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16 Cards in this Set
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What is Rule number one of fire control?
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Fire attack must be properly supported
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What are some of the supporting operations that must be preformed to allow for safe and effective fire attack?
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Size up, command, water supply, stretching the attack line, stretching the back up line, and initiating ear;y ventilation.
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What is rule number two of fire control?
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There must be adequate water flow to knock down the fire.
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What do you want to remember about rule number two?
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A lot of water real fast beats a little bit of water over a long period of time .
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What is rule number 3 of fire control?
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The water must hit the seat of fire
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What are the types of nozzle patterns?
What are the advantages and disadvantages that determines when you should and should not use them. |
Nozzle Reach=NR Heat Absorption= Highest Steam Conversion=SC Push Potential= PP
Wide fog 60 degree NR- lowest HA- Highest SC-Highest PP- Highest medium fog 30 degree Medium for all straight stream- NR-Highest HA-lowest SC- lowest SC- lowest |
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What is the preferred attack direction ? why ?
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Attacking from the unburned side, It contains the fire, protects the occupants, and pushes heat and gases out of the structure
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What is often the most practical attack direction on a fire ?
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Attacking from the burning side.
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What is indirect attack
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clockwise circle patter on ceiling 60 degree fog
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What is direct attack
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Straight at the seat of the fire
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What is combination attack?
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clockwise Circle pattern ceiling then to the floor
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What are some things you should remember about different attack types
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1. Each of the attack types have times when they are appropriate.
2. Any attack patter can be used with any attack type. 3. The defining lines between the attack types become blurred in reality. |
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Define a heat check and when you would use it?
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Determines the temperature of the atmosphere, Rapid wide fog patter burst toward upper area of the room
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Define penciling and when you would use it?
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Used to control heat in heat sinks, Rapid straight stream burst into the corners of the room
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Wide fog pattern ( indirect attack)
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used to produce maximum conversion of water droplets ( 60 degree),
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What is potential energy
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The amount of energy stored
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