Fire Equipment - Hydrants

A categorized list of Firefighting equipment would include which of the following?

• Communication Equipment

• Detection and Alarm Systems

• Firefighters Gear

• Ambulance Services

• Garden Hoses

A fitting in the street or other public place with a nozzle by which a fire hose may be attached to a water main is called a/an ______________.

Fire Hydrants are designed to instantly provide the _____ required by fire fighters to ____________ a fire

Which hydrant's water pressure capacity is 500 gallons per minute (GPM) and used for small house fires?

• Red Hydrant

• Blue Hydrant

• Yellow Hydrant

• Orange Hydrant

• Purple Hydrant

Which hydrant's water pressure capacity is 1000-1500 gallons per minute (GPM) and used for four story house fires?

• Red Hydrant

• Blue Hydrant

• Green Hydrant

• Orange Hydrant

• Purple Hydrant

Which hydrant's water pressure capacity is 1500 gallons per minute (GPM) or more and used for a four story house that is 70x70 feet and 40 feet tall fires?

• Red Hydrant

• Blue Hydrant

• Green Hydrant

• Orange Hydrant

• Purple Hydrant

The violet hydrant indicates that the water source is a _________ or __________.

What are the two (2) basic varieties of fire hydrants?

• Bottom Barrel

• Dry Barrel

• Top Barrel

• Wet Barrel

The hydrant in which the water is stored below the frost line is called the __________ __________ hydrant.

• Bottom Barrel

• Dry Barrel

• Top Barrel

• Wet Barrel

The hydrant in which the water is stored above the ground is called the __________ __________ hydrant.

• Bottom Barrel

• Dry Barrel

• Top Barrel

• Wet Barrel