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0701
LP 501 Automobile Fires
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Professional
10/04/2007

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Apparatus placement __________ avoids accidnetal contact with hazardous liquids and vapors.
Definition
uphill
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Apparatus placement___________ protects from hazardous vapors and reduces smoke in the work area.
Definition
upwind
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Apparatus should be placed so that....
Definition
it shields the work area from traffic hazards
Term
Could cause accidental ignition of flammable vapors?
Definition
flares
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Used for propping open the hood protecting from spring failure.
Definition
Hayword or crowbar
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batteries pose and explosion hazard due to
Definition
hydrogen vapors
Term
For batteries which cable do you disconnect first?
Definition
ground
Term
Air conditioners pose a threat becuse they emit __________ if heated to decomposition.
Definition
phosgene
flouride
Term
The leading cause of engine compartment fires is?
Definition
fuel related problems
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What is a contributing facotr to spread of the fire, a source of toxic smoke, and provides an abundant fuel load?
Definition
upholstery
Term
hydraulic energy bumpers can travel up to _______in?
Definition
3
Term
Hydraulic energy absorbing bumpers can be a gas chamber filled with what ags and pressurized to?
Definition
nitrogen/helium
150 psi
Term
mechanical energy abosorbing umpers can travel up to?
Definition
4in
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What tool should be avoided when working adjacent to automobile bumpers?
Definition
cutting torch
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Where will safety glass be located on automobiles?
Definition
front windshield
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Removing a gas cap during an auto fire could result in?
Definition
reflash or explosion
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What is the flash point fo gasoline?
Definition
-45 deg
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what is the specific gravity of gasoline?
Definition
0.8
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What is the flash point of diesel?
Definition
125 deg
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What is the specific gravity of diesel?
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less then 1.0
Term
What is considered minimum deployment at an automobile fire?
Definition
1 1/2" line
Dry chemical ext.
Term
Explosion resulting from the inroduction of oxygen into a confined space that is both pressurized with heated flammable gases and deficient in oxygen.
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backdraft
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Sudden ignition of combustible gases and/or combustible surfaces in an involved area resulting in a sudden and intense rise in temperature.
Definition
flashover
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BLEVE is ???
Definition
Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor
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LPG is ________ then air?
Definition
heavier
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Engine blocks could be constructed of a combustible metal. The two types are?
Definition
aluminum and magnesium
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