Ch2 Types of Fire Apparatus Equipped with a fire pump

Question 1

Fire apparatus are classified according to?

Answer 1

the functions for which they were designed

Question 2

NFPA 1901 establishes the minimum pump capacity for fire department pumpers is blank gpm

Answer 2

750

Question 3

An apparatus with the combined functions of a rescue company and a fire dept pumper

Answer 3

rescue pumper

Question 4

Industrial Foam Pumpers are built according to the standards provided in Chapter blank of nfpa 1901

Answer 4

11

Question 5

Most large-scale industrial foam pumpers use some form of blank because of the reliability of the foam proportioning at large flows

Answer 5

balanced pressure proportioning

Question 6

Specific Requirements for the design of initial attack apparatus are contained in Chapter blank of NFPA 1901

Answer 6

6

Question 7

smaller, quick attack pumpers, known as blank, are designed to handle small fires that do not require the capacity or personnel needed for a larger pumper

Answer 7

minipumper

Question 8

blank are well suited for nuisance fires such as small grass and trash bin fires and for service calls that do not require the capacity and personnel of a full-size pumper

Answer 8

midipumper aka interface engine

Question 9

Specific requirements for the design of mobile water supply apparatus are contained in chapter blank of nfpa 1901

Answer 9

7

Question 10

According to nfpa 1901, the apparatus must carry at least blank gallons to be considered a mobile water supply apparatus

Answer 10

1,000

Question 11

apparatus designed to perform the functions of both pumper and mobile water supply apparatus are sometimes called?

Answer 11

tactical tenders or attack tenders

Question 12

the ability to pump-and-roll (blank) is a tremendous advantage when combating wildland fires

Answer 12

mobile attack

Question 13

These units are used on incidents that do not require full-size ladder trucks and thereby reduce the wear and tear on the heavier vehicles

Answer 13

ladder tender

Question 14

typically the capacity of the water tanks does not exceed blank gallons and the pumps do not produce more than about blank gpm on ladder tenders

Answer 14

300,300

Question 15

a rescue vehicle equipped with a small fire pump and water tank in order to handle small fires and provide protective hoselines at incident scenes

Answer 15

engine tender

Question 16

Generally Engine Tenders have a pump capacity of blank gpm or less

Answer 16

500