Engine / Truck Company Operations

Question 0

The acronym for SLICERS….

Answer 0

S - Size-up at least 3 sides
L - Locate the fire
I - Identify the flow path
C - Cool from a safe location
E - Extinguish the fire
R - Rescue
S - Salvage

Question 1

The primary purpose of a fire engine

Answer 1

Deliver the primary firefighting agent (water), a means to deliver it (pump and hose), as well as the personnel to apply it properly to the fire ground

Question 2

When can the R and the S of SLICERS be used?

Answer 2

At any time in during fire operations

Question 3

What is the objective of staging?

Answer 3

To provide a standard system for responding units that are not first in and which have not been given an assignment

Question 4

When is Level 1 staging used?

Answer 4

Automatically in effect when 3 or more units

Question 5

In Level 1 staging, where do units stage if they are not at the scene?

Answer 5

Approx one block away facing the direction of the sceneee

Question 6

When is Level 2 staging used?

Answer 6

When additional units are called to the scene to support a large incident

Question 7

Where do units stage for Level 2 Staging?

Answer 7

Where ever a Staging Area has been established

Question 8

If a staging area has not been established where should all incoming units stage?

Answer 8

Utilize Level 1 staging procedures

Question 9

Incident Priorities

Answer 9

• Life Safety
• Incident Stabilization
• Property Conservation

Question 10

How much water do most TFD Engines carry?

Answer 10

750 gallons

Question 11

Definition of Fire Confinement Tactics

Answer 11

Actions taken to confine a fire to a given area of present involvement by preventing the spread of the fire into any uninvolved area

Question 12

Definition of Fire Extinguishing Tactics

Answer 12

Actions taken following fire confinement to extinguish a fire by removing the fuel, air supply, or most commonly, heat

Question 13

What is the max GPM that can be flowed through a 1 3/4” hose?

Answer 13

200 GPM

Question 14

What is a backup line?

Answer 14

To protect egress for the initial attack crew, and to provide additional fire flow if they get overwhelmed
-They are not to be used for exposure protection or to attack the fire from a different position

Question 15

An additional line to assist with fire attack is called what?

Answer 15

A 2nd line …..or 3rd, 4th, etc

Question 16

What are the three different types of master streams?

Answer 16

Fixed (deck guns)

Portable (monitors)

Elevated (operated from ariel apparatus)

Question 17

Different sizes of smooth bore nozzle tips on a master stream and their GPM

Answer 17

1 1/4” 400 2” 1100
1 3/8” 500 2 1/4” 1350
1 1/2” 600 Fog Hog 800 - 1200
1 3/4” 800

Question 18

5” hose can be pumped to what PSI?

Answer 18

180 PSI

Question 19

Advantage of a smooth bore nozzle?

Answer 19

Better distance and penetration than a fog nozzle

Question 20

What nozzle type should be used for exposures?

Answer 20

A fog unless it won’t reach, then use a smooth bore

Question 21

Definition of an Automatic Sprinkler System

Answer 21

An arrangement of piping, valves, and water discharge heads designed to detect a fire and to operate to confine and/or control the fire

Question 22

Definition of Standpipe System

Answer 22

An arrangement of piping, valves, and discharge hose connections strategically placed in a structure to provide an effective and reliable water supply for fire suppression teams

Question 23

If there are dual connections for a standpipe and a sprinkler system which should be connected to first?

Answer 23

The sprinkler connection

Question 24

A dry standpipe system is supplied how?

Answer 24

From FD engines through street connections. When a dry standpipe system is charged all floor outlets should be checked as soon as possible to prevent water flow through open valves

Question 25

In combination protection systems, the fire pump of the system only has to provide enough pressure for what?

Answer 25

To supply the sprinkler system

Question 26

What is the main role of Ladders?

Answer 26

Support Role

-supports the engine in fire suppression

Question 27

Typically how tall is each floor in a residential house?

In a commercial building?

Answer 27

10’

12’

Question 28

How much reach length does a ladder lose with proper placement?

Answer 28

6%

Question 29

What is Overhaul?

Answer 29

Actions taken to expose hidden fire and assure complete extinguishment. The principles of overhaul includes total extinguishment of all smoldering fires and checking for and extinguishing all hidden fires and extension

Question 30

Definition of Search and Rescue

Answer 30

A systematic process used to locate, protect, and remove occupants and fire victims from a structure to a place of safety

Question 31

The Rescue Order

Answer 31

• Most severely threatened
• Largest number (group)
• Remainder of the fire area
• All other exposed areas

Question 32

Definition of a Primary Search

Answer 32

a RAPID search of all areas that can be safely entered with the intent to find and remove any victims

Question 33

What is the benchmark for the primary search?

Answer 33

“Primary Search All Clear”

Question 34

What is the definition of a Secondary Search?

Answer 34

a THOROUGH search of the entire fire area after the “Under Control”. Speed is not the objective and ventilation and interior lighting should be considered to assist in this search

Question 35

What is the benchmark of the secondary search?

Answer 35

“Secondary Search All Clear”