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Emergency driving |
Look at bigger picture, leave yourself an exit, always looking around |
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Class A Foam |
.1% - 1.0% |
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Wildland trucks usually have pump and tank capacity of? |
Less then 500 |
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3 main fire streams |
Solid fog broken |
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Preferred intake hose |
LDH |
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SAE number refers to |
Viscosity |
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Air pressure falls below 80 PSI? |
Look up answer!! Something about air horn or alarm going off |
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Transmission fluid can be checked |
While engine is running |
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Most common cause of department accidents and maintenance |
Improper backing |
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When driving truck in poor visibility you should |
Sound horn with emergency lights occasionally |
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2 blasts of the horn indicates? |
Driver is backing up |
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Driver should not use opposite lanes of traffic travel unless |
Law enforcement stop traffic |
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Law of Inertia? |
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Apparatus out runs sound of siren at |
50 mph |
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strobe emmiters |
Activate traffic lights for your direction when approaching |
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Where do most accident occur |
Intersection |
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What should be worn when near waters edge |
PFD |
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How to prevent kinks |
Counter clockwise 2 twists |
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What is the least optimal hydrant |
Dead end |
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How much clearance do you leave for railroads |
30 ft |
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How to make sure everyone has on seatbelt |
Visually and verbally check |
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Slack adjuster is park of the breaking system |
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Apparatus after the 90s have abs |
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Prior to opening the intake, bleed the bleeder valve to purge air |
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Truck loaded during speed and breaking test? |
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When loading house do not exceed |
5mph |
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Trucks with DPF built after 07, you should check. |
Check exhaust and elbows |
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NFPA how often should tires be replaced |
7 years max |
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DEF injection removes? |
Nitrogen oxide from exhaust |
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Chassis are capable of shifting |
7% left to right |
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Brush truck start at Anchor Point on brush fires |
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Brush truck are designed to pump and roll |
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Home built apparatus are dangerous because |
They are usually top heavy |
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Dual pumping is 1 strong Hydrant supplying 2 Pumpers |
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What is engine lugging? |
Occurs when you're in to high of a gear while shifting and accelerating |
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On an aerial apparatus, rubbing of the tire is normal when? |
ABDS is engaged |
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What pumper should be at the water source. |
Largest capacity. |
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What is known as curb weight? |
Truck weight without any gear or installments. |
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How to prevent engine stress while driving down hill? |
Do not exceed maximum rpm |
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Steering wheel play should not exceed |
Not to exceed 10 degrees in either direction. |
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What is the most optimum route for watter shuttle? |
A circle route |
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What should fill sites have since they can be dangerous if conditions change? |
A spotter |
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Water strains can work in as low as how many feet of water? |
1 ft |
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Water tenders/ tankers need a minimum tank capacity of |
1000 gallons |
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How is class A Foam applied |
Direct attack |
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What should you do if you lose site of the backer while backing up |
Stop and apply air break |
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Prior to performing a cab lift you should make sure? |
there is adequate over head room |
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Who can make the safest selection for parking on an emergency |
Engineer or officer |
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What staging is used when the initial dispatch has units dispatched to a scene |
Level 1 |
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What staging is used when the initial dispatch has units dispatched to a scene |
Level 1 |
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Who should technical detailed repairs be done by |
Only by certified mechanics |
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What turns various lights on and off to prevent overload during start up |
Load sequencer |
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What is it called when the load monitor shuts down less important equipment |
Load shedding |
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At what psi does the air horn shut down. |
80 psi |
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At what psi does the air horn shut down. |
80 psi |
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Old batteries may need distilled water added |
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During water shuttle operations what isn't always the best location |
The closest location |
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What is an inaccurate way to mixing foam |
Batch mixing |
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Hand signals for backing up and apparatus |
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Hand signals for pulling forward |
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Brake fade is usually caused by? |
Excessive speed |
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What tender is immediately adjacent to the attack pumper,serving the same role as a portable tank |
Nurse tender |
460 |
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What pumping operations allow multiple water tenders to resupply the attack pumper simultaneously from a supply line with a siamese laid by the attack pumper |
Direct pumping |
460 |
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What operations have a tank positioned, a pumper also known as dump site pumper with a hard intake hose in the tank. Then drafts once a water tender delivers it's water |
Portable water tanks ops |
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Make sure tire types match |
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What are tire selections are based on? |
Gross axle weight ratings |
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