What are the two water sources we obtain water from?
What is Municipal and Static.
100
How many Classes of fire extinguishers are there, and what are they?
What is 5 classes A,B,C,D,K.
100
What is the hub of the fire department emergency response system?
What is Communications Center?
100
What does NIMS stand for?
What is National Incident Management System.
200
What is "Balloon Frame" construction?
What is exterior studs running the entire height of the building.
200
What are the two types of hydrants, and what is the main difference?
What is dry barrel and wet barrel, and dry barrel is dry when off, wet still has water in the barrel when off.
200
What is the temperature at which something begins to burn?
What is Ignition Point.
200
What does CAD stand for?
What is Computer-Aided Dispatch.
200
Who has over all control on every incident?
What is Command.
300
What is the difference between "dead load" and "live load"?
What is the weight of the building itself vs the weight of the building contents.
300
If no hydrant or other water source close, what can be used at the fire scene in place of a fire hydrant?
What is (are) portable tanks.
300
What does AFFF stand for?
What is Aqueous film-forming foam.
300
What are TDD and TTY systems used for?
What is hearing impaired people.
300
What does the acronym FLOP stand for?
What is Finance, Logistics, Operations, and Planning.
400
What is the difference between "legacy" constructions and "modern" constructions?
What is legacy is older vs modern is newer.
400
What is the mark on the couplings of fire hoses called?
What is Higbee Indicator.
400
In what class of extinguisher are AFFF and FFFP additives found?
What is Class B.
400
What is used in most departments to indicate that a fire fighter is lost, missing, or requires immediate assistance?
What is Mayday.
400
What is the difference between a task force and a strike team?
What is task force, two to five different single resources and strike team, five units of the same type.
500
What are the 5 types of Building constructions?
What is Type 1-5, Fire Resistive, Noncombustible, Ordinary, Heavy Timber, and Wood Frame.
500
What are the types of hose loads?
What is Flat, Horseshoe, and Accordion.
500
What are the uses of each class of extinguisher?
What is Class A, ordinary, Class B, flammable liquids, Class C, energized electrical equipment, Class D, combustible metals, and Class K, kitchen fires involving oils and fats.
500
What is the difference between a simplex and duplex channel?
What is Simplex using one frequency, Duplex using two frequencies.
500
What does FIRESCOPE, used for making solutions for large emergencies such as wildland fires, stand for?
What is FIre RESources of California Organized for Potential Emergencies