Firefighter 1 & 2 Exam Study Guide
what is the fire triangle? –
oxygen, fuel, and heat
what is the fire tetrahedron? –
oxygen, fuel, heat, and a self-sustained chemical chain reaction
what is potential energy? –
stored energy possessed by an object that can be released in the future to
perform work
what is kinetic energy? –
the energy possessed by a moving object
what is the british thermal unit (BTU)? –
the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound of water 1
degree fahrenheit
what is NFPA 1971 –
standard on protective ensembles for structural fire fighting and proximity fire
fighting
what is ANSI standard Z87.1 –
practice for occupational and educational eye and face protection
what are the three components of a turnout coat? –
outer shell, moisture barrier, and thermal barrier
what does DRD stand for? –
drag rescue device
what does IDLH stand for? –
immediately dangerous to life and health
what are four common respiratory hazards associated with fires and other
emergencies? –
oxygen deficiency, elevated temperatures, smoke, and toxic atmospheres
what does PPE stand for? –
personal protective equipment
according to NFPA 1971, full PPE consists of the following? –
helmet, hood, coat, pants, gloves, and boots
, the following PPE is not part of NFPA 1971 but required by NFPA 1500? –
eye protection, hearing protection, self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA),
and personal alert safety system (PASS)
what are the four basic SCBA componets? –
harness assembly, air cylinder assembly, regulator assembly, and face piece
assembly
air cylinders must be stamped or labeled with the dates of? –
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? –
5 and 3
what is a class B fire? –
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? –
class A or class B fires created by electrical energy
what is a class D fire? –
combustible metals and alloys such as lithium, magnesium, potassium, and
sodium
what is a fire extinguisher? –
a portable fire fighting device designed to combat incipient fires
every fire extinguisher extinguishes fire by at least one of the following mechanisms? –
smothering, cooling, chain breaking, and saponification
what is NFPA 10? –
standard for portable fire extinguishers
what is a class A fire? –
ordinary combustibles such as textiles, paper, plastic, rubber, and wood
what is a class K fire? –
combustible cooking oils
what does AFFF stand for? –
aqueous film forming foam
what is the fire triangle? –
oxygen, fuel, and heat
what is the fire tetrahedron? –
oxygen, fuel, heat, and a self-sustained chemical chain reaction
what is potential energy? –
stored energy possessed by an object that can be released in the future to
perform work
what is kinetic energy? –
the energy possessed by a moving object
what is the british thermal unit (BTU)? –
the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound of water 1
degree fahrenheit
what is NFPA 1971 –
standard on protective ensembles for structural fire fighting and proximity fire
fighting
what is ANSI standard Z87.1 –
practice for occupational and educational eye and face protection
what are the three components of a turnout coat? –
outer shell, moisture barrier, and thermal barrier
what does DRD stand for? –
drag rescue device
what does IDLH stand for? –
immediately dangerous to life and health
what are four common respiratory hazards associated with fires and other
emergencies? –
oxygen deficiency, elevated temperatures, smoke, and toxic atmospheres
what does PPE stand for? –
personal protective equipment
according to NFPA 1971, full PPE consists of the following? –
helmet, hood, coat, pants, gloves, and boots
, the following PPE is not part of NFPA 1971 but required by NFPA 1500? –
eye protection, hearing protection, self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA),
and personal alert safety system (PASS)
what are the four basic SCBA componets? –
harness assembly, air cylinder assembly, regulator assembly, and face piece
assembly
air cylinders must be stamped or labeled with the dates of? –
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? –
5 and 3
what is a class B fire? –
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? –
class A or class B fires created by electrical energy
what is a class D fire? –
combustible metals and alloys such as lithium, magnesium, potassium, and
sodium
what is a fire extinguisher? –
a portable fire fighting device designed to combat incipient fires
every fire extinguisher extinguishes fire by at least one of the following mechanisms? –
smothering, cooling, chain breaking, and saponification
what is NFPA 10? –
standard for portable fire extinguishers
what is a class A fire? –
ordinary combustibles such as textiles, paper, plastic, rubber, and wood
what is a class K fire? –
combustible cooking oils
what does AFFF stand for? –
aqueous film forming foam
