Fire Fighter I Flashcards
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What outlines exactly what to tell the public when taking a 911 call?
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SOP
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What are outside walls?
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Exterior
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Urgent message that take priority over all other communications
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Emergency traffic
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What is the first step of cleaning an SCBA
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Inspect it for any damage that might have occured
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When cracks are made in a wall from heat?
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Spalling
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Standard outward opening doors are required and found next to?
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Revolving door
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Energized electrical equipment is what class of fire?
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Class C
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Uses fans to introduce clean air into the structure?
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Positive pressure ventilation
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PIV says what?
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Open, shut
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Simple solution for gaining entry on an inward opening door?
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Break small piece of glass on or adjacent to the door
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__air cylinders are generally constructed of an aluminum shell wrapped with carbon, kevlar, or glass fibers.
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Composite
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Low pressure cylinders can be constructed of?
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Steel
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What is a type of nozzle?
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Master stream
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Face piece are equipped with___to prevent fogging of a clear lens
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Nose cup
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When is horizontal ventilation most effective?
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When fire is under control
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PASS alarm will go off if a firefighter is motionless for how long?
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30 seconds
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Priority of search for victims?
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Above fire
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What is mechanical ventilation
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Use fans or other powered equipment to introduce clean air or to exhaust heat and smoke
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Partition wall is a?
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Interior
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Low volume nozzles flow no more than __ GPM?
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40
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A __must have visual, direct, or verbal contact when performing PAR?
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Company officer
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Most vehicle accidents take place on streets or highways. What are the biggest hazards?
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Traffic
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On which part of the SCBA are the working parts mounted?
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Backpack
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___ immediate and quick attempt to locate any potential victims?
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Primary search
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After cooling the ceiling or atmosphere you can then do a ____ attack?
Direct
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Which type of doors are constructed with a tongue and groove boards?
Ledge
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Underground water valves are accessed through what?
Curb box
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1 gallon of water in a 100 cubic foot room?
30 seconds
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Can be used to form a loop and is a knot frequently used to secure the end of the rope?
Bowline
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When water is flowing from a sprinkler head how do you stop the flow?
Shut down the system completely
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SCBAs must carry enough air for a minimum of ________ minutes?
30 minutes
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Low pressure alarm goes off when how much of the SCBA bottle has been used?
⅔
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NFPA standard states boots must be equipped with?
Flame and cut resistance
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What happens to a ladder if you are on an uneven surface?
Weight is shifted from one beam to another
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What is the most important thing to do before using a ladder?
Check for overhead hazards
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What do you never use when cleaning rope?
Bleach
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If someone calls the firestation, what should you do?
Answer promptly and professionally. Identify yourself, your agency, and your location. Determine immediately if there is an emergency
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What are the 3 types of ladders? ____, I beam, and solid beam
Trussed beam
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A___ will assume the shape of the container in which it was placed?
Liquid
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What are the 3 components of fire?
Heat, fuel, oxygen
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A battering ram is which kind of tool?
Striking
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Responsible for rescuing victims from fires, confined spaces, trenches, and high angle situations.
Rescue company
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Shut off to __ is usually a quarter turn valve with a locking device.
Natural gas
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Using a CO monitor during overhaul doesn't?
Check for carcinogens
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After turning SCBA bottle 2-3 turns and listening for the audible low air alarm, before donning you should do what?
Finish opening the bottle
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How do you force a double hung window
Place a prying tool such as the halligan between the windowsill and the bottom sash in line with the locking mechanism
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Runs from one beam of the ladder to another? Wooden ladder?
Tie rod
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Secondary cut used to stop fire spread?
Trench cut
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Hose load that is laid on its edge going side to side?
Accordion hose load
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___ are the strips of metal or wood that guide a fly section?
Guides
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A pike pole is hoisted___ with the head at the____
Vertical, top
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What enables you to work longer and reduces the risk of injury and illness.
Hydration
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How do you extinguish a vehicle fire?
Sweep the ground and bottom part of the vehicle while moving towards the fire
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Specializes in forcible entry, ventilation, roof operations, search and rescue, and deployment of ground ladders.
Truck company
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What is the first step when donning PPE?
Place on protective hood
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What is a basic carry?
Cradle in arms carry
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Spring loaded piece inside SCBA facepiece does what?
Maintains positive pressure
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Wet chemicals extinguishers are used on___fires?
Class K
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If you have one gallon of water in a 100 cubic ft room how long will it take you to extinguish it?
30 seconds
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A trench cut is classified as what type of cut?
secondary
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What helps make sure the location of an emergency is correct?
Location verification
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If you have a fire in the trunk of a vehicle, initial access can sometimes be made how?
Knocking out the tail light assembly
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Top and bottom rails are joined together by what to support the rungs?
Truss blocks
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What nozzle would you use to fight a fire in a concealed area?
Piercing nozzle
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Layer comprised of multilayered or quilted material that insulates the body from external temperatures.
Thermal
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What donning method is used when the air cylinder valve is facing towards you?
Coat method
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What do you need to maintain while mounting a fire apparatus
One hand and one foot
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When a fire is below grade level and requires a handline to be placed to prevent what?
Fire from spreading vertically
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the __is the center or core of the rope?
Kern
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What is the GPM for a master stream?
350 GPM
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Extinguish a fire at its burning edge?
Direct attack
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What type of doors are used for entrance?
Solid core
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Which type of roll starts with folding the male coupling over?
Straight roll
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Carriers large quantity of water to a section of town or city
Primary feeder
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Roof construction with little to no warning before collapse?
Lightweight construction
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What knot creates a secure loop at the working end of the rope?
Figure eight on a bite
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What is an example of mechanical ventilation?
Powered fans
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___ is used in many homes because it improves insulation?
Double or triple plan glass
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The process of receiving a call for service and obtaining the necessary information to initiate a response?
Call receipt
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Nozzles that incorporate a nozzle shut off valve that is used to control the flow of water?
Low volume hand line
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Permanent mounted source for water from a static source?
Dry hydrant
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What is the danger of positive pressure ventilation?
Spreading the fire
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Approach car fire from?
Uphill, upwind
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X indicates what?
Search and rescue completed
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Carry for victims through doorways, along narrow corridors, or up or down stairs?
Two person chair carry
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Most common type of fire encountered by wildland firefighters?
Ground cover
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Realistic use of life of no more than___% of the rated time?
50%
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Class B fires?
Flammable Liquids
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When should you don your PPE?
Before getting on the apparatus
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Carries water to the end users and fire hydrants?
Distributors
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what are the three components of a roof
The supporting structure, the roof decking, and the roof covering
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If the___is deteriorated or the wall has been exposed to fire for a prolonged time then the wall could collapse?
Mortar
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When arriving on the emergency scene the SCBA should be donned only when the apparatus stops unless____.
The SCBA is seat mounted
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What type of door is an interior door?
Hollow core
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How does a revolving door collapse?
Outward
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When hoisting a flat head axe a figure 8 on a bight or ___ can be used?
Clove hitch
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Sense when there is a problem with an electrical ground and interrupts the current, shutting down both the power source and the equipment it is feeding.
GFI
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What type of wall is a partition wall?
Interior
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___ prevents the butt from slipping out of position?
Butt spurs
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What do you use to draft with
hard suction hose
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First and last cut on a ventilation are what?
Parallel
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When using positive pressure ventilation, where do you want to have the outlet or exhaust opening?
In the fire room, or as close to the seat of the fire as possible
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Natural ventilation - open window on the
Downwind or leeward side first
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What do downed firemen call?
Mayday
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What are the respiratory hazards at a fire? Products of combustion, oxygen deficiency, and ___
Increased temperature
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2nd step when someone calls the fire station
Figure out if it is an emergency
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Before beginning the drafting process the engineer needs to do what?
Pull vacuum
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___ are usually found in warehouses or commercial buildings. They are awning type windows that can be projected inward or outward
Projected window
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Which connection is used to fill a downed firefighters bottle?
RIC UAC
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Hose roll to where both couplings are on the outside of the roll
Single donut roll
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Where are the working parts of an SCBA mounted?
Backpack
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What is the opening pressure for a fog nozzle?
100 psi
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Ladders should not be placed?
Manhole covers
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Basements are difficult and dangerous because?
Limit routes of exit
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Check to make sure SCBA is at least__% of its rated pressure
90%
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What causes damage to the fire hose?
Mechanical damage
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PIV says what?
Open, shut
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Unconscious victim down a ladder?
Back towards ladder
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What is the primary mission of the fire department?
Save lives and protect property
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Don't conduct ___ until investigators are finished?
Overhaul
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Temporary pond that holds excess water?
Water catchall
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___ rope is used for hoisting or lowering equipment?
Utility
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Many people prop a wood or metal rod in the track of a sliding door. If this happens, how would you make an entry?
Find another means of entry
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Which type of rope has limited stretch?
Life safety
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Which class of fire is combustible metals?
Class D
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A__ ladder has a top rail and a bottom rail?
Truss beam
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Keep your hand ___ or beside the glass when breaking
Above
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Which state of matter has definite size and shape?
Solid
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How far away should you place a ladder from a power line?
10ft
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Difference between the remote pressure gauge and air cylinder gauge should be less that what?
10%
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Who is responsible for securing a water source, deploying handlines, conducting search and rescue operations, and putting water on the fire?
Engine company
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LUNAR
Location, Unit, Name, Air, Resources needed
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What are 3 things to look for when selecting an electrical cord? ___, without cuts or defects, and properly sized to handle level of amperage
Insulation
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Which type of fire extinguisher corrodes and damages sensitive electrical equipment
Dry chemical
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What donning method of the SCBA has a pack on the ground with the air cylinder valve facing away from you?
Over the head method
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Number of tankers needed for a water shuttle operation will depend upon the flow needed at the fire scene, time it takes a tanker to dump and refill, and ___.
Distance between fill site and fire scene
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When dealing with stacked and piled materials?
Water must penetrate fully to extinguish
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What tool is used to pull out a cylindrical lock from a door?
K tool
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What hydrant has water in the barrel?
Wet barrel
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Which stage of fire produces more interaction and is dependent on the environment in the compartment?
Growth
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Crosspiece that spans the two beams of a ladder?
Rung
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Safety glass that doesn't shatter?
Laminated glass
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__ locks have both a locking latch and a deadbolt?
Mortise lock
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What does a X indicate on a door?
Room has been searched
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Class K fires
Cooking oils/fats
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Which tool is used on double doors with panic bars?
J Tool
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What is a round turn
Piece of rope looped to form a complete circle with two parallel ends
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How many gallons are on an extinguisher rated 2A?
2.5 gallons
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Simple and frequently used hose roll for general handling and transportation of hose as well as for rack storage?
Straight or storage roll
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What part of the kernmantle rope extends the whole length with no knots or splices?
Kern
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Which extinguisher is used on class B and C fires only?
CO2 extinguisher
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Layer of PPE that keeps liquid vapors, such as hot water or stream, from reaching the skin?
Moisture barrier
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Which nozzle moves a large volume of air?
fog
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Which type of glass is heat treated
Tempered
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Which type of ladder should you use around power lines?
none
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Salvage efforts are aimed at preventing what type of damage?
Secondary
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A simple way to force overhead doors?
Pull the emergency release
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After cleaning the wooden handle, apply a coat of?
Boiled linseed oil
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Duration ratings on the SCBA are determined by?
Physical limitations of user
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Sweeping water under a vehicle that is on fire helps cool?
Fuel tank before it fails
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Fire that projects out into long narrow extensions?
fingers
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Blocking the opening around the smoke ejector eliminate?
Recirculation
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Using a ___ can decrease the amount of time in overhaul?
TIC
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What kind of door is an entrance door?
Solid core door
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Process of transferring heat through one solid to another?
Conduction
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Freestanding walls that extend above the roofline are called?
Parapet wall
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Static water source?
Swimming pool
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Another name for the EOSTI is what?
Low air alarm
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Breakdowns in the ___ division results in the injury or death of many firefighters
Communication
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What knot combines two ropes of equal diameter?
Figure eight bend
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Why should doors not be used for ventilation?
Compromises entry and exit for firefighters
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What part is extended on a ladder?
Fly section
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What's the 4 components of a SCBA? Harness or backpack, air cylinder, face piece, and ___.
Regulatory assembly
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What is a permanent placed source for drafting from a static water source?
Dry hydrant
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How do you wash a SCBA face piece?
Fully submerged
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Mobile power outlets?
Junction boxes
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Which layer of PPE is constructed of a sturdy, flame resistant material such as nomex, kevlar, or PBI?
Outer shell
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Which window hinge is on the side?
Casement window
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If any member or connector begins to fail?
The strength of the truss will be compromised
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What extinguisher is used for class A and B fires?
Dry chemical
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When donning an SCBA, firefighters should determine that the cylinder has at least a certain minimum specified percentage of air capacity. What is the percentage?
90%
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Carbon monoxide bonds with what?
Hemoglobin
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What information is found on the helmet?
Date of manufacture
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Most common method of protecting building contents?
Salvage cover
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Adjustable sections of tempered glass encased in a metal frame that overlap each other when closed?
Jalousie window
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What cut is used to help firefighters see fire?
Kerf cut
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___ are the mechanical looking devices used to secure and hold fly sections
Pawls
