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AN INSPECTOR’S TEST
VALVE
THE AIR PRESSURE IN A
DRY PIPE SYSTEM MUST BE
THIS MUCH OVER THE
SYSTEMS TRIP PRESSURE
WHAT IS:
20 PSI
THIS NFPA STANDARD
COVERS RESIDENTIAL
SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
WHAT IS:
NFPA 13D
THIS IS THE TERM FOR THE
SIDE OF A BUILDING WHICH
THE WIND IS STRIKING
WHAT IS:
MUSHROOMING
THIS METHOD OF
VENTILATION USES EITHER
MECHANICAL OR
HYDRAULIC MEANS TO
REMOVE HEAT AND SMOKE
WHAT IS:
FORCED VENTILATION
THIS METHOD OF
VENTILATION SHOULD BE
USED WHEN BACKDRAFT
CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT
WHAT IS:
VERTICAL VENTILATION
THIS METHOD OF
VENTILATION CAN BE USED
TO SLOW OR CONTROL THE
HORIZONTAL SPREAD OF
FIRE IN LARGE OPEN
BUILDINGS
WHAT IS:
TRENCH OR STRIP
VENTILATION
THIS IS A SURGE CAUSED
BY THE SUDDEN STOP OF
WATER FLOW THROUGH
FIRE HOSE OR PIPE
WHAT IS:
WATER HAMMER
THE POINT AT WHICH
WATER FROM A NOZZLE
LOSES IT’S FORWARD
VELOCITY
WHAT IS:
BREAKOVER
AT 212* F, WATER EXPANDS
TO THIS MANY TIMES IT’S
ORIGINAL VOLUME
WHAT IS:
1,700
A MASTER STREAM IS A
FIRE STREAM THAT FLOWS
IN EXCESS OF
WHAT IS:
350 GPM
THE PART OF TOTAL
PRESSURE THAT IS LOST
WHILE FORCING WATER
THROUGH PIPES, FITTINGS,
FIRE HOSE AND ADAPTERS
WHAT IS:
FRICTION LOSS
THIS SEXLESS COUPLING IS
DESIGNED TO CONNECT
AND DISCONNECT WITH
ONLY A 2/3’S OF A TURN
WHAT IS:
A STORZ COUPLING
A SPECIAL TYPE OF
THREAD DESIGN IN WHICH
THE BEGINNING OF THE
THREAD IS CUT TO
PROVIDE A POSITIVE
CONNECTION BETWEEN
THE FIRST THREADS OF
OPPOSING COUPLINGS
WHAT IS:
A HIGBEE CUT
THIS IS THE ONLY
COUPLING TO HAVE LUGS
ON THE SHANK
WHAT IS:
A CLAPPERED SIAMEESE
THIS ATTACK HOSE LOAD
CAN BE DEPLOYED
WITHOUT DRAGGING ANY
OF THE HOSE ON THE
GROUND
WHAT IS:
A MINUTEMAN LOAD
THE PROCESS OF
GATHERING INFORMATION
ON ARRIVAL TO
DETERMINE THE CORRECT
ACTIONS TO TAKE
WHAT IS:
AN INITIAL SIZE UP
AN AREA ON THE
FIREGROUND, EITHER
GEOGRAPHICAL OR
FUNCTIONAL
WHAT IS:
A SECTOR
THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF
PEOPLE OR FUNCTIONS ONE
PERSON CAN OVERSEE
WHAT IS:
SPAN OF CONTROL
THIS POSITION IN THE
COMMAND SYSTEM IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR
LOCATING AND PROCURING
NEEDED EQUIPMENT AND
SUPPLIES
WHAT IS:
LOGISTICS
THIS POSITION IN THE
COMMAND SYSTEM HAS
THE AUTHORITY TO STOP
ANY FIREGROUND
OPERATION DEEMED
UNSAFE
WHAT IS:
PUMP DISCHARGE
PRESSURE
A PUMP’S RATED FLOW IS
CALCULATED AT THIS
PUMP DISCHARGE
PRESSURE
WHAT IS:
150 PSI
PISTON AND ROTARY
PUMPS ARE TWO BASIC
TYPES OF THIS CATEGORY
OF PUMPS
WHAT IS:
POSITIVE DISPLACEMNENT
PUMPS
WHEN SERVICE TESTING A
FIRE APPARATUS PUMP
FROM A DRAFT, THE
VERTICAL DISTANCE FROM
THE CENTERLINE OF THE
PUMP TO THE WATER’S
SURFACE SHOULD NOT
EXCEED
WHAT IS:
10 FEET