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The speedometer on an apparatus is primarily used to show speed but may also indicate -
ans--✔✔the pump is turning
To calculate friction loss in 2 1/2" fire hose when the flow is near 100 gpm, which of the
following formulas should be used? - ans--✔✔FL=cq(2)L
The pressure remaining once water has begun flowing is known as _____ pressure. - ans--
✔✔residual
When the flow through a hose line increases from 100 gpm to 400 gpm, the friction loss
increases _____ times. - ans--✔✔16
the recommended pressure for a standard fog nozzle is - ans--✔✔100 PSI
The foam application technique that directs the foam stream on the ground near the front
edge of a burning liquid pool or spill is the: - ans--✔✔roll on method
Master stream nozzles are: - ans--✔✔Either solid of fog streams
_________ consist of small return (bypass) water line connected from the discharge side of
the pump back to the intake side of the pump - ans--✔✔around the pump proportioners
which type of nozzle is very effective when fighting a fire in a basement or cellar - ans--
✔✔distributors nozzle
if the inlet pressure to the eductor is too high - ans--✔✔foam may not be inducted
when lowering a barrel strainer into the water, it should have _____ inches of water in all
directions - ans--✔✔24
an increase in vacuum while drafting may indicate - ans--✔✔a clogged strainer
hose that is laid from the fire to the hydrant is considered a - ans--✔✔reverse lay
, a straight stream is considered a - ans--✔✔pattern of an adjustable fog nozzle
pump discharge pressure is equal to - ans--✔✔Nozzle pressure + friction loss
as flow increases, pressure will ___________ provided pump seal remains constant - ans--
✔✔increase
the primary function of the fire department pumper is to - ans--✔✔provide water at an
adequate pressure for fire streams
Once the power take off has been properly activated and the pump is engaged, the vehicle
speedometer should show a speed of: - ans--✔✔slightly above 0 mph
the maximum height water can be drafted is approximately __________ feet, as opposed to
the theoretical lift of 33.8 feet - ans--✔✔25 feet
You should switch from pressure to volume mode when - ans--✔✔more than half of the
rated capacity of the pump will be required
when using foam to extinguish a fire, the separating method - ans--✔✔creates a barrier
between the fuel and the fire
are controlled by monitoring the water flow and controlling the speed of a positive
displacement foam concentrate pump - ans--✔✔variable flow, variable rate direct injection
systems
The amount of work that pump must do to produce a fire stream is called ______ pressure. -
ans--✔✔pump discharge
which foam has a surfactant added that makes it more fluid - ans--✔✔flueroprotein
the purpose of the ________ is to provide circulating feed from several mains - ans--✔✔grid
system
When relay pumping, if the intake pressure drops below 20 psi: - ans--✔✔there is a danger
of cativation
in-line relay valves allow for - ans--✔✔Late-arriving pumper to hook up without interrupting
operations.
the flow from a 1 inch nozzle tip with a nozzle pressure of 50 PSI approximately _______
gpm - ans--✔✔210
the process that causes foam concentrate to move through an in-line foam eductor and into
the water stream is called the ________ effect - ans--✔✔venturi
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