Driver Operator Flashcards
What is the Collapse Zone Distance?
Equal to at least 1 and 1/2 times the height of the building.
-Position the apparatus at the corners of the building.
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Where should the apparatus be positioned if Hazardous material are involved in a fire?
Upwind in the Cold zone.
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Concerning the inside/outside method, if the building is less then _______ stories tall, engines companies are positioned on the side of the street _________ to the building and aerials are positioned _________of the engine.
5 , Closest , Outboard
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Concerning the inside/outside method, if the building is higher then _______ stories, The engine takes the _______ position and the aerials are positioned ______ to the building.
5, Outside , Next
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True or False
When placing the intake hose for direct water supply from static source, First, connect the hard intake hose and strainer to the pumper, then drive the pumper into the final draft position?
True
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What is Dual Pumping?
Pumper 1 and Pumper 2 are connected Intake to intake.
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Define Tandem Pumping Operations
A form or relay pumping with the pumpers positioned close together rather then evenly spaced in the supply hose layout.
- Used when pressures higher then a single engine is capable of supplying are required.
-Two engines may be positioned as much as 300 feet apart.
- From discharge to intake of second pumper.
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Define Wildland/Urban interface
The boundary between the Wildland and structural development.
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Define Anchor Point in relation to Wildland fire attack.
A natural man-made barrier that will prevent the fire from spreading around and encircling the engine and crew.
- Paved roads, lakes, previously burned areas
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According to Driver Operator Book, The command vehicle should be positioned ____________ of a building so that the IC is afforded a view of ________ sides of the building.
Near a corner, 2
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Two types of equipment are used to refill SCBA cylinders on the scene
- Cascade systems - Air cylinders that are connected together in banks
- Breathing air compressors - Engine-driven appliances that take in atmospheric air, purifying it, and compressing it.
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NFPA 1962
Standard for the inspection, care, and use of fire hose, couplings, and nozzles and the service testing of fire hose
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When is level I staging used?
Any emergency response where 2 or more companies are dispatched.
- Stage atleast 1 block away from the scene in their direction of travel
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When is level II staging used?
When numerous emergency vehicle will be responding to the same incident; multiple alarms need level II staging.
-The first arriving company officer becomes the STAGING AREA MANAGER.
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According to Pump ops book, Companies in staging must be ready to respond within _______ minutes of being called.
3 minutes
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When serving as an additional apparatus for highway blocking, position apparatus ______ to ______ feet behind the shielded apparatus to asct as an additional barrier between firefighters and the flow of traffic.
150 to 200 feet.
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True or False
When having responded to an EMS call, EMS vehicles are to park of the street or highway and shut off all emergency lights.
True
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Between _______ degrees F and _______degrees F water exist in a liquid state.
32 and 212
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Ordinary fresh water is generally considered to weigh ______ lb/ft3 or ________lb/gal
62.5 or 8.33
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What is Specific Heat?
A measure of the heat-absorbing capacity of a substance
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What is a BTU?
The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound of water 1degree F.
Define Latent Heat of Vaporization
The quantity of heat absorbed by a substance when it changes from a liquid to a vapor.
- Each pound of water requires approx. 970 btu of additional heat to completely convert to steam.
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At _____ degrees F, water expands approx ________ times its original volume.
212 , 1,700
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Define Viscosity
The tendency of a liquid to posses internal resistance to flow
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