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28 Cards in this Set
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11 Types of AFD Apparatus
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1. Engines
2. Aerial Ladders/Platforms 3. Quints 4. Rescues 5. Brush Trucks 6. Battalion Chief Vehicles 7. Smokebuster 8. AFR 9. Boats 10. Support Vehicles 11. Star Flight |
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Primary Function of AFD Engine
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To provide a fire pump, hose, water and nozzles for rescue, exposure protection and fire extinguishment
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How many gallons of water are carried by AFD Engines?
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500-1000
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ASP engine minimum staffing
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one Lieut., one specialist, one or more firefighters
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number of front-line engines in ASD fleet
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42
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the primary function of AFD aerial ladders and aerial platforms
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fire ground support: ground and aerial laddering, forcible entry, ventilation, search and rescue, and salvage and overhaul
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AFD aerial ladder minimum staffing
a if the aerial platform minimum staffing |
one Capt., one specialist, and one firefighter
minimum of 4:1 Capt., one specialist, and two firefighters |
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AFD aerial ladder and aerial platform in frontline AFD fleet
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3 105' aerial ladder
2 100 aerial platforms |
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What is the water capacity of an AFD Quint
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500 gallons
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what are AFP Quince equipped with
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fire pump, tank, hose and a 105' aerial ladder
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AFD Quint staffing
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one Two, one specialist, and two firefighters
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how many quints are on AFD's frontline?
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8
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primary role of AFD rescue and special operations vehicles:
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scene lighting, rescuing extrication, hazardous material investigation and mitigation and technical rescue
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AFD rescue staffing:
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crew of 2:
1 Capt. and 1 specialist |
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How many rescues are on AFD's frontline?
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3 frontline rescues
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Primary function of the AFD brush trucks
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off-road wildland firefighting operations
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AFD brush truck water capacity
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300 – 500 gallons of water
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true or false: brush trucks are always staffed by two AFD firefighters
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false: brushstrokes are normally unstaffed except during times of elevated wildfire danger and are quartered with engine companies and
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true or false: personnel may ride on the back of a brushstroke during firefighting operations
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false: under no circumstances will personnel be allowed to ride on brush truck other than in the cab. Seatbelts are to be worn at all times
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what is the preferred wildland firefighting gear?
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Light weight wildland turnouts should be utilized with preference over standard turnouts when conducting off-road brush truck operations at wildland incidents
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who responds with a brush truck is dispatched to a wildland type alarm?
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both the brush truck in the engine will respond
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AFD brush truck staffing:
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when staff were assigned to alarm:
one lieutenant and one firefighter |
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primary function of an AFD Battalion chief vehicle
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transport Battalion chief, serve as command post, deliver specialized RIC equipment to an incident scene
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what does the green lig on the Battalion chief vehicle mean? I
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The green light means the Battalion chief vehicle is acting as command post
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what is carried by all Battalion chief vehicles?
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RIC bags
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how many Battalion chief vehicles are on AFD's front line fleet?
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Currently 6 Battalion chief vehicles
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primary functions of an AFP smoke Buster data
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large-scale positive pressure ventilation, dispersion of flammable and/or toxic atmospheres, high expansion foam delivery, and cooling personnel in rehab during hot weather conditions
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number of AFR units in frontline AFD fleet
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5 AFR units
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