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Decks in this class (20)

Ch 1. Types Of Apparatus Equipped With Pumps
What is the main purpose of fire ...,
Which of the following statements...,
What national fire protection ass...
46  cards
Ch 2. Apparatus Inspection And Maintenance
Standard operating procedures sop...,
The driver operator has varying r...,
Who must perform repair work that...
38  cards
Ch 3. Apparatus Safety And Operating Emergency Vehicles
Which of the following should be ...,
Which skill is most needed for ta...,
Which scale is required to access...
69  cards
Ch 4. Positioning Apparatus
When fire conditions are evident ...,
When may the 1st arriving apparat...,
When a pumper is responding to an...
43  cards
Ch 5. Principles Of Water
Water is a compound of hydrogen a...,
Ordinary freshwater weighs,
When does water exist in a liquid...
71  cards
Ch 6. Hose Nozzle And Flow Rates
Which type of nozzle produces a t...,
The flow and reach of a solid str...,
Solid stream nozzles on hand line...
40  cards
Ch 7. Theoretical Pressure Calculations
Why must driver operators know th...,
What two characteristics of fire ...,
The combination of friction loss ...
36  cards
Ch 8. Fireground Hydraulic Calculations
What is the definition of pump di...,
What is a flow meter,
Why is a flow meter advantageous ...
24  cards
Ch 9. Fire Pump Theory
What is a positive displacement pump,
Where are positive displacement p...,
Positive displacement pump s prod...
103  cards
Ch 10. Operating Fire Pumps
What are the steps for putting th...,
When the pump is an operation wha...,
What steps are necessary to trans...
41  cards
Ch 11. Static Water Supply Sources
The formula for determining maxim...,
Dependable lift is defined as,
All fire department pumping appar...
17  cards
Ch 12. Relay Pumping Operations
The pumper with the largest capac...,
What are the limiting factors in ...,
What psi intake pressure should d...
25  cards
Ch 13. Water Shuttle Operations
What is the primary purpose of re...,
What are some of the pros and con...,
What is a safety concern of shutt...
47  cards
Ch 14. Foam Equipment And Systems
What two things must be done to m...,
Raw foam liquid and its container...,
Gasoline is an example of a hydro...
52  cards
Ch 15. Apparatus Testing
Two basic categories of new appar...,
What catagory of apparatus testin...,
How often is performance testing ...
36  cards
Ch 16. Inteoduction To Aerial Apparatus
What are the three basic categori...,
Per ifsta what are the three clas...,
What types of chassis are found o...
107  cards
Ch 17. Positioning Ariel Apparatus
When should an aerial apparatus p...,
When should the aerial apparatus ...,
When pre planning for apparatus p...
62  cards
Ch 18. Stabilizing The Apparatus
What should be placed under the s...,
What is short jacking,
How will the center of gravity be...
27  cards
Ch 19. Operating Aerial Apparatus
When should personnel be attached...,
When should the operator never ex...,
What is created near mechanical p...
25  cards
Ch 20. Aerial Strategies And Tactics
What are the three elements of co...,
If an aerial device is being used...,
What are two reasons the aerial l...
20  cards

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