- 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.
- 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
- All of the following are drip torch hazards, EXCEPT
- poisonous fumes
- The fuel mixture you will typically use in the drip-torch tank is [four] parts diesel fuel to [one] part gasoline.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- All of the following techniques for operating a drip torch encourage safety, EXCEPT
- igniting the torch wick with a lighter or match.
Unit 8 Quiz: Firing Devices | S-130 Firefighter Training (Online Component) 2008 v2
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