Munitions Fire Fighting

The methodology designed to incorporate the requirements of HSPD-5, NIMS, the NRF, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense guidance while preserving the unique military requirements of the expeditionary Air Force is known as:

AFIMS

The Web-based system use by all three service components for ammunition and explosives information is the:

JHCS

If you need information about ammunition color codes, look in:

TO 11A-1-53

Using the ERG, match each hazardous material to the corresponding ID number

Hydrazine, anhydrous: 2029. Acetylene: 1001. Sulphuric acid: 1830. Tear gas devices: 1693

TO 00-25-172 involves ground servicing of aircraft and static grounding/bombing. Firefighters should be familiar with table 3-1 of this TO because it:

Provides fire protection equipment requirements for various aircraft configurations

Identify three important sections found within TO 11A-1-33, Handling and Maintenance of Explosives-Loaded Aircraft.

Initial Isolation and Protective Action Distances. Identification of Explosives-Loaded Aircraft. Fire Fighting Agents.

As a responder, you know the importance of posting fire symbols on explosives-loaded aircraft. Which publication specifies the identification of explosive-loaded aircraft?

TO 11A-1-33

The purpose of NIMS is to give all federal, state, local and tribal authorities:

A standardized approach for domestic incidents.

The Preparedness phase of AFIMS includes activities such as:

Planning, training, and exercises.

In the ICS, the Operation, Planning, Logistics, and Finance Administrative section chiefs are typically members of the IC’s:

General Staff

If you need information about ammunition color codes, look in:

TO 11A-1-53

Where can you find the explosive division or class of a material?

A DOT placard or label

Walking from the dining hall to your dormitory, you see an object made of plastic, with a blue ogive. You should suspect this:

Practice grenade

Identify the PRACTICE grenade

C (clear bottom, blue top)

Follow all of these rules concerning projectiles EXCEPT:

Projectiles with yellow coloring are safe to handle

Where would you find chaff and flares on an F-15E aircraft

Chaff on the left side and flares on the right side

Select three hazards presented by chaff and flares:

Mass fire, Minor blast, Fragmentation

Both the MK 82 and MK 84:

Have a total bomb weight that potentially dangerous (500-2000 pounds)

GP bombs may be fuzed:

In the front and rear

What is one difference between rockets and missles?

A missile has a guidance system, but a rocket does not

What is the correct way to approach a missile?

At a 45 degree angle from the rear

Blue bands on a rocket motor or warhead indicate that the component:

Is used for practice

Which section of a missile contains explosive material that detonates:

Warhead

JP-10 vapors:

Are heavier than air and travel along the ground

This placard division (Yellow diamond with 1.6 on top, 1 on bottom) represents:

Extremely insensitive articles

What is the primary hazard indicated by this fire symbol (yellow triangle with 3)?

Mass fire

What fire symbol would be displayed on a storage area where both HD 1.1 and HD 1.3 materials were stored together?

Yellow octagon with 1

Identify three individuals who make up the Command Staff:

Safety officer, Public information officer, Liaison officer

Hot refueling operations (one or more engines on the aircraft operating during refueling) are expected to be underway on an aircraft carrying munitions. Where would you look to determine the firefighting equipment requirements for this operation?

TO 00-25-172

You are responding to a reported fire and see this symbol (yellow diamond with 4). What fire fighting actions should you expect to take?

Fight these fires, but expect minor explosions and hot fragments as a result of this fire.

Explosives class 1.2 signifies:

Explosives with a projection hazard

In which section of an NFPA 704 HazMat diamond will you find the “use no water” symbol?

White section

Handling decomposed fire damaged composites results in the formation of:

Unhealthy particulates

Response information for specific radioactive materials can be found in:

ERG orange guides 161-164

Inhalation of liquid hydrazine fumes or vapors may cause:

Seizures

Identify the true statement about escorts at explosives storage areas.

If there is an actual fire within a structure, escorts will stay outside the structure at a safe distance.

The aircraft operation requiring a Halon 1211 extinguisher, a fixed or skid mounted Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) system discharging through oscillating nozzles, and an ARFF apparatus standby posture is:

Hot refueling

The technical escort is subordinate to the _____ only in matters that pertain to operations

Aircraft commander