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40 Cards in this Set
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WHAT IS THE PRIMARY DUTY OF A FIREFIGHTER?
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TO SAVE LIVES |
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WHAT IS THE SECONDARY DUTY OF A FIREFIGHTER?
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TO EXTINGUISH FIRES |
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WHAT THREE COMPONENTS COMPRISE THE FIRE TRIANGLE? |
HEAT, OXYGEN, AND FUEL |
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WHAT FOURTH ELEMENT IS ADDED TO THE FIRE TRIANGLE TO CREATE THE FIRE TETRAHEDRON? |
AN UNINHIBITED CHAIN REACTION |
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HOW MANY CLASSES OF FIRE EXIST? |
FOUR |
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WHAT ARE THE FOUR CLASSES OF FIRE?
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ALPHA, BRAVO, CHARLIE, AND DELTA |
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WHAT IS A CLASS ALPHA FIRE? |
ANY COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS THAT PRODUCE ASH. |
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WHAT EXTINGUISHING MATERIALS ARE USED TO COMBAT A CLASS ALPHA FIRE? |
H2O AND AFFF. |
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WHAT IS A CLASS BRAVO FIRE? |
FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS |
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WHAT EXTINGUISHING AGENTS ARE USED FOR A CLASS BRAVO FIRE?
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AFFF, HALON 1211, PKP, AND CO2. |
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WHAT IS A CLASS CHARLIE FIRE? |
AN ELECTRICAL FIRE |
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WHAT EXTINGUISHING AGENTS ARE USED FOR AN ENERGIZED CLASS CHARLIE FIRE? |
CO2, HALON, PKP, AND H2O IN A FOG PATTERN |
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WHAT EXTINGUISHING AGENTS DO WE USE FOR A DE-ENERGIZED CLASS CHARLIE FIRE?
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ANY EXTINGUISHING AGENT USED IN A CLASS ALPHA FIRE |
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WHAT IS A CLASS DELTA FIRE? |
COMBUSTIBLE METALS |
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WHAT ARE TWO EXAMPLES OF COMBUSTIBLE METALS? |
MAGNESIUM AND TITANIUM |
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WHAT EXTINGUISHING AGENT IS USED TO COMBAT A CLASS DELTA FIRE?
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HIGH VELOCITY H2O IN A FOG PATTERN. |
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WHAT CLASSES OF FIRE IS AFFF UTILIZED FOR?
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ALPHA, BRAVO, AND CHARLIE DE-ENERGIZED
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WHAT CLASSES OF FIRE IS CO2 UTILIZED FOR?
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BRAVO AND CHARLIE (ENERGIZED) |
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WHAT CLASSES OF FIRE IS PKP UTILIZED FOR?
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BRAVO, AND CHARLIE (ENERGIZED).
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WHAT CLASSES OF FIRE IS HALON 1211 UTILIZED FOR?
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BRAVO AND CHARLIE (ENERGIZED) |
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WHAT CLASSES OF FIRE IS H2O UTILIZED FOR?
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ALPHA, BRAVO, CHARLIE, AND DELTA |
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WHAT IS AFFF?
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AQUEOUS FILM FORMING FOAM |
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HOW LONG IS THE SHELF LIFE FOR AFFF? |
UNLIMITED SHELF LIFE
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WHAT AFFF CONCENTRATE IS APPROVED FOR NAVAL USE? |
THREE AND SIX PERCENT |
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WHAT CONCENTRATE OF AFFF IS USED ABOARD SHIPS? |
SIX PERCENT |
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WHAT IS H2O? |
WATER |
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IS H2O SUITABLE FOR THE USE IN COMBATING LARGE AIRCRAFT FUEL FIRES? |
NO |
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WHAT FIRE FIGHTING AGENT IS ABLE TO COOL THE AIRCRAFT, AND PROVIDE A HEAT SHIELD FOR PERSONNEL? |
H2O |
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WHAT IS THE CHEMICAL NAME FOR HALON 1211?
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BROMOCHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE |
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WHAT COLOR IS HALON?
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CLEAR |
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WHAT DOES HALON SMELL LIKE? |
IT IS FAINTLY SWEET |
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HOW DOES HALON WORK? |
IT INHIBITS THE CHEMICAL CHAIN REACTION OF THE COMBUSTION PROCESS. |
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WHAT IS CO2? |
CARBON DIOXIDE |
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WHAT SIZES UNITS ARE AVAILABLE FOR CO2 EXTINGUISHERS? |
15LB AND 50LB |
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HOW DOES CO2 WORK? |
IT DISPLACES OXYGEN |
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WHAT IS PKP?
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PURPLE-K-POWDER |
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WHAT IS THE CHEMICAL NAME FOR PKP? |
POTASSIUM BICARBONATE |
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HOW DOES PKP WORK? |
IT BREAKS THE COMBUSTION CHAIN |
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THE REMOVAL OF ANY PART OF THE FIRE TRIANGE OR FIRE TETRAHEDRON WILL RESULT IN WHAT? |
THE FIRE BEING EXTINGUISHED |
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WHAT AGENT CAN BE USED TO COOL BATTERIES AND ORDNANCE?
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H2O |
