Questions and Answers
What !are !the !PDIs !on !Smoke !Detector? !- !correct !Answers !✔✔ !-1. !Green !power !indicator !light !
illuminated !
2. !Nothing !is !blocking !the !smoke !detector
How !would !you !remove !the !PBE? !- !correct !Answers !✔✔ !-1. !Move !away !from !the !fire.
2. !Grasp !the !top !of !the !hood !and !pull !forward !over !the !face.
3. !Place !PBE !in !a !metal !tray !or !bar !box.
4. !Shake !air !to !remove !any !excess !O2.
What !are !the !PDIs !on !the !PBE? !- !correct !Answers !✔✔ !-1. !Stowage
2. !Quantity
3. !Check !green !storage !case !is !intact
4. !Indicator !blue
What !is !the !duration !of !the !PBE? !- !correct !Answers !✔✔ !-15 !minutes
Who !moves !passengers !and !anything !that !could !fuel !a !fire !in !the !cabin? !- !correct !Answers !✔✔ !-
Second !Communicator !(e.g. !portable !oxygen !bottles, !bottles !of !alcohol
How !is !the !Water !Glycol !fire !extinguisher !discharged? !- !correct !Answers !✔✔ !-1. !Twist !handle !
clockwise !as !far !as !possible !(charge !bottle !with !CO2)
2. !Hold !bottle !upright !
3. !Press !the !trigger !
4. !Test !squirt
, 5. !Direct !base !of !fire !
6. !Use !in !one !continuous !motion !
Range: !15 !feet !(approx. !5 !meters)
Duration: !15-30 !seconds !
Precautions: !On !initial !discharge, !force !of !extinguisher !may !scatter !burning !loose !material. !NEVER !
use !on !electrical !fires.
How !is !the !Halon !fire !extinguisher !discharged? !- !correct !Answers !✔✔ !-1. !Remove !pin
2. !Hold !extinguisher !upright !
3. !Hand !under !handle !and !thumb !on !top !of !lever, !squeeze !the !lever !downward !with !thumb
4. !Test !squirt !
5. !Direct !at !base !of !the !fire
6. !Use !in !short, !sharp !bursts !
Range: !6-10 !feet !(approx. !2-3 !meters) !
Duration !12-14 !seconds !
Precautions; !NOT !be !used !as !coolant, !ALWAYS !damp !down !fire !area !with !water !after !use !EXCEPT !
ELECTRICAL !FIRES !
On !initial !discharge, !force !of !extinguisher !may !scatter !burning !loose !material.
What !does !PBE !stand !for? !- !correct !Answers !✔✔ !-Portable !Breathing !Equipment
How !would !you !identify/locate !the !source !of !a !fire? !- !correct !Answers !✔✔ !-Try !to !locate !the !
exact !source !of !the !fire !before !applying !extinguishing, !attack !the !base !of !the !flame !
Consider !cutting !or !punching !a !hole !in !an !aircraft !cabin !wall, !this !is !the !only !way !to !gan !access !
to !the !fire. !
Consider !all !available !resources !to !access !a !hidden !fire. !(The !Crash !Axe !in !the !flight !deck !is !
designed !to !assist !in !the !reaching !of !hidden !fires. !ONE !OF !THE !MOST !IMPORTANT !ELEMENTS !IS !
INDIVIDUALS !OWN !RESOURCEFULNESS !AND !DETERMINATION !in !accessing !hiddenn !areas !within !
aircraft