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06/27/2011

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Term
A central station alarm system
Definition
Receives alarms from different properties not under the same ownership.
Term
The fixed temperature alarm-igniting device
Definition
Designated to activate at a given temperature is called preset.
Term
A rate compensation device
Definition
Refers to a rate of rise detector.
Term
A dry-system which employs a deluge type valve, a pre-detection device and closed sprinkler heads
Definition
Pre-action system.
Term
A sprinkler head that is classified as having a high temperature rating
Definition
Has a blue color frame.
Term
The color used in the NFPA 704 to identify the health hazard is
Definition
Blue
Term
Planning is when a company officer decides
Definition
Which objectives or goals to pursue, when they will be achieved and what equipment will be used.
Term
Halogenated agents are used in fire protection for?
Definition
High valued areas such a fur vaults, computer rooms and record storage.
Term
A retard chamber prevents?
Definition
Accidental system alarms caused by water pressure surges.
Term
The 2” main drain test should be conducted?
Definition
Quarterly
Term
During a re-inspection of a business, the inspector is to inspect?
Definition
Only those areas that failed the previous inspection.
Term
The best foam to use for subsurface injection on bulk oil type-fire is
Definition
Floroprotein foams.
Term
18. One advantage of AFFF foam is its ability not to?
Definition
Break Down.
Term
The temperature at which a liquid will give off sufficient flammable vapors to ignite, but will not continue to burn is called
Definition
Flash point.
Term
Flammable liquids have a flash point of?
Definition
100°F or less.
Term
Combustible liquids have a flash point of?
Definition
100°F to 200°F
Term
Approved incinerators shall be a minimum of?
Definition
22. 15’ from a structure.
Term
A container shall hold a minimum of __ gallons of flammable or combustible liquids in order to be classified as a storage tank.
Definition
60
Term
The life of an in-ground storage tank is __ years.
Definition
20
Term
The minimum gallons an inside storage tank used for storage of flammable or combustible liquids can be before the requirements to install additional life safety equipment is ____ gallons.
Definition
660
Term
The quality or electricity is defined in the term?
Definition
Amperage.
Term
The company officer can delegate authority, but can never delegate?
Definition
Responsibility.
Term
A training aid is?
Definition
Any device which promotes learning.
Term
Protective suits- the molecular movement of chemicals through the protective clothing is called? permeation.
Definition
Permeation.
Term
The person who can plug a leak on a tanker is?
Definition
A Haz-Mat technician.
Term
55. An MC 312 carrier carries?
Definition
High corrosives such as hydrochloric acid.
Term
The highest level of protection in a Haz-mat suit is?
Definition
Level “A”.
Term
The shipping papers for highway are called?
Definition
The bill of lading.
Term
Wet-pipe sprinkler systems should be visually checked?
Definition
Monthly.
Term
A fixed temperature alarm-initiating device is designed to activate at?
Definition
A given temperature.
Term
Fire flow =?
Definition
Volume/100=GPM
Term
What type of spill has occurred when liquid product enters a dry storm sewer?
Definition
A liquid-surface spill.
Term
Distillation is?
Definition
A liquid turning into a gas and back to a liquid.
Term
Alcohol foams have been developed for use on?
Definition
Polar solvents.
Term
What are the three strategic steps or basic rules of firefighting?
Definition
Locate the fire, confine it and extinguish it.
Term
Minimum water supply must be able to deliver to the highest sprinkler head with a residual pressure of _____ psi.
Definition
15
Term
Vertical command.
Definition
Geographic
Term
Horizontal Command
Definition
Task
Term
What is the standpipe that is for the fire department; people trained in heavy streams & occupants?
Definition
Class III.
Term
The class I standpipe system requires?
Definition
500 gpm for 30 minutes.
Term
Pre-action system has?
Definition
Closed heads, dry system & detection devices.
Term
Extinguishers less than 40 pounds need to be mounted a maximum of__feet off of the floor and a minimum of __inches from the floor.
Definition
5' Max 4" Min
Term
Extinguishers more than 40 pounds need to be mounted a maximum of____feet high and a minimum of____inches from the floor.
Definition
3 ½ Ft. Max, 4 in Min.
Term
Class “A” extinguishers need to be____feet apart from each other.
Definition
75
Term
Always enforce the ______________ code when comparing state, federal, and local codes.
Definition
most stringent
Term
Ionization detectors are for?
Definition
Invisible products of combustion.
Term
The OS&Y valve on a sprinkler system should be fully opened and backed off_____of a turn.
Definition
One Quarter.
Term
What color is the “ordinary” sprinkler head.
Definition
Unpainted and is the most common for ordinary room temperatures. It activates at 165°F.
Term
Electricity is measured in quantity, pressure, and resistance.
Definition
Pressure is voltage, quantity or volume is amperage and resistance is Ohms.
Term
When pressure at a standpipe outlet exceeds 100 psi an approved device should?
Definition
Reduce the pressure to 100 psi.
Term
Wet standpipe systems should be inspected?
Definition
Every six months.
Term
Wet chemical extinguishing agents are used for?
Definition
Cooking.
Term
Dry and wet chemical systems should be tested?
Definition
At least annually.
Term
What percentage of the static water pressure is required by the air on the other side of the clapper valve in a low differential dry system?
Definition
110%.
Term
The required air pressure for a dry system is ______ to a maximum of _____above the pressure at which the system will trip.
Definition
15 psi to 20 psi
Term
NFPA 14.- A Standpipe must be no greater than_____feet.
Definition
275
Term
The orifice size of a standard sprinkler outlet is?
Definition
½ inch.
Term
The minimum pipe size for a residential sprinkler is?
Definition
¾ inch.
Term
How long do you keep detection system records?
Definition
For the life of the building.
Term
33. Dry standpipe is inspected?
Definition
annually
Term
33. Dry standpipe is inspected?
Definition
annually
Term
38. A sprinkler head that is classified as having a “high” temperature rating has a blue color and activates at temps between?
Definition
(250-300 degrees F)
Term
50. The PIVA uses a _____ valve assembly.
Definition
butterfly
Term
56. Existing door widths is 28 inches, the new code is __ inches.
Definition
32
Term
65. Carbon dioxide extinguishers need refilled after a ___loss in weight.
Definition
10%
Term
68. Product storage cannot be stacked within __ inches of the sprinkler head.
Definition
18
Term
69. A sprinkler system that has open sprinkler heads, a deluge valve, and a detection device is a?
Definition
deluge system.
Term
70. Rate of rise detectors respond to?
Definition
quick changes in temperature, rather than activating at a fixed temperature.
Term
71. Alarm test valve is located?
Definition
On the pipe, which connects the supply side of the alarm check valve to the retard chamber.
Term
72. Dry pipe system:
1. Accelerator –
2. Exhauster –
Definition
unbalances the differential in the dry pipe valve.

quickly expels air from the system.
Term
Shipping documents are kept in
Definition
• the cab of the motor vehicle,
• the possession of the train crew member,
• a holder on the bridge of a vessel, or
• an aircraft pilot’s possession.
The 4-digit ID Number may be shown on the diamond-shaped placard or on
an adjacent orange panel displayed on the ends and sides of a cargo tank,
vehicle or rail car.
Term
A special fire hazard is?
Definition
a fire hazard arising from the processes or operations that are particular to the individual occupancy.
Term
A high hazard is?
Definition
one where the contents would burn extremely fast or that would result in poisonous fumes or explosions during a fire.
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