Chapter 14 - FIRE SUPPRESSION

Question 1

Water converted to steam, how many more times does it absorb heat?
How many more times does it rapidly expand?

Answer 1

5x
1700x
AVOID STEAM

Question 2

What are a few fire removal examples?

Answer 2

-Digging trenches to remove fuel in the path of the fire
-Allowing fuel to burn up while protecting exposures

Question 3

What are examples of oxygen exclusions?

Answer 3

-Covering with a blanket or foam
-Closing doors and windows
-Displacing with inert gas

Question 4

Extinguishers such as dry chemicals, halon agents or halon replacement agents break up which pat of the fire tetra-hydron?

Answer 4

Chemical reaction
(chemical flame inhibition)

Question 5

Who decides where to make entry?

Answer 5

IC or supervisor

Question 6

Attack techniques

Answer 6

677-679

Question 7

Attack patterns ZOT

Answer 7

679