Aerial fire fighting - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Driver Operator 1002 Chapter 1 Questions and Answers Graded A+ What is the NFPA requirements for pumper truck ?"Standard for Automotive Apparatus"? NFPA 1901 6 Common equipment found on pumpers - Ground ladders - SCBA -Forcible entry tools - Salvage tools and equipment - Portable water tank -Emergency medical equipment What are some characteristics of initial attack fire apparatus? -scaled-down versions of full-size pumpers - highly maneuverable apparatus that are often...

State PST Exam Mock Test 1 Already Graded A Helicopters or planes used to drop water or fire retardant in large quantities. (10.04) Aerial Fire Fighting Medical calls may require a law enforcement response if crowd/traffic control is needed. (9.10) True It is important for the PST to extract all pertinent information from the caller ___________________ (06.01) Quickly and accurately. Effective communication is essential to understanding the message has been received and understood. (4.01) Tru...

NFPA - A nonprofit organization whose purpose is to reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating consensus codes, standards, research, training, and education. NFPA 1201 - Standard for providing Emergency Services to the public. NFPA 1901 - Standard for automatic fire apparatus ( as a vehicle equipped with an aerial ladder, elevating platform, aerial ladder platform, or water tower. NFPA 1001 - Standard for fire fighter profession...

APCO-Florida Study Guide State PST Exam Mock Test 1 Verified Solutions Aerial Fire Fighting Helicopters or planes used to drop water or fire retardant in large quantities. (10.04) True Medical calls may require a law enforcement response if crowd/traffic control is needed. (9.10) Quickly and accurately. It is important for the PST to extract all pertinent information from the caller ___________________ (06.01)

What are Graphic Military Symbols, and what do they provide? correct answers - Graphic Representation of: Units Equipment Installations Control Measures Tactical Tasks Other Elements - And they provide a Common Visual Language What is the purpose of Graphic Military Symbols? correct answers * Allow Commanders and Staffs to display certain elements of the Operational Picture. Used on: - Situational Maps - Overlays - Annotated Aerial Photographs - Used to Express - Operational Plan...

HFD Phase 1 Practice Exam 100 Questions with Verified Answers Question 1 Guideline II-42 May-Day: On the fire ground scene, all of the following can call a MAY-DAY EXCEPT? Select one: a. Trapped, lost, or firefighter/company in trouble within the hot zone. b. A company officer that cannot account for an assigned firefighter operating within the hot zone. c. the building owner in the cold zone who witnesses a trapped firefighter. d. Any personnel on fire ground who witnessed an event of ...

Chapter 21 Wildland and Ground Cover Fires 100% Pass Which is a component of the wildland fire triangle Heat Which is a characteristic upon which wildland fuels are classified? Diameter Which of the following is an example of a fine fuel? Grass What is usually the main type of fuel present in ground cover fires? Fine fuels What is slash? Debris from logging or clearing operations Subsurface fuels are challenging to deal with because they are Hard to locate Ground cover is an example of a(n...

Pumping Apparatus Driver-Operator (Ch. 1 Types of Apparatus Equipped with a Pump) Questions and Answers What is NFPA 1002? Standard for Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator Professional Qualifications What is the main purpose of a fire department pumper?` To provide adequate water pressure for effective fire streams What is NFPA 1901? Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus. It contains the requirements of pumper design and the minimum portable equipment that must be carried on all fi...

In which type of fuel will fire spread the most rapidly? - Answer-FINE- fuels that ignite and burn easily, such as dried twigs, leaves, needles, grass, moss, and light brush. The smothering method of extinguishment is most frequently used in which wildland operation? - Answer-OVERHAUL- the process of final extinguishment after the main body of fire has been knocked down. All traces of fire must be extinguished. Which term means areas where underdeveloped land with vegetative fuels is mixed ...

Chapter 21 Wildland and Ground Cover Fires Jones and Bartlett, Exam Review Questions and answers, verified/ A Firefighting attack that involves building a fire line along natural fuel breaks, along favorable breaks in topography, or at a considerable distance from the fire and burning out the intervening fuel is called a? - Indirect attack A firefighting attack that requires only one team of fire fighters is called a(n) - flanking attack A firefighting attack that requires two teams of...