This type of extinguisher is used for Class A fires only
What is a water extinguisher or stored pressure water extinguisher?
100
Identifies a type of flexible tube used by firefighters to carry water under pressure from the source of supply to a point where it is discharged.
What is Fire Hose?
100
This system uses one or more pumps that take water from the primary source and discharge it through the filtration and treatment process.
What is a Direct Pumping System?
100
A rapid but thorough search that is performed either before or during fire suppression operations.
What is Primary Search?
100
NFPA standard for professional qualifications for fire investigator.
What is NFPA 1033?
200
This is what AFFF stands for in an AFFF extinguisher
What is Aqueous Film Forming Foam?
200
This is the NFPA Standard for fire hose.
What is NFPA 1960?
200
Primary water source located at a higher elevation thatn the distribution system.
What is a Gravity System?
200
These tools receive their power from hydraulic fluid pumped through special high pressured hoses.
What is Hydraulic Rescue Tools?
200
The professional qualification standards for a specific job.
What is Job Performance Requirements? (JPR)
300
This extinguisher uses halogenated hydrocarbons and is defined as a chemical compound that contains carbon plus one or more elements from the halogen series =
What is a Halon Extinguisher?
300
This type of hose is rubber covered, rubber lined, and fabric reinforced and comes in sizes of 3/4" or 1".
What is Booster Hose?
300
Used in climates where freezing weather is expected.
What is a Dry Barrel hydrant?
300
Capable of cutting almost any metal object that can fit between their blades, although some models cannot cut case-hardened steel.
What is Shears?
300
A deflagration resulting from the sudden introduction of air into a confined space containing oxygen deficient products of incomplete combustion.
What is Backdraft?
400
Dry powder agents are used on this class of fire only.
What is Class D? Dry Chemical are used for Class ABC.
400
This end of the hose has the raised lugs on the shank.
What is the male end?
400
NFPA standard for Water Supplies for Suburban and Rural Fire Fighting.
What is NFPA 1231?
400
These tools are powered by compressed air.
What is Pneumatic?
400
Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion
What is BLEVE?
500
The rating 20B on an extinguisher will effectively extinguish this amount of fire.
What is 20 Square Feet?
500
These couplings are sometimes referred to as sexless couplings.
What is Storz type couplings?
500
Stored potential energy that is available to force water through pipe, fittings, fire hose, and adapters.
What is Static Pressure?
500
The assembly of ropes and blocks through which the line passes to multiply the pulling force.
What is Tackle?
500
A rapid oxidation process, which is a chemical reaction resulting in the evolution of light and heat in varying intensities.