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Lunch or Dinner usually $13 per, crews take turns coooking. FD tradition
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Chow
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Anyone FD makes contact with directly or indirectly. Internal (within Dept.) or External (outside of Dept)
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Customer
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Multi-story building where fire suppression training using ordinary combustibles is done at the TA for Recruits or continued training for the Dept.
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Class A Burn Building
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Multi-story building where fire suppression training with Natural Gas props is done at the TA for Recruits or continued training for the Dept.
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Class B Burn Building
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A program that is accessed by any FIre Dept. member to provide short-term couseling and help. Can help with; Drugs and Alcohol, marital problems, emotional issues and family issues.
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Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
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Fire apparatus carries, hose, water, and has a pump. Provides water to extinguish the fires. All engine companies have ALS capabilities
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Engine Company
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Firefighters assigned to same truck or station
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Crew
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Removal of trapped vitims from; smashed automobiles, equipment, or any other place someone may be mechanically trapped. Can be done with hand tools or power tools
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Extrication
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Firefighter or Engineer assigned to TA to assist RTOs and to help Recruit Firefighters overcome difficulties
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Firefighter Mentor
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Forcing doors or other access points with tools or a foot to get into locked structures
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Forcible Entry
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Cement area outside TA where most hands on training occurs
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Grinder
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Clinic run by PFD provides; medical exams, fitness evaluations, industrial injury management, infectious exposure management and other medical services to Firefighters from accross the valley
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Health Center
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Fund created at every station and TA to buy; snacks, condiments, cable TV, newspaper, coffee, etc. Every FIrefighter contributes $10 on payday (every 2 weeks)
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Kitty
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Fire apparatus has a large aerial ladder or platform (100 ft) and carries additional ground ladders or tools. Primarily used on fire to support the fire attack by; forcing entry, ventilation, lighting, securing utilities, salvage and overhaul. Responsible for extrication
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Ladder Company
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Connecting fire hose to hydrant as the engine drives closer to the fire. Connects engine to fire hydrant with water supply to supplement 500 gallons of water
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Lay a Line
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After successful completion of TA, Firefighters are invited to become part to the Labor Union call IAFF. Glendale, Tempe, and Peoria are Local 493. Union bargains for firefighter wages and benefits and participates in all functions of the FD
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Local 493
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FD representative that specializes in news media. FD depends on support and responds to customers circumstances. Requires constant flow of info to all avenues of media
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Public Information Officer (PIO)
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Fire Hydrant
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Plug
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Assigned Recruits consists of 4-6 Recruits and 1 RTO
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Recruit Engine Company
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A program that allows citizens such as; family, friends, EMS personnel, citizens, etc. Familiarizes with what the FD does.
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Ride Along
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Apparatus to transport the sick and injured. 2 person crew. Responds to fires, and is used for man power
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Rescue Company
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Captain assigned to the TA to train Recruits
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Recruit Training Officer (RTO)
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Air pack used to breath fresh air in; smoky oxygen deficient, or contaminated atmospheres
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Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA)
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Performed by firefighters to systematically locate and then remove victims. Always first priority
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Search and Rescue
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24-hour period. 0800 - 0800 hours every 3rd day. A, B or C shift
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Shift
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Hand tools such as; axe, sledgehammer, pike pole or other manually operated equipment
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Tool
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Act of removing smoke, cutting holes in the roof, using fans, breaking windows, or using hoselines
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Ventilate
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