Mid-Term

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SARA (Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act

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Requires facilities to report, document, and notify of hazardous materials. Provide public and local government with info concerning potential chem hazards present in their communities.

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Reporting facilities (hazmat)

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Must store 10,000 lbs or more of a reportable chemical.

Or a facility storing an extremely hazardous substance.

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29 CFR 1910.120

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Covers emergency response ops for release of hazardous substances.

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HAZWOPER

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Establishes levels of training for awareness ops, on-scene IC, hazmat specialists. Regulations for medical monitoring of employees.

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NFPA 472

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Standard for hazmat response/mass incidents

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NFPA 473

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Standard for EMS for hazmat response/mass incidents

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Hazmat violations

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Liability: being responsible for personal actions

Negligence: Not following standard of care

Gross negligence: Willful disregard for standard of care

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29 CFR 1910.1200

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Requires employers to provide SDS of all checmicals above household quantities located at the facility.

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Hazardous materials governing entities

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DOT: transportation

EPA: environmental and human effect

OSHA: chem. that would be a risk to people in the workplace

FDA: effect on consumable products

TRCC

TCEQ

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CERCLA

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Giant trust fund used to provide cleanup of hazmat worksites

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29 CFR1910-134

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Repiratory protection program, requires record keeping for SCBA gear

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NFPA 1991, 1992, 1994

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91: vapor protection

92: liquid splash protection

94: first responder ensembles

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Containment ops

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Keep hazardous materials confined to a container

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Violent Tank Rupture

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Similar to BLEVE, with non-flammable products

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Cryogenics

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Gas compressed to point it become liquid, below 130° F

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PH

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0-14

0-6=acid

7=neutral

8-14=base

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Critical temperature

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Minimum temperature at and above which vapor cannot be liquified

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Critical pressure

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Pressure needed to bring gas to a liquid state

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Explosion ratio

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Amount vapor produces by volume of a liquid at a given temperature

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Hypergolic Materials

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Materials that explode on contact

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Miscible

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Degree or readiness which 2 gases or liquids are able to mix

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Inhibitor

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Agent added to product to control chemical reaction or polymerization

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Pyrophoric Material

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Capable of being ignited on contact with air

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Polymerization

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Chemical process where single molecules known as monomers react with others to form long chains called polymers

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Slurry

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Pourable mix of solid/liquid

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Volatility

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Ease a liquid or solid turns to vapor

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Ground cover fires

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Burn loose debris on the surface of the ground

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Wildland triangle

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Weather, topography, fuel

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Subsurface fuels

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Underground fuels, hard to locate/extinguish. Root systems etc.

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Surface fuel

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Anything up to and below your head. Bushes, brush, etc.

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Above ground fuel

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Canopy fuels, 6 ft above ground

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Ground duff

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Partly decomposed organic matter on floor

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Slush

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Leftovers from logging operations

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Continuity

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Relative closeness of wildland fuels, allows fire to spread

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Fuel moisture

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Denser fuels give up moisture slower than light fuels

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Relative humidity

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Ratio of water present in air vs amount air can hold at hold at a given temp

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Aspect

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Direction of a slope face, southern facing slopes burn faster

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Green

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Area of unburned fuels in wildland fires

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NFPA 1977

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Wildland PPE regulations

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Backfiring

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Burning areas to remove fuel

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GPM Formula

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29.7×d(squared)×√NP

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Friction Loss Formula

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FL=C×Q(squared)×L

C=friction loss coefficient (hose diameter)

Q=flow rate in GPM÷100

L=hose length÷100

Always work from nozzle back

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Nozzle Reaction Formula

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Solid: 1.57×d(squared)×NP

Fog: .0505×Q×✓NP

Q=Total flow in GPM

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Old friction loss method

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2×Q(squared)+Q

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Appliance Loss

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>350: 0psi

<350: 25psi

Standard device: 10psi (over 350)

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Master stream w/ fog or smoothbore

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105 psi

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Regular stream

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125 psi

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Elevation Pressure Loss

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Water exerts .434 psi per foot of elevation

EP=.5H

EP=elevation pressure loss/gain

H=height in feet

Stories: # of stories-1×5

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TPL total pressure loss

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Sum of all losses due to hose, pressure, elevation, appliances, friction.

TPL=FL+appliance loss+EP loss

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PDP pump discharge pressure

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PDP= TPL+NP

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Water Flow Formulas

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Req GPM: Cubic ft.÷100

Cubic ft=lwh

OR

L×W÷3 (use if whole room or structure is burning if not guestimate and divide)

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Area if a circle

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πr(squared)

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Indicators of loss in structual integrity (overhaul)

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Spalled concrete

Weakened steel roof members

Walls offset

Weakened root trusses

Water pooled on upper floors

Heavy storage on mezzanines

Wall ties melted

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Overhaul rules

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Do not throw overhaul out the window

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Minimum residential GPM

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150 for handlines

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Minimum Commercial GPM

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250 for handlines

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Combination Attack Uses

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1. Select opening providing Max stream application

2. Rotate nozzle clockwise quickly, close after 30 seconds.

3. Move indoors and use straight stream once only smoke is visible

-Works best in small, engulfed areas

-Ventilation is necessary so heated gasses can escape.

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Localised fire

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Apply water to base

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Growth phase attack (ceiling level)

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Start at ceiling (sweeping), once ceiling extinguished quickly move down counter clockwise

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Hose size up

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-Pull enough hose to cover entire dwelling

-For residential estimate 1 whole hose load for each floor (up to fire floor) + 1 length

-2 hose lengths for type 3 construction +1 for areas with obstructions (ex:grocery stores)

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Attack line rules

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-Always charge handlines before advancing.

-Straight/solid stream always used inside

-Time ventilation with charging and bleeding of handlines.

-Nozzle man ensures everyone has PPE

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Automatic nozzle

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Will discharge a wide range of flows with an effective fire stream depending in the pressure being supplied.

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Running end

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Running end of a rope used for hoisting or pulling

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Relief valve

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By pass s excess water through pump intake

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Torch classification

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Cutting tool

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Water rescue

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Wear a flotation device within 10 ft if waters edge

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Smooth bore nozzles

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Operate at 50 psi

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Scba hydrostatic testing

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Every 5 years

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Halyard and wire cables

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Are replaced by firefighters when frayed

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2.5 in hose

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Supplies 125-350 gpm

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Flat head axe classification

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Staging tool

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Primary concern ordinary construction

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Fire spreading through confined spaces

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Reverse lay

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Running hose from fire to water source

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Attack line length

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1.5-3 in.

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Supply line length

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2.5-6 in.

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When dealing with multiple floors each is known as a

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Division

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When working from a ground ladder the hook on the safety harness should be

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Attached to the rung

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Types of power saws

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Chainsaw and rotary

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Spiral chamber of centrifugal pumping which velocity of water is converted to pressure

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Volute

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Highest priority in radio traffic

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Emergency traffic

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The use if _____ language required in ims

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Clear

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Stage of fire influenced by environment and amount of ventilation

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Growth

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3 tasks that go hand in hand to stabilize incidents

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Fire attack, search and rescue, ventilation

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When rescuing a victim the heel of the ladder is placed

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Below window sill

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At beginning of shift ensure the SCBA is ___ full

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90%

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The closed circuit rebreather apparatus uses ______ in it's operation

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Oxygen

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Most common danger firefighter faces

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Driving the apparatus to and from calls

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All radio communication must follow

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FCC regulations

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Vapor with density less than 1 will

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Rise

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Switch from pressure to volume operation when

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It is expected that more than half of the rated capacity will be required

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Combustion is a ________ reaction

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Chemical

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Facepiece nosecup

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Prevents fogging

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Water weighs

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8.5 lbs

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A _____ valve is uses to relieve pressure in hoselines after gate valves are closed

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Drain

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The ops section establish

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Groups, divisions, and branches

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Oxygen defficient atmospheres are below

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19.5%

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TRACEM

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Thermal

Radiation

Asphyxiation

Corrosion

Etiological

Psychological