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34 Cards in this Set
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When presented with a basement fire what should be palced at the entry to the structure during operations?
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Jacl Ladder
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Approximately what percentage of roof systems built in the U.S. are of truss construction?
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60%
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Approximately what percentage of one and two family homes built in the U.S. are of light weight construction?
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80%
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With the Canberra MCB2 ABG Meter what should you suspect with a background reading of 10X?
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Radiological incident
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With the Canberra MCB2 ABG Meter when should you suspect contamination of personnel?
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When you get a reading of 3 or 4 times background on personnel
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When arriving at a building with a water based fire protection system where should the first engine be positioned and what should be their initial actions?
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They should position within 50' of the FDC and immediately connect a minimum of two 3" double jacketed high pressure supply lines.
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What is the recommended initial sprinkler system pump pressure?
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150 psi + 5 psi/per floor elevation pressure
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When responding to a sprinklered structure what does no visible smoke or fire potentially indicate?
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The fire is very small and one or two sprinklers have extinguished fire or sprinklers have not yet operated.
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When responding to a sprinklered structure what does an outside water flow alarm motor gong operating potentially indicate?
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That water is flowing into the system
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When responding to a sprinklered structure what does visible steam potentially indicate?
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Sprinklers have operated and probably have the fire under control or contained.
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When responding to a sprinklered structure what does visible heavy fire and/or smoke potentially indicate?
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Sprinkler system is not operational and/or the supply valve is closed.
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Should fire personnel attempt to reset a dry sprinkler system once it has operated?
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No
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What paperwork is required by the IC after a sprinkler system activation?
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Sprinkler Report
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What items are required to be maintained on-site in a structure with a sprinkler system per NFPA 13.
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At least 6 spare sprinkler heads and a special wrench
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When is it generally quicker to use a buildings standpipe system rather than lay out hoseline?
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When the fire is located more than four floors above the lowest access leveland/or where the building size and complexity will require attack lines in excess of 400 ft.
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What is the minimum amount of hose that should be carried in the standpipe kit?
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150 ft of 2" line
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What should be your initial standpipe pumping pressure?
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150 psi, add 50 psi /10 floors
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In a high-rise operation what hose and tip does the CFD use?
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2" attack line with a 1" smooth bore tip.
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The pressure on the piezometer hooked up to the outlet on the floor below the fire with water flowing should read what?
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90 psi for a 150 ft layout. For a 100 ft layout the piezometer should read 78 psi.
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What is the restricted distance from the hoseline if 250 psi pump pressures must be used?
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50 ft to each side.
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What is the minimum height a building must be to be considered a high rise by the CFD?
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75 ft.
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What should be included in the size up report for a high rise structure?
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CERTAIN
(C) Confirm working fire/smoke showing (E) Establish/Identify location of command post (R) Report type of occupancy (T) Trapped occupants (A) Approximate number of floors/height (I) Identify fire floor (N) Name of building |
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In a high rise structure what must be done prior to initiating horizontal ventilation?
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Obtain the approval of the incident commander
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What is deemed the fire area in a high rise structure?
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The fire floor and two floors above
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Where should occupants of the fire area be relocated to?
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To an area of refuge at least three floors below the fire floor
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What is the recommendation of how many floors in a high rise structure can be evacuated at the same time?
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Three floors
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To evacuate non-ambulatory residents what control scheme should be used for the elevators in high rise structures?
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Phase II operations
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What is the maximum number of department members allowed in a passenger elevator at one time?
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Six
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What floor should the fire be above to allow use of the elevators in a high rise fire?
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5th floor
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If using an elevator to get to the fire scene in a high rise structure on which floor should you stop?
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At least two floors below the lowest floor reporting smoke.
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Can elevators be used in below grade fires?
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No
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How much of a floors air volume can the plenum space above the ceiling contain?
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As much as 25%
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Who conducts the primary search of the top five floors and evacuation stairwell in a high rise structure?
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4th arriving ladder company
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What equipment must all memebrs take into a high rise building?
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1. PPE/SCBA
2. Walkie Talkie 3. Flashlight 4. Extra SCBA bottle |
