Exercise 4. Multiple-choice questions. Choose the right answer

1) When people are trapped in a burning the hose stream should be directed... (at the adjoining building; between them and the fire)

2) Strong winds... (throw water onto upper floors; deflect the hose stream)

3) The second hose line is used... (to teach firefighters at a recruit training course; to supplement the first line)

4) A (32; 45)... - degree angle of attack turns out to be the best.

5) A coarse spray is relatively useless... (on small fires; on major fires)

Exercise 5. Make sentences.

The first hose line… The second hose line … The third hose line …

… can be used to …

… protect trapped people. … supplement the first line. …protect property. …stop the fire from extending to an adjoining building. … protect the secondary means of egress. …protect trapped people on the floors above.

Exercise 6. Say if it’s true or false. Correct the false sentences.

1) An effectively placed and operated hose line saves lives by quickly extinguishing the fire.

2) Firefighters are taught about hose line operations on the fire ground.

3) A stream that has broken into a coarse spray can be effective on major fires.

4) 32 degrees is the best angle of attack.

5) When a stream is operated close to a building, penetration on upper floors turns out to be the best.

6) Damaged nozzles cause the stream to break up.