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24 Cards in this Set
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Automatic Aid
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Written agreement between two or more agencies to automatically dispatch predetermined resources to any fire or other emergency reported in the geographic area covered by the agreement. These areas are generally where the boundaries between jurisdictions meet or where jurisdictional “islands” exist.
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Confinement
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The process of controlling the flow of a spill and capturing it at some specified location.
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Containment
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Act of stopping the further release of a material from its container.
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Decontaminate
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To remove a foreign substance that could cause harm; frequently used to describe removal of a hazardous material from the person, clothing, or area.
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Diatomaceous Earth
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A light siliceous material consisting chiefly of the skeletons (minute unicellular algae) and used especially as an absorbent or filter.
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Dike
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Temporary or permanent barriers that contain or direct the flow of liquids.
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Drainage Time
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The amount of time it takes foam to break down or dissolve; also called drainage rate, drainage dropout rate, or drainage.
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Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
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Disaster management center for government agencies. Can be located within a communications center or in separate facilities.
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Evacuation
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Process of leaving or being removed from a potentially hazardous location.
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Expansion Ratio
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Ratio of the finished foam volume to the volume of the original foam solution.
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Hazard Assessment
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Formal review of the hazards that may be encountered while performing the functions of a firefighter or emergency responder; used to determine the appropriate level and type of personal and respiratory protection that must be worn.
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High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) Filter
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Respiratory protection filter designed and certified to protect the user from particulates in the air. The HEPA filter must be at least 99.97 percent efficient in removing monodisperse particles of 0.3 micrometers in diameter.
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Mitigate
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To cause to become less harsh or hostile; to make less severe, intense or painful; to alleviate.
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Mutual Aid
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Reciprocal assistance from one fire and emergency services agency to another during an emergency based upon a prearrangement between agencies involved and generally made upon the request of the receiving agency.
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Plug
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Patch to seal a small leak in a container.
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Preplan
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Document, developed during pre-incident planning, that contains the operational plan or set procedures for the safe and efficient handling of emergency situations at a given location (such as a specific building or occupancy).
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Radiation
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Energy from a radioactive source emitted in the form of waves or particles.
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Stabilization
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Stage of an incident when the immediate problem or emergency has been controlled, contained, or extinguished.
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Staging Area
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Prearranged, temporary strategic location, away from the emergency scene, where units assemble and wait until they are assigned a position on the emergency scene and from which these resources (personnel, apparatus, tools, and equipment) must be able to respond within three minutes of being assigned. Staging area managers report to the IC or operations section chief if established.
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Topography
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Physical configuration of the land or terrain.
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Transportation Area
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Location where accident casualties are held after receiving medical care or triage before being transported to medical facilities.
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Turbulence
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Irregular motion of the atmosphere usually produced when air flows over a comparatively uneven surface such as the surface of the earth; when two currents of air flow past or over each other in different directions or at different speeds.
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Unified Command
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In the Incident Management System, a shared command role that allows all agencies with responsibility for the incident, either geographical or functional, to manage the incident by establishing a common set of incident objectives and strategies. In unified command there is a single incident command post and a single operations chief at any given time.
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Vermiculite
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Expanded mica used for loose fill insulation and as aggregate in concrete.
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