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55 Cards in this Set
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One way to remove water coming through the ceiling from upper floors is by the use of |
Chutes |
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Which is placed on the floor to hold small amounts of water |
Catchall |
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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 |
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Methods and operating procedures that reduce fire water and smoke damage during and after fires are known as |
Salvage |
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In Salvage operations floor runners are constructed |
Of a lightweight durable material placed over the floor to protect it from damage |
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A device used to Route water short distances through doors windows or other openings is a |
Water chute |
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When making a water Chute using a salvage covers what else is required |
Pike poles |
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A fire department sprinkler connection consist of a _____ with at least ______ two and a half female connections |
Siamese two |
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One of the most common hazards of Salvage work is |
Ceiling collapse |
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A fire department connection is nothing more than a |
Siamese |
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Polyurethane film is particularly useful for covering |
Long surfaces such as retail display counters |
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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 |
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The balloon toss throw requires |
Two firefighters |
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A carry-all is used for |
Carrying debris out of an area |
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On a fire department connection what allows the water to flow in One Direction |
Clapper valve |
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What are Salvage covers made out of |
Canvas and vinyl |
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When the water flow alarm sounds this indicates that |
Water is flowing in the system |
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Can upright type sprinkler heads the inverted for use in the hanging position |
No not at any time |
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An order to the firefighter can shutdown the sprinkler system by |
Closing the main control valve |
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The flow of water from an individual sprinkler head can be controlled by using |
Sprinkler wedges or tongs |
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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 |
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Automatic sprinklers enhance Life Safety because they limit the |
Products of combustion |
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Automatic sprinklers enhance occupant safety because they |
Discharge water directly on the fire while it's still small |
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Most backpack water vacuums used by fire department in Salvage operations only have a capacity of how many gallons |
5 |
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A release mechanism in a sprinkler head |
Fusible link |
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What type of standpipe is intended primarily for fire department use only |
Class 1 |
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What is commonly used to stop water from flowing from a sprinkler head |
Wedge |
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In multi-story buildings Salvage Crews usually begin on the |
Floor below the fire floor |
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Salvage covers can be used as |
Catchalls |
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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 |
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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 |
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What must be done to stop the flow of water to all sprinklers |
Close the sprinkler control valve |
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Which sprinkler head is designed to be mounted on the underside of the sprinkler piping only |
Pendant |
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Which way does the wheel on an os&y valve turn to close the valve |
Clockwise |
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The sprinkler system should be shut down when ordered by |
The Incident Commander |
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A limitation of backpack water vacuums is that they cannot be worn with |
Self contained breathing apparatus |
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The most common type of residential fire alarm system |
Single station smoke alarm |
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What is the most common and less expensive type of smoke detector |
Ionization |
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What type of smoke detector is sometime recommended for installation near cooking appliances and bathrooms to reduce false alarms |
Photoelectric |
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The part of a fire alarm system which causes the system to indicate an alarm is |
Initiation device |
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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 |
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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 |
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What are heat detectors called that are spaced throughout an occupancy with each detector covering a specific floor area |
Spot detector |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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One of the functions sprinkler heads perform |
Activate the system |
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What does a frangible bulb do in a sprinkler head |
Break at a certain temperature |
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Where are the main sprinkler system valves usually installed |
On the main Riser above the water supply control valve |
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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 |
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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 |
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Water can be diverted away from valuable belongings by using a |
Water chute |
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Another name for Salvage is |
Lost control |
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Salvaged meet again on the fireground during |
The initial fire attack |
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If the floor is collecting water using what can prevent further water absorption or damage |
Blocks to lift the objects off the floor |