Ifsta Pumping Apparatus

Front 1

The Driver/Engineer should begin the inspection when_____________

Back 1

Approaching the apparatus

Front 2

The first portion of the vehicle to be checked out is the

Back 2

Driver's Front side

Front 3

The Speedometer should always read Zero unless

Back 3

The Pump is in gear

Front 4

Steering wheel play should be no more than

Back 4

10 Degrees (in either direction)

Front 5

Parking brake test must hold engine at a ______ % Grade

Back 5

20%

Front 6

During brake testing, the engine must come to a complete stop from ________ MPH in _________ Ft

Back 6

20 MPH

35 FT

Front 7

The second leading cause of FF deaths/Fatalities

Back 7

Traffic Accidents while responding/returning

Front 8

Most Collisions occur...

Back 8

During the day in dry conditions

Front 9

A gallon of water weighs

Back 9

8.33 Lbs

Front 10

Always ___________ before starting apparatus

Back 10

Disconnect Shorelines

Front 11

When driving uphill, downhill and sharp curves, always select_______________

Back 11

A Low Gear

Front 12

Hose loading should always be done in a ___________ manner @ ______ MPH or less

Back 12

Forward

5 MPH

Front 13

Good driving practice is to scan ahead _______ secs on city streets and _______ on highways

Back 13

12 Seconds = City

20 Seconds = Highway

Front 14

When in a skid, the D/E should turn the wheel...

Back 14

Towards the direction of the skid

Front 15

Never pass a vehicle on the _________ side

Back 15

Right

Front 16

Siren is heard @ _____ Ft traveling 60 MPH and 300 Ft @ _____ MPH

Back 16

12 Feet

40 MPH

Front 17

When responding with multiple units, apparatus should be spaced________ apart

Back 17

300 - 500 Ft

Front 18

Do not exceed ______ MPH when leaving the station

Back 18

10 MPH

Front 19

In the serpentine course, the cones are spaced _________Ft apart

Back 19

30 - 38 Ft

Front 20

The left side of the apparatus is the __________ side.

Back 20

Street Side

Front 21

To avoid lugging

Back 21

Do not over throttle

Front 22

When idling for long periods of time, keep the RPMs between ____________

Back 22

900 and 1100 RPMs

Front 23

Hydraulic brakes take _______ to stop than air brakes

Back 23

Longer

Front 24

Turning wheels at a ______ degree angle makes it easier to reposition apparatus for hydrant operations.

Back 24

45 Degree Angle

Front 25

When fighting wildland fires, start at the _______ point

Back 25

Anchor

Front 26

On highway accidents, always position the apparatus so that the_____________

Back 26

Tailboard protects the incident

Front 27

Companies in the staging area must be ready to respond in ____ minutes

Back 27

3 Minutes

Front 28

Wildland apparatus should keep attack lines

Back 28

As short as possible

Front 29

The cold zone is the

Back 29

Support Zone

Front 30

With no fire conditions present, position the apparatus at

Back 30

The Main Entrance

Front 31

Buildings less than _____ stories, position the ______ closest to the building

Back 31

5 stories

Engine

Front 32

Rural areas usually have _____ hydrants

Back 32

Dry

Front 33

Buildings taller than ___ stories, position the ______ closest to the building

Back 33

5 Stories

Aerial

Front 34

EMS vehicles should park near __________ when not needed

Back 34

FF Rehab

Front 35

Attack lines may be ran safely under

Back 35

Railroad tracks

Front 36

The Coefficient for fire hose relates to

Back 36

How rough the inner core of the hose is

Front 37

Hoses larger than _____ Inch cannot be used as handlines

Back 37

3 Inch

Front 38

Residential Fire Hydrant Mains are

Back 38

6 Inch

Front 39

Business and Industrial Fire Hydrant Mains are

Back 39

8 Inch

Front 40

The cross connecting mains on residential and business should be no more than

Back 40

600 Feet apart

Front 41

The line bounding a rounded surface

Back 41

Periphery

Front 42

A narrow angle fog is ____ degrees

Back 42

30 degrees

Front 43

A wide angle fog is _____ degrees

Back 43

60 degrees

Front 44

Most fog nozzles are designed for ____ PSI DP

Back 44

100 PSI

Front 45

______ GPM is the max amount that can safely flow through a handline nozzle

Back 45

350 GPM

Front 46

A smooth bore nozzle master stream operates @____ PSI and a Fog master stream operates @ _____ PSI

Back 46

80 PSI SBN

100 PSI FOG

Front 47

The ______ set consists of a short section of LDH with a large nozzle supported by a tripod.

Back 47

Deluge

Front 48

_______ or _________ nozzles are used on basement fires.

Back 48

Distributors

Cellar

Front 49

The most accurate way to determine FL is through...

Back 49

Hands on field testing

Front 50

When testing hose, the pressure gauge goes between the _______ and _______ section and the 2nd gauge is ______ Ft away from the first

Back 50

First

Second

200

Front 51

Elevation pressure is created by elevation difference between the _______ and _______

Back 51

Nozzle and Pump

Front 52

Water exerts a pressure of _____ PSI per foot of elevation

Back 52

0.434 PSI

Front 53

To get a PDP, you subtract the ________ reading from the PDP.

Back 53

Intake Reading

Front 54

The most commonly used hose lay is....

Back 54

A single hoseline

Front 55

When testing hose lenghts that are 50 Ft, use ______ Ft of hose

Back 55

300 Ft

Front 56

A ________ is switching between the pressure and volume process.

Back 56

Change over

Front 57

Mechanical governors reduce the pressure on ________ hoselines

Back 57

Closed

Front 58

Tank to pump piping should be sized so pumpers with a capacity of _____ GPM or less should be capable of flowing _____ GPM from the booster tank.

Back 58

500 GPM

250 GPM

Front 59

It is recommended that the transfer valve be operated at a max pressure of ______ PSI

Back 59

50 PSI

Front 60

Manufactures recommend that the pump be left in pressure until the flow is more than _____ the rated capacity

Back 60

2/3rds

Front 61

The most common type of valve is...

Back 61

The ball valve

Front 62

Which coupling comes off first in a reverse lay?

Back 62

Male Coupling

Front 63

Cavitation is

Back 63

Water being discharged fast than it is being taken in

Front 64

If the master intake gauge drops below ____ PSI, do not increase the throttle further.

Back 64

20 PSI

Front 65

When the engine is discharging water, the intake gauge reading is the ______ pressure.

Back 65

Residual Pressure

Front 66

Indications of the pump cavitating are..

Back 66

1) Hose streams will pulsate

2) Pressure Gauge fluctuate

3) Pump will sound like there is gravel in it

4) Most imporatant is lack of reaction on pressure gauge when idling up.

Front 67

Lift is the weight of the fire pump__________________

Back 67

Above the surface of the water source

Front 68

In most circumstances, the maximum lift is....

Back 68

25 Feet

Front 69

All pumpers are rated to flow their maximum volume @_____ PSI

Back 69

150 PSI

Front 70

At 200 PSI flow would be ____% and @ 250 PSI, flow would be _____% of max volume.

Back 70

70%

50%

Front 71

Water tenders are apparatus that carry atleast ______ Gallons of water

Back 71

1,000 Gallons

Front 72

When a fire is located down a narrow lane, driveway or dead-end street, the dump site should be at the nearest_______

Back 72

Intersection

Front 73

The fastest way to fill a portable tank is by.....

Back 73

Dumping the tender's load through a direct tank discharge vavle.

Front 74

The portable tank capacity should be atleast ______ Gallons larger than the capacity of the apparatus carrying it.

Back 74

500 Gallons

Front 75

Mechanical Foams must be

Back 75

Proportioned

Front 76

Proper Aeration should produce...

Back 76

Uniform sized bubbles

Front 77

Hydrocarbons

Back 77

Float on water

(Jet Fuel, Benzne, Gasoline)

Front 78

Polar Solvents

Back 78

Mix with water

(Ketones, Alcohol, Acetone)

Front 79

____ Gallons of water mixed with _____ Gallons of foam equals 100 gallons of 3% Foam.

Back 79

97 Gallons Water

3 Gallons Foam

Front 80

Batch Mixing

Back 80

Is the simplest method of mixing foam and water

Front 81

Class A Foams

Back 81

Used of wildland fires, structure and deep seated fires

Front 82

Class B Foams

Back 82

Used on Flammable and Combustible liquid

Front 83

To determine application rate of foam

Back 83

Divide nozzle flow rate by area of the fire

Front 84

AFFF on Hydrocarbon fires are

Back 84

1-3%

Front 85

AFFF on Polar Solvent fires are

Back 85

3-6%

Front 86

The foam eductor must not be more than _____ Ft above surface of foam concentration.

Back 86

6 Feet

Front 87

The Roll-on method is used on pool of __________________.

Back 87

Liquid Fuel

Front 88

Durable Agents

Back 88

Are gelling agents that consist primarily of water bubbles

Front 89

The rain-down method is used on ______________________

Back 89

Above ground storage tanks.

Front 90

A 1500 Gallon water tank should carry atleast_____ gallons of foam for ____% application.

Back 90

45 Gallons

3%

Front 91

Area that should surround the strainer of a draft hose while submerged.

In Inches

Back 91

24 Inches

Front 92

An apparatus must accelerate to _____ MPH within ___ Secs.

Back 92

35 MPH

25 Seconds

Front 93

The parking brake on an apparatus should hold at a grade up to _____ %

Back 93

20 %

Front 94

Traveling 5 MPH depressing the parking brake, the apparatus should stop within ____ feet.

Back 94

20 Feet