DE Quick Test #3

What is the NFPA standard for aerial apparatus?

The working height of a Quint is measured from where to where?

3. Which feature is not one of the 5 required features of an aerial apparatus?
a. At least 1000 gpm pump
b. At least a 350 gallon tank
c. At least 800 ft. of supply hose/ 400 ft. of attack hose
d. At least 85 ft. of ladders
e. At least a permanently piped waterway

The top rail of a aerial is called the ?

If the building is less than 5 stories , the aerial must be positioned _____ the pumpers.

It is not safe to pass other vehicles on the _____ side of the road.

Travel on the __________ lane of multilane streets.

Emergency vehicles should always travel at least _______

The parking brake must hold the apparatus in the place on a grade of ____%

10. The collapse zone is equal to _____ times the height of the building.

Keep the aerial at least _____ feet away from RR tracks.

______ streams are the preferred stream or defensive fire attacks.

14. The ladder’s horizontal sweep should be limited to no more than _____ degrees in either
direction from center.

Max height for extinguishers less than 40 lbs is ____ft.

Max height for extinguishers more than 40 lbs is ______ ft.

What is the NFPA standard for fire extinguishers?

The hydro test pressure is _____ % the working pressure.

Pull stations should be mounted on walls or columns no less than ____ft. and no more
than _____ft.

Between _____ and ______ water exists in a liquid state.

What is the recommended size for fire hydrant supply mains is at least ____ in. in diameter.

A good rule of thumb is that there should be a hydrant at every intersection, and hydrants should not be spaced farther than _____ ft. apart.

Hydrants should be flushed every _____.

It is best to drain the waterway system on a ladder truck _______ any movement of the aerial device.

When maneuvering any aerial device to reach a victim trapped in an elevated position, initially aim the aerial device _______ the victim and then move to meet the victim.

The most common use of elevated streams is in __________ operations.

It is generally not practical to discharge aerated foam through an ________.

After a fire detector is installed, when is it required to be tested.

What is the term used to describe stored potential energy.

Which is not a method of moving water in a system.

What is the atmospheric pressure at sea level?

What is the name of the pressure not used to overcome friction loss or gravity while forcing water through pip, fitting, fire hose and adapter.

What is the minimum recommended size of hydrant supply mains in high value districts?

What is the most common type of hydrant in the US?

Hydrants are attached to the city main by a short piece of pipe called a _______.

36. If the fire flow requirements are 7,500 gpm or more what is the recommended spacing separation of hydrants?

What is the recommended duration of water supplies for exterior manual fire fighting?

A fire pump is a _________ pump that supplies water to a fire suppression system.

To ensure the reliability of the fire pump, start and operate the engine for ____ minutes every week.

In a fire pump system, the above ground pipe must be constructed of _______.

When a fire pump is operating against a closed system, the pump is said to be operating at _______.

The vertical pipe in a standpipe system is called a ________?

When testing a fire pump’s piping, they must be hydrostatically pressurized for ____ at 200 psi or 50 psi _____ the max. static pressure, which ever is higher.

What Class Standpipe System has connections for fire department personnel and connections for use by building occupants?

For Class 1 and Class 3 service the minimum riser is ____in. for building heights less than 100 feet and _____ in. for heights over 100 ft.

When one pump intakes from the discharge of another, the pumps are said to be arranged in ________.

NFPA requires a pressure regulating, or restricting, device to limit the pressure to ______ psi.

Automatic sprinklers have a _____% reliability factor when installed and maintained properly.

What type of heat sensitive bulbs contains liquids that expand when heated?

Which is not one of the four basic types of sprinkler designs.

The ________ sprinkler is designed to deflect the spray of water downward in a hemispherical pattern.

The ___________ is the piping that connects the sprinkler system to the main water supply.

Which is not a type of control valve.
a. Lift
b. Butterfly
c. Gate
d. Ball

What valve is used to shut off the water supply when it is necessary to replace sprinklers or to perform other maintenance.

Is the Deluge Sprinkler System considered a common sprinkler system?

In a dry pipe sprinker system, the dry-pipe valve must be located in a heated portion of the structure, which must be maintained at a minimum of ____ degree F.

What type of sprinkler system is used when it is important that water damage be minimized.

Sprinkler clearance between product and sprinkler must be at least ____ in.

Which sprinkler system is the most reliable?

The wet-pipe system is subjected to 2 types of tests waterflow alarm and ________.

Waterflow alarms must be tested _________.

Main drain test should be conducted __________.

Each sprinkler system riser has a main drain. Risers that are ____ inches or larger will be equipped with a 2-inch main drain.

A dry-pipe valve should be full flow trip tested every _____ years to ensure that the air seat has not become stuck and that the clapper valves will move freely.

The minimum pipe size that may be used in a residential sprinkler system is _____ in. for plastic and copper piping and 1 in. for steel piping.

NFPA 13D requires only _____ gpm for any sprinkler.

The water supply needs to supply this rate for _____ min.

The water supply to larger buildings are required to supply the sprinklers for ___ min.

The basic spacing for sprinklers in residential systems is a max. of _____ square feet per sprinkler.

The max. Spacing between sprinklers is ___.

What is the max. allowable distance of a sprinkler from a wall?

In a Gaseous System which is NOT commonly used for.

74. IFSTA defines a handline nozzle as “a nozzle that one to three firefighters can safely handle that lows less than _____gpm”.