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25 Cards in this Set
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What are the principal structural members of a ladder?
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Beams
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Hooks that lock the fly section into place are called?
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Pawls, Dogs, or Ladder Locks
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Fleet maintenance suggests the items as the best lubrication for the guides?
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Plain old candle wax, or paraffin wax.
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When would you carry a portable ladder into position tip first?
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When raising a ladder under an overhead obstruction
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What are the most common types of ground or portable ladders?
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Straight, extension, and various types of specialized ladders
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Why do fire service ladders warrant special inspection attention?
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With high heat levels, overloading, general rough handling, fire service ladders warrant special inspection attention
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What are the two broad categories of rope and what are the characteristics?
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Static and Dynamic. Static have very little elongation (less than 2%), Dynamic has a higher degree of elongation (10%-15%) at normal safe working loads.
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What basic terms are used to describe the elements that are combined to form a knot?
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A round turn, a bight, and a loop
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What should all knots be and what terms is used to describe this practice?
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All knots should be "neat and tight", the terms used to describe this practice are "to dress" and "to set" a knot.
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What are tag/guide lines?
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tag lines are held and controlled by firefighters on the ground or lower elevations in order to protect hoisted items
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The fire service tends to utilize rope for a few tasks and operations that can be divided into two categories, what are they?
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Safety and Utility
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When inspecting ropes what are members visually and tactilely inspecting for?
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Visually inspect for abrasions, lacerations, chemical exposure, melting, and tactilely feeling for the same
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What is necessary for fighters to perform the task of forcible entry?
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Knowledge of building construction, operation of locking devices, along with training and experience
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Tools used for forcible entry are divided into several families or groups based on there intended use, what are they?
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Striking, Prying, cutting, pulling and through the lock
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What is the first step to tool safety?
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proper tool maintenance, tools should be inspected, cleaned, and parts changed on a regular basis
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How can a firefighter determine which way a door will open?
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Doors with exposed hinges will swing towards the entry team, if no hinges are exposed and there is a stop on the door then the door will swing away
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What type of cut is made on commercial roll down steel doors and gates, and with what type of saw?
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A large inverted V shape cut, with a K12
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What is forcible entry?
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Often one of the first operations at the scene and used to gain entry into a building for an emergency
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What is conventional forcible entry?
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Use of leverage, force, and impact
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When is it best to use the thru the lock method of forcible entry?
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When entry is a necessity and the need for damage to be kept to a minimum
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What are the two reasons to force a window?
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To gain entry and perform ventilation, also for RIT and FF routes of escape
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What are the two main considerations when breaching a wall?
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The tools available and the type of building construction
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List 3 prying and spreading tools.
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Crow Bar, Hux Bar, Halligan, Claw tool, pry bar, hydraulic spreaders (hydra ram)
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List 2 striking tools.
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Flathead ax, Maul, Sledgehammer, battering ram
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List 3 cutting tools.
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Axes, power saws, bolt cutters, torches, chain saws.
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