Ifsta Essentials Of Fire Fighting 5Th Edition

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What are the tactical priorities in Firefighting

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1. Life Safety
2. Incident Stabilzation
3. Property Conseration

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5 Characteristics of a Firefighter

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1. Integrity (obedience to the unenforceable)
2.Moral Character (Truthfullness and Honesty)
3.Work Ethic (do what needs to be done without being told)
4.Pride (How you look and Behave)
5.Courage

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Organizational Principles

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Unity Of Comand (only one supervisor)
Span of Control (number of individuals an officer can effectively manage 3-7, 5 optimal)
Division Of Labor(break big job into small jobs)
Discipline (setting limits and enforcing them)

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Engine Company

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Deploys Hoseline for fire attack

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Truck Company

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Peforms Forcible entry, search and rescue, ventilation, salvage and overhaul, utilities control, access to upper levels of structure.

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Rescue Squad

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Searches for and removes victims from danger, may perform technical recue

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HazMat Company

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responds to and mitigates Hazardous materials incidents

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Brush Company

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Extinguishes wildland fires

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Special Rescue Company

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Responds to and performs technical rescues

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Fire Police Personnel

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Assist Law enforcement officers with traffic control

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Fire Prevention Personnel

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Fire Prevention Officer/Inspector (inspects buildings for code compliance)
Fire and Arson Investigator(Determines cause and origin of fire)
Public Fire and Life Safety Educator(makes presentations)
Fire Protection Engineer/Specialist(Checks building plans)

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Policy

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Guide to Decision Making

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Procedure

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WRITTEN communication closely related to a policy

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Components of ICS

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Common Terminology
Modular Organization
Integrated Communications
Unified Command Structure
Consolidated Action Plans
Manageable Span of Control
Predesignated Incident Facilities
Comprehensive Resource Management

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ICS - Command Staff
Hint: SLP

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Safety Officer
Liaison Officer (Point of contact for government and nongovernment agencies in incident)
Public Information Officer (Interfaces with public or media)

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ICS - General Staff
HINT: CFLOPI

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Operations Section Chief (activites that r reducing hazard)
Planning Section Chief (disseminates incident information)
Logistics Section Chief (Responsible for all support requirements)
Finance
Information / Intelligence

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Assigned

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Resource currently committed to an assignment

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Available

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Resource has checked in at incident and is available for assignment

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Branch

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Organization level between Divisions/Groups and the IC and Operations. (ie. Fire Branch, EMS Branch, Law enforcemnt Branch)

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Command

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The function of directing ordering and controlling resources by virtue of explicit legal, agency, or delegated authority.

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Division

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Geographical designation assigning responsibility for all operations within an area. Assigned clockwise on a wildfire and by floor on multi story fire.

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Group

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Functional designations (forcible entry, salvage, ventilation, etc)

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Incident Action Plan (IAP)

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Written or unwritten plan for managing an emergency.

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Strike Team

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Set number of resources of the same kind

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Task Force

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Any combination of resources assembled in support of a specific mission

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Other Organizations at an Incident

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EMS
Hospitals (MCI)
Law Enforcement
Utility Companies
Media

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On average the number of firefighters that die in the line of duty each year

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100

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Fatalities by Duty (Volunteer / Paid)

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70% - Volunteer
30% - Paid

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Causes of Firefighter Fatalities

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54% - Stress or Overexertion
24 % - Other Causes
22% - Traffic Accidents

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Consensus Standard

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Rules, principles or measures that are established through agreement of members of the standards-setting organization.

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Risk Manaagement Plan

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Written plan that identifies and analyzes the exposures to hazards and includes selection of appropriate risk management techniques to handle exposures, implementation of chosen techniques, and monitoring the result of those techniques.

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NFPA 1500

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Relates to Firefighter Saftey and Health

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NFPA Topics

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Safety and Health related policies and procedures
Training and Education
Fire apparatus, Equipment, and Driver Operators
PPE
Emergency Operations(NIMS, Passports)
Facility Safety
Medical and Physical Requirements
Member Assistance and Wellness Programs

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Supplied Air Respirator

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An atmosphere providing respirator for which the source of breathing air is not designed to be carried by user

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OSHA

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Federal OSHA authority and regulations apply mainly to the PRIVATE SECTOR, and do not cover employees of state and local governments, including career and some volunteer programs. Does apply to federaly employed firefighters, prvate sector firefighters.

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Industrial Fire Brigade

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Team of employees organized within a private company who are assigned to fight fires.

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Employee Assistance Program

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Available to employee and their families to aid in soling work and personal problems.

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Defusing

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informal discussion that can happen at the scene or after units have returned to quarters.

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Jump Clear of Apparatus

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If in contact with energized electrical wires.

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Student to Instructor ratio for live fire training

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5:1

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Size Up Critical Factors

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Life Safety Hazard
Nature and Extent of the Emergency
Building Type Arrangement and Access
Resources
Special Hazards

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Structure Fire Tactical Priorities

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Firefighter Safety
Rescue
Fire Control
Loss Control

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Personnel Accountability Report

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Report made to the IC signifying that companies working on incident are safe and accounted for

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"All Clear"

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The primary search has been completed and all salvageable occupants are out of the hazard zone.

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"Undr Control"

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The fire is controlled with the forward fire progress stopped, no additional units will be required, no dangers to firefighters.

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"Loss Stoped"

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Propert Conservation is complete

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Rapid Intervention Crew

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2 or more equipped and available firefighters.

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Safety Rule

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"Everyone Looks Out for Everyone else"

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How many lanes next to MVA should be closed.

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At least One

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Personnel Accountability Systems

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Passport System
SCBA Tag System (time of entry and expected time of exit based on scba pressure)

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IDLH

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immediately dangerous to life and health safety

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List three ways to preventing firefighter injuries?

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training
maintaining company discipline/accountability
following SOPs

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What are the three IFSTA principles of Risk Management?

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Only take on significant risk if a life can be saved
No building is worh a firefighter
Dont go interior if building is derilct or unoccpied

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How can you avoid slips trips and falls at fire station?

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good housekeeping
good lighting
maintain handrails

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What NFPA standard must live fire training exercises meet?

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NFPA 1403

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What are two basic interior operations techniques?

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Scan the outside of bulding to locate egress routes
Wear full PPE including SCBA and use air management plan
Take the appropriate tools with you
Maintain team integrity
Take a hoseline or tagline
Pay attention to your immediate surroundings.

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Hand Tool Safety

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Wear PPE
Remove loose clothing
remove jewelry
select the right tool for the job
follow manufacturer's instruction

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Power Saws

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Match the saw to the task
Wear PPE
Keep saws sharp

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Mater

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anything that occupies space and has mass

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Exothermic heat reaction

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chemical reaction between two or more materials that changes the materials and produces heat, flames and toxic smoke

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Endothermic Heat Reaction

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Chemical reaction in which a substance absorbs energy

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combustion

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exothermic reaction that is self sustaining process of rapid oxidation of a fuel that produces heat and light

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fire triangle

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Oxygen , Fuel , Heat

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Fire Tetrahedron

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Oxygen, Fuel, Heat, Self-Sustaining chemical reaction

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Potential Energy

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Stored Energy possessed by an object

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Kinetic Energy

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Energy possessed by a moving object

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Energy

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The capacity to perform work

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Measurement For Heat Energy

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Joule - International System of Units
BTU - Customary system (raise 1 pound of water 1 degree farenheit)

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Autoignition Temperature

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Same as ignition temperature except that no external ignition source is required for ignition because the material itself has been heated to the ignition temperature

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pyrolysis

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the chemical decomposition of a solid fuel through the action of heat

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vaporization

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in liquid fuels is the releasing of ignitable gases or vapors

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piloted ignition

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when a mixture of fuel and oxygen encounter an external heat source. Autoingnition temp is always higher than piloted ignition

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Sources of Heat Energy

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Chemical Heat Energy
Self Heating(spontaneous)
Electrical Heating
Mechanical (friction)

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Spontaneous Heating Materials

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Charcoal
Linseed Oil-Soaked Rags
Hay and Manure

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mechanical heat types

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heat of compression
heat of friction

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Three types of heat transmission

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Conduction (direct contact)
Convection (heat from liquid or gas to a solid surface)
Radiation (electromagnetic waves)

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Passive Agents

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Materials that absorb heat but do not participate actively in the cobustion process. Fuels with high moisture content

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Reducing Agent

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The fuel that is being oxidized or burned during combustion.

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Vapor Density

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Density of gas in relation to air
Air has density of 1
Lighter than air has density < 1

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Specific Gravity

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ratio of mass of a given volume of a liquid compared with the mass of an equal volume of water at the same temp.
Water has SG of 1
SG < 1 Float
SG > 1 Sink

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Flash Point

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Minimum temperature at which a liquid gives off enough vapors to form an ignitable mixture with air near the liquid's surface.

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Fire Point

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Temperature at which a liquid fuel produces sufficient vapors to support combustion once the fuel is ignited. Usually a few degrees above the flash point.

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Solubility

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The extent at which a substance will mix with water

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Liquids with low flash points

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are easily ignited

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Miscible

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materials that are capable of being mixed

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Surface-To-Mass Ratio

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Is the primary concern for solid fuels. Fules with a higher stm ratio burn more readily. Log vs. Sawdust

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Heat of Combustion

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Total amount of energy releases when a specific amount of the fuel is burned

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Heat Release Rate

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Is the energy released per unit of time as a given fuel burns. Over TIme

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An atmosphere that is oxygen deficient

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Has less than 19.5% oxygen

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Atmosphere is Oxygen enriched when

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It has more than 23.5 % Oxygen

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Flammable Range

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The range between the upper flammable limit and lower flammable limit in which a substance can be ignited. Right mix of gas and O2

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Colorless Odorless dangerous gas formed by the incomplete combustion of carbon. It combines 200 times more completely with hemoglobin

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Carbon Monoxide

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Colorless, odorless, heavier than air gas that nether supports combustion or burns. Used in portable extinguishers to extinguish B or C fires by smothering or displacing oxygen.

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Carbon Dioxide

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Colorless liquid with a pungent choking odor which is iritating to the mucous membranes.

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Acetaldehyde

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Reddish Brown gas

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Nitrogen Dioxide

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Colorless gas with a sharp pungent odor. Mixes with water to form hydrochloric acid

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Hydrogen chloride

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Colorless gas with a choking or suffocating odor.

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Sulfur Dioxide

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Colorless liquid with petroleum like odor.

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Benzene

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Fires that involve cooking oils

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Class K

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Fires that involve normal combustibles

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Class A

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Fires that involve flammable liquids

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Class B

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Saponification

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Phenomenon that occurs when mixtures of alkaline based chemicals come into contact with cooking oils creating a soapy film

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4 stages of fire development

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Incipient (heat hasnt spread to other substances)
Growth
Fully Developed (Flashover can occur)
Decay

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Factors influencing the development of a fuel controlled fire

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Mass and Surface Area
Chemical Content
Fuel Load
Fuel Moisture
Orientation Continuity

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Neutral Plane

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The interface between the hot and cooler gas layers at the opening

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Rollover

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Condition in which the super heated gases released in a confined space during the incipient or early steady-state accumulate at the ceiling level. These gases are pushed away from the fire area into uninvolved areas where they mix with oxygen. Then it burns and rolls over your head.

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Flashover Indicators

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Hot gases overhead and lowering of hot gas layer.
A strong air in smoke out phenomena.
Isolated Flames traveling in the hot-gas layer. (ghosting)

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What temps do flashover commonly occur

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900-1200 degrees

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Backdraft

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Instantaneous explosion or rapid burning of superheated gases that occurs when oxygen is introduced into an oxygen depleted space.

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Visual Indicagtors of Backdraft

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Inwardly drawn smoke
little or no visible flame
puffing smoke leaving building
Black smoke that becomes dense gray or yellow
Pressurized smoke
Smoke stained windows

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A fire in a Large Compartment

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will develop more slowly than one in a smal compartment

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What temp does water convert to steam and how much does it expand

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212 degrees and 1700 X

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Assembly

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2 or more interconnected structural components combined to meet a specific function or design requirement.
Roof trusses, Wall frames, Doors and frames

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Balloon Frame

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Studs extend from the basement to the roof. This allows fire ro spread undetected through holow walls

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Bar Joist

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Joist constructed of steel with bars in the vertical web space.Early failure when exposed to fire is likely

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Beam

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A horizontal structural component subjected to vertical loads.

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Bowstring Truss

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A roof assembly with a curved or arched top chord. Very strong unless exposed to direct flame.

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Butterfly Roof

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V shaped roof in which the two sides slope toward a valley in the middle.

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Cantilever

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A beam that is unsupported at one or both ends. Typically used to support balconies or apartments.

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Chipboard/ Oriented Strandboard OSB

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Wood board made by gluinf and pressing wooden strands

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Chord

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The main structural members of a truss as distinguished from diagnols

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Cockloft

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An open space between the roof and ceiling of a commercial or industrial building.

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Attic

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Space between roof and ceiling in a residential building

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Column

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A vertical supporting member. Columns may be wooden or steel posts.

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Course

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Horizontal lay of masonary units. (row of bricks)

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Curtain Wall

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Nonload bearing exterior wall used as a weather barrier but not for support. High rises have curtain wals that are sheet glass in frames

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Curtain Board

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Nonload bearing interior wal extending down from a roof or ceiling to limit the horizontal spread of fire and heat.

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Eave

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The edge of a pitched roof that overhangs an outside wall

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Cantilever

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A beam that is unsupported at one or both ends. Typically used to support balconies or apartments.

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Chipboard/ Oriented Strandboard OSB

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Wood board made by gluinf and pressing wooden strands

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Chord

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The main structural members of a truss as distinguished from diagnols

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Cockloft

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An open space between the roof and ceiling of a commercial or industrial building.

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Attic

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Space between roof and ceiling in a residential building

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Column

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A vertical supporting member. Columns may be wooden or steel posts.

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Course

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Horizontal lay of masonary units. (row of bricks)

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Curtain Wall

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Nonload bearing exterior wall used as a weather barrier but not for support. High rises have curtain wals that are sheet glass in frames

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Curtain Board

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Nonload bearing interior wal extending down from a roof or ceiling to limit the horizontal spread of fire and heat.

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Eave

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The edge of a pitched roof that overhangs an outside wall

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Engineered I Beam

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A woden I beam consisting of continuous wooded upper and lower chords seperated by a web of OSB or similar sheet rock

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Fire Door

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Solid core door, door frame, and hardware. Meant to keep fires to one section of a building

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Fire Load

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Total potential heat release if a building and its contents burned.

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Fire Wall

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A rated assembly that extends from the foundation to and through the roof of a building to limit fire spread.

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Gable Roof

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A pitched roof characterized by quare cut ends or sides that slope down from the ridge line to the eaves.

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Gable Wall

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A wall rising to meet a gable roof at the end of a building. Found at the ends of gable roofs.

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Gambrel Roof

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A roof characterized by a single ridge line from which roof sections on both sides of the ridge descend at different pitches. Common on barns

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Girder

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Horizontal structure meant to support beams or joists

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Glue-Lam Beam

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A wooden structural member composed of relatively short pieces of lumber glued and laminated together under pressure

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Gusset Plate

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Wooden or metal plate used to connect structural members that are butted together

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Header Course

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Course of bricks laid with the ends facing outward

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Hip Roof

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A pitched roof in which the ends are all beveled so that there are no gable walls.

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Interstitial Space

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An area between layers of building materials

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Joists

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Horizontal structural members used to support a ceiling or floor.

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Lamella Arch

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An arch constructed of short wooden members connected in a specifc geometric pattern. Found in older buildings

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Mansard Roof

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Steeply sloped facets surrounded by a flat or nearly flat center section.

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mortar

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a mixture of sand cement and water used to bond masonary unitsinto a solid mass

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Open Web Joist

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A joist constructed with a web composed of materials such as bars or tubes that do not fill the entire web space

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Parallel Chord Truss

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A truss contrsucteed with the top and bottom chords parallel the trusses are used in floor joists and in multi story buildings

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Parapet

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A wall at the edge of some roofs. Most parapet walls range from a few inches to a few feet in height

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Party Wall

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A wall shared by two adjoining buildings, usually load bearing

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Pitch

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ratio of rise to span of a rook assembly. The steeper the pitch the greater the trip hazard

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Plate

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The top or bottom horizintal member of a frame wall. Sole Plate or Top Plate

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Platform Construction

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Frame type construction in which each floor interrupts the exterior studs forming an effective fire stop at every floor. This is the most common type of construction

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Plywood

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A wooden structural panel made of glued sheets of wood

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Rafters

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Beams that span from a ridge board to an exterior wal plate to support roof decking

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Rated Assembly

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Two or more construction components combinged to form an assembly that has a specific fire resistance rating. Fire Doors, gypsum Drywall

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Reinforced Concrete

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Concrete that has rebar

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Sawtooth Roof

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A roof with a saw blade profile, These roofs are common in older industrial buildings.

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Sheething

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Plywood, OSB, or Wooden Planking that has been applied to a wall or roof over which a weather resistant covering is applied.

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Shed Roof

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Pitched roof that slopes in only one direction from the ridge.

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Spalling

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Degradation of concrete to prolonged exposure to high heat

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Stud

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A vertical structure member in a frame wall.

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Tension

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Force that tends to pulls the mass of a material apart.

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Truss

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A wooden or metal structural unit made up of one or more triangles in a flat plane.

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Type I Construction

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Fire Resistive
Maintains Its Integrity after a fire
Made with Reinforced concrete and structural members have insulation or automatic sprinklers for protection

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Type II Construction

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NonCombustive Construction
Same as Type I but without the insulation or other protection

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Type I Construction Strengths

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Resists flame impingement
Confines Fire Well
Little collpase potential
Impervious To Water Damage

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Type I Weaknesses

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Difficult to Breach
Difficult to Ventilate
Massive debris following a collapse
Floors Ceilings and Walls Retain heat

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Type II Construction Strengths

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Almost as resistive as Type 1
Confines Fire Well
Easier to vertically ventilate than Type I

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Type II Construction Weaknesses

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Difficult to Breach
Roof systems less stable than Type I
Steel components can fail

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Type III Construction

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Ordinary Construction
Exterior walls and structural members be made of noncombustible or limited combustible material

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Type III Strengths

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Resists fire spread from the outside
Relatively easy to vertically ventilate

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Type III Weaknesses

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Interior structural members vulnerable to fire involvement
Fire spread potential through concealed spaces
Susceptible to Water damage

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Type IV construction

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Heavy Timber
Exterioir and Interior walls be made of noncombustible or limited combustible materials

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Type IV Strengths

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Resists collapse
Structurally stable
Relatively easy to ventilate
Easy to Breach
Manageable debris

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Type IV Weaknesses

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Susceptible to fire spread from outside
Potential for flame spread to nearby structures

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Type V Construction

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Wood Frame Construction
construction made completely or partly of wood
Smaller dimansion than haevy timber construction

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Type V Strengths

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Easy to Breach / Ventilate
Resistant to collapse from earthquakes
smaller collapse debris

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Type V Weaknesses

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Susceptible to fire spread from outside
Rapid flame spread inside
Total collapse possible
Water damage

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What are you looking at when doing a building size-up

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Age of building(signs of weathering)
Construction Material (Wood, masonry, Metal, concrete)
Roof Type (Arched or Lightweight)
Renovations or modifications
Dead Loads (HVAC, Water Units on Roof)

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Dangerous Building Conditions

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Conditions that contribute to the spread and intensity of the fire
Conditions that make buildings susceptible to collapse

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Collapse Zone

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The area extending horizontally from the base of the wall to one and one half times the height of the wall

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Rain Roof

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Second roof constructed over an old roof

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DRD

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Drag Rescue Device

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Nylon and Polyester

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Never wear these in firefighting ops, they melt. Wear cotton

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How high should boots be

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8 - 10 inches

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Carbon Dioxide

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IDLH = 40,000 ppm
Caused By Free Burning

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Carbon Monoxide

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IDLH = 1200 ppm
CB = Incomplete Combustion

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Hydrogen Chloride

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Colorless to slightly Yellow
IDLH = 50 ppm
Burning Plastics
Irritated eyes and respiratory tract

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Hydrogen Cyanide

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Colorless, Bitter Almond Odor
IDLH = 50 ppm
Burning of wool, nylon, polyurethane
Chemical Asphyxiant, hampers respiration at the cellular level

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Nitrogen Dioxide

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Irritates nose and throat

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Phosgene

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Colorless; Odor of musty hay
IDLH = 2 ppm
Reduced when refrigerants such as freon contact flame
Forms Hydrochloric Acid in the lungs

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Carboxyhemoglobin

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Hemoglobin saturated with carbon monoxide and therefore unable to absorb needed oxygen

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Etiological Agents

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Living microorganisms, like germs, that can cause human disease

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Point Of No Return

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That time at which the remaining operation time of the scba is equal to the time necessary to return safely to a nonhazardous atmosphere.

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Open Circuit Self Contained Breathing Apparatus

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An CBA that allows the weares exhaled air to be discharged or vented to the atmosphere (Used IN FireFighting)

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Harness Assembly

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Rigid frame that holds air cylinder

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Air Cylinder Assembly

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Includes cylider valve, presure guage, and PASS device in some units.
Main weight of breathing apparatus

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Regulator Assembly

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Includes High Pressure Hose with low pressure alarm, by-pass valve, and pressure redusing device

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Facepiece assembly

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Includes facepiece len, exhalation valve, low pressure hose.

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Low Pressure Alarm

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Activates when below 1/4 of air pressure

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Open Circuit Airline Equipment

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Airline equipment that allows exhaled air to be discharged into the open atmosphere.
Longer Duration HazMat
SARs , No backpack

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Closed Circuit Breathing Apparatus

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Exhalations are rebreathed after CO2 has been removed. Not approved for firefighting. Chemical O2 restores O2 concentrations

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PASS

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Personal Alert Safety System or Pull, Aim, Squeze, sweep

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How do you check for positive presure in facemask

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break the seal between the facepiece and cheek

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SCBA NFPA Numbers

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1500 & 1404

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SCBAs

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Clean after each use
Inspect every month
Annual Maintenance

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Hydrostatic Testing

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A testing method that uses water under pressure to check the integrity of pressure valves

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Male Coupling

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Side of coupling pointing to EXIT

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Female Coupling

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Side of coupling pointing to Fire

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Tag Line

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Nonload bearing rope attached to an object to help steer it in adesired direction or act as a safety line

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Types of Fire Extinguishers

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Smothering (Oxygen Exclusion)
Cooling (Reducing fuel below its ignition temp)
Chain Breaking (Interrupting the chain reaction)
Saponification (Forming an oxygen-excluding soapy foam)

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Pump-Tank Water

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Hand Carried/Backpack
Agent=Water
Class A Fires

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Stored Presure Water

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Class A Fires

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Dry Powder

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Only Class D Extinguisher
Hand Carried or Wheeled

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Halon 1211 and 1301

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Used on B & C Fires

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Extinguishing Agent

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Any substance used for the purpose of controlling or extinguishing a fire

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Wet Chemical Extinguisher

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Agent = Potassium Acetate
Class K Fires

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Carbon Dioxide Extinguishers

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Used on B & C Fires

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Dry Chemical Extinguishers

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Uses a dry chemical powder as the primary extinguishing agent, often used to protect areas containing volatile flammable liquids

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Extinguishing characteristics of water

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cooling

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Extinguishing characteristics of Carbon Dioxide

Back 231

Oxygen Depletion

Front 232

Extinguishing characteristics of Foam

Back 232

Oxygen Depletion

Front 233

Extinguishing characteristics of Clean Agent

Back 233

Chain Inhibition

Front 234

Extinguishing characteristics of Dry Chemical

Back 234

Chain Inhibition

Front 235

Extinguishing characteristics of Wet Chemical

Back 235

Oxygen Depletion

Front 236

Extinguishing characteristics of Dry Powder

Back 236

Oxygen Depletion

Front 237

Alloy

Back 237

Substance or mixture composed of 2 or more metals

Front 238

Dry Powder

Back 238

Extinguishing Agent suitable for use on combustible metal fires

Front 239

Wet Chemical System

Back 239

Extinguishing system that uses a wet-chemical solution as the primary extinguishing agent

Front 240

Water Mist

Back 240

atomizing water through a special applicator

Front 241

Aqueous Flm Forming Foam

Back 241

Synthetic foam concentrate that, when combined with water, can form a complete vapor barrier over fuel spills and fires and is highly effective extinguishing agent on hydrocarbon fuels.

Front 242

Clean Agent Extinguishers

Back 242

Designed to replace Halon 1211
Rapidly evaporating liquid that leaves no residue
_____flurocarbons

Front 243

Carbon Dioxide Extinguishers

Back 243

Limited reach
No freeze protection

Front 244

Wheeled extinguishers

Back 244

Are larger
Carbon Dioxide/Dry Chemical

Front 245

Dry Chemical

Back 245

Not the same as dry powder
Used for a,b,c fires
2 types regular b/c rated, and multipurpose a,b,c rated

Front 246

Dry Chemical Extinguishing Agents

Back 246

Sodium Bicarb
Potassium Bi Card
Potassiumj Chloride
Monoammonium Phosphate

Front 247

Operating a wheeled extinguisher

Back 247

Stretch hose out completely

Front 248

Class A Fire Icon

Back 248

Front 249

Class B Fire Icon

Back 249

Front 250

Class C Fire Icon

Back 250

Front 251

Class C Fire Icon

Back 251

Front 252

Class D Fire Icon

Back 252

Front 253

Total Flooding System

Back 253

Fire-Suppression System designed to protect hazards within enclosed structures. Foam is released into a compartment or area and fills it completely to extinguish a fire

Front 254

Washing Natural Fiber rope

Back 254

Water initially strengthens then weakens it so can't use water to clean. Have to wipe of as much dirt as possible

Front 255

Washing Synthetic Fibers

Back 255

wash by hand
Rope washing device
Front Load Washer

Front 256

Running End

Back 256

Rope end used for hoisting, pulling, or belaying

Front 257

Working End

Back 257

End used in forming a not also called the bitter end or loose end.

Front 258

Standing Part

Back 258

Part between the working end and the running end

Front 259

Ladder Belt

Back 259

Belt with a hook that secures the firefighter to the ladder

Front 260

Class I Harness

Back 260

Goes around waist and thighs or under buttocks and is intended to be used for emergency escape.

Front 261

Class II Harness

Back 261

Goes around waist thighs or butocks and is intended to hold a load up to 600 lbs. Loks just lke class I harness

Front 262

Class III Harness

Back 262

Harness that fastnes around the waist, thighs, and over shoulders. Also known as full body harness. Up to 600 lbs.

Front 263

Rescue

Back 263

Saving a Life from fire or accident

Front 264

Extrication

Back 264

Incidents involving the removal and treatment of victims who are trapped by some type of man-made machinery

Front 265

Fire Attack and Interior Search Operations should be started...

Back 265

simultaneously

Front 266

two objectives of abuilding search

Back 266

locating victims
obtining information about the size and extent of the fire

Front 267

Primary Search Priorities

Back 267

Most severely threatened
Largest Numbers
Remainder of Hazard Zone
Exposures

Front 268

Equipment used in primary search

Back 268

radio, TIC,flashlight, forcible entry tools

Front 269

If you cant see your feet because of smoke...

Back 269

You shouldn't be walking upright

Front 270

Search Line System

Back 270

used in searching large and comlex areas filled with smoke
every 20 feet there is a ring and knot(s) after the ring
1 knot means 20 feet, 2 = 40

Front 271

When searching a multistory building the most critical areas are the...

Back 271

Fire flor, flor directly above the fire, and the topmost floor. These should be searched first

Front 272

During Primary search what should be done to doors

Back 272

they should be closed

Front 273

Marking Systems for Search and Rescue

Back 273

Chalk or Crayon
Duct Tape
door markers
latch straps

Front 274

Markings: One slash on door

Back 274

Means room is being searched

Front 275

Marking Systems: Two slashes

Back 275

Means room has been searched

Front 276

Incline Drag

Back 276

Used by one rescuer to move a victim up or down stairs

Front 277

Blanket Drag

Back 277

Can be used by one rescuer and a blanket or sheet

Front 278

Cradle In Arms Carry

Back 278

Used to carry children or smal adults if they are conscious.

Front 279

Seat Lift/Carry

Back 279

Conscious or unconscious, using two recuers

Front 280

Three -Person Lift/Carry

Back 280

used to lift a pt who is lying down

Front 281

Extremities Lft/Carry

Back 281

can be used on a a conscious or unconscious victim

Front 282

Inverter

Back 282

step-up transformer that converts a vehicles 12 or 24 volt DC current to 110-220 volt AC current

Front 283

Arc

Back 283

A luminous discharge of electricity across a gap

Front 284

Air Vacuum

Back 284

Used with the air knife to remove soil near a trench collapse victim

Front 285

High Pressure Bags

Back 285

High Pressure bags made of rubber and reinforced with steel or Kevlar. Don't lift as far as medium and low pressure bags.

Front 286

Low and Medium Pressure Bags

Back 286

Used to stabiize and lift cars

Front 287

How many bags should be stacked when lifting or stabilizing

Back 287

No more than 2

Front 288

Max contact temp allowed for air bags

Back 288

220

Front 289

Series of Pulleys in a wood or metal frame used to provide mechanical advantage

Back 289

Block and Tackle

Front 290

Turn Off Headlights

Back 290

When they are not needed at an emergency scene to avoid blinding oncoming traffic

Front 291

System used for sorting and classifying accident victims

Back 291

Triage

Front 292

Process of providing additional support to key places between an object of entrapment and the ground

Back 292

Stabilization

Front 293

When disabling power to vehicle by cutting cables what do you cut first

Back 293

Black or Negative

Front 294

SIPS

Back 294

Side Impact Protection System

Front 295

How long can power remain in restraint system after battery has been isolated

Back 295

30 mins

Front 296

Type of glass manufactured from two sheets that are bonded to a sheet of plastic between them. Used inWindshields

Back 296

Laminated / Saftey Glass

Front 297

Used in side windows. Designed so that glass breaks into many small pieces

Back 297

Tempered Glass

Front 298

Type of Construction Resistant to Earthquakes

Back 298

Type V

Front 299

Type Of Collapse: contains multiple voids. Simultaneous failure of exterior walls

Back 299

Pancake Colapse

Front 300

Type Of Collapse: Outer walls remain in tact and the upper floors and or roof sections fail. Good chance of habitable void spaces along wals

Back 300

V shaped collapse

Front 301

Type Of Collapse: When one outer wall fails while the other stays in tact

Back 301

Lean-To Collapse

Front 302

Type Of Collapse: Occurs when the floor and or roof assemblies on both sides of a center wall collapse into what might be seen as opposing lean to colapses

Back 302

A Frame collapse

Front 303

Collapse that happens after the initial collapse of a structure

Back 303

Secondary Collapse

Front 304

How far should ladders extend outside of a trench

Back 304

3 feet

Front 305

How far should a trench be cordoned off

Back 305

100 feet

Front 306

Characteristics of Confined Space

Back 306

Large enough that an employee can bodily enter and perform assigned work
Limited or restricted means to exit and entry
Not designed for continuous employee occupancy

Front 307

What must be stationed at the confined space entrance to track personnel and equipment entering and leaving the space

Back 307

an attendant

Front 308

In a confined space rescue where must the command post be stationed

Back 308

out of the hotzone and not obstructing entrance/exit

Front 309

What is the distance rescuers should stay away fom downed power lines

Back 309

One span between poles

Front 310

Techniques used byfire personnel to gain entry into buildings, vehicles, and aircraft when normal means of entry are locked or blocked

Back 310

Forcible Entry

Front 311

4 categories of forcible entry tools

Back 311

Pushing/Pulling
Striking
Prying
Cutting

Front 312

Smaller versions of the pick headed and flat headed axe are used for overhoaul

Back 312

but are ineffective for forcible entry

Front 313

Pick Head Axe

Back 313

6# or 8# head
Most versatile Tool

Front 314

Prying tool with a claw at one end and a spike or point at a right angle to a wedge at the other end

Back 314

Halligan Tool

Front 315

Rebar Cutters

Back 315

Not meant to cut power lines

Front 316

Oxyacetalene Torches

Back 316

Hand carried or Wheeled
Cut through heavy metal components

Front 317

Acetylene

Back 317

Colorless gas that has an explosive range from 2.5 to 81 percent in air. used as fuel for cutting and welding operations

Front 318

Never exceed 15 psi operating pressure when operating

Back 318

acetylene cutters

Front 319

OxyGasoline cutting torches

Back 319

Dual Hose
New to fire service
fully functional undr water
Fire cant go back up line because fuel is delivered in liquid form

Front 320

Burning Bars

Back 320

Exothermic Cutting Rods
Cuts through concrete and metal very fast

Front 321

Plasma Cutters

Back 321

Metal Cutters
Numerous gases

Front 322

Cutting Flare

Back 322

Like a normal flare
Flames for 15 seconds to two minutes

Front 323

Rotary Saw

Back 323

Larger than circular saw
doent need a seperate power source

Front 324

Rambar

Back 324

Requires only one person to operate
Like Haligan witha sliding handle to open doors

Front 325

Carrying tools: Axes

Back 325

Away from body.
Pick Headed axe: put axe head undr arm and grasp pick end

Front 326

Types Of Lifts

Back 326

Extremities Lift/Carry (2 person

Front 327

Fire Walls are made from

Back 327

Masonry

Front 328

Type III construction

Back 328

Resists fire spread from external structures

Front 329

Can Bowstring trusses be easily identified from street level

Back 329

No

Front 330

NFPA 1982 Refers To

Back 330

Pass Devices

Front 331

NFPA 1901 says there should be how many fire extinguishers on an apparatus

Back 331

2

Front 332

Wet Chemical Extinguishers are used for which type of fire

Back 332

Class K

Front 333

Carbon Dioxide Extinguishers work on what classes of fire

Back 333

B and C

Front 334

NFPA 10 recommends fire extinguishers be identified by

Back 334

Pictographs

Front 335

NFPA 10 refers to

Back 335

Fire Extinguishers

Front 336

Firefighters must continue to where their SCBA as long as carbon monoxide reading are above ____

Back 336

50 ppm

Front 337

3 methods of gaining access to victims in vehicles

Back 337

Normally operating door
Through a Window
By tearing off parts of a vehicles body

Front 338

3 Types of Wood Swinging Doors

Back 338

Panel, Slab, Ledge

Front 339

3 Types of Metal Swinging Doors

Back 339

Hollow Metal , Tubular, and Metal Clad

Front 340

Types of overhead doors

Back 340

Sectional, Tilt Slab, Roll-Up, Telescoping

Front 341

Which type of overhead door has its locking mechanism located in the center of the door

Back 341

Sectional

Front 342

Characteristics of Slab Doors

Back 342

Wooden, Solid or Hollow Core, Used in Homes, Very Common, Swinging Door

Front 343

Panel Door Characteristics

Back 343

Wooden Swinging Door
Solid Wooden panels inset with wood or glass

Front 344

Characteristics of Ledge Doors

Back 344

Wooden Swinging Door
Found in Warehouses, Barns and Sheds
Known as Baten Doors

Front 345

Rabbeted Jamb

Back 345

Jamb into which a shoulder has been milled to permit the door to close against the provided shoulder

Front 346

Metal Clad Door Characteristics

Back 346

Wetal swinging door
Wood core with metal skin

Front 347

Tubular Metal Doors

Back 347

Metal Swining door
slot is provided for inseting glass
Like doors to 101

Front 348

Hollow Metal Doors

Back 348

Filled with fire resistive material

Front 349

Revolving Door Types

Back 349

Panic Proof
Drop Arm Type
Metal Braces

Front 350

Panic Proof Revolving Door Characteristics

Back 350

1/4 " cable holding door panels. Release is triggered by force pushing in opposite direction

Front 351

Drop Arm Revolving Door Characteristics

Back 351

Solid arm passing through one of the panels
press pawl to disengage arm and push panel parallel to other panel then repeat

Front 352

Metal Braced Revolving Door Characteristics

Back 352

Resembles a Gate Hook and Eye Assembly

Front 353

Hollow Metal Doors

Back 353

Filled with fire resistive material

Front 354

Revolving Door Types

Back 354

Panic Proof
Drop Arm Type
Metal Braces

Front 355

Panic Proof Revolving Door Characteristics

Back 355

1/4 " cable holding door panels. Release is triggered by force pushing in opposite direction

Front 356

Drop Arm Revolving Door Characteristics

Back 356

Solid arm passing through one of the panels
press pawl to disengage arm and push panel parallel to other panel then repeat

Front 357

Metal Braced Revolving Door Characteristics

Back 357

Resembles a Gate Hook and Eye Assembly

Front 358

Sectional Overhead Doors

Back 358

Not too hard to force
locking mechanisms in middle
Pry upward on door to force may need to remove a panel

Front 359

Tilt Slab Overhead Doors

Back 359

Called "Awning Doors"
Can be difficult to fors
May be obstructed by vehicles
Very Heavy
Locking mechanism located on one side or the other

Front 360

Roll Up Overhead Door

Back 360

Called Sheet Curtain Doors
Usually have a man door next to them which would be easier to force

Front 361

Telescoping Overhead Doors

Back 361

telescope

Front 362

When forcing an overhead door

Back 362

Use a rotary saw to cut an openingabout 6 feet high and nearly the full width of the door

Front 363

Fire Door Types

Back 363

Horizontal and Vertical Sliding
Single and Double Swinging
Overhead Rolling

Front 364

Mortise Lock

Back 364

Fits into cavity of door
consists of a latch mechanism and an opening device
Has a Bolt the proturdes into a reciever mortised into the jamb

Front 365

Bored or Cylindrical Locks

Back 365

Involves boring two holes at right angles to one another

Front 366

Rim Lock

Back 366

identified by a cylinder that isrecessed into the door by a bored latching mechanism

Front 367

Whos responsibilty is it to install a lock box

Back 367

property owners

Front 368

wh inspects a lock boxes installation

Back 368

fire dept

Front 369

K Tool

Back 369

Used to pull all types of lock cylinders

Front 370

A tool

Back 370

Same as K tool for most part but may cause more damage

Front 371

J Tool

Back 371

Made of Rigid Heavy Guage Wire
Designed to fit between double hanging doors equipped with panic hardware

Front 372

Shove Knife

Back 372

Resembles a wide putty knife
Opens outward swinging latch-type doors

Front 373

Bam Bam Tool

Back 373

uses a case hardened screw that is screwed into the keyway of a padlock. Pull on sliding hammer to remove tumbler

Front 374

Tools used to break padlocks

Back 374

Duck-Billed Lock Breaker
Hammerhead Pick
Locking Pliers and Chain
Hockey Puck Lock Breaker
Bam Bam Tool

Front 375

Common Window Styles

Back 375

Double Hung (Check Rail)
Hinged (Casement)
Projected (Factory)
Awning or Jalouise (hinge on top)

Front 376

Stitch drilling concrete

Back 376

beforehand majes breaching easier

Front 377

Which NFPA standard deals with ladders

Back 377

1932

Front 378

Characteristics of Wood Ladders

Back 378

Highest Cost
Heaviest
Retains strength when exposed to heat
Very Durable
Hard to Repair

Front 379

Use the 3 firefighter flat shoulder raise

Back 379

On extension ladders up to 35 feet

Front 380

Ladders up to 35 feet or longer should be raised by

Back 380

3 firefighters

Front 381

How should conscious victims be lowered down a ladder

Back 381

Feet first facing the building

Front 382

An unconscious victim will be lowered down a ladder

Back 382

facing rescuer and redsting on their knee

Front 383

When using a ladder to rescue small children

Back 383

cradle them in your arms

Front 384

Main structural component of a ladder supporting the rungs or rung blocks

Back 384

Beam

Front 385

Lowest and widest section of an extension ladder

Back 385

Bed Section

Front 386

Bottom end of ladder

Back 386

Butt

Front 387

Metal plates or spikes, cleats attached to the butt of a ground ladder

Back 387

Butt Spurs

Front 388

Upper section of an extension ladder

Back 388

Dogs/Pawls

Front 389

Swivel plates attached to the but of the ladder, usually have rubber or neoprene bottom surfaces

Back 389

Footpads

Front 390

Wood or metal strips, sometimes in the form of slots or channelson an extension ladder that guide the fly while being raised

Back 390

Guides

Front 391

Rope or cable used for hoisting and lowering fly sections of an extension ladder

Back 391

Halyard

Front 392

Label affixed to the inside of each beam of each ladder section

Back 392

Heat sensor label

Front 393

Curved metal devices installed near the top end of roof ladders to secure the ladder to the highest point on apeaked roof

Back 393

Hooks

Front 394

Another name for the bed of a ladder

Back 394

Base or main section

Front 395

Devices attached to the inside of the beams on fly sectionsused to hold the fly section in place after it has been extended

Back 395

Pawls / Locks / Dogs

Front 396

Strips of metal attached to ladders at chafing points, such as the tips, ar at areas where they com into contact with the apparatus mounting brackets

Back 396

Protection Plates

Front 397

Small grooved wheel through which the halyard is drawn on an extension ladder

Back 397

Pulley

Front 398

Two lengthwise members of a trussed ladder beam that are seperated by truss or seperation blocks

Back 398

Rails

Front 399

Cross members that provide the foothold for climbing

Back 399

rungs

Front 400

Another name for footpads on a ladder

Back 400

Shoes

Front 401

Metal rods extending from one beam to another

Back 401

Tie Rods

Front 402

Extreme top of ladder

Back 402

Tip

Front 403

Spacers set between the rails of a trussed ladder; sometimes used to support rungs

Back 403

Truss Block

Front 404

scaling ladder with a single beam and a large curved hook that can be put over windowsills for climbing

Back 404

Pompier ladder

Front 405

Types of Single Ladders

Back 405

Roof (folding hooks)
Attic Ladders (folding ladders)

Front 406

Length of Roof Ladders

Back 406

12 - 24 feet

Front 407

Lngth of Folding Ladders

Back 407

8 - 16 feet (10 feet most common)

Front 408

Types of Extension Ladders

Back 408

Extension
Pole (Bangor)

Front 409

Large extension ladder that requires tormentor poles to steady and the ladder as it is raised

Back 409

Pole Ladder

Front 410

Length of Extension Ladders

Back 410

12-39 feet

Front 411

Ladders longer than ____ must me equipped with stay poles

Back 411

40 feet

Front 412

Most modern pole ladders do not exceed ______

Back 412

5o feet

Front 413

Keeping equipment or apparatus in a ready state

Back 413

Maintenance

Front 414

To restore or put together that which has becomeinoperable or out of place

Back 414

Repair

Front 415

Ladders designed so that they may be self supporting step ladders (A frame)

Back 415

Combination Ladder

Front 416

Length of combination ladders

Back 416

10-16 feet

Front 417

Used to climb from floor to floor via exterior windows

Back 417

Scaling or Pompier Ladders

Front 418

Characteristics of a Metal ladder

Back 418

Good conductor of heat
Easy to repair
Can fail when subjected to heat
Widest Range of Sizes

Front 419

Characteristics of Wood Ladders

Back 419

Highest cost of Ladders
Heaviest per unit of length
Retains strength when exposed to heat or flame
Very Durable

Front 420

Characteristics of Fiberglass Ladders

Back 420

Poor conductor of electricity
Can suddenly crack or fail when overloaded
Can burn when exposed to flame

Front 421

NFPA 1931

Back 421

Referes to certification of ladders, states ladder meets the standard

Front 422

NFPA 1932

Back 422

Standard on Use, Maintenance, and service testing of ladders

Front 423

Most effective way to clean a ladder

Back 423

Soft bristle brush and running water

Front 424

Do not place ladders

Back 424

Near exhaust pipes

Front 425

Inspect ladders when

Back 425

On a monthly basis and after each use

Front 426

What to look for when inspecing wooden ladders

Back 426

Areas where finidh has been scraped or chafed
Darkening of the varnish
Dark streaks in wood
Marred, worn, cracked or splintered parts
Rounded or smooth edges
Water Damage

Front 427

Inspecting Roof ladders

Back 427

Make sure hook assemblies operate with ease, no rust or deformities

Front 428

NFPA 1901

Back 428

Standard for automotive apparatus
sets minimum lengths and types of ladders to be carried on all pumpers

Front 429

What ladders should be carried on all pumpers

Back 429

Straight ladder with roof hooks
Extension Ladder
Attic Ladder

Front 430

Aerial Apparatus must have the following ladders

Back 430

1 10 foot or longer attic ladder
2 roof ladders equipped with hooks
1 combination ladder
1 24 foot or longer extension ladder
1 35 foot extension ladder

Front 431

Do not raise ladders within ____ of electical lines

Back 431

10 feet

Front 432

On a ladder firefighters must be placed no closer than

Back 432

10 feet

Front 433

Use a leg lock or ladder belt to

Back 433

tye into ladder

Front 434

Rules of thumb for ladder length

Back 434

Extend the ladder 3-5 rungs above the roof edge
Place the tip of the ladder even with the top of the window and to the upwind side for ventilation
place the tip of the ladder just below the window sill for rescue from a window

Front 435

On extension ladders the measured length may be as much as ____ inches less than the designated length

Back 435

6

Front 436

Who gives command to lift ladder

Back 436

firefighter at the butt

Front 437

Who determines exact placement of ladder

Back 437

firefighter at the butt

Front 438

Carry the forward end of the ladder slightly ____ to provide better balance

Back 438

lower

Front 439

Types of Ladder Carries

Back 439

One Firefighter Low Shoulder (single or roof ladders)
2 Firefighter Low Shoulder (single, roof, extension laddrs up to 35 feet)
3 firefighter flat shoulder (extension ladders up to 35 feet)
4 firefighter flat shoulder carry (same as 3 ff )
2 Firefighter arms length on edge (light ladders on bed section side)

Front 440

Carry a roof ladder

Back 440

use low shoulder with tips forward
When tips are opened carry them away from firefighter

Front 441

Gasoline or hydraulically driven blower device used primarily to expel smoke from burning buildings. Sometimes used to blow fresh air into a building to assist in purging smoke or other contaminents

Back 441

Smoke Ejector

Front 442

When using a ladder to hold a smoke ejector place it

Back 442

directly in front of window with tip on wall above window

Front 443

In general all metal or fiberglass ladders are designed to be placed ___

Back 443

Fly Out

Front 444

Secure the halyard with a

Back 444

Clove hitch and saftey knot

Front 445

Wooden Ladders are typically placed

Back 445

Fly In

Front 446

Lowering an unconscious victim

Back 446

Can be done with victim facing in or out resting on rescuers knee, keep legs outside of beams to avoid entanglement.
Or place one arm under victims arm and another under vistims leg

Front 447

The systematic removal of heated air, smoke, and fire gases from a burning building and replacing them with cooler air

Back 447

Ventillation

Front 448

4 types of fire service ventillation

Back 448

Natural
Vertical
Horizontal
Mechanical

Front 449

Why should you never direct a hose stream into a ventillation opening before the fire has been controlled

Back 449

Doing so may compromise ventillation and put fire crews in danger

Front 450

Ceiling Jets and Mushrooming

Back 450

Ceiling jets are a more tchnical term for mushrooming

Front 451

Considerations affecting the need to ventillate

Back 451

Is there a need to ventilate at his time (based on moke, heat)
Where is ventillation needed?
What type of ventillation should be used?
Do fire and structural condiions allow for safe roof openings?
Are your personnel trained enough to do the ventillaion?

Front 452

Phenomenon oa a strong air draft moving from ground level to the roof level of abuilding. Affected by building height, configuration, and temperature differences between inside and outside air

Back 452

Stack Effect

Front 453

How is the personnel involved in in firefighting operations different between low-rise and high rise buildings?

Back 453

You typically need 4 to 6 times the amount of personnel

Front 454

Ususally only the _____ penetrates the roof in high rise buildings

Back 454

Stair Well

Front 455

Engineered trusses in roofs

Back 455

can fail without warning

Front 456

Back 456

Mansard

Front 457

Back 457

Gambrel

Front 458

Back 458

Hip

Front 459

Single cut made the width of a saw blade made in a roof to check for fire extension

Back 459

Kerf Cut

Front 460

Rectangular exit opening cut in a roof, allowing a section of roof deck to be tilted thus creating an opening similar to a louver

Back 460

Louver or vent cut

Front 461

Horizontal member between trusses that supports the roof

Back 461

Purlin

Front 462

Defensive tactic that involves cuttin an exit opening in the roof of a burning building , extending from one outside wall to the other, to create an opening which a spreading fire may be cut off

Back 462

Trench Ventillation

Front 463

Technique used to develop artificial circulation and to pull smoke out of a structure.

Back 463

Negative -Pressure Ventillation

Front 464

Smoke churns when a smoke ejector is not properly sealed witha asalvage cover in the window

Back 464

Churning

Front 465

In PPV how far should blower be placed from doorway?

Back 465

4 - 10 feet

Front 466

Method of ventillating a fire building by directing a fog stream of water out a window to increase air and smoke movement

Back 466

Hydraulic Ventilation

Front 467

Flat Roof are found on

Back 467

Commercial, Industrial, Appartment Buildings and some single family residences

Front 468

Advantages of forced ventilation

Back 468

supplements and enhances natural ventillation
Ensures more positive control of air flow
Speeds the removal of contaminents
Reduces smoke damage
promotes public relations

Front 469

Firefighters need to know the following in regards to pressure in a water supply system

Back 469

Static Pressure
Flow Presure
Residual Pressure

Front 470

4 Components of a Water Supply System

Back 470

Sources of Water Supply
Means of Moving Water
Water Treatment Facilities
Water Storage and Distribution Systems

Front 471

Three methods of moving water in a water supply system

Back 471

Direct Pumping
Gravity Systems
Combination Systems

Front 472

Water supply system supplied by a series of pumps rather than elevated storage tanks

Back 472

Direct Pumping System

Front 473

How much higher must the water source of a gravity fed water system be than the highest point of water in the system to be considered effective

Back 473

100 feet

Front 474

Fire hydrant that receives water from two or more directions

Back 474

Circulating Feed

Front 475

Water main arranged in a complete circuit so that water will be supplied to a given point from more than one direction. Also called circle system, circulating system, or belt system.

Back 475

Loop System

Front 476

Wate system's network of underground pipes

Back 476

Mains

Front 477

Fire hydrant that receives water from only one direction

Back 477

Dead End Hydrant

Front 478

A distribution system that provides circulating feed from all directions is called a

Back 478

Grid System

Front 479

Large Mains, with widespread spacing, that convey large quantities of water to various points in the system for distribution to secondaryfeeders and smaller mains

Back 479

Primary Feeder

Front 480

Network of intermediate-sized mains that subdivide the grid within various loops of primary feeders and supply the distributors

Back 480

Secondary Feeders

Front 481

Grid arrangement of smaller mains serving individual fire hydrants or blocks of consumers

Back 481

Distributors

Front 482

Recommended size for fire hydrant mains in residential Areas

Back 482

6 inches (should be cross connected with 8 inch mains not more than 600 feet apart)

Front 483

Recommended size for fire hydrant mains in commercial Areas

Back 483

8 inches

Front 484

Recommended size for fire hydrant mains in principal streets and in long mains not cross-connected at frequent intervals

Back 484

12 inches

Front 485

A type of control valve for sprinkler systems in which the position of the center screw indicates whether the valve is open or closed

Back 485

OS&Y valve (Outside stem and yoke)

Front 486

A type of valve used to control underground water mains that provides a visual means for indicating "open" or "shut" position. Found n the supply main of installed fire protection systems

Back 486

Post Indicator Valve

Front 487

Control valve with a solid plate operated by a handle and screw mechanism.

Back 487

Gate Valve

Front 488

Type of control valve that uses a flat circular plate in the pipe which rotates ninety degrees across the cross section of the pipe to control flow

Back 488

Butterfly Valve

Front 489

Three pressures that are of concern in a water distribution system

Back 489

Static Pressure
Flow Pressure
Residual Pressure

Front 490

Potential energy that is available to force water through pipes. Pressure at a point in a water system when no water is flowing

Back 490

Static Pressure

Front 491

Pressure at the test hydrant while water is flowing from another nearby hydrant

Back 491

Residual Pressure

Front 492

Pressure created by the rate of flow or velocity of water coming from a discharge opening

Back 492

Static Pressure

Front 493

In general all fire bonnets, barrels, and foot pieces are made of

Back 493

Cast Iron

Front 494

Internal parts of hydrants are made of

Back 494

bronze

Front 495

These type of hydrants are avilable whenever there are prolonged periods of subfreezing temps

Back 495

Dry Barrel

Front 496

Who oversees the installation of fire hydrants

Back 496

Water Dept Personnel

Front 497

Where should fire hydrants be placed/spaced

Back 497

300 feet in high value districts
at every other intersection

Front 498

Light Blue Hydrant Specs

Back 498

Class AA
1500 gpm or greater

Front 499

Green Hydrants

Back 499

Class A
1000 - 1499 gpm

Front 500

Orange Hydrants

Back 500

Class B
500 - 999

Front 501

Red Hydrants

Back 501

Class C
< 500 gpm

Front 502

Fire Hydrant Testing

Back 502

Remove all caps except 1 2/12 cap

Front 503

Instrument that is inserted into a flowing fluid to measure the velocity pressure of the stream

Back 503

pitot tube

Front 504

Standard on water supplies for suburban and rural firefighting

Back 504

NFPA 1142

Front 505

Water shuttles are recommended for distances of over

Back 505

1/2 mile

Front 506

Portable water tanks should hold

Back 506

1,000 gallons plus

Front 507

Point at which a fire dept can connect into a standpipe or sprinkler to boost the waterflow into the system.

Back 507

Fire Dept Connection (FDC)

Front 508

Flexible tube used by firefighters to carry water or other extinguishing agents under pressure from a source of supply to a point of application

Back 508

Fire Hose

Front 509

Most Common Types of Fire Hose

Back 509

Single Jacket
Double Jacket
Rubber Single Jacket
Hard Rubber/Plastic non collapsible

Front 510

Type of hose that is
Rubber Covered
Rubber Lined
Fabric Reinforced

Back 510

Booster 3/4 - 1 "

Front 511

Type of hose that is
One or Two Woven Jackets
Rubber Lined

Back 511

Woven Jacket Hose

Front 512

Type of hose that is
Polymer Covered
Polymer Lined

Back 512

Impregnated Single Jacket

Front 513

The size of a fire hose refers to its

Back 513

Inside Diameter

Front 514

Common Sizes of Fire Hose

Back 514

50" or 100"

Front 515

Pieces of fire hose are referred to as

Back 515

Lengths or Sections

Front 516

Large diameter collapsible fire hose used to connect a pumper to a pressurized water source

Back 516

Soft Intake Hose

Front 517

Flexible rubber hose reinforced with a steel core to prevent collapse from atmospheric pressure

Back 517

Hard Intake Hose

Front 518

NFPA standard for fire hose

Back 518

1961

Front 519

NFPA standard for fire hose connection

Back 519

1963

Front 520

NFPA standard states that a pumper must carry how much hose

Back 520

15' large soft intake or 20' hard intake
800' of 21/2" hose
400 ' of 11/2 ,13/4 or 2"

Front 521

What do you do to keep hose liner from drying out

Back 521

roll hose in a straight roll

Front 522

Woven jacketed hose is subject to dangers from mold and mildew

Back 522

true dat

Front 523

How to clean hose exposed to chemicals

Back 523

scrub with baking soda and water
remove from apparatus peiodically and wash and dry it

Front 524

Wash hose with rubber hose and hard intake hose wih

Back 524

water only

Front 525

If hose has been exposed to oil

Back 525

wash with mild soap and water, rinse thoroughly with water

Front 526

Male Side of Coupling

Back 526

Has rocker lugs on shank
No lugs on female shank

Front 527

Part of coupling that serves as a point of attachment to the hose

Back 527

Shank (Tailpiece, Bowl, Shell)

Front 528

Three types of lugs

Back 528

Pin (not common)
Rocker
Recessed (booster)

Front 529

Special cut at the beginning of the thread on a hose coupling that provides positive identification of the first thread to eliminate cross-threading

Back 529

Higbee Cut (On threads)

Front 530

Notches or grooves cut into coupling lugs to identify by touch or sight the exact location of the higbee cut

Back 530

Higbee Indicators (On Lugs)

Front 531

Storz Couplings Unlock with

Back 531

A 1/4 turn

Front 532

Used to make connection water tight between female and male threaded connections

Back 532

Swivel Gasket

Front 533

Used at the end of the hose where the hose is expanded into the shank of the coupling

Back 533

Expansion Ring Gasket

Front 534

Any piece of hardware used in conjunction with fire hose for the purpose of delivering water

Back 534

Hose Appliance (water flows through appliances not tools)

Front 535

Used in pumper discharges and gated wyes.

Back 535

Ball valves

Front 536

Used to control water flow from a hydrant. Has a baffle that is moved by handle and screw arrangement

Back 536

gate Valves

Front 537

Used on large pump intakes and incorporate a flat baffle that turns 90 degrees . 1/4 turn

Back 537

Butterfly Valve

Front 538

Used in siamese appliances

Back 538

clapper valves

Front 539

Hose appliance with one female inlet and two or more male outlets

Back 539

Wye
Gated Wye is valve controlled

Front 540

Combines 2 or more hoselines into one

Back 540

siamese

Front 541

Any of a variety of hose appliances with one female inlet for 2 1/2 inch or larger hose and with three gated outlets

Back 541

Water Thief (T in wildland connections)

Front 542

Another name for Large Diameter Hose Appliances

Back 542

Portable Hydrants
Phantom Pumpers

Front 543

Allows additional pumpers to connect to a hydrant without losin pressure

Back 543

Hydrant Valves

Front 544

Fitting for connecting hoses with dissimilar threads

Back 544

adapter

Front 545

device that facilitates the connection of hoselines of different sizes to provide an uninterrupted flow of extinguishing agent

Back 545

Fitting

Front 546

Adapter used to attach a smaller hose to a larger hose

Back 546

adapter

Front 547

provide support for intake or discharge hose at a pumper

Back 547

elbow adapters

Front 548

Protect threads on male discharge outlets

Back 548

hose caps

Front 549

Female inlets areHO capped with

Back 549

Hose Plugs

Front 550

Can be applied to a hose to temporarily repair a rupture or leak in a hose

Back 550

Hose Jacket

Front 551

Prevent mechanical damage to hoselines that cross windowsills or wall parapets

Back 551

Hose Rollers

Front 552

Hose Tools (water doesn't flow through these)

Back 552

Hose Roller
Hose Jacket
Hose Clamp
Spanner Wrench
Hose Bridge

Front 553

When do you use a straight roll

Back 553

When loaded back on apparatus at fire scene
When returned to quarters for washing
Storage

Front 554

Can be used to reduce stress on the nozzle operator and improve the mobility of a charged hoseline

Back 554

Hose Straps

Front 555

Use this roll where fire hose is likely to be deployed for use directly from a roll

Back 555

Donut Roll

Front 556

This roll can be slung together with webbing and can be used in high rise applications

Back 556

Twin Donut Roll

Front 557

Arrangement of hose usually placed on top of a hose load and conected to the end of the load

Back 557

Finish

Front 558

3 common loads for supply hoselines

Back 558

Accordian
Flat
Horsehoe

Front 559

2 purposes of a dutchman

Back 559

Changes direction of coupling
changes the location of a coupling

Front 560

Arrangement of fire hose in a hose bed in which the hose lies on edge with the flods adjacent to one another

Back 560

Accordian Load
(ease of loading and shoulder carry)

Front 561

Arrangement of fire hose in a hose bed or compartment in which the hose lies on edhe in the form of a horshoe

Back 561

Horshoe Load

Front 562

Hose Load Finishes 2 Categories

Back 562

Those for forward lays (Straight Finish)
Reverse Lays (reverse horseshoe, skid load)

Front 563

This load is adaptable for varying widths of hose beds and is often used in transverse beds

Back 563

Preconnected flat load

Front 564

This load has hose folded in three layers. Pulled by one person

Back 564

Triple Layer Load

Front 565

This type of load can be carried and advanced by one person. Carried on the shoulder

Back 565

Minuteman Load

Front 566

Hose lay deployed by two pumpers, one doing a forward lay the second doing a reverse lay

Back 566

Split Lay

Front 567

One of the quickest and easiest ways to move hose at ground level

Back 567

The working line drag

Front 568

Preservice tests on fire apparatus or equipment performed at the factory or after delivery to ensure the purchaser that the apparatus or equipment meets bid specifications

Back 568

Acceptance Testing

Front 569

Series of tests performed on equipment to ensure their readiness

Back 569

Service Test

Front 570

How many components make up threaded couplings

Back 570

2 male and female

Front 571

What is the easiest supply hose load to load

Back 571

Flat Load

Front 572

When replacing a burst section of hose how many additional sections should be used to replace one burst section

Back 572

2

Front 573

Test for fire hose that should not be attempted by fire dept personnel and exerts pressures much higher than those in the field

Back 573

Acceptance Testing

Front 574

Extinguishing qualities of water

Back 574

cooling
dilluting or excluding oxygen
absorbs heat by converting to water vapor or steam

Front 575

Visible form of steam

Back 575

condensed steam

Front 576

Quantity of heat absorbed by a substance at the point at which it changes from a liquid to a vapor

Back 576

Latent heat of vaporization

Front 577

Hose stream that stays together as a solid mass as opposed to a fog or spray stream. Produced by a solid bore nozzle.

Back 577

Solid Stream (not to be confused with a straight stream)

Front 578

Water stream of finely divided particles used for fire control

Back 578

Fog Stream

Front 579

Stream of water that has been broken into coarsely divided drops

Back 579

Broken Stream

Front 580

That part or total pressure that is lost while forcing water through pipes, fittings,fire hose, and adapters

Back 580

Friction Loss

Front 581

Discharges less than 40 gpm including those fed by booseter lines. Typically supplied by 3/4 inch, 1 inch, 1 1/2" hoseline

Back 581

Low-Volume Stream

Front 582

Supplied by 1 1/2" - 3" hose, with flows from 40 - 350 gpm.

Back 582

Handline stream (flows greater than 350 gpm not recommended)

Front 583

Discharges greater than 350 gpm and is fed by 2 1/2 or 3" hoselines or LDH

Back 583

Master Stream

Front 584

Fire Streams

Back 584

Low Volume (40 gpm or less)
Handline (40 - 350 gpm)
Master (350+ gpm)

Front 585

Fire Stream Patterns

Back 585

Solid
Fog
Broken

Front 586

A stream that does not lose its continuity until it reaches the point where it loses forward velocity

Back 586

BreakOver

Front 587

These streams operate at lower pressures

Back 587

Solid Stream

Front 588

When spraying enegized electrical equipment

Back 588

Dont use solid streams. Use fog streams with at least 100 psi

Front 589

Types of streams created with fog nozzles

Back 589

Straight Stream
Narrow Fog
Wide Fog

Front 590

The designed operating pressure of most combination nozzles

Back 590

100 psi

Front 591

Cellar nozzle is an example of a

Back 591

broken stream nozzle

Front 592

Valve control that seats a movable cylinder against a shaped cone to turn off the flow of water.

Back 592

Slide Valve

Front 593

Consists of an exterior barrel guided by a screw that moves it forward or backward, rotating around an interior barrel.

Back 593

Rotary Control Valve

Front 594

Act of creating a barrier between the fuel and the fire

Back 594

Seperating

Front 595

Reduction of heat by the quenching action or heat absorption of the extinguishing agent

Back 595

Cooling

Front 596

Act of excluding oxygen from a fuel

Back 596

Smothering

Front 597

Flammable liquids that have an attraction for water, much like positive magnetic pole attracts a negative pole

Back 597

Polar Solvents

Front 598

Lowers the surface tension of water and allows it to penetrate deep seated fires

Back 598

Foam

Front 599

Raw foam liquid before the introduction of water and air

Back 599

Foam concentrate

Front 600

Device that introduces foam concentrate into the water stream to make the foam solution

Back 600

Foam Proportioner

Front 601

Mixture of foam concentrate and water before the introduction of air

Back 601

Foam Solution

Front 602

Completed product after air is introduced into the foam solution

Back 602

Foam

Front 603

mixed with water

Back 603

proportioned

Front 604

mixed with air

Back 604

aerated

Front 605

Foam concentrate that combines the qualitites of fluoroprotein foam with those of aqueous film forming foam

Back 605

Film Forming Fluroprotein Foam FFFP

Front 606

Process used to mix foam concentrate with water in a nozzle proportioner. Water is drawn into the water stream via the venturi method

Back 606

Eduction (part of induction)

Front 607

Method of proportioning foam that uses an external pump or head pressure to force foam concentrate into the fire stream at the correct ratio for the flow desired

Back 607

Injection

Front 608

Mechanocal blower generator that is similar in appearance to a smoke ejector

Back 608

Mechanical Blower Generator

Front 609

Eductor that is placed along the length of a hoseline

Back 609

In-Line Eductor

Front 610

Foam Application Techniques

Back 610

Roll-On (spray in front and foam rolls onto fuel)
Bank-Down (spray object near fuel, foam banks down object onto fire)
Rain Down (used on large fires or spills)

Front 611

Which type of foam is commonly used at the rate of 20:1 or 200:1 through hydralically operated nozzle delivery systems

Back 611

Medium Expansion

Front 612

What is the best appliance for the generation of low expansion foam

Back 612

Air aspirating foam nozzle

Front 613

Class B foams are best used on what two types of flammable liquids

Back 613

polar solvents
hydrocarbons

Front 614

Solid bore nozzles and foam

Back 614

can only deliver certain types of class A foam

Front 615

These nozzles can be used to produce a short acting low expansion foam

Back 615

fog nozzles

Front 616

20:1 - 200:1

Back 616

Medium Expansion Foam

Front 617

200:1 - 1000:1

Back 617

High expansion foam

Front 618

Start fire attack here

Back 618

unburned side

Front 619

For interior firefighting what is the smallest handline to be used

Back 619

1 1/2"

Front 620

A fire that you cannot see from the doowrway because objects are shielding it

Back 620

Shielded Fire

Front 621

reducing the hazard presented by the hot gas layer

Back 621

gas cooling

Front 622

When gas cooling what do you set the fog nozzle at

Back 622

40 - 60 degree fog pattern

Front 623

Technique for gas cooling

Back 623

1 to 2 second bursts
stop spraying smoke when water droplets begin to fall overhead

Front 624

Attack method that involves discharge of water or a foam stream directly onto burning fuel

Back 624

Direct attack

Front 625

Applying short burts of water directly onto the fire in a direct attack until the fire "darkens down" is known as

Back 625

Penciling

Front 626

TEchnique used to cool hot surfaces to slow or stop the pyrolysis process by gently applying water and allowing it to run over the hot material

Back 626

Painting

Front 627

Directing fire streams toward a ceiling of a room or building in order to generate a large amount of steam.

Back 627

Indirect Attack

Front 628

Battling a fire using an indirect and direct attack

Back 628

Combination Attack

Front 629

Biggest difference between direct and indirect attack

Back 629

Direct is started inside compartment wheile indirest is started outside compartment

Front 630

When to use master streams

Back 630

Direct Fire Attack
Backup handlines
Exposure Protection

Front 631

Master streams should enter structure so they bounce of ceilings

Back 631

werd

Front 632

What are the smallest hoselines used to supply a master stream

Back 632

2 1/2"

Front 633

a Maximum of _____ feet should be used to supply a master stream.

Back 633

100

Front 634

Most common aerial devices

Back 634

Quints
Aerial Ladders
Aerial Platforms
Water Towers

Front 635

Pumper with a hydraulically operated extension ladder with a pump

Back 635

Quint

Front 636

Pumper with a hydraulically operated extension ladder

Back 636

Aerial Ladder (50-135 feet)

Front 637

A power operated aerial device that combines an aerial ladder with a personnel carrying platform supported at the end of a ladder

Back 637

Aerial Ladder Platform

Front 638

Aerial device in which the structural member support is hinged and operates in a folding manner

Back 638

Articulating Aerial Platform

Front 639

Pumpers equipped with hydraulically operated booms

Back 639

Water Towers (50 - 130 feet)

Front 640

Liquids that have flash points of less than 100 degrees farenheit

Back 640

Flammable Liquids
(Gasoline and Acetone)

Front 641

Flammable liquids with flash points higher than 100 degrees farenheit

Back 641

Combustible Liquids
(Kerosene and Vegetable oIL)

Front 642

Rapid vaporization of a liquid stored under pressure upon release to the atmosphere following major failure of its containing vessel.

Back 642

Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion (BLEVE)

Front 643

Method most often used to control flammable liquid fires

Back 643

Applying Foam

Front 644

Using water to Control Class B Fires

Back 644

Cooling Agent
Mechanical Tool (sweeping back and forth to move fuel)
Crew Protection (shutting off control valves)

Front 645

What happens to natural gas that leaks underground in wet soil

Back 645

Can lose its odorant

Front 646

Natural gas in its pure form is called

Back 646

Methane
non toxic and lighter than air

Front 647

odor added to methane

Back 647

mercaptan

Front 648

Natural gas is explosive in concentrations between

Back 648

5 and 15 percent

Front 649

Another name for liquefied Petroleum Gas

Back 649

bottled gas

Front 650

Two main types of LPG

Back 650

butane
propane

Front 651

LPG charactersitcs

Back 651

Heavier than air

Front 652

If gas is burning from a broken gas pipe what do you do

Back 652

Protect exposures dont put out fire

Front 653

Cutoff valve found at gas meter

Back 653

petcock

Front 654

When it is necessary to turn off electricity to a structure the main power switch should be

Back 654

Locked and Tagged

Front 655

Toxic compound found in some older oil-filled electrical transormers

Back 655

Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB)

Front 656

USe this type of extinguisher to extinguish fires in transformers at ground level

Back 656

dry chemical or carbon dioxide

Front 657

Allow pole top transformers to be put out by utility personnel

Back 657

kj

Front 658

Entrants should search high voltage areas with a _____

Back 658

clenched fist to avoid grabbing wires

Front 659

You do not need to turn off power to the whole building if fire is only located in part of i

Back 659

you can use electricity for lighting etc...

Front 660

Do not pull the electrical meter

Back 660

IFSTA says so

Front 661

Produced by an electrical current passing from a downed power line through the ground along the path of least resistance

Back 661

Ground Gradient

Front 662

Size Up Questions

Back 662

Are there occupants in need of immediate rescue?
Are only contents involved or is it a structure fire
Are exposures threatened by fire?
Are there enough resources?

Front 663

Second Due Engine Co Responsibilities

Back 663

Ensure adequate water supply
Backup Initial Atack Line
Protect secondary means of egress
Prevent Fire Extension
Protect the most threatened exposure
Assist in extinguishment
Assist with fireground support company operations

Front 664

First Due Engine companies priorities

Back 664

Intervene between trapped occupants and the fire
Protect rescuers
Protect primary means of egress
Protect interior exposures
Protect exterior exposures
Initiate extinguishment from the unburned side
Operate master streams

Front 665

To aggressively attack a fire from the exterior with a large diameter fire stream

Back 665

Blitz Attack

Front 666

Support companies are typically

Back 666

ladder trucks, quints, rescue units

Front 667

Staging on a muti story building is locate where

Back 667

2 floor below the fire floor

Front 668

On a multistory fire where is the fire attack initiated

Back 668

On the floor below the fire

Front 669

Fire Orders

Back 669

Keep informed on weather conditions
Know what the fire is doing at all times
Base al actions on current and expected behavior of the fire
Identify escape routes and safety zones
Post lookouts
Be alert keep calm think clearly, act decisively
Maintain communications with your forces
Give clear instructions make sure they are understood
Maintain control of your forces at all times
Fight fire aggressively providing for safety first

Front 670

3 main uses for a master stream

Back 670

Back up handlines that are already atacking fire from the exterior
Direct Fire Attack
Exposure Protectionq

Front 671

System of water pipes, discharge nozzles, and control valves designed to activate during fires by automatically discharging water

Back 671

Automatic sprinkler System

Front 672

Sprinkler, standpipe, carbon dioxide, and halogenated systems, as well as their fire pumps, dry chemical agents and their systems, foam extinguishers, and combustible metal agents that sense heat, smoke, or gas and activate automatically

Back 672

Automatic Suppression Systems

Front 673

Alarm that detects fire and alerts those only on the immediate premises. They do not notify fire dept

Back 673

Protected premises alarm system

Front 674

Types of Heat Detectors

Back 674

Fixed Temperature (activate when a certain temp is reached)
Rate of Rise Detectors (when temp rises more than 12 degrees in 1 minute)

Front 675

Fixed Temp Devices

Back 675

Fusible Link (expansion of heated materials)
Fusible Bulb
Continous Line

Front 676

Small glass vial fitted into the discharge orifice of a fire sprinkler

Back 676

Frangible Bulb

Front 677

Conecting link device that fuses or melts when exposed to heat

Back 677

Fusible Device

Front 678

Can detect heat over a linear surface as opposed to others that can only detect in the spot where they are located

Back 678

Continuous Line Detector

Front 679

Stip or Disk composed of two different materials thate are bonded together

Back 679

Bimetallic

Front 680

3 basic types of flame detectors

Back 680

Those that detect ultraviolet light
Infrared
Both IR and UV

Front 681

These are released from all fires

Back 681

Water vapor
Carbon Dioxide
Carbon Monoxide

Front 682

Detection Device Responses

Back 682

Smoke Detector Fastest
Fire Gas Detector
Heat Detector

Front 683

3 types of auxillary systems

Back 683

Local Energy System
Shunt System
Parallel Telephone System

Front 684

An auxillary alarm system that is within an occupancy that is attached directly to a hard wired or radio type municipal fire alarm box

Back 684

Local Energy System

Front 685

system that connects the protected property with the fire dept alarm communications center by a municipal master fire alarm box or over a dedicated phone line

Back 685

Auxillary Alarm Syatem

Front 686

Alarm actuated by heat smoke or gas. Or alarm boxes that automatically transmit a coded signal to the fire station to give the location of the alarm box

Back 686

Automatic Alarm

Front 687

NFPA standard for installation of Sprinkler systems

Back 687

13

Front 688

How much clearance should be between sprinklers and stored materials

Back 688

18"

Front 689

Vertical water pipe used to carry water for fire protection systems such

Back 689

riser

Front 690

Types of sprinklers

Back 690

Pendant (points downward, storage areas or industrial occupancies)
Upright(Sits upright and sprays against a deflector)
Sidewall (sits on wal of room)
Special Purpose

Front 691

Sprinkler cabinets store a minimum of ___ sprinklers

Back 691

6

Front 692

Yoke on the outside with a threaded stem

Back 692

OS & Y

Front 693

Hollow metal post that houses valve stem. Attached to the valve is a movable plate reading "open" "Closed"

Back 693

PIV

Front 694

Similar to a PIV except that it extends horizontally through the wall with the target and valve operating nut on the outside of the building

Back 694

WPIV (Wall Post Indicator Valve)

Front 695

Does not use plate like PIV but instead uses a circular disc

Back 695

Post Indicator Valve Assembly

Front 696

A minimum water supply has to deliver the required volume of water to the highest sprinkler with a residual pressure of ____

Back 696

15 psi

Front 697

Whsn supplying to an FDC

Back 697

Pumper should have a 1,000 gpm pump
minimum of 2 x 2 1/2 "
Operate from hydrants other than the main supplying the sprinkler system

Front 698

Types of Sprinkler systems

Back 698

Wet Pipe (temp > 40)
Dry Pipe (temp < 40)
Preaction (like dry pipe with 2 detection systems)
Deluge (like dry, spinklers have no fusible link and do not detect heat)
Residential

Front 699

Who connects to the FDC

Back 699

First arriving company

Front 700

Turn off control valves to

Back 700

Replace sprinklers
Interrupt Operation
Perform Maintenance

Front 701

Which type rate - of - rise detectors of detector is designed for use in areas that are normally subject to regular temperature changes that are slower than those in fire conditions

Back 701

Rate compensated detector

Front 702

Quality of an organization's relationship with individuals, both internal and external who have contact wih the organization

Back 702

Customer Service

Front 703

The practice of minimizing damage and providing customer service through effective mitigation and recovery efforts, before, during, and after an incident

Back 703

Loss Control

Front 704

The process in which specific potential risks are identified and evaluated

Back 704

loss control risk analysis

Front 705

Methods and operating procedures associated with fire fighting by which firefighters attempt to save property and reduce further damage from water, smoke, heat and exposure during or immediately after a fire by removingproperty from a fire area, by covering it, or by other means.

Back 705

Salvage

Front 706

Operations conducted once the main body of the fire has been extinguished and consists of searching for and extinguishing remaining fire, placing building and contents in safe condition, determining cause of fire, recognizing and preserving evidence of arson

Back 706

Overhaul

Front 707

Salvage cover arrangement that channels excess water from a building.

Back 707

Chute

Front 708

Waterproof cover made of cotton duck, plastic, or other material used by fire dept to protect unaffected furniture and building areas from heat, smoke, and water damage

Back 708

Salvage Cover

Front 709

Used to carry debris, catch falling debris, and provide a water basin for immersing small objects

Back 709

Carryalls (Debris Bags / Buckets)

Front 710

Used to remove water from basements, elevator shafts, and sumps

Back 710

Deatering devices

Front 711

Used to hang salvage covers from walls or vertical openings

Back 711

J Hooks

Front 712

Used to hang salvage covers from rails or furniture

Back 712

S Hooks

Front 713

This type of throw is the most common for 2 firefighter to deploy a large salvage cover

Back 713

Balloon Throw

Front 714

When can salvage operations Begin

Back 714

At the same time as fire attack

Front 715

Where does overhaul typically begin

Back 715

In the area of most severe fire involvement

Front 716

A fire deliberately set

Back 716

Incediary or Arson Fire

Front 717

In an arson fire the prosecution must prove the perpetrator acted _____ and _____

Back 717

willfully and maliciously

Front 718

Three factors relating to cause of a fire

Back 718

Fuel that ignited
Form and Source of Heat Ignition
Act or omission that helped to bring these two factors together

Front 719

Continuous changes of possession of physical evidence that must be established in court to admint such material into evidence

Back 719

Chain of Custody

Front 720

In most jurisdictions the ____ has the legal rsponsibility for determining the cause and origin of he fire

Back 720

Fire Chief

Front 721

First arriving fire fighters should make note of

Back 721

Vehicles and people present
Status of doors and windows
Evidence of forced entry
Contents of rooms
Indications of unusual firebehavior

Front 722

Observation en route to a fire

Back 722

Time of Day
Weather and Natural Hazards
Barriers
People leaving the scene

Front 723

Observations made upon arrival at a fire

Back 723

Time of arrival and extent of fire
Wind direction and velocity
Doors or windows locked or unlocked
Location of Fire
Containers or Cans
Burglary Tools
Familiar Faces

Front 724

Combustible material, such as rolled rags, blankets, newspapers, or flammable liquid,often used in intentionally set fires

Back 724

Trailer

Front 725

Observations during firefighting Ops

Back 725

Unusual Odors
Abnormal behavior of fire when water is applied
Obstacles hindring fire fighting
Incendiary Devices
Trailers
Structural Alterations

Front 726

Should owners be allowed to speak freely about the fire if they are inclined to do so

Back 726

Yes

Front 727

Firefighters should not interrogate a potential arson subject unless they are trained and authorized to do so

Back 727

jkjh

Front 728

What should be your reply to questions about the fire?

Back 728

The fire is under investigation

Front 729

Evidence presented by a witness who did not see or hear the incident in question but heard about it from someone else

Back 729

Hearsay

Front 730

Does the fire dept have the authority to deny access to any building during fire fighting operations

Back 730

Yes

Front 731

Once firefighters clear a fire scene they may be required to get ____ to renter

Back 731

Search Warrant

Front 732

The fire scene emains in control of the ______ until the investigation is complete

Back 732

Fire Dept

Front 733

Time accepted to be standard to dispatch call

Back 733

1 minute

Front 734

Any location or facility at which 911 calls are answered either by direct calling rerouting or diverting

Back 734

Public Safety Answering Point
(PSAP)

Front 735

NFPA standard that refers to the qualifications for a pubplic safety telecommunicator

Back 735

1061

Front 736

The ____ is the most widely used device for communicating fire alams.

Back 736

Public Telephone

Front 737

feature that allows telecomunicators to maintain access to a caller's phone line as long as the telecommunicator does not hang up

Back 737

called party hold

Front 738

The reverse of called party hold, when a telecommunicator hangs up the person calling can keep the line open if they lose consciousness this feature disconnects them

Back 738

forced disconect

Front 739

Enhanced 911 feature that displays the address of the party calling 911 on a screen for use by the public safety telecommunicator

Back 739

Automatic Location Identification

Front 740

Feature that allows the telecommunicator to call back a caller's phone after he or she has hung up

Back 740

Ringback

Front 741

Low powered radio transceiver that operates on frequencies authorized by the federal communications commision for public use with no lcense requirement

Back 741

Citizens Band (CB) Radio

Front 742

What is the role of a public safety answering point

Back 742

Forward calls to the station

Front 743

What is the first step a telecommunicator should do when receiving an emergency call

Back 743

Identify the agency

Front 744

What is not used to alert personnel of an unstaffed station

Back 744

House Light

Front 745

Hazard that arises as a result of the processes or operations that are characteristic of an idividual occupancy

Back 745

Special Fire Hazard

Front 746

Building in which there is a greater than normal likelihood of loss of life or properyt due to fire.

Back 746

Target Hazard

Front 747

Where are carbon monoxide detectors usually installed

Back 747

In the same locations as smoke detectors

Front 748

Where should smoke detectors be installed

Back 748

In every bedroom and at every level of occupancy

Front 749

According to title 29 code of the federal regualtion what must be made available free of charge by employers

Back 749

Hep B Vaccine

Front 750

In which stage of stress does your body's functions return to normal having adapted to the stimulus

Back 750

Second Stage (Resistance)

Front 751

During chest compressions the amount of time you spend compressing should be _____ the time for the release

Back 751

The same as