Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What is the minimum acceptable residual pressure in a water supply system that must be available for firefighting? Answer - 20 psi What type of sprinkler system is a type of dry system that, when activated, flows water from all heads at the same time because all of the heads are open? Answer - deluge What is the starting point used to measure travel distance to an exit? Answer - the most remote point subject to occupancy How many sleeping accommodations are required for an occupan...

Determine origin and cause of the event - Answer Fire investigation Fire investigators must maintain job performance requirements - Answer NFPA 1033 _____ essentiaal areas of knowledge beyond the high school level - Answer Sixteen Statistics from fires come from - Answer National Fire Incident Reporting System and National Incident-based Reporting System _____ is the most costly public safety problem in the United States - Answer Fire Only _____ exceed fire injuries...

ABC - Answer American Board of Criminalistics. ABET - Answer Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology. AC - Answer Alternating Current. Accidental Fire Cause - Answer Cause classification for a fire that does not involve a deliberate human act to ignite or spread the fire into an area where the fire should not be. Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET) - Answer Organization that provides accreditation, promotion, and advancement of education in ap...

When is a fire investigator dispatched? - Answer On all working structure fires and vegetion fires within OCFA jurisdiction. What incidents should the IC request a fire investigator? - Answer Fires where origin and cause cannot be determined. Fire of Incendiary or suspicious origin where suspect information or evidence is present. Fires resulting in serious injury or death. Fires wuth special circumstances, high dollar loss, extensive damage or politically sensitive. Where does the Fir...

NFPA 921 - Answer Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations Who developed NFPA 921? - Answer National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) What can NFPA 921 be used for? - Answer To assist anyone who is charged with the responsibility of investigating and analyzing fire and explosion incidents and rendering opinions as to the origin, cause, or prevention of such incidents. Public sector: - Answer Fire, police departments, and other governmental agencies Private sector: - ...

ANSI Standard Z89.1 -Answer Standard for industrial head protection. The particular toxic gases that may be found at fire and explosion sites vary according to four common factors. -Answer Nature of combustible. Rate of heating. Temperature of the involved gases. Oxygen concentration. The organic vapor/acid gas cartridge is effective for approximately? -Answer 8 to 10 hours of continuous use. Placards are required on containers that are how big? -Answer 640 cubic feet or larger. ...

Is NFPA 921 a guide or a standard? - Answer It is the Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations What are the six steps of the scientific method? - Answer Recognize the need Define the problem Collect the data Analyze the data Develop a hypothesis Test the hypothesis What step of the scientific method is inductive reasoning? - Answer Analyze the data What step of the scientific method is deductive reasoning? - Answer Test the hypothesis What are the four parts of th...

What does the first "F" in NFFF stand for? Answer - Fallen What NFPA standard covers health-related fitness programs for fire department members? Answer - NFPA 1583 What is an MOU similar to? Answer - a labor contract What situation justifies exposing firefighters to a high level of risk? Answer - realistic chance of savng a life. Which of the follow is the minimum level of training to become a managing fire officer? Answer - Fire Officer II Who can the incident comman...

Combustible Liquid - Answer A liquid with a flash point ABOVE 100F 12.5 - Answer If the current flowing out from an electrical panel is 12.5 amps, and it then flows through an electrical load of 1500 watts, what is the amperage of the remaining current flow of the return circuit? 1000 - Answer If a hair dryer draws 8.3amps (in a home with 120-volt service), what is the wattage? *Power (P) = current (I) x voltage (V) Watts = amps x volts 1987 - Answer The year of the firs...

"Rule of Nines" - Answer Medical concept, where major body areas are represented by increments of 9% *For example the head equals 9% 109F - Answer In hyperthermia, what core body temperature is generally fatal within minutes unless treated? 4.0 to 10 w.c. - Answer The typical water column range for gas service lines 4th Amendment - Answer The amendment concerning search and seizure *Remember "knocking" 5th Amendment - Answer The amendment concerning pleading, gra...