NC Firefighter -Certification- Fire
Control Questions and Answers.
Combination Attack - Answer a type of attack employing both direct and indirect attack
methods.
Deck Gun - Answer an apparatus-mounted master stream device that is intended to flow
large amounts of water directly onto a fire or exposed building.
Direct Attack - Answer (structural fire) Firefighting operations involving the application of
extinguishing agents directly onto the burning fuel.
Elevated master stream device - Answer a nozzle mounted on the end of an aerial device
that is capable of delivering large amounts of water onto a fire or exposed building from an
elevated position.
Indirect application of water - Answer use of a solid object such as a wall or ceiling to break
apart a stream of water, creating more surface area on the water droplets and thereby causing
the water to absorb more heat.
Indirect Attack - Answer (structural fire) Firefighter operations involving the application of
extinguishing agents to reduce the build-up of heat released from a fire without applying the
agent directly onto the burning fuel.
Ladder Pipe - Answer a monitor that is fed by a hose and that holds and directs a nozzle
while attached to the rungs of a vehicle-mounted aerial ladder.
Master Stream Device - Answer large capacity nozzle that can be supplied by two or more
hose lines or fixed piping. Such devices include deck guns, portable ground monitors, and
elevated streams, and commonly flow between 350 and 1500 gpm.
Portable Monitor - Answer a monitor that can be lifted from a vehicle-mounted bracket and
moved to an operating position on the ground by no more than two people.
Solid Stream - Answer a stream made by using a smooth-bore nozzle to produce a
penetrating stream of water.
Straight Stream - Answer a stream made by an adjustable nozzle to provide a straight stream
of water.
Control Questions and Answers.
Combination Attack - Answer a type of attack employing both direct and indirect attack
methods.
Deck Gun - Answer an apparatus-mounted master stream device that is intended to flow
large amounts of water directly onto a fire or exposed building.
Direct Attack - Answer (structural fire) Firefighting operations involving the application of
extinguishing agents directly onto the burning fuel.
Elevated master stream device - Answer a nozzle mounted on the end of an aerial device
that is capable of delivering large amounts of water onto a fire or exposed building from an
elevated position.
Indirect application of water - Answer use of a solid object such as a wall or ceiling to break
apart a stream of water, creating more surface area on the water droplets and thereby causing
the water to absorb more heat.
Indirect Attack - Answer (structural fire) Firefighter operations involving the application of
extinguishing agents to reduce the build-up of heat released from a fire without applying the
agent directly onto the burning fuel.
Ladder Pipe - Answer a monitor that is fed by a hose and that holds and directs a nozzle
while attached to the rungs of a vehicle-mounted aerial ladder.
Master Stream Device - Answer large capacity nozzle that can be supplied by two or more
hose lines or fixed piping. Such devices include deck guns, portable ground monitors, and
elevated streams, and commonly flow between 350 and 1500 gpm.
Portable Monitor - Answer a monitor that can be lifted from a vehicle-mounted bracket and
moved to an operating position on the ground by no more than two people.
Solid Stream - Answer a stream made by using a smooth-bore nozzle to produce a
penetrating stream of water.
Straight Stream - Answer a stream made by an adjustable nozzle to provide a straight stream
of water.
