11, 12 Essentials

Front 1

Name 2 types of hydrants?

Back 1

Dry Barrel and Wet Barrel

Front 2

What is the size of a residential hydrant supply main?

Back 2

At least 6 inches

Front 3

What is the size of a indstrial hydrant supply main?

Back 3

At least 8 inches

Front 4

The hydrant's bonnet, barrel, footpiece are made of____?

Back 4

Cast Iron

Front 5

The hydrant's working parts are made of ____?

Back 5

Bronze

Front 6

What is the ideal minimum distance between hydrants?

Back 6

300 feet

Front 7

Name 5 things to look for when checking hydrants?

Back 7

Obstructions, Clearence, Damage, Rust and Corosion, Operation

Front 8

Define Drafting?

Back 8

Raising water from static water supply to a pumper

Front 9

Define Fittings?

Back 9

Connect hoses of different sizes and threads

Front 10

Define Adapter?

Back 10

Fitting to connect couplings with dissimilar threads but same size

Front 11

What do double males and double females do?

Back 11

Allow hoses to be connected when both couplings are same sex

Front 12

Define Reducer.

Back 12

Fitting to extend larger hoseline by connecting a smaller one

Front 13

Define Elbow?

Back 13

Change direction of flow

Front 14

Define Hosecap?

Back 14

Close off male coupling

Front 15

Define Hose Plug?

Back 15

Close off female coupling

Front 16

Define Valves?

Back 16

Control water flow in hoselines, hydrants, pumpers, etc.

Front 17

Name 4 types of valves and their locations?

Back 17

Ball Valve, pumper discharge and gated wyes; Gate Valve, hydrant; Butterfly, large pump intake; Clapper, siamese

Front 18

Define Valve Devices and name 3 types?

Back 18

Increase or Decrease number of hoselines; Wye, Siamese, Hydrant Valve

Front 19

What is a Siamese used for?

Back 19

Combines hoselines to overcome FL in long lays or large flows

Front 20

Define Hydrant Valve or Humat?

Back 20

Allows original supply line to be connected to hydrant and charged before another pumper arrives to boost pressure without interrupting flow

Front 21

What is the difference between a hose appliance and a hose tool?

Back 21

Water flows through an appliance but not a tool

Front 22

Name 4 types of Hose Appliances?

Back 22

Valves, Valve Devices, Fittings, Intake Devices

Front 23

Name 5 types of Hose Tools?

Back 23

Rollers, Spanners, Straps, Jackets, Clamps

Front 24

Name 5 uses for Spanners?

Back 24

Tighten and Loosen couplings, Prying, Utility Valve Key, Pull Nails, Hammering

Front 25

Name 3 uses for Hose Straps?

Back 25

Secure hose to handle pressure, Secure hose to ladder, Carry and Pull hose

Front 26

Name 3 types of hose clamps?

Back 26

Screw down, Pressdown, Hydraulic Press

Front 27

What is the proper location for apply a hose clamp?

Back 27

At least 20 feet behind apparatus and within 5 feet of coupling on incoming side

Front 28

What are 2 uses for a hose jacket?

Back 28

To seal ruptures and to connect hose with mismatched or damaged couplings

Front 29

Define Fire Hose?

Back 29

Flexible tube used to carry water under pressure from supply source to point of discharge

Front 30

Define Intake Hose?

Back 30

Connects pump to water source

Front 31

Define Storz?

Back 31

Sexless coupling with one-third turn connection

Front 32

What is NFPA 1901 requirement for hose on apparatus?

Back 32

15 feet large soft sleeve or 20 feet hard suction; 1200 feet of 2.5 inch or larger supply hose; 400 feet attack hose

Front 33

Name 5 types of couplings?

Back 33

Threaded, Storz, Quarter Turn, Rocker Lug, Snap

Front 34

What are the 2 most common types of couplings?

Back 34

Threaded and Storz

Front 35

Name 3 types of coupling construction methods?

Back 35

Drop forged, extruded, cast

Front 36

Which coupling construction method is the strongest? Weakest?

Back 36

Strongest is Drop Forged; Weakest is Cast

Front 37

Name 3 types of lugs?

Back 37

Pin, Rocker, Recessed

Front 38

Name 2 types of coupling gaskets?

Back 38

Swivel Gasket and Expansion Ring

Front 39

Define Swivel Gasket?

Back 39

Provide water tight connection between male and female

Front 40

Define Expansion Gasket?

Back 40

Located at end of hose expanded into shank

Front 41

What is the physical difference between a swivel gasket and an expansion ring?

Back 41

Thickness

Front 42

What is a finish?

Back 42

Arrangement place on top of hoseload and connected to end

Front 43

What is proper procedure for connecting attack line to stand pipe?

Back 43

Stop 1 floor below fire floor, take notice of floor layout, detach building hoseline, check for proper adapter, check for debris

Front 44

What are site requirements for hose testing?

Back 44

Room for straight runs, away from traffic, smooth and clean area, slight grade

Front 45

What are equipment requirements for hose testing?

Back 45

Helmut, pumper, test gate valve, marker, chechsheets, tags, nozzles with shutoffs

Front 46

What is the maximum length allowed per hoseline when testing?

Back 46

300 Feet

Front 47

Name 4 types of hose rolls and their uses?

Back 47

Straight Roll for loading, washing, and storing; Donut Roll for quick deployment; Twin Donut Roll for compact carry; Self Lock Twin Donut Roll for hospital roll

Front 48

Name 3 types of hoseloads?

Back 48

Accordian, Horseshoe, Flat

Front 49

What is the purpose of a split hosebed?

Back 49

Allow for both forward and reverse lays

Front 50

Name 3 types of preconncected hoseloads?

Back 50

Flat, Triple Layer, Minuteman

Front 51

Name 3 types of supply hose lays?

Back 51

Forward, from water source to fire; Reverse, from fire to water source; Split Lay

Front 52

Name 2 types of Hose Tests?

Back 52

Acceptance and Service

Front 53

Define Higbee Cut?

Back 53

Cut in beginning of thread designed to eliminate cross threading

Front 54

Where is the Higbee Indicator located?

Back 54

On Swivel Lug