Test your Fire Knowledge ...

[Zack Barresse]

Wanted to share this with everybody ...

http://www.firehouse.com/training/mfri_month/


Love this site. My home page at the fire house. They put out a new quiz every month ranging from vehicle extrication to EMS to strucutral fires to specialized rescue.. they have it all.

So, anyone care to take the test? :)

[Ken Puls]

Yikes! 11/20.:eek:

I think I better leave it to the pro's....:hi:

[Zack Barresse]

19/20. But that last one was due to a terminology difference. :p

[Ken Puls]

Sadly, back when I lived with one of my buddies, he was going through his training for acceptance into the local volunteer fire department. I was privy to some info that a lot of people probably don't get (like the bumper thing). And still only 11/20. :roll:

We came to the conclusion that if a fire breaks out near my desk, we'll pass each other as I run out of the building. :rofl He hates the idea of being a desk jocky, and I can't fathom why anyone would want to play IN a firebox.

It is a really good thing, IMHO, that there are such differences in people! :yes

[Jacob Hilderbrand]

10/20 for me. A lot of unfamiliar terminology. I like the site though.

[golf4]

Hey Zack -

13/20!!! Think I'll leave it up to you and my bros............

Take care.

[johnske]

Hi Zack,

15/20 for me...used to be a volunteer firy many years ago, but guessing at terminology used doesn't help. My nxt-door neighbour is a full-time specialist "extrication and rescue" firy but I'm also guessing the US vs Oz terminology would probably beat him too if he tried it

John :bink:

[CBrine]

8/20 I failed, and I burned my car down testing some of my mistaken theory's. "Where's the Never check for Fuel Tank leaks with a lighter" section II fire supression for Idiot's quiz?

:bawl

[Zack Barresse]

8/20 I failed, and I burned my car down testing some of my mistaken theory's. "Where's the Never check for Fuel Tank leaks with a lighter" section II fire supression for Idiot's quiz?

:bawl

D'ya wanna know the sad part? People have actually done that...

[golf4]

Hey Zack -

Just thought I'd throw this one your way:

I spent about 3 years living in Moscow, Russia and I can't tell you how many burned-out vehicles line the roads in the winter. I asked some of my Russian employees, and they'd tell me about how people will try to thaw out their fuel lines with blow torches. Some of the available gas is really bad, sooooooooooooooo..............

Sounds like fun, heh??? :rolleyes:

Frank

[johnske]

Hey Zack -

Just thought I'd throw this one your way:

I spent about 3 years living in Moscow, Russia and I can't tell you how many burned-out vehicles line the roads in the winter. I asked some of my Russian employees, and they'd tell me about how people will try to thaw out their fuel lines with blow torches. Some of the available gas is really bad, sooooooooooooooo..............

Sounds like fun, heh??? :rolleyes:

FrankThey're not kidding either, saw a show on TV recently where a reporter went to Siberia, he has that on film!! (blow torching fuel lines to thaw out the fuel each morning) :bink:

[Zack Barresse]

Whew!

That reminds me about a structure fire we had where a guy was trying to thaw his lines (water) under his house with a blow torch.

I had a Paramedic in class who was born in Russia, boy did he have some stories.. I bet you do to.

[shades]

Ah, yes, in northen Minnesota in the winter we had a 1939 MM tractor that was started with a handcrank. One year it was so cold that we had to put a barbeque pan under the engine to heat up the oil enough so that we could actually rotate the crank - took two hours of cranking (initially just trying to move it), and finally getting enough movement to actually snap it. But we finally got it going.

Ah, at that time what we would have given for headbolt heaters!!

[Brandtrock]

9/20 - guess I'll stick to blowing out candles. :)