0
Q
Besides regular PPE all Engine man should carry what additional equipment ?
A
Hose strap
Chock
Spanner
1
Q
The engine officer after the roll call should discuss these specific topics ( especially if covering or detailed officers and ECC )?
A
General response routes
Modification to response routes
Road and weather conditions
Dangerous area of intersections
2
Q
The most important tools engine company ff use on foreground are
A
1 serviceable hydrants
- Engine apparatus
- Hose and fittings
- Nozzles
3
Q
All engine company FF should be able to perform the following
A
- Transfer the engine apparatus from road to pump
- Connect the apparatus to hydrant using each of several connections available and standard hose
- Charge and maintain adequate pressure on hose line using the pump panel controls
4
Q
All nozzles at the start if each tour should be inspected and examined to insure ?
A
- What type of nozzles and or tips attached to each hose line
- That rubber washers are placed correctly in female couplings and tips and not dried out of cracked
- That nozzles are hand fastened to hose and tips are screwed on by hand
- That fog nozzles are not clogged and are maintained in the straight stream position ( tip rotated to right)
- That all control handles and shut off valves operate freely and are maintained in closed position
5
Q
Ladder companies shall always strive to let engine companies enter the block first ?
A
False
- Fire located at the end if a narrow dead end road
- Winter ops : where building involved is higher than 3 stories preference shall be given to ladder company apparatus entering block first with engine hand stretching from nearest hydrant
