Fire Fighting Methods
What is the most commonly used to take out fires?
Water
What are the dry chemicals that are inside fire extinguishers?
Baking Powder, Potassium Bicarbonate, and Monoammonium Phosphate
What can cause an electrical fire?
Malfunctions, Outdated Wiring, Overloading
What is the leading cause of kitchen fires?
What is the purpose of forcible entry tools?
to pull down interior and exterior walls, ceilings, and roofs to stop a fire's spread and reach inaccessible places
What chemical compound is used to take out large groups of fire but is also dangerous to humans?
How do wet chemicals work?
Turns fat into a soapy substance, cuts off oxygen
What is Arson?
Crime of deliberately setting fire to property
What is the punishment for smoking near an oil pump?
Class 3 Misdemeanor
How long can an aerial ladder extend up to?
105ft
Firefighting foam is used to take out which type of fire?
Class B Fires/Flammable Liquids
What is used to take out Class D fires?
Dry Powder/Sodium Chloride
How can overloading cause a fire?
Plugging in multiple appliances in a single power cord & Plugging in a lightbulb with a wattage too high for the light fixture
Name the 3 natural causes of fire
Lightning, Volcanoes, Meteors
1000
What is used to take out Class K Fires?
Wet Chemicals or Potassium Acetate/Carbonate/Citrate
Why is Carbon Dioxide not effective against Class A fires?
Once CO2 disperses, oxygen may get reintroduced
What % of home structure fires are caused by kitchen fires?
49%
What % of residential fires are caused by electrical fire?
6.3%
Name the 5 causes of man-made fires
Cooking, Arson, Gas, Electrical, Smoking
Name all classes of Fire and what type of fire it is
Class A (Combustibles (Wood, Paper, etc))
Class B (Flammable Liquid (Gasoline))
Class C (Electrical Fires)
Class D (Flammable/Combustible Metals)
Class K (Cooking Oil Fires)
Name an example of a flammable metal
Magnesium
Name all 3 degrees of Arson
1st Degree - Burning an occupied building
2nd Degree - Burning an unoccupied building
3rd Degree - Burning an abandoned building
Over how many people die due to house fires started by smoking?
Over 500
Humans are responsible for what % of all forest fires?
85%