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A comprehensive set of questions and answers related to airport firefighting, covering essential topics such as vehicle positioning, airport knowledge, runway lighting, grid maps, aircraft approach procedures, emergency communications, and firefighting techniques. It is a valuable resource for individuals preparing for airport firefighter certifications or seeking to enhance their knowledge in this field.
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primary consideration on vehicle positioning for an aircraft incident where evacuation has begun from the interior, would be to provide coverage for the - ✔✔Exits being used in accordance with NFPA 1003; standard for airport firefighter professional qualifications, [j02] duty could also include - ✔✔Hazardous conditions and performing standby operations According to NFPA 402; guide for aircraft and fire-fighting operations, which are the three minimum knowledge requirements about an airport? - ✔✔water supply locations, airport roads and bridges, and airport drainage systems which statement regarding runway and taxi lighting is not correct? - ✔✔white lights are used to identify the approach end of runways and taxiway centerlines copies of grid maps should be prominently displayed at air traffic control locations, airport operations, each airport and community fire station, all mutual aid services and - ✔✔carried on all appropriate emergency vehicles parallel runways are distinguished by - ✔✔letters when the aircraft is on a 90-degree approach to the landing runway, the term used to describe this approach is - ✔✔base leg an electric navigation system that allows aircraft to approach and land during inclement weather conditions is called a/an - ✔✔instrument landing system (ILS) in addition to marked coordinated and traffic patterns, what else should a grid map include? - ✔✔control zones
according to NFPA 403; standard for aircraft rescue and firefighting services at airports, fire stations located close to taxiways and runways or adjacent to flight patterns should have - ✔✔soundproof training rooms, living quarters, and an alarm room during size up, the incident commander does not - ✔✔determine the exact definition and location of the problem which selections is the international civil aviation organization (ICAO) phonetic alphabet for the letter "u"
what appliance on an aircraft firefighting apparatus is used to allow the vehicle to move into rescue and extinguishment positions without endangering the equipment? - ✔✔ground sweep nozzle what is the primary objective when fighting a wheel fire? - ✔✔preventing the fire from spreading upward into the wheel wells if it is decided that wheel assembly must be cooled, how should a water stream be applied? - ✔✔water mist or fog pattern in continuous flow the principle that states that gases have a tendency to form into layers according to temperature applies to all of the following except - ✔✔heat imbalance what is/are the primary means of ventilating an aircraft? - ✔✔doorways, hatches, and windows what important factor(s) is/ are crucial to the success of a resupply operation - ✔✔speed of mobilization and rate at which water can be delivered preserving the accident scene and safeguarding evidence is a responsibility of - ✔✔all firefighting personnel what items should be removed when necessary to ensure the fire is completely extinguished? - ✔✔carpet, partitions, wall panels, and ceiling panels according to NFPA 1003; the duty of rescue involves gaining access, assisting in the evacuation process, initial triage and - ✔✔disentanglement which types of aircraft do not have ejection seats or canopy-removal systems but may have jet assisted take of units attaches - ✔✔cargo which automatic explosive devices are relatively small tubes closed at one end and plugged at the other?
auxiliary fuel tanks on a helicopter are normally located inside the - ✔✔main cabin which gas-operated devices are employed to unlock or reposition various units in the escape system during the ejection sequence? - ✔✔thrusters aircraft intended for high-altitude operations use an oxygen-supply system normally stored in either - ✔✔gaseous or liquid state if you were directed to the empennage of the aircraft, you would go to the - ✔✔tail what will help saw blades last longer and cut faster - ✔✔apply water and soap when cutting which explosive ejection device is designed to start a sequence of events in the emergency ejection procedures of a military aircraft - ✔✔initiator what color-code is used to indicate fuel piping - ✔✔red ejection seats may be safetied by performing all of the following except - ✔✔pulling the face curtain above the ejection seat aircraft halon or nitrogen systems are activated by - ✔✔T-handles under normal conditions, how are canopies actuated? - ✔✔pneumatically, hydraulically, electrically, or manually which tool is used to cut through the skin of an aircraft as well as structural - ✔✔power rescue saw according to NFPA 424 triage areas should be located upwind and if smoke and fire are imminent, away from an incident at least - ✔✔300 feet
which is not an important objective for mutual aid aircraft rescue and fire fighting preplanning? the training objective will achieve maximum - ✔✔exposure when using the radio, how many inches should the airport firefighters lips be positioned from the microphone - ✔✔1 1/ control tower operators control the movements of vehicles on taxiways and runways by the means of - ✔✔light signals and radio communications with fighter and bomber aircraft, personnel, and apparatus should be positioned at an approximate 45 degree angle - ✔✔off the nose or tail, but not in front, behind, or beneath wing ordinance which of the following NFPA standards list the tables for minimum extinguishing agent quantities and discharge capabilities? - ✔✔NFPA 403 a protein-based foam concentrate incorporating fluorinated surfactants that forms a foam capable of producing a vapor suppressing aqueous film on the surface of hydrocarbon fuels is describing, which type of concentrate - ✔✔Film Forming Fluoroprotein Foam (FFFP) A particular type of fire that involves fuel flowing from the aircraft to the ground is called a/an - ✔✔Three dimensional fire the hazards associated with the use of water to extinguish a fuel fire is/ are - ✔✔its a conductor of electricity and steam that can scald and obscure vision what precautions should be taken when an aircraft is suspected to be unstable and subject to collapse or rollover - ✔✔blocking and shoring as soon as practicable which option is not a means to determining location and intensity of a fire in an aircraft - ✔✔sounding the aircraft the turrets should be used only as long as - ✔✔they are being effective
modern aircraft wheels equipped with fusible plugs, automatically deflate the tires at what temperature? - ✔✔ 300 - 400 degrees the primary purpose of general aviation aircraft is - ✔✔training and pleasure