WorksheetsChapter 15
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
1. Hose size refers to the external diameter of the hose.
True
False
2. A hose clamp should be applied approximately 5 feet (1.5 m) from the coupling on the supply side.
True
False
3. NFPA® 1901 lists the minimum quantity of hose to be carried on a standard pumper or engine.
True
False
4. In a forward lay, the first coupling to come off the hose bed should be male.
True
False
5. When advancing hose up and down a stairway, the hose should be uncharged when conditions allow.
True
False
6. Which type of fire hose requires the most care in cleaning?
A. Hard intake hose
B. Woven-jacket hose
C. Hard-rubber booster hose
D. Rubber-jacket collapsible hose
7. Which of the following items allow the number of hoselines operating on the fire ground to be increased or decreased?
A. Valves
B. Fittings
C. Intake strainers
D. Valve devices
8. Which of the following statements is an advantage of the accordion load?
A. Firefighters can easily pick up a number of folds and place on one shoulder to carry hose from the bed.
B. Only three or four firefighters are required to carry the hose from the bed to the fire scene.
C. It is the easiest to load and is suitable for any size of supply hose.
D. It leaves fewer sharp bends in the hose than the horseshoe or flat loads.
9. Which preconnected hose load is designed to be pulled by one person and must be completely removed from the bed before deploying the nozzle end?
A. Minuteman load
B. Combination load
C. Preconnected flat load
D. Triple layer load
10. Which type of hose lay is the most expedient if the apparatus must stay at the water source?
A. Forward lay
B. Reverse lay
C. Apparatus lay
D. Combination lay
11. When deploying preconnected hoselines, which load should result in the hoseline deploying with fewer kinks and bends?
A. Combination load
B. Minuteman load
C. Flat load
D. Triple layer load
12. What type of hose transports water or other agents, at increased pressure, from a pump-equipped apparatus to a nozzle?
A. Attack hose
B. Supply hose
C. Booster hose
D. Pumper hose
13. In order to be reliable, fire hose must be:
A. recently constructed
B. replaced once a year
C. maintained by hose companies
D. constructed of the best materials
14. Which of the following is used to describe hose size?
A. Width
B. Length
C. Pressure
D. Diameter
15. Suction hose is manufactured in minimum lengths specified in NFPA®:
A. 1001
B. 1520
C. 1901
D. 1962
16. What type of hose is designed for drafting water from static water supplies or connecting to a fire hydrant?
A. Soft sleeve hose
B. Hard-suction hose
C. Double-jacket hose
D. Suction supply hose
17. Fire hose couplings are made of: (820)
A. hard plastic
B. polyvinyl chloride
C. plastic and aluminum
D. durable, rust-proof material
18. Which types of couplings are made of brass or other malleable metals? (821)
A. Cast couplings
B. Inverted couplings
C. Extruded couplings
D. Drop forged couplings
19. Which kind of couplings have male and female parts?
A. Sexless couplings
B. Threaded couplings
C. Unthreaded couplings
D. Nonthreaded couplings
20. What guidelines should be followed for removing frozen hose? (827)
A. Fold the hose while still frozen
B. Place frozen hose on apparatus as soon as possible
C. Use the exhaust manifold heat from the pumping apparatus
D. Perform service testing before placing thawed hose back in service
