LLPSD FF1 Chapter 16 Practice Questions and Answers

LLPSD FF1 Chapter 16 Practice Questions and Answers The pressure remaining in a water distribution system when water is flowing is the _____ pressure. a. residual b. flow c. operating d. static - Answer️️ -a. residual The pressure in a system when no water is flowing is called ____ pressure. a. flow b. operating c. residual d. static - Answer️️ -d. static What is the purpose of the Higbee indicators? a. make hose coupling easier and faster b. help disoriented fire fighters find their way out of a building c. indicate when the hose may be pulling out of the coupling ©SOPHIABENNET@2024/2025 Wednesday, August 21, 2024 12:13 PM 2 d. identify the thread standard type - Answer️️ -a. make hose coupling easier and faster The pipes that deliver water from the treatment facility for distribution are _________. a. trunks b. mains c. distributors d. secondaries - Answer️️ -b. mains Which pipe pattern supplies water to hydrants from more than one direction? a. engineered b. parallel c. grid d. duplex - Answer️️ -c. grid According to the NFPA, what is the minimum distance between the center of the fire hydrant outlet and the finished grade of the ground around the hydrant? a. 30" b. 12" c. 18" ©SOPHIABENNET@2024/2025 Wednesday, August 21, 2024 12:13 PM 3 d. 24" - Answer️️ -c. 18" Which tool is used to protect a hose line that is being hoisted over a sharp edge? a. hose roller b. edge protector c. hose ramp d. hose pulley - Answer️️ -a. hose roller Another term for head pressure is ______ pressure. a. residual b. elevation c. flow d. static - Answer️️ -b. elevation What is the minimum recommended pressure for water coming from a fire hydrant? a. 30 psi b. 40 psi c. 50 psi d. 20 psi - Answer️️ -b. elevation In a well-designed water distribution system, which type of pattern do the water mains follow? ©SOPHIABENNET@2024/2025 Wednesday, August 21, 2024 12:13 PM 4 a. loop b. branched c. parallel d. grid - Answer️️ -d. grid The two-fire-fighter stiff-arm method is used to _____. a. reload LDH into a hose bed b. make hard suction hose connections c. uncouple hose d. advance a charged line - Answer️️ -c. uncouple hose Which coupling goes on the inside of a straight hose r