Engine Company Fireground Operations 3rd ed
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| Which NFPA dictates what is standard equipment requirements on all fireground apparatus? | NFPA 1901
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| According to the Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus, how many minimum feet of 1 1/2, 1 3/4, or 2 inch should be on the apparatus? | 400 ft
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| What has become the most widely used size of hose for attack lines | 1 3/4
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| Why is the 1 1/2 or 1 3/4 hoselines the popular pick as an attack line? | Can be most quickly advanced to facilitate rescue, interior fire attack, and interior exposure protection.
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| What does AHJ stand for? | the Authority Having Jurisdiction
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| what should the fire department take into consideration when choosing a water tank size for their apparatus? | The size that best supports efficient and effective fireground operations
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| How should Hose storage areas be arranged? | In such a way as to support operational procedures following a set operating guideline.
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| The type of nozzle mose useful when range and penetrating capabilities are needed. | Solid Stream
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| the type of nozzle that is most effective at quickly absorbing heat. | spray nozzle
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| Where should a fire be attacked from, whenever possible? | From the unburned side
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| A portable unit that can either be mounted or detached from an apparatus | Master Stream appliance
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| According to the Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus, what is the recommended gpm at minimum to flow from a master stream appliance | 100 gpm
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| What type of master stream appliance can be put into action immediately when the apparatus arrives on scene? | Prepiped Master Stream Appliance
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| According to the Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus, How many feet of soft suction hose, and how many feet of hard suction hose are required? | 15ft of soft suction hose, and 20ft of hard suction hose
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| When a master stream appliance is not preconnected, what is the suggested method of storage? | with 1 or 2 sections of 2 1/2 or 3 hose in doughnut rolls and connected tot he device to facilitate rapid deployment
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| According to the Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus, the pump intake connections should be what size? | they must be at least equal in size to the size of the suction lines.
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| When are the 3 benefits of front water intake connections? | when drafting, allows better positioning; when at a fire, allows the engine to get closer to the curb while keeping the wheels on firm ground
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| What are the two instances that Pump Intake Connections are used? | Soft-suction for hydrant operations, and drafting with hard-suction hose
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| What is the Hydrant Assist Valve? | Also known as a four-way valve, allows a engine to hook up to a hydrant to draft water, and allows for a secondary engine to hookinto the stream and supplement the hydrant pressure with additional water and pressure for use by the original engine.
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| An internal plastic component that controls the flow of water through a hoseline | Ball valve
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| According to the Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus, what is the minimum requirements for ladders? | 1 stright ladders with roof hooks, 1 extension ladder, and 1 attic ladder
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| If there is no ladder trucks, what additional equipment will most engine companies have to make up for the lack? | a 35 ft extension ladder.
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| What is the hose lay that is usually most desireable? | Forward Lay
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| What is the hose lay where the pumper hooks up to a hydrant and then advances to the fire scene, where it charges the hoseline immediately? | forward lay using a charged supply line
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| what are the three disadvantages to forward lay with a charged line? | Slight delay while pumper stops and drops off firefighter; another delay or less manpower while he is trying to rejoin the group, supply lines may intefere with incoming units.
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| What is the hose lay where the pumper drops a supply line at the hydrant, advances to the fire, but leaves the charging of the line to the next inco0ming unit? | Forward lay with an uncharged line
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| When is the forward lay using an uncharged line most popular? | when the second incoming unit is expected to arrive soon, and there is good radio communications
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| What is the hose lay where the pumper advances straight to the firescene, bypassing the watersupply completely? | Direct to fire, no line approach.
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| In what areas is the direct to fire, no line approach a common practice? | Areas that do not have a hydrant system
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| What is the one advantage reverse lay has over the other lays? | It places the pumper out of the way of the scene, so as not to interfer with incoming units, and to stay out of high heat or fall zones
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