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Firefighter 1 & 2 Michigan Exam Study
Guide
What is the fire triangle? - answer✔oxygen, fuel, and heat
what is the fire tetrahedron? - answer✔oxygen, fuel, heat, and a self-sustained chemical chain reaction
what is potential energy? - answer✔stored energy possessed by an object that can be released in the
future to perform work
what is kinetic energy? - answer✔the energy possessed by a moving object
what is the british thermal unit (BTU)? - answer✔the amount of heat required to raise the temperature
of 1 pound of water 1 degree fahrenheit
what is NFPA 1971 - answer✔standard on protective ensembles for structural fire fighting and proximity
fire fighting
what is ANSI standard Z87.1 - answer✔practice for occupational and educational eye and face
protection
what are the three components of a turnout coat? - answer✔outer shell, moisture barrier, and thermal
barrier
what does DRD stand for? - answer✔drag rescue device
what does IDLH stand for? - answer✔immediately dangerous to life and health
what are four common respiratory hazards associated with fires and other emergencies? -
answer✔oxygen deficiency, elevated temperatures, smoke, and toxic atmospheres
what does PPE stand for? - answer✔personal protective equipment
according to NFPA 1971, full PPE consists of the following? - answer✔helmet, hood, coat, pants, gloves,
and boots
the following PPE is not part of NFPA 1971 but required by NFPA 1500? - answer✔eye protection,
hearing protection, self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), and personal alert safety system (PASS)
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what are the four basic SCBA componets? - answer✔harness assembly, air cylinder assembly, regulator
assembly, and face piece assembly
air cylinders must be stamped or labeled with the dates of? - answer✔manufacture, and hydrostatic test
according to both the u.s. department of transportation and transport canada, steel and aluminum air
cylinders must be tested every __ years and composite air cylinders every __ years? - answer✔5 and 3
what is a class B fire? - answer✔flammable and combustible liquids, gases, and greases such as alcohol,
cooking oils, gasoline, lubricating oils, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)
what is a class C fire? - answer✔class A or class B fires created by electrical energy
what is a class D fire? - answer✔combustible metals and alloys such as lithium, magnesium, potassium,
and sodium
what is a fire extinguisher? - answer✔a portable fire fighting device designed to combat incipient fires
every fire extinguisher extinguishes fire by at least one of the following mechanisms? -
answer✔smothering, cooling, chain breaking, and saponification
what is NFPA 10? - answer✔standard for portable fire extinguishers
what is a class A fire? - answer✔ordinary combustibles such as textiles, paper, plastic, rubber, and wood
what is a class K fire? - answer✔combustible cooking oils
what does AFFF stand for? - answer✔aqueous film forming foam
what is the PASS method for a fire extinguisher? - answer✔pull, aim, squeeze, and sweep
what is ventilation? - answer✔the systematic removal of heated air, smoke, and fire gases from a
burning building and replacing them with cooler air
what is conduction? - answer✔the transfer of heat within a body or to another body by direct contact
what three mechanisms can heat be transferred from one body to another? - answer✔conduction,
convection, and radiation
what is convection? - answer✔the transfer of heat energy by the movement of heated fluids or gases,
usually in an upward direction
what is radiation? - answer✔the transmission or transfer of heat energy from one body to another body
at a lower temperature through intervening space by electromagnetic waves, such as infrared thermal
waves, radio, or x-rays.
what are the stages of fire development? - answer✔incipient, growth, fully developed, decay
11/05/2024 12:06 PM
Firefighter 1 & 2 Michigan Exam Study
Guide
What is the fire triangle? - answer✔oxygen, fuel, and heat
what is the fire tetrahedron? - answer✔oxygen, fuel, heat, and a self-sustained chemical chain reaction
what is potential energy? - answer✔stored energy possessed by an object that can be released in the
future to perform work
what is kinetic energy? - answer✔the energy possessed by a moving object
what is the british thermal unit (BTU)? - answer✔the amount of heat required to raise the temperature
of 1 pound of water 1 degree fahrenheit
what is NFPA 1971 - answer✔standard on protective ensembles for structural fire fighting and proximity
fire fighting
what is ANSI standard Z87.1 - answer✔practice for occupational and educational eye and face
protection
what are the three components of a turnout coat? - answer✔outer shell, moisture barrier, and thermal
barrier
what does DRD stand for? - answer✔drag rescue device
what does IDLH stand for? - answer✔immediately dangerous to life and health
what are four common respiratory hazards associated with fires and other emergencies? -
answer✔oxygen deficiency, elevated temperatures, smoke, and toxic atmospheres
what does PPE stand for? - answer✔personal protective equipment
according to NFPA 1971, full PPE consists of the following? - answer✔helmet, hood, coat, pants, gloves,
and boots
the following PPE is not part of NFPA 1971 but required by NFPA 1500? - answer✔eye protection,
hearing protection, self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), and personal alert safety system (PASS)
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11/05/2024 12:06 PM
what are the four basic SCBA componets? - answer✔harness assembly, air cylinder assembly, regulator
assembly, and face piece assembly
air cylinders must be stamped or labeled with the dates of? - answer✔manufacture, and hydrostatic test
according to both the u.s. department of transportation and transport canada, steel and aluminum air
cylinders must be tested every __ years and composite air cylinders every __ years? - answer✔5 and 3
what is a class B fire? - answer✔flammable and combustible liquids, gases, and greases such as alcohol,
cooking oils, gasoline, lubricating oils, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)
what is a class C fire? - answer✔class A or class B fires created by electrical energy
what is a class D fire? - answer✔combustible metals and alloys such as lithium, magnesium, potassium,
and sodium
what is a fire extinguisher? - answer✔a portable fire fighting device designed to combat incipient fires
every fire extinguisher extinguishes fire by at least one of the following mechanisms? -
answer✔smothering, cooling, chain breaking, and saponification
what is NFPA 10? - answer✔standard for portable fire extinguishers
what is a class A fire? - answer✔ordinary combustibles such as textiles, paper, plastic, rubber, and wood
what is a class K fire? - answer✔combustible cooking oils
what does AFFF stand for? - answer✔aqueous film forming foam
what is the PASS method for a fire extinguisher? - answer✔pull, aim, squeeze, and sweep
what is ventilation? - answer✔the systematic removal of heated air, smoke, and fire gases from a
burning building and replacing them with cooler air
what is conduction? - answer✔the transfer of heat within a body or to another body by direct contact
what three mechanisms can heat be transferred from one body to another? - answer✔conduction,
convection, and radiation
what is convection? - answer✔the transfer of heat energy by the movement of heated fluids or gases,
usually in an upward direction
what is radiation? - answer✔the transmission or transfer of heat energy from one body to another body
at a lower temperature through intervening space by electromagnetic waves, such as infrared thermal
waves, radio, or x-rays.
what are the stages of fire development? - answer✔incipient, growth, fully developed, decay
