Quiz #2 Fire Safety & Fire Extinguisher

Which of the following activities are considered “hot work”?

• Welding

• Cutting

• Grinding Ferrous Metals

• All of the Above

It sets the standards, policies, procedures, and precautions to safely purchase, operate, maintain the department equipment and educate employees on how to protect themselves from personal injury.

• Contingency Plan

• Fire Prevention

• Safety Program

• None of these

The acronym for proper use of a fire extinguisher is:

• PAST

• PASS

• PALS

• None of the Above

A way to extinguish fire by removing the fuel source or allowing the fire to consume all available fuel.

• Smothering

• Starving

• Temperature Reduction

• Chemical Flame Inhibition

Fire extinguishers should be inspected monthly and serviced annually by a third party.

• True

• False

Fire watch should be performed during and after all hot work activities.

• True

• False

Any unplanned or uncontrolled event resulting from unsafe acts/unsafe occupational conditioning either of which can cause injury.

• Fire

• Incident

• Accident

• Injury

An example of two “Class B” fuels would be:

• Cardboard, newspapers

• Cardboard, newspapers

• Grease, paint thinner

• All of the Above

Carbon Dioxide extinguishers are designed for which types of fuels?

• Class B and C

• Class A, B and C

• Class A and C

• Class A and B

What is the designation for fires involving ordinary combustibles?

• Class A

• Class B

• Class K

• Class C