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Intake |! hose |! is |! common |! in |! 10ft. |! to |! ___ |! lengths? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔ 100 |! ft. What |! can |! result |! in |! the |! clutch |! not |! releasing |! completely |! causing |! harsh |! shifting, |! gear |! clashing, |! and |! damage |! to |! gear |! teeth? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Excessive |! free |! play |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Reaction |! distance |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Braking |! distance |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Top |! Heavy |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Facing |! forward |! (away |! from |! you) Master |! stream |! fog |! nozzles |! are |! operated |! at? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔ For |! apparatus |! equipped |! with |! an |! _________ |! a |! flow |! test |! must |! be |! performed. |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔
FD |! personnel, |! especially |! driver |! operators |! may |! be |! involved |! in |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Acceptance |! testing Freeplay |! is |! the |! distance |! that |! the |! pedal |! must |! be |! pushed |! before |! the |! _________ |! actually |! contacts |! the |! clutch |! release |! fingers. |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Throw-out |! Bearings NFPA |! 1911 |! specifies |! that |! all |! gauges |! used |! for |! service |! must |! be |! calibrated |! within |! ____ |! of |! testing |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔ 60 |! days Other |! than |! locked |! wheel |! skid, |! what |! other |! kind |! of |! skid |! is |! common |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Acceleration |! Skid The |! _______ |! evaluates |! the |! overall |! operation |! of |! the |! engine |! and |! fire |! pump |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Pumping |! Test You |! should |! avoid |! discharging |! foam |! concentrated |! solutions |! or |! finished |! foam |! directly |! into |! _____________. |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔a |! body |! of |! water The |! U.S. |! Bureau |! of |! land |! management |! conducted |! research |! that |! resulted |! in |! the |! development |! of |! this |! high |! energy |! foam |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Class |! A Rescue |! vehicles |! commonly |! have |! generators |! with |! capacities |! up |! to |! ____________. |!
- |! Correct |! answer |! ✔50,000 |! Watts
Dependable |! Lift |! = |! ______ |! Feet. |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔14.7 |! Ft. On |! apparatus |! with |! air |! brakes, |! NFPA |! requires |! the |! air |! pressure |! to |! build |! to |! a |! sufficient |! level |! to |! allow |! vehicle |! operations |! within |! ___ |! seconds |! of |! starting. |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔ 60 Elevating |! water |! devices |! typically |! range |! in |! height |! from |! __ |! to |! __ |! feet? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔50- When |! using |! 2 |! ½ |! or |! 3 |! inch |! hose |! lines |! to |! supply |! the |! pumper |! directly |! off |! the |! hydrant |! pressure, |! it |! is |! recommended |! that |! the |! lines |! be |! no |! longer |! than: |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔ 300 |! Ft. Steering |! wheel |! play |! should |! be |! no |! more |! than |! __ |! degrees |! or |! ___ |! inches |! in |! either |! direction. |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔ 10 |! Ft. |! or |! 2 |! in. What |! is |! Gross |! Weight? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔The |! max |! the |! vehicles |! will |! weigh |! with |! everything |! on |! it, |! personnel |! and |! water. When |! conducting |! a |! vacuum |! test, |! run |! the |! priming |! device |! until |! the |! test |! gauge |! shows |! 22 |! inches |! of |! mercury |! developed. |! Reduce |! the |! amount |! of |! mercury |! developed |! 1 |! inch |! for |! each |! ___ |! Ft. |! of |! altitude. |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔1,000 |! Ft.
What |! percentage |! solution |! would |! you |! use |! for |! class |! A |! foam |! when |! performing |! exposure |! protection |! with |! a |! fog |! nozzle. |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔0.5 |! - |! 1% How |! long |! for |! the |! apparatus |! to |! build |! pressure |! when |! it |! first |! starts. |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔ 30 |! Sec. What |! needs |! to |! be |! done |! if |! driving |! in |! smoky |! areas |! where |! personnel |! are |! working? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Sound |! horn |! or |! siren |! intermittently |! and |! use |! warning |! and |! headlights |! and |! drive |! slow. Apparatus |! equipped |! with |! a |! diesel |! particulate |! filter |! (DPF) |! will |! have. |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Very |! clean |! exhaust |! and |! no |! black |! smoke. What |! are |! the |! considerations |! when |! driving |! emergency |! to |! a |! scene? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Get |! the |! big |! picture, |! keep |! eyes |! moving, |! leave |! yourself |! and |! out, |! aim |! high. Fire |! Apparatus |! with |! more |! than |! 1000 |! gal |! must |! have |! a |! tank |! fill |! line |! of |! at |! least? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔ 2 |! in. Majority |! of |! tenders |! carry |! how |! much |! water? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔2,500 |! - |! 5,000 |! Gal. What |! does |! the |! DPF |! collect? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Soot |! from |! exhaust |! and |! burns |! them |! more |! completely.
___________ |! is |! a |! permanently |! installed |! pipe |! that |! has |! pump |! suction |! connection |! installed |! at |! a |! static |! water |! source |! to |! speed |! drafting |! operation. |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Dry |! Hydrant Water |! tender |! must |! be |! able |! to |! carry |! at |! least? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔1,000 |! Gal. Watts |! for |! portable |! generator? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔5,000 |! Watts Boundaries |! between |! wild-land |! and |! structural |! development |! are |! called? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Wildland |! urban |! interface ________ |! changes |! lights |! to |! green |! by |! using |! a |! strobes |! (emitters). |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Preemption What |! is |! the |! correct |! order, |! listing |! smallest |! to |! largest |! for |! foam |! storage. |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Pails, |! barrels, |! totes, |! tanks What |! is |! the |! low |! level |! strainer |! min |! water |! depth? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔ 2 |! in. What |! is |! the |! range |! of |! watts |! for |! light |! banks? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔ 500 |! - |! 1,500 |! Watts This |! changes |! traffic |! lights |! via |! radio |! signal? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔GPS |! based |! traffic |! signal |! preemption |! device
What |! are |! 2 |! basic |! pressurized |! water |! supply |! sources? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Hydrant |! and |! supply |! hose. This |! refers |! to |! the |! angle |! formed |! by |! level |! ground |! and |! a |! line |! from |! the |! point |! where |! the |! rear |! tires |! touch |! the |! ground |! to |! the |! bottom |! of |! the |! frame |! at |! wheelbase |! midpoint. |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Breakover |! angle What |! fluid |! should |! you |! check |! while |! the |! engine |! is |! running? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔ATF |! (Automatic |! Transmission |! Fluid) Centrifugal |! pumps |! are |! rated |! to |! pump |! at |! their |! maximum |! volume |! capacity |! at: |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔ 150 |! psi |! at |! draft NFPA |! that |! deals |! with |! equipment |! carried |! on |! apps |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔NFPA |! 1901 What |! is |! needed |! prior |! to |! backing |! up? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Two |! Horn |! Blast Positive |! displacement |! priming |! pump |! will |! work |! best |! when |! engine |! RPM |! is |! ________ |! - |! ___________. |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔1,000 |! - |! 1,200 |! , |! electric |! primer |! does |! not |! matter |! as |! much |! just |! keep |! alt |! charging. This |! is |! factored |! in |! to |! calculating |! travel |! time |! to |! and |! from |! dump |! sites. |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Acceleration |! and |! deceleration |! times.
NFPA |! 1901 |! requires |! that |! tires |! be |! replaced |! every |! ______ |! years |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔ 7 |! years What |! uses |! a |! pressure |! sensing |! element |! to |! control |! the |! pump? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Electronic |! Governors Types |! of |! fire |! streams. |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Fog, |! Broken, |! and |! Solid What |! does |! the |! driver |! do |! if |! he |! loses |! his |! spotter |! / |! backup |! man. |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Stop, |! set |! brake, |! get |! out, |! check |! everyone |! understands |! the |! plan. Common |! brush |! truck |! Gal |! and |! GPM. |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔ 500 |! gal |! / |! 500 |! GPM What |! grade |! do |! apps |! need |! to |! hold? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔20% Apparatus |! PSI |! needs |! to |! be |! > |! ______ |! for |! the |! air |! horns |! to |! work |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔ 80 |! psi Watts |! for |! a |! Rescue? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔50,000 |! Watts Hand |! direction |! when |! pulling |! forward. |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Palms |! toward |! driver
Engine |! speed |! test |! should |! be |! done |! under? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔No |! load Long |! idling |! leads |! to |! these |! 2 |! things. |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Carbon |! buildup, |! wear |! on |! pistons. Other |! then |! officer |! who |! decides |! apparatus |! placement |! on |! a |! fire |! scene? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Driver |! Operator What |! is |! the |! main |! purpose |! of |! a |! pumper? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Provide |! adequate |! water |! pressure |! and |! effective |! water |! streams. What |! speed |! and |! distance |! is |! required |! for |! passing |! NFPA |! 1901 |! break |! test? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔ 20 |! MPH |! in |! 35 |! ft |! or |! less NFPA |! 1901 |! requires |! that |! tenders |! need |! to |! be |! filled |! at |! a |! rate |! of? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔1,000 |! GPM What |! does |! the |! driver |! need |! to |! do |! before |! driving |! apparatus |! in |! checking |! seat |! belts? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔verbally |! or |! electronic ______ |! is |! when |! electrical |! is |! started |! up |! at |! diff |! times. |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Load |! sequencing What |! type |! of |! test |! is |! starting |! the |! engine? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Functional |! (done |! outside)
What |! pump |! is |! the |! simplest |! in |! design? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Rotary In |! what |! year |! was |! DPF |! added? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔ 2007 Watts |! for |! trucks? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔12,000 |! Watts What |! law |! does |! the |! weight |! of |! transfer |! follow? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Newton's |! law |! of |! Inertia What |! is |! considered |! the |! best |! route |! for |! water |! shuttle? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Circular What |! is |! Curb |! Weight? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Right |! off |! the |! assembly |! line, |! no |! tools, |! eater, |! equipment, |! or |! passengers. Who |! is |! going |! to |! pass |! this |! test? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔ME!!!!
