Engine Book Test

The second leading cause of firefighter fatalities is injury sustained while:

Responding or returning from the fireground

In the early years of us firefighting history, a _____ was used to pull down a burning building and prevent the fire from spreading to nearby structures.

Fire hook

With the development of larger capacity pumps that required greater horsepower _____ engines replaced the ____ engine as the power system of choice for the fire service.

Diesel; gasoline

In the early 1800s, what material did the city of Philadelphia use to develop a municipal water supply system?

Wood

Which type of auxiliary braking system slows a vehicle by opening valves in the cylinders of the diesel engines to divert compression from the cylinders to create drag?

Engine brake

What term was used to identify the firefighter charged with operating the steam engine?

Engineer

What were the early u.s fire hydrants called?

Fire plugs

What is the first priority of the driver/operator?

Safety

Mounting devices such as brackets, racks, or trays are ______?

Not standardized

Objectives that are required to be completed during the operational phase of an incident are known as:

Tactical benchmarks

What is the term that best defines the regular challenges that face the driver/operator?

Stressors

When the driver/ operator experiences a problem with the apparatus that can't be managed in the field, the driver/ operator must:

Communicate the problem to an officer

Which type of apparatus is equipped for confined space rescue and special operations?

Technical rescue

What are the two basic ways in which fire apparatus operate?

Driving operations and on-scene operations

Which chapter of nfpa standard 1002 lists the general requirements all members who operate fire department vehicles must meet?

Chapter 4

According to NFPA 1901, a pumper should be equipped with a permanently mounted pump at a minimum rating of _____ GPM

750 gallons per minute

If a mobile water supply apparatus is equipped with a fire pump? It must carry a minimum of ____ soft suction hose or ____ of hard suction hose with a strainer

15 ft, 20 ft

According to NFPA 1901, what is the minimum amount of attackos to be carried on a pumper?

400 ft

According to NFPA 1901, what is the minimum amount of attack hose to be carried on an initial attack fire apparatus?

400 ft

According to NFPA 1901, what is the minimum amount of supply hose to be carried on a pumper?

800 ft

According to NFPA 1901 in order for a fire apparatus to be classified as an initial attack fire apparatus, it must have a pump rated a minimum of ____ GPM

Gallons per minute