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Class 1 Levers - ANSWER-Fulcrum is in the middle, with the effort (input) force on one side of the fulcrum and resistance (output) on the other side. Mechanical Advantage greater or less than 1 Ex: Seesaw, Crowbar, Pair of Scissors. Class 2 Levers - ANSWER-Resistance is in the middle, the effort is applied on one side of the resistance and the fulcrum on the other side. Mechanical Advantage always greater than 1 Ex: Wheelbarrow, nutcracker, bottle opener, or the brake pedal of a car. ...

A tank with a 12ft diameter holds 864 gallons per foot of depth. How many gallons with a tank of 12ft diameter hold if it's 5ft deep? - ANSWER-4,320 gallons Engine 33 is traveling 351 miles to assist in a mutual aid. They have to drive 216 miles in 4 hours, what is their average speed? - ANSWER-54 miles There are 6 sections of 100ft wildland hose, and 9 sections of 80ft structural hose. 5 sections of structural hose fail. What is the total amount of structural hose that failed? - ANSWER-4...

The Narc fentanyl, comes in 100 mcg in 2 mL pre-loads. Your patient needs 75 mcg of medication. How many mL will you administer via IV? - ANSWER-1.5mL Engine is 50ft from front door, you need 100ft of hose on fire floor, 15ft of hose per floor below fire. How many feet of hose are needed? - ANSWER-180 feet of hose Residential floors are typically 12 feet high. The window sill is 4 feet above the floor. It's standard to have tip of ladder 4ft above window sill or roof. What is the ...

which earthquake caused us to install 9" diameter walls - ANSWER-Long Beach Earthquake max height for tilt up construction - ANSWER-5 stories pay attention to all of the requirements of masonry construction buildings - ANSWER- after the roof collapses the nest to fall is - ANSWER-the side walls what type of construction is considered lightweight - ANSWER-Bungalow Tilt up construction is bolted to - ANSWER-steel beams what care for fire protection systems with attached garages ...

Firefighter that get lost or disoriented during a search - ANSWER-1/5 get lost Searching for entrapped people in a fire is a - ANSWER-Low frequency high risk Best way to locate an entrapped firefighter - ANSWER-Anchor point Class D extinguisher used on metals - ANSWER-Magnesium, potassium, titanium What type of fire includes putting a lid on a grease fire - ANSWER-Class k Ways to excluded oxygen from a fire - ANSWER-Smothering and sophicanation What substance excludes oxygen in...

what was left at the incident? - ANSWER-1 hall runner, 2 salvage covers what time was the fire last night? - ANSWER-2am what is the probable cause of the fire? - ANSWER-electrical who was still on scene of the fire? - ANSWER-fire investigator what apparatus was the shift change for? - ANSWER-T 76

Residential floors are typically 12 feet high. The window sill is 4 feet above the floor. It's standard to have tip of ladder 4ft above window sill or roof. What is the minimum ladder height required for a 2 story rescue out the window? - ANSWER-24 foot ladder For a water rescue, what equipment is required with 5 feet of the water? - ANSWER-Protective footwear

Number on firefighters helmet - ANSWER-23 Status of the patients - ANSWER-1 Minor 1 immediate First arriving engine - ANSWER-truck 23 Who took care of the patient inside the car - ANSWER-Galindo How many patients - ANSWER-5

tool damaged during video - ANSWER-chain saw supplies used - ANSWER-hallway, runners, salvage covers what size hole the truck cut - ANSWER-4x6 what type of roof material? - ANSWER-composite how many kids from class coming? - ANSWER-30 what time was the fire? - ANSWER-2AM what was the cause of the fire? - ANSWER-electrical who was left at the scene? - ANSWER-fire investigator

What was the dispatched adress? - ANSWER-2175 Ladera St. What was the initial engines assignment? - ANSWER-Gear up and wait. Which unit assumed IC? - ANSWER-E22. What was the number on the firefighters helmet stabilizing the patient? - ANSWER-22 What kind of rescue tool was used to haul the victim up? - ANSWER-Stokes basket. How many firefighters where securing the stokes basket in the haul up the hillside? - ANSWER-4