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A dry hydrant provides access to a:
Select one:
A. sta c water source.
B. portable water tank.
C. municipal water system.
D. cistern or well. - Answers A. sta c water source.
An object in mo on possesses which kind of energy as a result of that mo on?
Select one:
A. Entropic
B. Iner al
C. Kine c
D. Poten al - Answers C. Kine c
Fire fighters may need to hold on to the ________ while filling a self-expanding portable tank.
Select one:
A. collar
B. rope
C. hose
D. frame - Answers A. collar
, How close must a fire engine get to a sta c water source to be able to dra, directly from it
through hard suc on hose?
Select one:
A. A distance equal to the total length of the available hard suc on hose minus 10 ,
B. 10 , (3 m)
C. 20 , (6 m)
D. 30 , (9 m) - Answers C. 20 , (6 m)
How many gallons per minute can a tanker shu6le opera on deliver without interrup on?
Select one:
A. A few thousand
B. A few hundred
C. Zero
D. Several hundred - Answers D. Several hundred
In general, mobile water supply apparatus (tankers) carry __________ of water.
Select one:
A. 1000 or fewer gal (3785 L or fewer)
B. 2000 to 5000 gal (7570 to 18,927 L)
C. 1000 to 3500 gal (3785 to 13,249 L)
D. 3000 to 6000 gal (11,356 to 22,712 L) - Answers C. 1000 to 3500 gal (3785 to 13,249 L)
Pressure in a water distribu on system during average consump on is __________ pressure.
Select one:
A. mean
B. residual
,C. sta c
D. normal opera ng - Answers D. normal opera ng
What is the maximum capacity of typical portable water tanks?
Select one:
A. 5000 gal (18,927 L)
B. 1500 gal (5678 L)
C. 3500 gal (13,249 L)
D. 2000 gal (7570 L) - Answers A. 5000 gal (18,927 L)
What is the realis c minimum usable residual pressure from a water distribu on system for
firefigh ng opera ons?
Select one:
A. 20 psi (138 kPa)
B. 40 psi (276 kPa)
C. 0 psi (0 kPa)
D. 30 psi (207 kPa) - Answers A. 20 psi (138 kPa)
When water is mo onless, which kind of energy does it have?
Select one:
A. Residual
B. Kine c
C. Poten al
D. Absolute - Answers C. Poten al
A jet siphon is used for which applica on?
, Select one:
A. Transferring water between portable tanks
B. Priming a dry pump
C. Expedi ng discharge from a mobile water supply apparatus
D. Exhaus ng air from hard suc on - Answers A. Transferring water between portable tanks
According to the NFPA, what is the minimum distance between the center of a fire hydrant
outlet and the finished grade of the ground around the hydrant?
Select one:
A. 18" (45 cm)
B. 30" (75 cm)
C. 24" (60 cm)
D. 12" (30 cm) - Answers A. 18" (45 cm)
Another term for head pressure is __________ pressure.
Select one:
A. residual
B. eleva on
C. flow
D. sta c - Answers B. eleva on
Fric on loss is __________ propor onal to the length of a hose.
Select one:
A. indirectly
B. variably
C. inversely