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58 Cards in this Set
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Standard that Covers most types of apparatus
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NFPA 1901
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Standard that covers wild land
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NFOA 1906
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Standard that covers ARFF apparatus
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NFPA 414
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NFPA 1901 requires that pumper water tanks be at ______ minimum.
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300 GPM
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Mini-pumpers must have at least _______ GPM pump.
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250
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Single axle pumper tankers and square-side tankers have a size limitation of ________ gallons maximum.
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1500
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NFPA quint pump size requirement for minimum GPM
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1000
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What is the Minimum NFPA 1901 requirement for quint water capacity?
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300 gallon
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NFPA 1901 minimum pump size for quints?
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1000 GPM
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Iowa state rate of flow is based on ______ seconds of nozzle operation
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30
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Iowa state rate of flow is based on ______ seconds of nozzle operation
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30
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1 cubic foot of water contains _______ gallons
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7.48
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Iowa state rate of flow is based on ______ seconds of nozzle operation
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30
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1 cubic foot of water contains _______ gallons
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7.48
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Rounded to 200 ft3 to account for ______ percent efficiency of steam conversion.
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90
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Iowa state rate of flow is based on ______ seconds of nozzle operation
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30
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1 cubic foot of water contains _______ gallons
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7.48
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Rounded to 200 ft3 to account for ______ percent efficiency of steam conversion.
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90
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One gallon of water will produce, within a margin of safety ______ cubic feet of steam.
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200
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Iowa state rate of flow is based on ______ seconds of nozzle operation
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30
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1 cubic foot of water contains _______ gallons
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7.48
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Rounded to 200 ft3 to account for ______ percent efficiency of steam conversion.
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90
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One gallon of water will absorb, within a margin of safety, all the heat that can be produced with the Oxygen available in ____________ of normal air.
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200 cubic feet
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Required residual pressure?
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20 psi
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The residual pressure should not drop below ______ during the test.
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20 psi
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Required residual pressure?
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20 psi
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The residual pressure should not drop below ______ during the test.
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20 psi
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Opening more than one Hydrant may be necessary to achieve the required amount of pressure drop (___________) in the system to compute accurate results.
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10 %
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Required residual pressure?
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20 psi
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The residual pressure should not drop below ______ during the test.
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20 psi
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Step 3 of the pitot tube gauge usage?
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Take and record the velocity pressure reading from the gauge. If the needle fluctuates, read and record the value halfway between the high and low extremes. This is the FLOW pressure
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Required residual pressure?
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20 psi
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Define friction loss
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The part of the total loss of pressure while forcing water through pipes, hoses, etc....
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Required residual pressure?
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20 psi
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Define residual pressure
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That part of the total available not used to overcome friction loss or gravity while forcing water through pipes, hose, fittings, etc...
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Mini-pumpers must have at least ________ GPM pump.
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250
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Intake pressure relief valves are set to ____________.
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10 psi above desired intake pressure
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Positive displacement pump primers are used on?
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Most modern fire apparatus
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Positive displacement pump primers are used on?
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Most modern fire apparatus
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Pipe pumping and valves must be able to withstand a hydrostatic test of _________ before being placed into service
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500
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Positive displacement pump primers are used on?
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Most modern fire apparatus
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Pipe pumping and valves must be able to withstand a hydrostatic test of _________ before being placed into service
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500
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Pumpers with a capacity of 500 gpm or less must be able to flow _____ from their tank.
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250
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Positive displacement pump primers are used on?
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Most modern fire apparatus
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Pipe pumping and valves must be able to withstand a hydrostatic test of _________ before being placed into service
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500
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Pumpers with a capacity of 500 gpm or less must be able to flow _____ from their tank.
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250
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Pumpers with a capacity greater than 500 GPM must be able to flow at least ______ from their tank.
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500
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Positive displacement pump primers are used on?
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Most modern fire apparatus
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Pipe pumping and valves must be able to withstand a hydrostatic test of _________ before being placed into service
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500
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Pumpers with a capacity of 500 gpm or less must be able to flow _____ from their tank.
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250
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Pumpers with a capacity greater than 500 GPM must be able to flow at least ______ from their tank.
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500
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NFPA 1901 requires that if a discharge pump has ____ GPM or more must have at least _____ 2.5" discharges.
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750 GPM Two
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Positive displacement pump primers are used on?
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Most modern fire apparatus
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Pipe pumping and valves must be able to withstand a hydrostatic test of _________ before being placed into service
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500
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Pumpers with a capacity of 500 gpm or less must be able to flow _____ from their tank.
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250
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Pumpers with a capacity greater than 500 GPM must be able to flow at least ______ from their tank.
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500
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NFPA 1901 requires that if a discharge pump has ____ GPM or more must have at least _____ 2.5" discharges.
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750 GPM Two
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NFPA 1901 requires all 3" or larger valves to be _______________.
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Slow acting
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