Firefighting Knowledge Quiz

What type of valve is found in a Fire Department Connection (FDC)?

• Butterfly valve

• Clapper valve

• Ball valve

• Gate valve

What is the minimum number of firefighters required for interior operations?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What type of stream is produced by a piercing, cellar, and chimney nozzle?

• Solid stream

• Fog stream

• Broken stream

• Straight stream

What is the flow rate that defines a master stream?

• 150 gpm

• 250 gpm

• 350 gpm

• 450 gpm

Where should hose clamps be applied?

• 10'-12' from the coupling

• 5'-6' from the coupling and 20' from the apparatus

• 15'-20' from the coupling

• Directly on the coupling

What is a Siamese connection used for in firefighting?

• To split one hose into two

• To connect a hose to a hydrant

• To turn two hoses into one

• To connect a hose to a nozzle

What effect causes foam to be sucked into the water supply?

• Bernoulli effect

• Venturi effect

• Coanda effect

• Doppler effect

What is considered low expansion foam?

• Ratio of 1:5

• Ratio of 1:10

• Ratio of 1:15

• Ratio of 1:20

What are the different ways foam can be applied?

• Rain down, bank down, roll on

• Spray, pour, drip

• Splash, soak, sprinkle

• Drizzle, flood, mist

What are the different types of hose damage?

• Chemical, Organic, Mechanical, Thermal, Age deterioration, & Corrosion

• Physical, Biological, Electrical, Thermal, Age deterioration, & Corrosion

• Chemical, Biological, Electrical, Thermal, Age deterioration, & Corrosion

• Physical, Organic, Electrical, Thermal, Age deterioration, & Corrosion