TRAINEE GUIDE - Recruit Training Command - The US Navy

TRAINEE GUIDE A-950-0001
A. Study Assignment
ASSIGNMENT SHEET 1-15-2
CHEMISTRY AND CLASSES OF FIRES
The Bluejacket’s Manual, Centennial Edition, pages 386 through 390
B. Study Questions
1. What are the four sides of a fire tetrahedron?
a.
b.
c.
d.
2. What are the three elements of the fire triangle?
a.
b.
c.
3. How does water extinguish a fire?
4. How does PKP extinguish a fire?
5. What extinguishing agents are used on a class Charlie fire?
6. Which firefighting agent is corrosive and discharges from a portable
extinguisher?
7. A class Charlie fire is a/an ....... fire?
8. Burning wood is a class ....... fire.
9. A burning flammable liquid is a class ....... fire.
10. A burning metal is a class ....... fire.
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