SPRINKLER VENTILATION FIRE HOSE, NOZZLES INCIDENT PUMPING

SYSTEMS AND COMMAND APPARATUS

STREAMS
APPLIANCES SYSTEMS

200 200 200 200 200 200

400 400 400 400 400 400

600 600 600 600 600 600

800 800 800 800 800 800

1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000

 THIS TYPE OF SPRINKLER
SYSTEM IS USED IN
LOCATIONS THAT WILL NOT
BE SUJECTED TO
TEMPERATURES BELOW 40* F
 WHAT IS:

A WET PIPE SYSTEM

 THIS DEVICE CATCHES
EXCESS WATER FROM
MOMENTARY SURGES IN
WATER PRESSURE
 WHAT IS:

THE RETARD CHAMBER

THIS VALVE IS USUALLY
LOCATED IN A REMOTE
PART OF THE SPRINKLER
SYSTEM AND IS USED TO
SIMULATE THE
ACTIVATION OF ONE
SPRINKLER HEAD
 WHAT IS:

AN INSPECTOR’S TEST
VALVE
 THE AIR PRESSURE IN A
DRY PIPE SYSTEM MUST BE
THIS MUCH OVER THE
SYSTEMS TRIP PRESSURE
WHAT IS:

20 PSI
THIS NFPA STANDARD
COVERS RESIDENTIAL
SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
WHAT IS:

NFPA 13D
THIS IS THE TERM FOR THE
SIDE OF A BUILDING WHICH
THE WIND IS STRIKING
 WHAT IS:

THE WINDWARD SIDE

 THIS PHENOMENON
OCCURS WHEN
ACCUMULATED HEAT,
SMOKE, AND GASES BANK
DOWN AND SPREAD
LATERALLY TO INVOLVE
OTHER AREAS OF A
STRUCTURE
 WHAT IS:

MUSHROOMING
 THIS METHOD OF
VENTILATION USES EITHER
MECHANICAL OR
HYDRAULIC MEANS TO
REMOVE HEAT AND SMOKE
 WHAT IS:

FORCED VENTILATION
 THIS METHOD OF
VENTILATION SHOULD BE
USED WHEN BACKDRAFT
CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT
 WHAT IS:

VERTICAL VENTILATION
 THIS METHOD OF
VENTILATION CAN BE USED
TO SLOW OR CONTROL THE
HORIZONTAL SPREAD OF
FIRE IN LARGE OPEN
BUILDINGS
 WHAT IS:

TRENCH OR STRIP
VENTILATION
THIS IS A SURGE CAUSED
BY THE SUDDEN STOP OF
WATER FLOW THROUGH
FIRE HOSE OR PIPE
 WHAT IS:

WATER HAMMER
 THE POINT AT WHICH
WATER FROM A NOZZLE
LOSES IT’S FORWARD
VELOCITY
 WHAT IS:

BREAKOVER
AT 212* F, WATER EXPANDS
TO THIS MANY TIMES IT’S
ORIGINAL VOLUME
WHAT IS:

1,700
 A MASTER STREAM IS A
FIRE STREAM THAT FLOWS
IN EXCESS OF
WHAT IS:

350 GPM
 THE PART OF TOTAL
PRESSURE THAT IS LOST
WHILE FORCING WATER
THROUGH PIPES, FITTINGS,
FIRE HOSE AND ADAPTERS
 WHAT IS:

FRICTION LOSS
THIS SEXLESS COUPLING IS
DESIGNED TO CONNECT
AND DISCONNECT WITH
ONLY A 2/3’S OF A TURN
 WHAT IS:

A STORZ COUPLING
 A SPECIAL TYPE OF
THREAD DESIGN IN WHICH
THE BEGINNING OF THE
THREAD IS CUT TO
PROVIDE A POSITIVE
CONNECTION BETWEEN
THE FIRST THREADS OF
OPPOSING COUPLINGS
 WHAT IS:

A HIGBEE CUT
 THIS IS THE ONLY
COUPLING TO HAVE LUGS
ON THE SHANK
 WHAT IS:

THE MALE COUPLING

THIS APPLIANCE HAS TWO
FEMALE CONNECTIONS,
ONE MALE CONNECTION
AND A CLAPPER VALVE
 WHAT IS:

A CLAPPERED SIAMEESE
THIS ATTACK HOSE LOAD
CAN BE DEPLOYED
WITHOUT DRAGGING ANY
OF THE HOSE ON THE
GROUND
 WHAT IS:

A MINUTEMAN LOAD
 THE PROCESS OF
GATHERING INFORMATION
ON ARRIVAL TO
DETERMINE THE CORRECT
ACTIONS TO TAKE
 WHAT IS:

AN INITIAL SIZE UP
 AN AREA ON THE
FIREGROUND, EITHER
GEOGRAPHICAL OR
FUNCTIONAL
WHAT IS:

A SECTOR
THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF
PEOPLE OR FUNCTIONS ONE
PERSON CAN OVERSEE
 WHAT IS:

SPAN OF CONTROL
 THIS POSITION IN THE
COMMAND SYSTEM IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR
LOCATING AND PROCURING
NEEDED EQUIPMENT AND
SUPPLIES
WHAT IS:

LOGISTICS
 THIS POSITION IN THE
COMMAND SYSTEM HAS
THE AUTHORITY TO STOP
ANY FIREGROUND
OPERATION DEEMED
UNSAFE
 WHAT IS:

THE SAFETY OFFICER

 THIS TYPE OF PUMP HAS
TWO IMPELLERS MOUNTED
IN A SINGLE HOUSING
 WHAT IS:

A TWO STAGE PUMP

IN FLOW CALCULATIONS
THE ABBREVIATION“PDP”
STANDS FOR THIS
 WHAT IS:

PUMP DISCHARGE
PRESSURE
A PUMP’S RATED FLOW IS
CALCULATED AT THIS
PUMP DISCHARGE
PRESSURE
WHAT IS:

150 PSI
 PISTON AND ROTARY
PUMPS ARE TWO BASIC
TYPES OF THIS CATEGORY
OF PUMPS
 WHAT IS:

POSITIVE DISPLACEMNENT
PUMPS
WHEN SERVICE TESTING A
FIRE APPARATUS PUMP
FROM A DRAFT, THE
VERTICAL DISTANCE FROM
THE CENTERLINE OF THE
PUMP TO THE WATER’S
SURFACE SHOULD NOT
EXCEED
WHAT IS:

10 FEET