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  1. What is the main purpose of the fire department pumper
    To provide water at an adequate pressure
  2. What is the minimum pump capacity for pumpers
    750 GPM
  3. What is the required vision for the fire department
    20/40 with contact lenses or spectacles
  4. Any fire fighter Canidate be rejected with a hearing loss of what
    40 dB are more
  5. Industrial fire pumpers frequently have pump capacities in excess of what
    2000gpm
  6. Most large scale industrial foam pumpers are equipped with fire pumps that range in what capacity
    1000 to 3000 gpm
  7. Most Industrial foam pumpers have a large foam concentrate tank on board these tanks range from
    500 and1500 gallons
  8. Most common size foam tanks for municipal fire apparatus are
    20 to 100 gallons
  9. Elevating water device typically range in what heights
    50 to 75 feet
  10. Mini pumper’s are most often mounted on pickup chassis what is there pump GPM
    500 to 1000gpm
  11. Midi pumpers are built on chassis usually over 12,000 pounds What size pump are midi pumpers equipped with
    1000 gpm
  12. According to NF PA 1901 the apparatus must carry at least how many gallons to be considered a mobile water supply apparatus
    1000 gallons
  13. Single rear axle vehicles are limited to what size tank
    1500 gallons Max
  14. When tank capacities are greater than 1500 gallons what is required
    Tandem rear axles tri axles or tractor trailer
  15. Majority of wildland apparatus have pump capacities and water tank sizes of less than what
    500gpm and 500 gallons
  16. Booster tanks for wild land apparatus vary from what
    20 to 1000 gallons
  17. Rescue apparatus with a fire pump have a capacity of what GPM and tanksize of what gallons or less
    500 GPM or less and 500 gallons or less
  18. What is a inverter
    Converts vehicles 12 or 24 V DC current to a 110 or 220
  19. What are the advantages of an inverter and what is it capable of providing
    Fuel efficient and noise 1500 W or more
  20. What is the minimum pump capacity for an aerial
    250 GPM
  21. What is the minimum pump capacity for a quint
    750gpm
  22. Ladder tenders do not exceed how many gallons and do not produce more than how many GPM
    300 gallons and 300 GPM
  23. Some mobile water Supply apparatus can discharge water up to what
    1750 GPM
  24. Fireboats have been built to deliver as much as how many GPM and is individual master stream turret can discharge how many GPM
    26000 gpm 2000 to 3000 gpm
  25. How many watts do portable generators usually supply
    5000 W
  26. Vehicle mounted generators can supply how many watts
    12,000 W
  27. Rescue vehicles commonly have larger generators with capacities of what
    50,000 W
  28. Lighting equipment can be divided into what to categories
    Portable fixed
  29. Portable lights Generally range from what
    300 to 1000 W
  30. The most common size of cable for wiring is
    12 gauge three wire type
  31. You shouldn’t exceed how many feet of hydraulic hose for hydraulic tools
    Hundred feet
  32. What is the best way to apply water to apparatus
    Garden hose without a nozzle less than 1 foot away
  33. When does the driver operator inspection being on a vehicle
    While approaching the vehicle
  34. Keeping apparatus in a state of usefulness or readiness
    Maintenance
  35. Restore or replace that which has become in operable
    Repair
  36. During the first six months after an apparatus is received it should be washed with what
    Coldwater to hard in the paint
  37. Wax or polish should not be applied until the pain is at least how old
    6 months
  38. In general steering wheel play should not be more than what
    10° in either direction
  39. The parking break should hold the apparatus and place on a grade of what
    20%
  40. Apparatus equipped with airbrakes should build to a sufficient level to allow vehicle operation within how many seconds
    60
  41. Apparatus with airbrakes are to be equipped with an air pressure protection valve that prevents the airhorns from being operated when the pressure is below what
    80 psi
  42. The starter control should be operated in intervals of no more than what with a rest of what if it doesn’t start
    30 seconds and 60 seconds
  43. Snow chains tend to lose their effectiveness in snow that is deeper than what
    8 inches or when the vehicle is moving at a very slow speed or in reverse
  44. When more than one emergency vehicle is responding along the same route unit should travel at least how far apart
    300 to 500 feet
  45. Serpentine test
    At least three markers 30 to 38 feet apart backwards first then forward
  46. Missing clearance test consist of a lane _____ feet long and arrows from_____ at a point of___ ft past last section you must stop within ____ inches of finish line
    75 ft -9ft 6in to 8ft 2in- 50ft- 6in
  47. Ali dock exercise simulates what
    Backing down an alley that is 40 foot wide into a dock that is 12’ x 20’
  48. What is the confined space turnaround size
    50 foot wide and 100 feet long
  49. For a road test you must drive at least how far on a business trip
    1 mile
  50. What is the total stopping distance
    Reaction distance plus braking distance
  51. What is reaction distance
    The distance traveled from the time you realize you need to stop to when you touch the brake pedal
  52. Braking distance
    Distance from one traveler applies pressure on break pedal to stop
  53. What is the most likely place of collision involving emergency vehicles
    Intersections
  54. How long should engine be allowed to cool
    3 to 5 minutes
  55. A vehicle going 40 miles an hour Can project how far in front the vehicle
    300 feet
  56. A vehicle going 60 mph can only project how far
    12 feet
  57. How big is the collapse zone
    One and a half times the height of the building
  58. Where is the safest place for collapse on the building
    Corner of building
  59. If the building is less than 5 stories where do you place the truck
    Truck is on outside and engine on the inside
  60. If the building is more than five stories where do you place the truck
    The truck is placed inside and the engine on the outside
  61. When pumpers are connected intake to intake to supply water off of 1 hydrant
    Dual pumping
  62. When 2 pumpers may be positioned as much as 300 feet apart and one pumps to the other to boost the pressure
    Tandem pumping
  63. A natural or man-made Barrier that will prevent the fire from spreading around and in circling the engine and crew
    Anchor point
  64. Level one staging
    And emergency response when two or more companies are dispatched
  65. Level two staging
    With numerous emergency vehicles will be responding to the same incident incidents that require a mutual aid or that result multiple alarms
  66. Who will become the staging area manager
    The company officer on the first company to arrive at the staging area
  67. Companies and staging must be ready to respond within how soon
    Three minutes
  68. What is decontamination usually take place
    Warm zone
  69. How do you park a command vehicle
    Outside of danger zone where you can see two sides of structure
  70. How many cylinders to Cascade systems usually have
    4-12
  71. Engine driven appliances that taking atmosphere air purifier and compress it for SCba refill equipped with hose reels
    Breathing air compressor
  72. Two primary types of EMS vehicles that respond to fires
    Rapid response units non-transport and ambulances transport
  73. What is a caution on tandem pumping
    May pump water at greater pressure’s than hose can withstand
  74. When connecting to a front or rear intake how do you position apparatus
    45degree angle
  75. Easiest way to ensure maximum water flow
    Remove kinks
  76. What is a good way to minimize kinks
    Put 2 twists in hose
  77. Pumpers provisioning water to elevated streams should park where
    As close to aerial as possible to reduce friction loss
  78. The boundary between wild land and structural is often referred to as
    Wild land urban interface
  79. Most common used extinguishing agent
    Water
  80. The primary way water extinguishes fire is
    By cooling
  81. What governs the heat absorbing ability of water ____and ____
    Specific heat and Latent heat of vaporization
  82. The speed with which water absorbs heat increases in proportion to the water surface exposed to the heat
    Exposed surface area
  83. Water expands how many times when converted to steam
    1700 times
  84. Tendency of a liquid to possess internal resistance to flow
    Viscosity
  85. At sea level atmosphere exerts a pressure of
    14.7 psi
  86. What are the three means of moving water in a system
    Direct pumping system gravity system combination system
  87. The average of total water used in a water distribution system over the period of one year
    Average daily consumption
  88. Maximum total amount of water used during on any 24 hour interval within three years
    Maximum daily consumption
  89. Maximum amount of water used in a one hour interval over the course of a day
    Peak hourly consumption
  90. The height of a water supply above the discharge orifice is considered
    Head pressure
  91. A measure of heat absorbing capacity of a substance
    Specific heat
  92. Amounts of heat transfer or measured in
    British thermal units Or Jules
  93. Stored potential energy available to force water through pipe hose and adapters is what
    Static pressure
  94. Pressure found in a water distribution system during normal consumption demands
    Normal operating pressure
  95. Part of the total available pressure not used to overcome friction loss or gravity all forcing water through hose or pipes
    Residual pressure
  96. The forward velocity pressure at a discharge opening well water is flowing
    Low pressure
  97. The density of liquids in relation to water is known as
    Specific gravity
  98. When a fire hydrant receives water from two or more directions it’s called
    Circulating feed or Looped line
  99. A water grid system contains what three components
    Primary feeders secondary feeders distributors
  100. Heat required to bring 1 pound of water up 1 degree
    Btu
  101. The quantity of heat absorbed by a substance when it changes from a liquid to a vapor
    Latent heat of vaporization
  102. Each pound of water requires approximately____ btu to convert into steam
    970 btu
  103. High pressure fog nozzles operate at pressures up to What? Most commonly used for what? How much gpm?
    • 800 psi
    • Fighting wildland fires
    • 8 to 15 G PM
  104. Detachable ladder pipes are most common on? Supplied by what
    • Light duty aerial ladders
    • 3 in hose tied to ladder
  105. What are the basic categories of master stream devices
    Monitor turret pipe deluge set elevated master Stream
  106. The most common variable flow nozzle in use
    Automatic nozzles or constant pressure nozzles
  107. Chimney nozzle pressure and gpm
    100psi 1.5 to 3gpm
  108. What is designed to flow a specific amount of water at a specific nozzle discharge pressure on all stream patterns
    Constant flow nasal
  109. What is the maximum amount of water that can flow through a hand line safely
    350gpm
  110. Three basic types of fire streams
    Solid fog and broken
  111. A fire hydrant that receives water from only One Direction
    Dead end hydrant
  112. What size supply pipe is in residential areas
    6 inches
  113. In business and industrial district what is the minimum water main size
    8 in
  114. On principle streets and long Manes not cross connected at frequent intervals what is the recommended main size
    12 in
  115. How many GPM does a piercing nozzle deliver
    100gpm
  116. Accurate method for determining pressure loss in any particular hoselay
    Measuring the pressure at both ends of the hose and subtracting the difference
  117. Each discharge equipped with a flow meter has a digital readout display married how close within the valve control
    6 inches
  118. Two basic types of flow meter sensors
    Paddlewheel and spring probe
  119. Flow meters should be accurate within what
    + or- 3%
  120. What are the two types of hydraulic calculators
    Manual or mechanical and electronic
  121. What was the earliest pumps used in the fire service
    Hand operated
  122. Two types of positive displacement pumps
    Rotary and piston pump
  123. What can positive displacement pumps do that centrifugal pumps cannot
    Pump air
  124. The simplest of all fire apparatus pumps
    Rotary pump
  125. What type of metal is for gears to prevent damage in Rotary vane pumps
    Bronze
  126. What type of metal is used for the casing on a rotary gear pumps
    A strong alloy like cast iron
  127. The most common type of pump used to prime centrifugal pumps
    Rotary vane pump
  128. A non-positive displacement pump because it does not pump a definite amount of water with each revolution
    Centrifugal pump
  129. What to parts does the centrifugal pump consist of
    Impeller and casing
  130. The impeller on a centrifugal pump rotates how fast
    2000 to 4000rpm
  131. The larger the eye on centrifugal pump
    The greater the flow
  132. The process of switching between pressure and volume is sometimes referred to as
    Change over
  133. Put manufacturers specify that the pump may remain in pressure until is necessary to flow what
    2/3 of the rated flow capacity
  134. Rear skid mount assemblies pumping maximum GPM is
    500gpm
  135. What pumps offer the maximum amount of flexibility
    Auxiliary engine driven pumps
  136. What type of pumps are commonly used at industrial and fire training facilities
    Trailer mounted pumps
  137. What is a disadvantage of front mount pumps
    More susceptible to freezing and can obstruct airflow and cause engine to overheat
  138. What is the most common type of pump used in the fire service
    Midship pumps
  139. What are the primary components of the piping systems
    Intake piping, discharge Piping, pump drains and valves
  140. Most piping systems are constructed of
    Cast iron brass stainless steel or galvanize steel
  141. Apparatus with water tank that is less than 1000 gallons in size have a tank fill line that is at least how big
    1 in
  142. Apparatus with the tanks that are 1000 gallon or larger must have at least how big tank fill line
    2 in
  143. All valves should be designed so they are easily operable at pressures up to what
    250 psi
  144. PReconnected attack lines must be supplied by at least how big of piping
    2 in
  145. All fire apparatus with her rated pump capacity of 750 GPM or greater must be equipped with what
    At least two 2 1/2 inch discharges
  146. Pumps that are rated less than 750 GPM are only required to have what
    One 2 1/2 inch discharge
  147. The most common type of valve
    Ball type valve
  148. The most common actuators for ball type valves are
    Push pull handles or quarter turn handles
  149. All valves on intakes or discharges that are 3 inches or greater will be equipped with what
    Slow acting valve controls
  150. The pressure control device on fire apparatus pumping must
    Operate within 3 to 10 seconds after the discharge pressure rises and not allow the pressure to exceed 30psi above set level
  151. One of the most common types of relief valves
    Spring controlled pilot valve
  152. It is recommended that intake relief valves decide to open when the intake pressure rises more than ____above the desired operating pressure
    10psi
  153. What are the three types of primer
    Positive displacement exhaust and vacuum
  154. Most modern fire apparatus use what type of primer
    Positive displacement primer
  155. The simplest type of primer
    Vacuum primer
  156. Master intake and discharge gauges are usually calibrated to what
    600psi
  157. The most common throttle used on the pump operators panel
    Vernier
  158. Two types of auxiliary coolers, we found an older apparatus
    Marine and immersion type
  159. What are gate or butterfly valves most common on
    Large diameter discharges and intakes
  160. Pumpers with a capacity of 500 or below should be capable of flying how much GPM from booster tank
    250 GPM
  161. Pumpers greater than 500 capacity should be able to flow how much gpm
    At least 500 GPM
  162. On discharge piping all valves should be easily operable at pressures up to
    250 psi
  163. What is the main fire pump on modern apparatus
    Centrifugal pumps
  164. The piping system must be able to withstand a hydrostatic test of what
    500 psi
  165. What is the most common type of pump used to prime centrifugal pumps
    Rotary vein pump
  166. What are the two basic pressurized water supply sources that maybe used to supply a fire pump
    Hydrant or supply hose from another engine
  167. When using 2 1/2 or 3 inch supply lines to the pumper it is recommended that the Lines not be longer than what
    300 feet
  168. The maximum amount of vacuum that most pumps develop is
    22 inches of mercury
  169. How much water is supposed to be around stainer when drafting
    2ft around all sides
  170. Low level strainers are designed to draft to a depth of how far from the bottom
    1- 2 inches
  171. A pumper in good condition can lift water how far
    24 feet
  172. At 20 feet of lift the amount of water that can be supplied is only
    60% of the rated capacity of the pump
  173. What are the most common sources of air leaks on pumps
    Open drains or valves
  174. 1000 GPM pumper supply how many sprinklers
    50
  175. Do not operate a primer for more than how long when it is dry
    10 seconds
  176. Red hydrant gpm
    0 to 499
  177. Orange hydrant gpm
    500 to 999
  178. Green hydrant gpm
    1000 to 1499
  179. Blue hydrant gpm
    1500 and greater
  180. What is the most demanding type of pump operation
    Pumping from draft
  181. Two stage pumpers should be in what stage while supplying sprinklers or stand pipe
    Volume
  182. In 2 stage pumps which stage is the best to prime in
    Volume
  183. The height of a fire pump above the surface of the water source
    Lift
  184. The maximum height which any amount of water may be raised through a hard intake hose to the pump
    Maximum lift
  185. The height a column of water maybe lifted insufficient quantity to provide a reliable fire flow
    Dependable lift
  186. Upon about the size of the US football field and 1 foot deep with supply thousand GPM pump or for how long
    Five hours
  187. Floating strainers allow safe drafting from water as low as
    1 ft deep
  188. What are the two primary static water sources
    Natural and man-made
  189. Agricultural irrigation systems can flow up to what
    1000 GPM
  190. What is usually the maximum lift in a hard intake hose
    25 feet
  191. What is another name for relay pumper
    In line pumper
  192. The engine with his largest pump capacity is placed where in relay operation
    At the beginning of the relay operation (the source pumper)
  193. Source pumper
    Supply pumper
  194. Intake pressure relief valve also called
    Relay relief valve
  195. Relay operations should be shut down where first
    The fire scene
  196. What are the three major components of water shuttle operation
    The fill site shuttle route the dumpsite
  197. The primary way to increase efficiency of water shuttle operations are
    Decrease the amount of time required to fill in the amount of time to unload the tenders
  198. Tenders with 750 GPM or larger fire pumps are often called
    Pumper tenders
  199. The two primary type of the large tank discharges on water tenders are
    Gravity dumps and jet assisted dumps
  200. The most desirable route for water shuttles
    Circular route
  201. Tenders should be able to dump at a minimum average flow rate of 1000 GPM for how long
    The first 90% of the tank
  202. The most common type of portable water tank is
    The folding type
  203. When testing hose the couplings should not move how far away from the house
    3/8 in
  204. All gauges must have been calibrated within how many days of testing
    60
  205. Hydrostatic test for pump’s perform how long
    250 psi for 3 min
  206. Class B fuels are divided into two categories
    Hydrocarbons and polar solvents
  207. What are hydrocarbons
    Fuel’s such as crude oil gas benzene naphtha kerosene that float on water
  208. What are polar solvents
    Alcohol acetone lacquer thinner key tones and esters fuel that mix well with water
  209. What are the four basic methods foam may be proportioned
    Induction injection batch mixing pre-mixing
  210. Foam concentrate tanks on municipal pumpers range from what
    20 to 200 gallons
  211. Foam pumpers and tenders may carry how much concentrate
    8000 gallons
  212. What is the shelf life of class a foam (synthetic foam)
    20 years
  213. Class B foam concentrates are manufactured from
    Synthetic or protein base
  214. What is the shelf life of protein-based foams
    10 years
  215. What is the most commonly used foam today
    Afff
  216. What is the simplest and most common foam proportioning devices in use today
    Portable foam proportioners
  217. What are the three common types of portable foam proportioner’s
    In-line foam educters foam nozzle eductors and self ededucting master stream nozzles
  218. Self educting Master stream foam nozzles are used in excess of 350 GPM with capabilities of up to what
    14,000 GPM
  219. A jet ratio controller maybe used to supply foam how far away
    3000 feet
  220. Most common type of built in proportioners installed mobile fire apparatus today
    Around the pump proportioner
  221. The simplest means a proportioning foam
    Batch mixing
  222. Ifsta Defines a hand line nozzle is any nozzle that one to three firefighters can’t safely handle that flows less than what
    350 gpm
  223. The two basic types of medium and high expansion foam generators are
    The water aspirating type and the mechanical blower
  224. What is the most basic type of foam proportion are used in the fire service (test)***
    In-line foam eductor
  225. To ensure sufficient water what should run from the source of the supply to the high-risk and industrial districts of a community
    Two or more primary feeders
  226. In residential areas the recommended size for a fire hydrant supply mains is whatsize in diameter and there should be 8 inch crossconnect a mains at intervals of not more than how many feet
    6 in mains crossconnect every 600 ft
  227. What is the minimum recommended size of water main in business and industrial district that crossconnect every how many feet
    8 in main that cross connect every 600 ft
  228. What size water mains may be used on principle streets and tlong mains not cross connected in frequent intervals
    12 in
  229. Valve for water systems are divided into what types
    Indicating and non-indicating
  230. The simplest type of primer
    Vacuum primer
  231. All fire pumps are required to pump there capacity at what
    10ft of lift
  232. Intake pressure relief valves are also called
    Relay relief valves
  233. What are the most common actuators for Ball type valves
    Push poll handles or quarter turn handles
  234. Most constant flow nozzles are intended to be operated had a pressure of what
    100 psi
  235. Screw thread for fire service specified by nfpa 1963
    National standard thread
  236. Most foam concentrates are intended to be mixed with
    94 to 99% of water
  237. The only type of nozzle that can be used with protein and flour protein concentrates
    air aspirating foam nozzle
  238. The 2 basic types of medium and high expansion foam generators
    The water aspirating type and mechanical blower
  239. Driver operators a fire apparatus regulated By
    State or provincial laws city ordinances and SOP’s
  240. ARFF apparatus are divided into what classifications
    • Major firefighting vehicles
    • Rapid intervention vehicles
    • Combined agent vehicles
  241. What are fire boats used for
    I’m putting large mass for streams and providing additional water for onshore firefighting operations
  242. Hearing protection should be worn when exposed to noise in excess of
    90 decibels
  243. What are the three exceptions to not wearing a seatbelt
    • Providing patient care
    • loading hose
    • performing training on tiller
  244. Vehicles with airbrakes have how long of a delay
    .4 seconds
  245. What is the first type of auxiliary braking system
    Front brake limiting valve type
  246. Studies have shown that people respond better to sirens that do what
    Change pitch
  247. What are the two most common functions of wildland apparatus
    Structural protection and direct attack on fire
  248. How much of calls or medical calls
    60%
  249. The measure of heat absorbing capacity of a substance
    Specific heat
  250. The two most common indicator valves are
    Post indicator valve used for private water supply and outside screw and yoke valve used for sprinklers
  251. Solid stream and the nozzles are operated at what
    50 psi
  252. Solid stream master stream devices are operated at what
    80psi
  253. The line Bounding a rounded surface the outward boundary of an object distinguished from his internal regions
    Periphery
  254. They turning or state of being turned, bending, deviation
    Deflection
  255. To strike or – about or against clashing with a sharp collision come together with force
    Impinge
  256. Any fire stream it is too large to be controlled without mechanical aid
    Master stream
  257. The power system to operate a master stream maybe
    Electric hydraulic or pneumatic
  258. The practical working limits for velocity Fire streams are within what
    60 to 120 ft per second
  259. Hose layouts can be divided into what two categories
    Simple and complex
  260. Discharges are usually equipped with what type of valve
    Locking ball valve
  261. What is the buildings first line of defense against a controlled fire
    Fixed fire protection systems
  262. What are the 2 basic designs for relay pumping operations
    Maximum distance relay and Constant pressure relay
  263. What are the two type of manufacturer tests
    Road and hydrostatic test
  264. NF PA 1901 requires breaking test of apparatus to be brought to a complete stop on the speed of what within how many feet
    20 mph 35 ft
  265. What is the first element in learning to drive safely
    Safety conscious attitude
  266. Some departments train drivers to look how far ahead on city streets and highways
    • 12 seconds on city streets
    • 20 seconds on highways
  267. The apparatus it’s self is what
    Potential exposure
  268. How far do preemptors work
    100 feet to 1/2 mile
  269. Large debris can fall how far from incident? If it cannot be moved what must be done?
    • One block
    • Cover with salvage tarps
  270. What is the preferred type of hose to connect to a hydrant
    Large intake soft suction
  271. What is a disadvantage to connecting 2 1/2 to Hydant
    Limits water
  272. Breathing air compressors have what that prevent use of air if it is contaminated
    Interlocks
  273. Who designates the staging area
    Operations section chief
  274. When can apparatus only be driven against traffic
    If police have closed road
  275. What type of pumpers are more safe on the highway incidence
    Top mount
  276. What are water pipes underground usually made of
    Cast-iron, ductile steel, asbestos cement, Steel, plastic, concrete
  277. Water curtains are only effective and absorbing what
    Convected heat
  278. What are cellar nozzles often called
    Distributors
  279. What is the purpose of fire ground calculations
    Discharge appropriate water
  280. Most common type of pump packing is made out of what
    Rope fibers in bedded with graphite or lead
  281. What is a disadvantage of mechanical governors
    It lowers discharge pressure on all lines, this doesn’t happen with electronic governors
  282. If apparatus uses a vacuum type primer what should happen
    Engine RPM should be kept as low as possible
  283. Who’s tenders are usually carry how much hose
    Mile
  284. What are the back bone to any water shuttle operation
    Water tenders
  285. Today’s class B farms are mixed in proportion of what
    1 to 6%
  286. If pump test less than 90% operating what must be done
    Be taken out of service and fixed or changed the flow rating
  287. Test the quality of foam after it has been made
    Foam solution refractivity test
  288. Used to test quality of synthetic based foams
    Foam solution conductivity test
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Pumper operator
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