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25 Cards in this Set
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What NSTM can you find shipboard firefighting procedures in? |
NSTM 555 |
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How do you attack a fire in a vertical space? |
Place hose over shoulder and feed down 3 decks at a time until hose team is in position. |
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What method of attack do you apply AFFF to a fire? |
Indirect |
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What is the smoke control zone? |
Space between 1st and 2nd boundaries. Setup smoke curtain, bring smoke blankets. |
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What are the four stages of a fire? |
Growth, Flashover, Fully Developed, Decayed |
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What are the 3 combustibles of a class A fire? |
Paper, Wood, Cloth |
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Give 2 examples of additional damage you would report as a TL? |
Sagging and Lagging |
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Give 2 reasons a TL would evacuate the hose team? |
Fire is to hot, someone passes out |
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What vari-nozzle pattern will you use to overhaul a class A fire? |
Solid Stream |
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When is a class B fire considered overhauled? |
When there is 2 inches of AFFF on the deck, and then cleaned. |
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Define active de-smoking? |
The removal of smoke in a space using a box or ram fan |
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What is water management and why do when use it? |
Controlling the amount of water on the deck, to prevent flooding the space |
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What PPE is required to be worn while combatting a machinery fire? |
Boots, gloves, flash hood, helmet, SCBA |
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Explain how to find the source of a ventilation fire? |
Use the NFFTI to find the hot spot. |
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When combating a fire involving ordinance, is it more important to cool down ordinance or extinguish fire, and why? |
Cool down ordinance so it doesn't combust. |
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What is the fuel source for a class D fire |
Magnesium |
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What makes the determination on what the fire party will dress out in? |
On scene leader |
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What reports will the TL make to the on scene leader? |
Fires engaged, fire appears to be out, fires out, reflash watch set, desmoking in progress, dewatering complete |
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What must a TL do before leaving the locker? |
Grab NFFTI and an extra battery |
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How will the fire party combat a fire in a CBR environment? |
FFE, SCBA, boots, helmet, gloves |
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What are the steps you take if you lose water pressure while firefighting? |
Use a different fire pump |
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What are the steps you take if there is a reflash? |
Boundary men and nozzleman stand watch until casualty is secured |
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How do you prevent rollover from happening in a space? |
Spray the fire directly in short bursts |
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If there is a fire In reactor, do you need a TLD to fight the fire? |
No |
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What are two heat management techniques? |
Box fan and natural ventilation |
