Building Construction
Type V construction
What is Wood Frame?
The R in PAR stands for
What is Report?
What is the term for the substance that puts out the fire?
Extinguishing agent
In areas of the western US where aircraft are used to fight wildland fires, which term is used for automotive water supply apparatus?
Tender
What should be used to clean dirty fire hose?
Mild detergent
Truck companies are sometimes referred to as __________ companies.
Ladder
What are gusset plates?
Connecting plates made of a thin sheet of steel
Type IV Construction
What is Heavy Timber?
This LED signal on the heads up display indicates a half full air cylinder
What is a yellow blinking light?
The PASS acronym stands for
What is Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep.
A jet siphon is used for which application?
Transferring water between portable tanks
Master streams flow a minimum of:
350 GPM
Which rank is directly above a lieutenant in the fire service?
Captain
In ordinary construction, exterior walls are made of __________ materials.
Masonry
The type of wall used to stop the spread of fire from one side of the wall to another.
What is a Fire Wall?
The A in LUNAR stands for
What is Air/Assignment?
This class of fire includes flammable and combustible liquids.
What is Class B?
The NFPA recommends color-coding hydrants to indicate
Available flow
The NFPA recommends that a pumper carry a minimum of _____ of supply hose
800 Feet
What is the set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterize an institution or organization?
Culture
Which type of building is the most prone to the stack effect?
High Rise
Ordinary Construction
What is Type III?
When one member is low on air the rest of the company should
Kitchen grease fires are in this class of extinguisher
What is Class K?
The pipes that deliver water to users and hydrants on individual streets are
Distributors
Which type of adaptor is used to connect two female couplings to each other?
Double Male
Which national organization writes codes and standards for fire protection?
NFPA
For natural ventilation, which window should be opened first?
The downwind window
The walls which extend upwards from a flat roof, typically found on commercial buildings.
The phrase indicates an imminent fire-ground hazard, such as a structural collapse
What is EMERGENCY TRAFFIC?
This component is added to a water extinguisher to improve penetration
What is a Wetting Agent?
What is the minimum recommended pressure for water coming from a fire hydrant?
20 PSI
Which coupling goes on the inside of a straight hose roll?
Male
Who developed the first fire hydrant?
Frederick Graff
What is the open space between the ceiling of the top floor and the underside of the roof of a building?
Cockloft
The structural components of a type _______ building must be made of non-combustible material.
What is Type II?
When under great pressure, most people's behavior will revert to _________
What is Habit?
This extinguishing agent is best used for sensitive electrical equipment
What is Carbon Dioxide (CO2)?
When water is motionless, which kind of energy does it have?
Potential
During annual testing, attack hose is tested at what pressure?
300 PSI
For whom should fire fighters consider that they work?
The tax-paying citizens
All forms of ventilation that use fans or other powered equipment are classified as __________ ventilation
mechanical
The process in which moisture becomes trapped in concrete, is heated and expands, causing parts of the concrete to break away.
What is Spalling?
The shape of a NFPA 704 Placard
What is Diamond?
All portable fire extinguishers use which means for expelling their contents?
Pressure
How many gallons per minute can a tanker shuttle operation deliver without interruption?
Several Hundred
Which NFPA standard covers fire hose testing?
1962
Approximately _____ percent of fire fighters in the United States are volunteers.
70%
Which type of ventilation opening is used to stop fire spread in a long, narrow building?
Trench Cut
If heated to a temperature of 1000ºF (540ºC), how far can a 100-foot (30-meter) steel beam elongate?
What is 9 Inches?
The term for a roll call taken by a supervisor at an emergency incident
What is a Personal Accountability Report?
Bromochlorodifluoromethane is a _________ agent.
What is Halon?
Fire hydrants should be inspected at least once every _____ months
12
Which tool is used to protect a hose line that is being hoisted over a sharp edge?
Hose Roller
Which was one of the major U.S. fires of 1871?
Great Chicago Fire
Which hazard is of particular concern in a basement fire?
Failure of the floor system above the fire