STCW Firefighting-Updated Questions with 100%
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number one cause of fire
-careless smoking habits (disposal, smoking in bed, disregard for restricted area)
-poor housekeeping(dirty/oily machinery, clothes drier lint)
heat, oxygen, and fuel
_______,________, and___________ are sides of the fire triangle
fire triangle
heat, oxygen, and fuel are sides of the___________
removal of any 1 component
will cause the fire to be extinguished
the fire tetrahedron
____________________, or all components are necessary for a fire to occur
tetrahedron
the fire triangle
required temperature
anything that produces the __________ _____________ for ignition will satisfy this leg of the
triangle
- sun, open flame, chemical reaction, sparks, friction, static electricity, biological processes
, 21% oxygen
earths atmosphere
vapors
only ________ burn
liquids and solids
are too dense/must be vaporized 1st
burn
the tendency of a substance to vaporize is an indication of its ability to ______
solids
-liquids vaporize more readily than __________
gases
_________ are already in a vapor state
oxygen-heat-fuel
you can have ________-________-___________ in the same place and still not have a fire
fuel-oxygen
_______-________ relationship must be balanced, i.e., must be in the flammable range
ignition temperature
heat must be sufficient to bring fuel to its
Correct Answers
number one cause of fire
-careless smoking habits (disposal, smoking in bed, disregard for restricted area)
-poor housekeeping(dirty/oily machinery, clothes drier lint)
heat, oxygen, and fuel
_______,________, and___________ are sides of the fire triangle
fire triangle
heat, oxygen, and fuel are sides of the___________
removal of any 1 component
will cause the fire to be extinguished
the fire tetrahedron
____________________, or all components are necessary for a fire to occur
tetrahedron
the fire triangle
required temperature
anything that produces the __________ _____________ for ignition will satisfy this leg of the
triangle
- sun, open flame, chemical reaction, sparks, friction, static electricity, biological processes
, 21% oxygen
earths atmosphere
vapors
only ________ burn
liquids and solids
are too dense/must be vaporized 1st
burn
the tendency of a substance to vaporize is an indication of its ability to ______
solids
-liquids vaporize more readily than __________
gases
_________ are already in a vapor state
oxygen-heat-fuel
you can have ________-________-___________ in the same place and still not have a fire
fuel-oxygen
_______-________ relationship must be balanced, i.e., must be in the flammable range
ignition temperature
heat must be sufficient to bring fuel to its
