Unit 8 Quiz: Firing Devices | S-130 Firefighter Training (Online Component) 2008 v2

1. Fusees burn [phosphorus] contained within the body of the device, burning very hot (1,400° F or 760° C), and easily igniting grass, twigs, leaves, and other light fuels.
   
   
2. Fusees burn at 1,400° F or 760° C, but there’s more than heat to this potentially hazardous device. Identify TWO fusee hazards.
• Toxic fumes
• Splattering phosphorous slag
  
  
3.  All of the following are drip torch hazards, EXCEPT
   
• poisonous fumes
  
  
4.  The fuel mixture you will typically use in the drip-torch tank is [four] parts diesel fuel to [one] part gasoline.
   
   
5. Sometimes firefighters may have to burn out without a drip torch or fusee. Identify FOUR items you could use in the field to burn out with.
• Burning leaves or needles placed in unburned fuel with a shovel
• Burning branches
• Burning rag wrapped around a stick
• Matches or a cigarette lighter
  
  
6.  You’ve spilled fuel on your clothes while preparing to store the drip torch. Identify the procedure you should take with your clothes.
• Change out of any fuel-contaminated clothes and wash them before wearing again
  
  
7.  Identify TWO steps for preparing a drip torch for its next use.
• Extinguishing the wick or let it burn dry
• Allowing the entire unit to cool to ambient temperature
  
  
8.  All of the following techniques for operating a drip torch encourage safety, EXCEPT
• igniting the torch wick with a lighter or match.