General knowledge
Knots
Ladders
Ladder knowledge
Misc
100

This gas is 1.5 times heavier than air. Used for many things including heating and alternative fuel?

LPG

100

What are the types of rope SFD carries?

Life Safety Rope

Float Rope

Utility Rope

100

There are 3 types of ladder beam construction.

I-beam

Solid Beam

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Trussed Beam


100

What is the floor to floor height of residential buildings?

8-10 feet

100

This term is used when fire spreads to other area at a large incident?

Conflagration

200

Wall studs are continuous from the foundation to the roof with not fire stops? 

Balloon Frame Construction

200

A knot used to prevent the unraveling of another knot?

Safety knot

200

The metal bar that runs from one beam of the ladder to the other to keep the beams from separating?

Tie Rod

200

What is the floor to windowsill height in commercial buildings?

4 feet

200

This type of hydrant is used in regions with freezing weather conditions 

Dry Barrel Hydrant

300

Simultaneous ignition of combustible contents in a space VS involvement of only the fire gases and not the surfaces of other fuel packages within the compartment?

What is the difference between FLASHOVER and ROLLOVER

300

What type of knot do we use for life safety?

Figure 8 on a bight

300

Pawls are also known as what?

Dogs/locks

300

What is the correct climbing angle?

75 degrees

300

This type of construction is found in older building and utilizes large dimensional lumber that holds up well to fire conditions?

Type 4: Heavy Timber

400

The fire triangle was changed to a fire tetrahedron to reflect this fourth element

Chemical chain reaction

400

Used to attach rope to a round object?

Clove Hitch

400

Roof ladders range in size from 12' to ?

18' 

400

What is the floor to floor height in commercial bldgs?

12 feet

400

Hose appliance used to combine two or more hoselines into one

Siamese

500

BLEVE is an acronym that stands for _______

Boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion

500

Static rope would be used for what purpose?

Life Safety
500

What do we need to do to a ladder before climbing?

Secure or foot the ladder

500

How many inches between the rungs on a ground ladder?

14 inches

500

Nonthreaded (sexless) coupling commonly found on large-diameter hose

Storz Coupling

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