Aerial fire fighting - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Essentials of Fire Fighting 7 Chapter1 Already Graded A What is the overall mission of the fire service? Correct Answer-To save live and to protect property and the environment from fires and hazardous situations. How are fire departments organized? Correct Answer-Most common is Scalar, defined as having uninterrupted series of steps. Decisions and information are directed from the top(fire chief) to the organizational structure. Fig 1.2 What specialized Jobs and divisions exist within...

9/11 11SEP2001 Al Qaeda terrorist hijack 4 planes that crash into World Trade Center/Pentagon/Pennsylvania How many people were injured during 9/11? 6,000 people How many people died in 9/11? 2,996 How many terrorist hijackers of 9/11 died? 19 Operation Noble Eagle After 9/11 fighter aircraft flew air patrols, National Guard/Reserve protected assets. 100 fighter planes continued to monitor airspace. War on Terror President Bush demands Taliban gov deliver...

NFPA- Aerial Apparatus are grouped into 3 basic categories Aerial Ladders Elevating platforms Water towers IFSTA further classifies aerial devices as Aerial ladder apparatus Elevating platform -Aerial Ladder platforms -Telescoping aerial platforms -Articulating Aerial Platforms Water Towers Aerial Apparatus Fire fighting vehicle equipped with a hydraulically operated ladder, elevating platform, or other similar device for the purpose of placing personnel and/or water str...

IAED Chapter 6 Fire / Rescue Call Classification 100% Pass Classification of fire rescue calls Structure fired, vehicle fires, outside fires, hazmat incidents, rescue calls Special equipment fires Chemical fires, corrosives, explosions, dangerous cargo, wildland fires, lumber or brush, agriculture products, bulk cardboard, landfill, lumber pallets, Fire rescue apparatus A mobile unit that responds to the scene of a fire or incident Engine pumper A basic fire apparatus that has a self-containe...

Fleet Marine Force (FMF) Qual Questions and Answers 100% Pass 1775 - Answer- Marine Corps created by Capt Samuel Nicholas in Tun Tavern Philidelpha. 1776 - Answer- First Amphib landing on Probidence Island Bahamas. Got the nickname LEATHERNECK 1805 - Answer- Barbary Pirates at Burma "Shores of Tripoli." First U.S. Flag raised in Eastren Hemisphere 1847 - Answer- Mexican War "Halls of Montezuma" in Chapultepec 1859 - Answer- COL Robert E. Lee took the Arsenal at Harpers Ferry to stop...

ALC Tactics Exam Questions & Answers (100% Correct) ALC Tactics Exam Questions & Answers (100% Correct) What are Graphic Military Symbols, and what do they provide? - ANSWER - - 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? - ANSWER - * Allow Commanders and Staffs to display certain elements of the Operational Picture. Used on: - S...

Mounted Reconnaissance -enables a more rapid tempo while increasing the potential compromise of reconnaissance efforts. Takes advantage of standoff capabilities provided by surveillance and weapon systems to observe and engage from greater distances and or the speed associated with mounted movement. Dismounted Reconnaissance Dismounted recon is the most time consuming Method used by ground and air units but permits the most detailed information collection about the enemy, terrain, c...

Fleet Marine Force (FMF) 1775 - correct answer Marine Corps created by Capt Samuel Nicholas in Tun Tavern Philidelpha. 1776 - correct answer First Amphib landing on Probidence Island Bahamas. Got the nickname LEATHERNECK 1805 - correct answer Barbary Pirates at Burma "Shores of Tripoli." First U.S. Flag raised in Eastren Hemisphere 1847 - correct answer Mexican War "Halls of Montezuma" in Chapultepec 1859 - correct answer COL Robert E. Lee took the Arsenal at Harpers Ferry to sto...

Vietnam War Questions and Answers Graded A Who was president during the Vietnam War? Lyndon B. Johnson for the main part and the ending part was Richard Nixon What was Johnson's goal for the Vietnam War? President Johnson's goal for U.S. involvement in Vietnam was not for the U.S. to win the war, but for U.S. troops to bolster South Vietnam's defenses until South Vietnam could take over. Who was communist in Vietnam? Ho Chi Minh Who did the U.S. support? Ho Chi Minh had been asking the Uni...

Fleet Marine Force (FMF) Qual Questions And Answers 2023 1775 - ANS Marine Corps created by Capt Samuel Nicholas in Tun Tavern Philidelpha. 1776 - ANS First Amphib landing on Probidence Island Bahamas. Got the nickname LEATHERNECK 1805 - ANS Barbary Pirates at Burma "Shores of Tripoli." First U.S. Flag raised in Eastren Hemisphere 1847 - ANS Mexican War "Halls of Montezuma" in Chapultepec 1859 - ANS COL Robert E. Lee took the Arsenal at Harpers Ferry to stop John Brown...