Types Of Apparatus

Front 1

What is the NFPA Standard for Mobile Foam Apparatus?

Back 1

11C


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Front 2

An operation where mobile water supply apparatus dump their loads into one or more portable water tanks and return for more is called a ________

Back 2

Water Shuttle

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Front 3

One advantage of equipping an aerial apparatus with a fire pump is that the apparatus can be used to protect itself in radiant-heat situations.

Back 3

True


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Front 4

According to NIMS Incident Command System, what is the minimum water tank capacity in gallons for a Type 5 pumper

Back 4

750


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Front 5

What is usually the maximum pumping capacity of municipal fire pumpers?

Back 5

2000


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Front 6

Inverters on pumpers are generally capable of providing a maximum of approximately _______ of electric power

Back 6

1,500


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Front 7

The most common electrical power distribution cable is a 12-gauge,3-wire type

Back 7

True


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Front 8

Portable lighting equipment usually have handles and large bases.

Back 8

True


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Front 9

FAA is the abbreviation for ______

Back 9

Federal Aviation Administration


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Front 10

RIV is the abbreviation for ______

Back 10

Rapid intervention vehicle


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Front 11

A mobile water supply apparatus that is used as a reservoir at a fire scene is sometimes referred to as a ___________

Back 11

nurse tender (tanker)


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Front 12

The most common power source used for emergency services _____

Back 12

Generators


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Front 13

The main purpose of a fire department pumper is __________________

Back 13

to provide water at an adequate pressure for fire streams.


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Front 14

Industrial fire pumpers frequently have pump capacities in excess of 2000 gpm.

Back 14

True


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Front 15

Booster tanks for wildland fire apparatus may exceed ________ gallons

Back 15

1000


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Front 16

To be considered a true quint according to NFPA 1901,an aerial apparatus must have a pump with a capacity of at least

Back 16

750 gpm


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Front 17

What is the largest tank size on most wildland fire apparatus

Back 17

500 gallons


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Front 18

Most industrial foam pumpers are primarily intended to

Back 18

Flow foam solution on Class B fires


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Front 19

What is used to connect multiple hydraulic tools to the end of a hydraulic supply hose

Back 19

Manifold block


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Front 20

According to NFPA 1901,what minimum number of gallons must an apparatus carry to be considered a mobile water apparatus

Back 20

1000


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Front 21

Vehicle mounted generators can be powered by PTOs

Back 21

True


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Front 22

Why should a mobile water supply apparatus be similer in size to other tenders (tankers) in the area

Back 22

Water shuttles will flow more easily


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Front 23

Elevating water devices can be used to apply fire streams to the lower floors of a building

Back 23

True


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Front 24

What is used to protect the front and undercarriage of an apparatus and extinguishes small fires in short vegetation as the apparatus is advanced?

Back 24

Ground sweep nozzle


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Front 25

What apparatus is used to control ground cover fires?

Back 25

booster apparatus


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Front 26

The most commonly used extrication tools are _________ powered.

Back 26

hydraulically powered


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Front 27

Generators on rescue vehicles commonly have maximum of up to __________

Back 27

50,000 watts


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Front 28

ICAO is the abbreviation for __________

Back 28

International Civil Aviation Administration


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Front 29

The most common size foam concentrate tanks for municipal fire apparatus range from ___ to ____

Back 29

20 to 100


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Front 30

The method of categorizing pumpers by their capabilities is called __________

Back 30

apparatus typing


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Front 31

A Jack hammer is one of the four types of powered tools used by the rescue service?

Back 31

False


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Front 32

Individual master stream turrents that discharge 26,000
gpm are common on fire boats.

Back 32

False Fire boats have been built to deliver as much as 26.000 gpm. Individual master turrets that dischard 2,000 to 3,000 gpm are common


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Front 33

What type of fire would a midipumper be best suited to handle by itself?

Back 33

Dumpster fire.


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Front 34

What is used to transport water to areas where water supply is inadequate?

Back 34

Tender


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Front 35

Generally, what is the maximum tank capacity for vehicles with a single rear axle?

Back 35

1,500 gallons


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Front 36

Airports outside the United States follow requirements in

Back 36

ICAO Annex 14


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Front 37

A step-up transformer that converts the vehicle's 12- or 24-volt DC current to 1 1 0- or 220-volt AC current is called a/an

Back 37

inverter


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Front 38

Rescue pumpers typically have more storage space than standard pumpers.

Back 38

True


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Front 39

It is common for the fire pump and water tank on rescue apparatus to be inside one of the compartments

Back 39

True


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Front 40

Most large-scale industrial foam pumpers use some form of around-the-pump foam proportioning system.

Back 40

Most large-scale industrial foam pumpers use some form of balanced pressure foam proportioning system because
of its reliability at large flows.


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Front 41

An apparatus that can be driven and discharge water at the same time is said to have__________ capabilities

Back 41

pump and roll


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Front 42

Midipumpers usually are built on a chassis of over 12,000 pounds (5443 kg) GVW.

Back 42

True.


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Front 43

GVW is the abbreviation for________

Back 43

Gross vehicle weight


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Front 44

NWCG is the abbreviation for__________

Back 44

National Wildfire Coordinating Group


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Front 45

Some foam pumpers have foam proportioning systems capable of exceeding the pumping capacity of the apparatus by itself

Back 45

True


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Front 46

What is scaled-down version of a standard fire department pumper called?

Back 46

Initial attack apparatus


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Front 47

minipumpers are routinely equipped with pumps as large as 1,000 gpm

Back 47

True


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Front 48

What NFPA standard contains the requirements for pumper design?

Back 48

NFPA 1901


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Front 49

PTO is the abbreviation for__________

Back 49

Power take-off


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Front 50

Is a containment vehicles one of NFPA classification for ARFF apparatus?

Back 50

No


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Front 51

Most pumps are NOT capable of supplying full power to a hydraulic tool when the hose length between the pump and the tool exceeds __________

Back 51

100 feet


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Front 52

ICS is the abbreviation for______

Back 52

Incident command system


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Front 53

One approved method for making a moving fire attack is to have firefighters ride on the outside of the apparatus and discharge water as the
vehicle is driven.

Back 53

The two proper methods for making a moving fire attack are to have firefighters using short sections of attack hose and walk alongside the apparatus or discharge water from a nozzle that is remotely controlled from inside the cab. NFPA 1500 strictly prohibits riding


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on the outside of the apparatus and discharging water as the vehicle is driven.

Front 54

According to the NIIMS Incident Command System, what is the minimum pump capacity in GPM for a Type I water tender?

Back 54

300


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Front 55

What is used to separate water tanks into smaller compartments?

Back 55

baffles


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Front 56

What features distinguishes a quint from a quad?

Back 56

Aerial device


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Front 57

A second motor, separate from the chassis drive engine used to operate the fire pump is called a/an___________

Back 57

auxiliary engine


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Front 58

CFR is the abbreviation for___________

Back 58

Crash, fire, rescue vehicle


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Front 59

The largest portable generators can provide a maximum of________of electric power.

Back 59

5,000 watts


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Front 60

ARIFF is the abbreviation for________

Back 60

Aircraft rescue and fire fighting


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Front 61

Inverters on pumpers are most commonly used to provide power for portable equipment.

Back 61

False Inverters on pumpers are most commonly used to power vehicle-mounted floodlights.


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Front 62

The two fire fighting operations for which fire boats are best suited are_____________

Back 62

Pumping through large master stream devices and relaying water to land-based apparatus.


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Front 63

According to the NFPA standard, the minimum pump capacity for pumpers is_________

Back 63

750 gpm


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Front 64

Requirements for ARFF apparatus are contained in NFPA________________

Back 64

414


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Front 65

Generally rescue apparatus equipped with a fire pump carry________of water or less

Back 65

500 gallons


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