Old Test Question

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FIRE RESISTIVE CONSTRUCTION

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TYPE 1

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USED TO construct the typically single family residence or apt house for up to 7 stories.

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TYPE 5

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CONSTUCTION is known as heavy timber construction

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type 4

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ressist collaspe due to flame impingement of heavy beams

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type 4

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confines the fire well and is impervious to water damage but is difficult to breach for access or escape.

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TYPE 1

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NONCOMBUSTIBLE CONSTRUCTION

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TYPE 2

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AN INCIDENT SAFETY WARM ZONE IS DEFINE AS

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the area of minimum danger where only authorized personnel may enter

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what category abuse testing is required when there is reason to question the fitness for duty of any employee

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i r r r j p
CATEGORY 3 -reasonable suspision

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which is a maximum ocupant load factor conducting a capacity inspection an open assembly, church, lodge , etc.

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one person 7 net square feet

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in a high rise fire the term stack effect refers to ....

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spread of heat, smoke and fire gases above ceiling tiles.

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during a high rise fire each floor is called....

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a division plus its floor number.

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the ICS liaison officer is responsible for...

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obtaining a briefing from COMMAND

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what is not part of the ICS command sequence to be performed by the IC.

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communcation of the action plan to the ther units involved

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the modular ICS divide the icident into 5 primary functions or section officers what are they ?

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command
operation
logistic
planning
finance

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what is the correct response of the officer during a FAST response (ff assist n search team)

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responsibility of IC to order a FAST company before the 2nd alarm dispatch

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what is a signal to evacuate the fire scene

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the IC will order 3 blast from an apparatus horn then repeat of the 3 blast

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personnel who will not don fullturnout gear prior to boarding an apparatus is ...

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the operator

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what are safe guideline to follow while seated in a moving appaatus.?

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company with 5 -- 3 ride in the cab and 2 in the jumpseats.

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the staging officer is the----

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first acting or co officer to arrive

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what is not a purpose of level 1 staging /?

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to establish 300' perimeter aroud a high rise fire scene.

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how often does the district chief perform an inventory inspection. ?

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on an annual basis

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the thermal liner of turnout clothing the protective coat and pants is composed of ..

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100 % nomex (nomex)

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turnout clothing protective coat and pants is not designed for...

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proximity or entry gear

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_________ and ______ are the most important resources availlible at the scene of an incdent.

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common sense, and attention to safety

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what is the goal of firefighting ?

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investigation, extinguisment, and recovery

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______ and _____ cause thje ost serious accidents involving haqz material

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transpotation error and human error or mechanical error.

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according to united nations numbering system what is considred the least hazardous ?

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CLASS 9

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ANY LIQUID THAT IGNITES SPONTANEOUSLY IN DRY OR MOIST AIR OR BELOW 130 DEG F.

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PYROPHROIC

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WHAT IS THE PRINCIPLE DANGER OF HAZ MATERIAL?

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REACTIVITY

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the concrete in a concrete beam carries the compressive stresses where ?

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at the top of the beam

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a temp structure composed of shores, formwork and lateral bracing erected to support concrete work is called .....

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falsework

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a steele pipe filled with concrete to increase the load-carrrying capacity is a ......

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lally column

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the presence of stars, plates, and channel sections may signal to the fire officer-----

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a braced wall

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more ff are killed in ________ construction buildings than any other type.

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ordinary construction

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a bearing wall common to 2 structures is a .....

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party wall

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the safety factor represent the ratio of the strength of the material just before failure to the...

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safe working stress

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structural steele has 3 negatrives characteristics in fires. which is not one....

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it conducts electricity

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which of the loads is more easily dealt withby the building designer.

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axial

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a load which is straight , true and evenly applied to the bearing structure...

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axial load

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loads which are delivered in a short time is a ...

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impact load

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the rapid spread of flame over one or more surfaces is called....

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flameover

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the _______ ina building consist of all the strucual elements and the connections which support and transfer the loads.

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gravity resistence system

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the eternal enemy of every building is what ?

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gravity

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the most important reason to know building terms is what ?

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safety

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what will retard a verticle extension of a fire ?

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concrete bldg fitted tight to a masonary wall.

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the loss of surface material when concrete is sujected to heat is ...

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spalling

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a composite of a steele plate or plywood sandwiched beteen two beams is

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a lflitch plate girder

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what is the typical limit for platform-frame construction

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3 stories

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there are two types of connections what are they /

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pinned and rigid-framed

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what transmits forces in a direction perpindicular to such forces to a point of support ?

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beam

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verticle reinforcing bars in concrete beams designed to prevent cracking under shear stresses are called ....

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stirrups

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are steele pipies filled eith concrete to increase their load bearing capacity

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lally columns

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what is not one of the four deficiencies in the installation of gyspsum board.

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often 1/2 inch gypsum is used as draftstopping applied parallel to the main framing members.

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the only construction material that does not yield heat when burned in pure oxygen

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gypsum

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the generation of carbon monoxide in concealed places can be as much as ____ times greater that what it would be in the open. ,;;the carbon monoxide flamability range is .

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50; 12.5 to 74 %

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a 100' steele beam when heated 1000 degrees F reaches 100' __ ".

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9

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what is not a feature of Mill construction

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exterior walls are of solid masonry or brick veneer over platform wood frame

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Arches and beams are two ways to carry the wall above a opening. such a beam is called what ?

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lintel

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HOLLOW walls in which the wythes are tied together with steel ties or masonry trusses.

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cavity walls

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what transmits forces in a direction perpindicular to such forces to a point of support ?

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beam

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verticle reinforcing bars in concrete beams designed to prevent cracking under shear stresses are called ....

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stirrups

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are steele pipies filled eith concrete to increase their load bearing capacity

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lally columns

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what is not one of the four deficiencies in the installation of gyspsum board.

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often 1/2 inch gypsum is used as draftstopping applied parallel to the main framing members.

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the only construction material that does not yield heat when burned in pure oxygen

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gypsum

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what is not a type of engineered wood ?

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splines

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wood yields about ______BTU units per pound.

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8000

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____ material may consist of at least 2 " nominal lumber, two thickness of one inch nominal lumber with broken up lap joints or 3/4 plywood or other approved materials.

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fire stopping

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in a _____ building the studs run 2 or more stories high from the foundation to the eaves.

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BALLOON FRAME

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LUMBER 8 invhes or more in the smallest dimensions.

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HEAVY TIMBER

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NON-BEARING WALLS which sub divide areas of a floor.

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paritition walls

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increasing the depth of a beam 4 times increases the load caoacity how many times.?

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16 times

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____ tend to cause the molecules of the material to slide pass one another.

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shear forcesa

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______ is a strucual member resistence to collaspe by fire because of the nature of its material or assembly.

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INHERENT FIRE RESISTENCE

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____IS THE POTENTIAL FUEL AVAILIBLE TO THE FIRE.

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FIRE LOAD

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_______ a force that is perpindicular to the plane of the section but doesd not pass thru the center, thus bending the supporting members.

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eccentric load

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_______ the weight of the bldg itself and any equipt permanantly attached to it.

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dead load

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_______ a rapid oxidation that produce heat and light, _____ does the same and a pressure wave that has a disruptive effect on surroundings.

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combustion, ; deflagration

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building inwhich exterior weight-bearing walls or load bearing walls are of non-combustible materials

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ORDINARY CONSTRUCTION

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TWO TYPES OF FUSES
USED BY ARSONIST.
________ employs a train of flammable powder packed around a string core. ____ constain a train of black powder within layes of string and asphalt wrappings sometime a water resistence tube of plasyic.p

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PYROTECHNIC FUSE AND SAFETY FUSE.

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WHAT IS VAPOR DENSITY EQUAL TO...=

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WEIGHT OF GAS
/DIVIDED BY
WEIGHT OF AIR

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__________ does not have a pressure reliving device.

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hydrogen cyanide

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modt oxidizinf agents become unstable when exposed to what ?

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LIGHT

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_________ extinguishing agents are effective on combusible metals.

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C LASS D

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ammonium nitrate if unconfined _________ if exposed to fire .

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will not explode

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upon arrival at the fire scene the salvage unit reports to ....

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officer in charge of staging

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what is to be reported for a bldg which has multiple fires within a 24 hr period

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num of fires at same address
points of location of each fire
supected cause of each fire
unusual circumstances

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which does not apply to usage of a LIFE RESCUE LINE.

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IT SHALL BE DISCARDED PROMPTLY AFTER USE.

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IN THE EVENT OF LOW WATER PRESSURE FIRE ALARM WILL DISPATCH...

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2 ENGINES
1LADDER
DISTRICT CHIEF
ONE ENGINE FOR SALVAGE UNIT

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TURNOUT clothing protective coat and pants is not designed for

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PROXIMITY OR ENTRY GEAR

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THE thermal liner of turnot gear is composed of ..

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100 percent NOMEX

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HOW often does the DC perform an inventory

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on an annual basis

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the staging officer is the

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first acting co officer to arrive

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what is used to evacuate a fire scene ?

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the IC will order 3 blast from apparatus horn then order a repeat of the 3 blast.

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what is not part of the IC sequence to be performed by the IC

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management of all possibele life-safety hazards to preserve life and health.

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the IC laison officer is responsible for ...

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obtaining a briefing from COMMAND