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One way to remove water coming through the ceiling from upper floors is by the use of

Chutes

Which is placed on the floor to hold small amounts of water

Catchall

To form the corners of the Basin when constructing a catch-all the firefighter should lay ends of the side rolls over at a

90° angle

Methods and operating procedures that reduce fire water and smoke damage during and after fires are known as

Salvage

In Salvage operations floor runners are constructed

Of a lightweight durable material placed over the floor to protect it from damage

A device used to Route water short distances through doors windows or other openings is a

Water chute

When making a water Chute using a salvage covers what else is required

Pike poles

A fire department sprinkler connection consist of a _____ with at least ______ two and a half female connections

Siamese two

One of the most common hazards of Salvage work is

Ceiling collapse

A fire department connection is nothing more than a

Siamese

Polyurethane film is particularly useful for covering

Long surfaces such as retail display counters

If large amounts of water need to be removed from areas lacking floor drains firefighters may do What to remove the water quickly

Remove toilets and use the sewer system as a drain

The balloon toss throw requires

Two firefighters

A carry-all is used for

Carrying debris out of an area

On a fire department connection what allows the water to flow in One Direction

Clapper valve

What are Salvage covers made out of

Canvas and vinyl

When the water flow alarm sounds this indicates that

Water is flowing in the system

Can upright type sprinkler heads the inverted for use in the hanging position

No not at any time

An order to the firefighter can shutdown the sprinkler system by

Closing the main control valve

The flow of water from an individual sprinkler head can be controlled by using

Sprinkler wedges or tongs

The early suppression fast response type sprinkler head is specially designed to react how many times faster than traditional sprinklers

5 to 10 times faster

Automatic sprinklers enhance Life Safety because they limit the

Products of combustion

Automatic sprinklers enhance occupant safety because they

Discharge water directly on the fire while it's still small

Most backpack water vacuums used by fire department in Salvage operations only have a capacity of how many gallons

5

A release mechanism in a sprinkler head

Fusible link

What type of standpipe is intended primarily for fire department use only

Class 1

What is commonly used to stop water from flowing from a sprinkler head

Wedge

In multi-story buildings Salvage Crews usually begin on the

Floor below the fire floor

Salvage covers can be used as

Catchalls

If a nozzle must be less partly open in a structure to prevent freezing what technique can help reduce water damage to the structure

Direct the flow out of a window

What technique is used to stop an activated sprinkler

Insert one wage from either side between the orfice and the deflector and push them together

What must be done to stop the flow of water to all sprinklers

Close the sprinkler control valve

Which sprinkler head is designed to be mounted on the underside of the sprinkler piping only

Pendant

Which way does the wheel on an os&y valve turn to close the valve

Clockwise

The sprinkler system should be shut down when ordered by

The Incident Commander

A limitation of backpack water vacuums is that they cannot be worn with

Self contained breathing apparatus

The most common type of residential fire alarm system

Single station smoke alarm

What is the most common and less expensive type of smoke detector

Ionization

What type of smoke detector is sometime recommended for installation near cooking appliances and bathrooms to reduce false alarms

Photoelectric

The part of a fire alarm system which causes the system to indicate an alarm is

Initiation device

When a manual fire alarm initiation switch requires two separate steps to initiate the alarm the type of device is called a

Double action Pull Station

Commercial photoelectric beam smoke detectors respond to a certain diminishment in the intensity of the light being at the receiving end what is the term for how much of the light is being blocked

Obscuration rate

What are heat detectors called that are spaced throughout an occupancy with each detector covering a specific floor area

Spot detector

Older heat detectors like what feature that makes it difficult to track down the cause of an alarm

Visual triggers that tell which device was activated

In a cross Zone smoke detection system what must happen after the activation of a detector before the actual alarm will sound

The second detector must activate

What type of fire alarm Annunciation system identifies the Zone in which the alarm was initiated both at the alarm control panel and through the audio notification device

Coded

One of the functions sprinkler heads perform

Activate the system

What does a frangible bulb do in a sprinkler head

Break at a certain temperature

Where are the main sprinkler system valves usually installed

On the main Riser above the water supply control valve

In a pre-action sprinkler system what else was happened in addition to a head being activated before water will flow

A secondary device must be activated

Which is true regarding automatic sprinkler system

Close the main control valve and leave at 5 fighter at the valve with a radio in case it needs to be reopened

Water can be diverted away from valuable belongings by using a

Water chute

Another name for Salvage is

Lost control

Salvaged meet again on the fireground during

The initial fire attack

If the floor is collecting water using what can prevent further water absorption or damage

Blocks to lift the objects off the floor