Firefighter 1 & 2 Questions and Answers Already Graded A
what is the fire triangle? ✔Ans✔ oxygen, fuel, and heat
what is the fire tetrahedron? ✔Ans✔ oxygen, fuel, heat, and a self-sustained chemical chain
reaction
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Firefighter 1 & 2 Questions and Answers Already Graded A
what is the fire triangle? ✔Ans✔ oxygen, fuel, and heat
what is the fire tetrahedron? ✔Ans✔ oxygen, fuel, heat, and a self-sustained chemical chain
reaction
what is potential energy? ✔Ans✔ stored energy possessed by an object that can be released in
the future to perform work
what is kinetic energy? ✔Ans✔ the energy possessed by a moving object
what is the british thermal unit (BTU)? ✔Ans✔ the amount of heat required to raise the
temperature of 1 pound of water 1 degree fahrenheit
what is NFPA 1971 ✔Ans✔ standard on protective ensembles for structural fire fighting and
proximity fire fighting
what is ANSI standard Z87.1 ✔Ans✔ practice for occupational and educational eye and face
protection
what are the three components of a turnout coat? ✔Ans✔ outer shell, moisture barrier, and
thermal barrier
what does DRD stand for? ✔Ans✔ drag rescue device
what does IDLH stand for? ✔Ans✔ immediately dangerous to life and healthwhat are four common respiratory hazards associated with fires and other emergencies?
✔Ans✔ oxygen deficiency, elevated temperatures, smoke, and toxic atmospheres
what does PPE stand for? ✔Ans✔ personal protective equipment
according to NFPA 1971, full PPE consists of the following? ✔Ans✔ helmet, hood, coat, pants,
gloves, and boots
the following PPE is not part of NFPA 1971 but required by NFPA 1500? ✔Ans✔ eye protection,
hearing protection, self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), and personal alert safety system
(PASS)
what are the four basic SCBA componets? ✔Ans✔ harness assembly, air cylinder assembly,
regulator assembly, and face piece assembly
air cylinders must be stamped or labeled with the dates of? ✔Ans✔ manufacture, and
hydrostatic test
according to both the u.s. department of transportation and transport canada, steel and
aluminum air cylinders must be tested every __ years and composite air cylinders every __
years? ✔Ans✔ 5 and 3
what is a class B fire? ✔Ans✔ flammable and combustible liquids, gases, and greases such as
alcohol, cooking oils, gasoline, lubricating oils, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)
what is a class C fire? ✔Ans✔ class A or class B fires created by electrical energy
what is a class D fire? ✔Ans✔ combustible metals and alloys such as lithium, magnesium,
potassium, and sodium
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