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30 feet - answer The first elevated streams were water towers
mounted on wagons and pulled by horses. When raised, these
elevated streams could raise _____ in the air.
chemical wagon - answer The first gasoline powered fire apparatus
to discharge water was a a unit called a ______
NFPA 1500 - answer which nfpa requires all members riding on the
fire apparatus to be provided a seated area inside an enclosed cab
NFPA 1901 - answer which nfpa requires that fire apparatus
manufactures install seat belt warning devices that very that a fire
fighter is seated and belted.
NFPA 1002 - answer NFPA Standard for fire apparatus
driver/operator professional qualifications
Driving operations - answer ---includes all operations when the
apparatus is traveling. it may include both emergency and
nonemergency responses.
On-scene operations - answer -- This includes the operation of the
apparatus and any of the apparatus equipment at the incident.
,NFPA 1451 - answer NFPA Standard for a Fire and Emergency
Service Vehicle operation Training Program
every 3 years - answer According to NFPA 1451, Evaluate the
effectiveness of the vehicle training program once every ____ years.
(FCSP) "Firefighters Can Save People" . Fuel, Choke, switch, Pull -
answer Acronym to remember the correct sequence to start power
units
35 mph; 25 seconds - answer From a standing start, the apparatus
must be able to attain a speed of ___ within ____ seconds on a level
road
50 mph - answer The apparatus must be able to attain a minimum
top speed of ____ on a level road.
20 mph - answer The apparatus must be able to maintain a speed
of at least ____ on any grade up to and including 6%.
68mph - answer The maximum top speed of fire apparatus with a
gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of more than 26,000 lbs must
not exceed either ____ or the manufacture's maximum fire service
speed rating for the tires installed on the apparatus, which ever is
LOWER.
pumper-fire apparatus - answer The _____ is the bread and butter of
the fire service
NFPA 1901; 750 GPM; 300 - answer Per (NFPA)_____ , a pumper
must be equipped with a permanently mounted pump with a
minimum rating of _____ and an onboard water tank holding a
minimum of ____ gallons.
, 40 ft^3 - answer Each pumper must be designed with a minimum
of ___ of enclosed weather-resistant compartments to store
miscellaneous equipment.
Initial fire apparatus - answer ____ is used much like the pumper,
but its specifications are much different. is a smaller version of the
pumper that is designed to be more maneuverable than the pumper,
especially in off road terrain. usually equipped with 4 wheel drive
and used to fight fire in urban and rural settings. May be the
apparatus dispatched if having to cross a weight limited bridge in a
certain district.
250 gpm and 200 gallon capacity - answer Initial fire apparatus per
nfpa 1901 must have what pump capacity and tank capacity
one or two bedrooms - answer Mobile water supply tenders can
provide enough onboard water to extinguish most fire that are held
to only ___ or ___ bedrooms of a home. When fire are larger and more
water is needed, a water shuttle operation may be used.
"escapes" - answer In 1883 Abraham Wivell, an English FF, created
the first fly ladder. it could reach the second story with the main
ladder, with the next two flies then being extended to the upper
floors. Known as ____ in Europe, these ladders became a necessity.
115' - answer To be considered an aerial apparatus as defined by
nfpa 1901, the apparatus must include, at a minimum a _____ total
complement of ground ladders that are supplied and installed by
the manufacture.
pump, water tank, fire hose storage, aerial, and ground ladders -
answer To be considered a quint (short for quintuple), must have
five functions:
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