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Fire Apparatus Engineer/Operator Chapter 6 Fire Hose, Appliances, and Nozzles EXAM 2024 AND PRACTICE QUESTIONS |ACCURATE ANSWERS| VERIFIED FOR GUARANTEED PASS |GRADED A |NEW VERSION WITH 150+ QUESTIONS
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Fire Apparatus Engineer/Operator Chapter 6
Fire Hose, Appliances, and Nozzles EXAM 2024
AND PRACTICE QUESTIONS |ACCURATE
ANSWERS| VERIFIED FOR GUARANTEED PASS
|GRADED A |NEW VERSION WITH 150+
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Fire Apparatus Engineer/Operator Chapter 6
Fire Hose, Appliances, and Nozzles EXAM 2024
AND PRACTICE QUESTIONS |ACCURATE
ANSWERS| VERIFIED FOR GUARANTEED PASS
|GRADED A |NEW VERSION WITH 150+
QUESTIONS
hard suction hose
- ANSWER special type of supply hose that is used to draft water from a static source such as a
river, lake, or portable drafting basin.
fire hose appliance
- ANSWER any device used in conjunction with a fire hose for the purpose of deliver water.
wye
- ANSWER device that splits one hose stream into two hose streams.
gated wye –
ANSWER equipped with two quarter-turn ball valves so that the flow of water to each of the
split lines can be controlled independently.
water thief
- ANSWER similar to gated why but includes an additional 2 1/2" outlet. used primarily on attack
lines.
siamese connection
- ANSWER hose appliance that combines two hoselines into one.
,adapters
- ANSWER used for connecting hose couplings that have the same diameter but dissimilar
threads.
double-female adapter
- ANSWER used to join two male hose coupling
double-male adapter
- ANSWER used to join two female hose couplings
Reducer
- ANSWER used to attach a smaller-diameter hose to a larger-diameter hose
hose jacket
- ANSWER (also called a burst hose jacket) is a device that is placed over a section of hose to
stop a leak. split metal cylinder that fits tightly over the outside of a hoseline. hinged on one
side to allow it to be positioned over a leak. fastener is then used to clamp the cylinder tightly
around the hose.
hose clamp
- ANSWER used to temporarily stop the flow of water in a hoseline
ball valves
- ANSWER used on nozzles, gated wyes, and engine discharge gates. consist of ball with a hole in
the middle. discharge valves most commonly found on fire pumps
gate valves
, - ANSWER found on hydrants and on sprinkler systems. rotating a spindle causes a gate to move
slowly across the opening for the water flow
butterfly valves
- ANSWER often found on the large pump intake connections where a hard suction hose or soft
sleeve hose is connected. Opened or closed by rotating a handle for one-quarter turn
relay or hydrant valves
- ANSWER appliance, which is attached to a fire hydrant, is used in conjunction with a pumper
to increase water pressure in relaying operation.
nozzles
- ANSWER attached to the discharge end of attack lines to give fire streams shape and direction.
low-volume nozzles
- ANSWER flow 40 gpm or less. primarily used on booster hoses
handline nozzles
- ANSWER used on hoselines ranging from 1 1/2" to 2 1/2". flow water at a rate between 60-
350 gpm.
master stream nozles
- ANSWER used on deck guns, portable monitors, and ladder pipes that flow more than 350
gpm.
nozzle shut-off
- ANSWER enables fire fighter at the nozzle to start or stop the flow of water.
smooth-bore nozzles
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