BCOT Week 5 Exam Questions and Answers Solved Correctly Rated A+
______ is the biggest cause of death in a fire - Answers Smoke
A ______ cannot evacuate inmates until instructed by a supervisor - Answers Correctional Officer
____ amount of fire drills per month - Answers One
Each shift must conduct a fire drill every ______ - Answers Quarter
Fire Triangle - Answers fuel, oxygen, heat
Fire Tetrahedron - Answers fuel, oxygen, heat, chemical reaction
Fire alarm notification system - Answers Strobes and horns, pull stations
In case of fire - Answers sound the alarm
must call main control:
give your name
location of fire
type of fire
hold phone for verification
Fire exit door - Answers Color coded disk
Color coded key
Minimum of ____ fire exits - Answers Two:
Primary
Secondary
Fire - Answers A rapid chemical combination of fuel and oxygen in the presence of heat and usually
accompanied by the production of heat, light, and combustion by products
Fire Tetrahedron - Answers Chemical chain reaction- in the burning process, fuel elements (compounds)
are released by heat produced by the fire. These elements join the fire (combine with oxygen) to
produce more heat, which releases more fuel elements
Oxygen supports ______ and _______ - Answers Combustion and life:
21% in normal air
, 16% min. needed to support respiration and combustion
15% visible flame goes out
5% fire goes out
Fuel has ____ amount of physical states - Answers 3:
Liquid
Gases
Solids
Liquids - Answers gasoline, kerosene, paint thinner
____ produces gases - Answers Vaporization
Gases - Answers natural gas, Lp gas, acetylene
- No conversion necessary
Solids - Answers Wood, rubber, plastic, paper
- Converted into gas by pyrolysis
____ and _____ affects ease of ignition and rate of burn - Answers Size and Shape
4 classes of fire - Answers A - Ordinary combustibles ( wood, paper):
Label- Green triangle and trash can on fire
B- Liquids
Label- Red square and gas can on fire
C- Energized electrical
Label- Blue circle and plug and socket on fire
D - Metals
Label- Yellow Star
4 sources of heat energy - Answers Chemical , electrical, mechanical, nuclear
Heat is _____ for fire to be initiated and combustion to occur - Answers Essential
Heat transfers in 3 ways - Answers Conduction- Through a heat conducting medium
______ is the biggest cause of death in a fire - Answers Smoke
A ______ cannot evacuate inmates until instructed by a supervisor - Answers Correctional Officer
____ amount of fire drills per month - Answers One
Each shift must conduct a fire drill every ______ - Answers Quarter
Fire Triangle - Answers fuel, oxygen, heat
Fire Tetrahedron - Answers fuel, oxygen, heat, chemical reaction
Fire alarm notification system - Answers Strobes and horns, pull stations
In case of fire - Answers sound the alarm
must call main control:
give your name
location of fire
type of fire
hold phone for verification
Fire exit door - Answers Color coded disk
Color coded key
Minimum of ____ fire exits - Answers Two:
Primary
Secondary
Fire - Answers A rapid chemical combination of fuel and oxygen in the presence of heat and usually
accompanied by the production of heat, light, and combustion by products
Fire Tetrahedron - Answers Chemical chain reaction- in the burning process, fuel elements (compounds)
are released by heat produced by the fire. These elements join the fire (combine with oxygen) to
produce more heat, which releases more fuel elements
Oxygen supports ______ and _______ - Answers Combustion and life:
21% in normal air
, 16% min. needed to support respiration and combustion
15% visible flame goes out
5% fire goes out
Fuel has ____ amount of physical states - Answers 3:
Liquid
Gases
Solids
Liquids - Answers gasoline, kerosene, paint thinner
____ produces gases - Answers Vaporization
Gases - Answers natural gas, Lp gas, acetylene
- No conversion necessary
Solids - Answers Wood, rubber, plastic, paper
- Converted into gas by pyrolysis
____ and _____ affects ease of ignition and rate of burn - Answers Size and Shape
4 classes of fire - Answers A - Ordinary combustibles ( wood, paper):
Label- Green triangle and trash can on fire
B- Liquids
Label- Red square and gas can on fire
C- Energized electrical
Label- Blue circle and plug and socket on fire
D - Metals
Label- Yellow Star
4 sources of heat energy - Answers Chemical , electrical, mechanical, nuclear
Heat is _____ for fire to be initiated and combustion to occur - Answers Essential
Heat transfers in 3 ways - Answers Conduction- Through a heat conducting medium
