____ gallons:

Answer 35

At least 1,000 gallons

Question 36

To be considered a fire department tanker, the tanker must have a minimum of ___ cubic feet of compartment storage space:

Answer 36

20 cubic feet

Question 37

If a tanker is equipped with a fire or transfer pump, it must have at a minimum of ___ feet of soft intake or ___ feet of hard intake hose with a strainer:

Answer 37

15 feet; | 20 feet

Question 38

If a tanker is equipped with a fire or transfer pump, it must have at a minimum ___ feet of 1 1/2, 1 3/4, 2 inch fire hose and ___ combination spray nozzles capable of flowing at least ___ gpm:

Answer 38

400 feet; 2; 95 gpm

Question 39

Pumper-tankers and square side tankers with T-shaped water tanks on a single rear-axle chassis should carry no more than _____ gallons of water:

Answer 39

1,500 gpm

Question 40

Single rear-axle chassis equipped with elliptical water tanks should be limited to about _____ gallons of water:

Answer 40

2,000 gallons of water

Question 41

Tankers with a tandem rear-axle are generally limited to about ______ gallons of water:

Answer 41

4,000 gallons of water

Question 42

Departments that desire to transport more than 4,000 gallons of water on a single vehicle will need to use a:

Answer 42

Tractor-trailer

Question 43

What factors must be considered when a fire department determines the type and size of tanker it wishes to operate?

Answer 43

1. Terrain it will be used on; 2. Bridge Weight Limits; 3. Budgetary Constraints; 4. Compatibility with mutual aid tankers

Question 44

Water shuttles flow more easily when:

Answer 44

Tankers of similar size are used

Question 45

Pumper-Tankers are:

Answer 45

Tankers with large fire pumps used as attack apparatus

Question 46

Pumper-tankers may carry as much as _____ gallons of water:

Answer 46

3,000 gallons

Question 47

A quint is an apparatus equipped with these 5 things?

Answer 47

1. Aerial Device 2. Ground Ladders 3. Fire Pump 4. Water tank 5. Fire hose

Question 48

In order to be considered a true quint, the fire pump must be able to produce ___ gpm:

Answer 48

1,000 gpm

Question 49

Quints must have a water tank capacity of at least ____ gallons:

Answer 49

300 gallons

Question 50

NFPA requires the smaller pumps on small quints (Not considered a full quint) to provide water at a pressure of ___ psi:

Answer 50

150 psi

Question 51

Aircraft Rescue and firefighting apparatus are formerly known as:

Answer 51

Crash, fire, rescue vehicles (CFR)

Question 52

Additional requirements for airports and ARFF vehicles based at airports in the US are found in these regulations:

Answer 52

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Question 53

Airports outside of the US follow requirements set forth by the:

Answer 53

International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

Question 54

What are the 3 general classifications of ARFF apparatus?

Answer 54

1. Major firefighting vehicles; 2. Rapid intervention vehicles; 3. Combined agent vehicles

Question 55

This ARFF apparatus is considered the largest land based fire apparatus with pumping capacities up to ____ gpm, and carry as much as ____ gallons of water and ____ gallons of foam concentrate:

Answer 55

Major fire fighting vehicles; 2,000 gpm; 6,000 gallons of water; 600 gallons of foam concentrate

Question 56

ARFF Rapid Intervention Vehicle apparatus have pump capacities of ____ gpm or less and carry no more than ____ gallons of water:

Answer 56

1,250 gpm; | 1,500 gallons of water

Question 57

These ARFF apparatus are designed to arrive on scene quickly and knock down or extinguish smaller fires, may or may not be equipped with a fire pump, foam system, and water tank, and have a variety of pressurized extinguishing agents:

Answer 57

Combined agents vehicles

Question 58

What are 3 of the pressurized extinguishing agents that ARFF Combined Agents Vehicles carry?

Answer 58

Dry Chemical; Halogenated agents; Premixed foam/water agent