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| Responsible for on-scene lighting often belongs to who? |
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| Lighting and power equipment used at a fire scene generally operate at what? |
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| 110-volt AC (house hold current) |
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| What should generators have to prevent fire fighters from having a fatal shock? |
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| GFI - Ground Fault Interrupters |
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| What is another type of grounding device besides GFI? |
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| Types of portable light bulbs |
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| A vehicle operator can immediately illuminate a scene simply by pressing what? |
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| What lights are used in the first few critial minutes of a scene? |
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| Every crew member entering a fire building should be equipped with a high powered hand light. |
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| What should a fire fighters flashlight be like? |
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| Rugged and project a strong light beam |
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| What do power inverters do? |
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| Convert 12-volt DC from a vehicles electrical system to 110-volt AC power. |
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| How many lights can a inverter power? |
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| 1 - 2 lights on the apparatus |
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| How are inverters damaged? |
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| By devices that draw too much current. |
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| Electric generators are what? |
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| How much power can a portable electric generator push? |
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| 6,000 watts or 6 kilowats |
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| Apparatus generators push up to how much power? |
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| How can mounted generators be powered? |
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directly from the fuel tank
Power take-off
Hydraulic pump |
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| Exterior lighting should be at every scene in hours of darkness. |
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| The entire area around a fire building should be illuminated. |
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| Interior lighting may be needed even during the day. |
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| Follow manuf. instructions |
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| When should you inspect all lighting equipment? |
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| Clean external parts of a generator? |
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| Mild soap or detergent from the manuf. |
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| What should you do before starting to work with any solvent> |
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| Read the material safety data sheet. |
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| Generator inspections occur when? |
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| What is most important to salvage at a fire? |
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| Personal belongings and sentimental things |
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| What should note whether the contents of a warehouse consist of valuable electronic components or industrial pipe? |
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| who does IC rely in to know your location at all times? |
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| The level of PPE will depend on what? |
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| site of salvage operations |
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| IF you find leaking pipes what should you do? |
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| Shut the buildings water off |
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| When do you shut down sprinklers? |
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| When IC says the fire is under control |
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| Who should stand by and be ready to reactivate sprinklers? |
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| A fire fighter with a portable radio |
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| When do you use sprinkler wedges? |
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| When only 1 or 2 sprinklers have been activated. |
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| What is a type of sprinkler stop? |
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| What kind of sprinkler heads can't be shut off using a stop or wedge? |
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| How do you shut off a whole sprinkler system |
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| What are the 2 main control valves for sprinkler systems? |
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| Where is the OSandY located? |
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| in a mechanical room in the basement or on the ground floor level of a building. |
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| Outside the building or on an exterior wall. |
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| Control water flow to different parts of the building. |
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| Where can you find the location of valves? |
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| Sprinkler control valves should be locked how? |
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| with a chain and padlock in the open position, equippped with a tamper alarm. |
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| Before sprinklers can return to operation. |
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| Where are extra sprinkler heads stored? |
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| Near the main control valves |
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| Who can restore a sprinkler system to service? |
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| two types of water vacuums |
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Small capacity backpack
large wheeled |
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| shop vacs can be used as a low cost alternative to a water vacuum |
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| Can you operate a gasoline-powered pump safely inside a structure without wearing SCBA? |
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| Drainage pumps are used where? |
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| Basements, through a window |
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| When do corrosive chemicals from smoke settle on a surface? |
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| Polyethylene film comes in rolls up to how large? |
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| How many people does it take to roll a salvage cover? |
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| How many fire fighters does it take to perform a baloon toss? |
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| How can you clean a canvas salvage cover? |
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| Scrub brush and clean water, or with mild detergent. |
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| What type of salvage cover doesn't mildew as much as canvas? |
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| When do you inspect a salvage cover for tears and holes? |
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| How do you patch a hole in a SC? |
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| duct tape or a sewn on patch |
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| Where should valuable items be placed? |
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| In the hands of law enforcement. |
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| salvage operations can be done outside to protect vehicles and machinery. |
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| When does overhaul begin? |
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| AFter the fire is under control |
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| At a cautious pace, with an appropriate number of crew members. |
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| What is hydraulic overhaul? |
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| Large caliber hose streams are used to completely extinguish the fire from the exterior |
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| if an overhaul cannot be conducted who stays at the scene to watch for a rekindle? |
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| What must always be available during overhaul? |
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| idealy when should an investigator look at the property? |
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