Hose Practices (7th Edition)
Chapter 1 Definitions Test (#2)
13 questions

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1) A coupling manufactured by the process of extrusion.

2) A process of producing rubber-covered hose in which a nitrile rubber is vulcanized to the interior surface of a woven polyester tube.

3) Fire hose composed of one or two woven outside jackets and an inside rubber lining.

4) Hose constructed with one or two outer jackets woven on looms from cotton or synthetic fibers.

5) A means of attaching a coupling with a two or three piece collar, which is bolted into place.

6) A means of attaching a coupling to a fire hose with tightly wound strands of narrow-gauge wire or steel bands.

7) A recessed wall cabinet that contains a wall hydrant and pre-connected fire hose for incipient fire fighting.

8) Fire hose without a rubber lining, frequently used in interior standpipe systems and in wildland fire fighting.

9) Hose consisting of a combination of two separately woven jackets, or two or more interwoven jackets, and lined with an inner rubber tube.

10) A single-jacket hose, lined or unlined, that is pre-connected to a standpipe.

11) A single-jacket, small diameter hose used to combat fires in the forest and other wildland areas.

12) Hose used to connect a fire department pumper or a portable pump to a nearby water source.

13) A non-woven rubber hose manufactured by braiding one or more layers of yarn, each separated by a rubber layer, over a rubber tube, and encased in a rubber cover.