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What Causes Brake Fade

A

Out of Adjustment

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What is most accurate about plywood I-Beam

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Thin Plywood is more susceptible to failure under fire conditions

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Speed in which you outrun your siren

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50 mph

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4
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How many additional feet do you outrun your siren going 20 mph faster

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250 ft.

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5
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Minimum 1 3/4 on rear of type 1 engine

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200

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6
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Type 3 PTO disengages at what MPH

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18 MPH

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7
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Type 3 foam capacity

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16 gallons

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Jake brake disengages at what MPH

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3-5 MPH

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In a multistage centrifugal pump, if you switch from pressure to volume what happens?

A

Lowers discharge pressure

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Inspection cut

A

2x2x3

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What is not accurate involving cutting during roof ventilation?

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Cutting from the uninvolved to the involved

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What happens after holes are punched during ventilation?

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If no water is on the fire the fire gets bigger.

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13
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First step in PPV

A

close up the house

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14
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Third Principal of pressure on a confined liquid

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pressure is equal in all directions

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15
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Sprinkler system and standpipe should read

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Auto SPKR/ Standpipe

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How do you spot a rig on a vehicle fire on a multilane highway

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Block involved lane plus one additional lane

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Form 2

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Damage to:
Personal property
damage to rig/ county equipment
injury to employee

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Info to give at accident

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Drivers license
county risk management
station assignment

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19
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Service life of rescue rope

A

Engine 10 years
Truck 7 years

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20
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Oil change interval for Type 1 engine

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10,000 miles/ 4 months

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21
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GPM for 15/16 tip

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185

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22
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Type 3 winch

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12,000 lbs
125’ cable
5 wraps

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23
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Types of class A foam

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Wet
Fluid
Dry

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Most accurate about a centrifugal pump

A

Not self priming
cant pump air

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Class A foam for structure fire
wet
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Type 1 draft capability with 4" hose
600-800 GPM
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Pump is rated at what psi
150 PSI
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1750 GPM at 200psi
70% capacity= 1225 GPM
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Flashing red lights at airport
clear runway
30
Before getting on movement areas, what/ who do you need clearance from?
Camarillo ground control
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T/F Driving 3 times the speed means 9 times the impact force
True
32
How deep of water do you need for a floato pump
4"
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Fuel for Mark 3 and floato pump
50:1
34
Drip torch mix
3:1
35
What wont make your tires skid
Under inflated tires
36
Important factor in determining water relay
distance between fire and water source
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Applied leak test
3 psi in 1 min
37
Hose Change form
316
38
Max hose testing distance
300 ft.
38
use hydraulic card in relay pumping
true
39
Unsafe during hose testing
connecting to onside discharges
40
guage to look at for battery life
Voltmeter
41
flying member on aerial
captains discretion life safety
42
tip weight when flowing water
250 lb.
43
safe travel distance between engines
300-500 ft.
43
following distance from vehicles
1 car length for every 10 mph.
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Air horn abandonment signal
1 second blast for 10 sec 10 sec pause 3x 50 sec total
45
Engine oil
15W 40LE
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What do you loose in higher altitude
atmospheric pressure
47
loss of lift
1 ft. per 1000 ft.
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Residual pressure definition
intake pressure remaining after water is discharged
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How far should you stay away from electrical wires on the wires on the aerial
10 ft.
50
Staging location
Facing in towards the scene while remaining flexible
51
Total stopping distance
Perception time reaction time breaking distance
52
Weight of water
8.33 lbs.
53
can you park on a red curb
no
54
leave rig unattended
no
55
leaving rig unattended during normal operations
lock doors
55
adequate water supply for first alarm fire
400 gpm
56
information not important during water shuttle
amount of water flowed
56
valve in a Siamese
clapper
57
Where do you spot for an fdc
at closest hydrant
57
engine spot when pumping aerial 200 ft from hydrant
hydrant
57
tread depth on steering tires
4/32
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exempt when driving code
speed limit
59
theoretical lift
33.8
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when driving code what should you do at red lights
come to a complete stop
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how far can an engine park behind a truck
40 ft.
61
what is the collapse zone
1 1/2 times the height of the building
62
T/F the electronic governor discharge relief valve raises rpm
true
63
when you are the supply engine what should you be ready to do when attack engine requests it
give your tank water
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types of fires is class b foam used for
polar non polar solvents
65
what is not part of the breaking system
engine break
66
What does ABS do
does not increase or decrease breaking capability
66
when relay pumping, how how should the system be shut down
start from the fire scene and work back
67
what pump uses speed to adjust pressure
PTO
67
where should the water tender be spotted on a fire
at the fire
68
Airport frequency
121.8 MHz
69
Activating runway lights
key 121.8 MHz 3 times in succession, runway lights stay on 15 min.

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