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NFPA 10 PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
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NFPA 10 PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERSThe certication of service personal shall be required after ________ - Answers -August
17,2008
NFPA 10 Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code. True or False? - Answers -True
NFPA 407 Standard for Aircraft Fuel Servicing 2007 Edition / True or False - Answers -
True
ANSI / Definition - Answers -American National Standards Institute
Carbon Dioxide / Definition - Answers -A Colorless, Odorless, Electrically non-
conductive inert gas that is a suitable medium for extinguishing class B &C Fires
Dry Chemical / Definition - Answers -A powder composed of very small particles,
usually sodium bicarbonate-, potassium bicarbonate
What is the Definition of Wet Chemical? - Answers -Normally an aqueous solution of
organic or inorganic salt.
What are the two Extinguisher Chemicals - Answers -Wet and Dry
What are the two Closed Recovery System - Answers -Dry and Halogenated
A System that is constructed in a manner that does not introduce foreign material into
the agent being recovered and has a means of visually inspecting the recovered agent
for contaminants. - Answers -Dry Chemical Closed Recovery System
Electrical extinguisher? - Answers -Class "C" extinguisher
Combustible metals extinguisher? - Answers -Class "D" extinguisher
Kitchen extinguisher? - Answers -Class "K" extinguisher
What is the color rating of a D Class fire extinguisher? - Answers -Yellow
Aqueous film foaming foam extinguishers are suitable for use on Class ___ and Class
___ fires. - Answers -A;B
CO2 extinguishers are effective in extinguishing Class ___ and Class___ fires -
Answers -B;C
, A Sodium Bicarbonate extinguisher is a ____ type of fire extinguisher - Answers -Dry
Chemical
Class ___ agents cannot be given multi-purpose rating for use on other classes. -
Answers -D
Dry powder agents are for Class ____ fires only - Answers -D
NFPA ___, Standard for portable fire extinguishers, provides information on rating,
placement, and use of portable extinguishers - Answers -10
The mixing of ____ and water results in a vapor seal by creating a film foam on the
surface of the water. The vapor seal extinguishes the flame and prevents reignition -
Answers -AFFF
AFFF extinguishers do not work well for fires in Class ____ or Class___ fuels - Answers
-C;D
Which extinguishers are most commonly used for highly sensitive computer equipment
Halon ; - Answers -Carbon Dioxide
The United States unilaterally decided to stop producing halogen extinguishers at the
end of ____ - Answers -1993
If an extinguisher is found to be deficient in weight by ___% it should be removed from
service and replaced - Answers -10%
What is a Extinguisher Inspection? - Answers -A quick check that a fire extinguisher is
in its designated place, that its has not been actuated or tamper with, that there is no
obvious physical damage or condition to prevent it operation.
Define Extinguisher Maintenance - Answers -A thorough examination of the fire
extinguisher. It includes a thorough examination for physical damage or condition to
prevent its operation and any necessary repair or replacement. It will normally reveal if
hydrostatic testing or internal maintenance is required.
What is AFFF? - Answers -Aqueous Forming Foam Agent
What is FFFP? - Answers -Film-Forming Fluoroprotein Foam
What are the two Halogenated Agents? - Answers -Halocarbons, Halons
What is Halocarbon Agents? - Answers -Halocarbon agents include hydro-
chloroflurocarbon (HCFC), hydrofluorocarbon (HFC), perfluorocarbon (PFC) and
fluoroiodocarbon (FIC) types of agents.
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