Fire Stations
What is the length of the hoses contained at each fire station on ARCO?
100FT
How many fire stations are located in the basin?
16 Fire Stations
What are the four classes of fire?
Class A, B, C, D
What does AFF stand for?
Aqueous Film Forming Foam
How many spanner wrenches are contained at each fire station?
2 Spanner Wrenches
How far apart are basin fire stations located from each other?
HINT: Feet (FT)
50FT
What class of fire involves flammable liquids?
Class B
Class B
Vari-Nozzle
How many fire stations are on the safety deck?
12 Fire Stations, 6 on each side
Heat, Fuel, Oxygen, Chemical Chain Reaction.
What does PKP stand for?
Potassium Bicarbonate
What is the flow rate of the weather deck Vari-Nozzle?
HINT: Gallons Per Minute
125GPM
How many fire stations are located on the wingwalls?
8 total, 4 on each wingwall (outside the hatches)
Conduction, Convection, and Radiation.
Class B & C
What is the flow rate of the Vari-Nozzle's inside?
HINT: Gallons Per Minute
95GPM
Why do CMC's hatch and the CO's hatch have an additional fire station?
The athwartships p-way access trunks are located in those hatches.
Athwarship is a nautical term that means across the width of the ship, from port to starboard.
You discover a trash can fire in berthing, what class of fire is it and what is the preferred extinguishing agent?
- Class A
- Water
What is the biggest hazard when using a CO2 extinguisher in a confined space?
Asphyxiation because it displaces oxygen.