Chapter 21 Fire Vocabulary

Front 1

A type of attack employing both direct attack and indirect attack methods.

Back 1

Combination attack

Front 2

An apparatus-mounted master stream device that is intended to flow large amounts of water directly onto a fire or exposed building

Back 2

Deck gun

Front 3

Firefighting operations involving the application of extinguishing agents directly onto the burning fuel.

Back 3

Direct attack (structural fire)

Front 4

Firefighting operations involving the application of extinguishing agents to reduce the build-up of heat released from a fire without applying the agent directly onto the burning fuel.

Back 4

Indirect attack (structural fire)

Front 5

A nozzle attached to the end of a straight ladder truck that is designed to provide large volumes of water from an elevated position.

Back 5

Ladder pipe

Front 6

A large capacity nozzle that can be supplied by two or more hose lines or fixed piping. Can flow in excess of 300 gallons per minute. Includes deck guns and portable ground monitors.

Back 6

Master stream device

Front 7

A master stream appliance that is designed to be set up and then left to operate unattended. This is used to flow large amounts of water onto a fire or exposed building from a ground-level position.

Back 7

Portable monitor

Front 8

A stream made by using a smooth-bore nozzle to produce a penetrating stream of water.

Back 8

Solid stream

Front 9

A stream made by using an adjustable nozzle to provide a straight stream of water.

Back 9

Straight stream