PPE and SCBA
What does SCBA stand for?
Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus.
What climbing angle is generally recommended for ground ladders?
Approximately 75 degrees
What does PAR stand for?
Personnel Accountability Report.
This type of hose is typically used to deliver water from a hydrant to a fire engine.
Supply Hose
This inventor is credited with creating one of the first practical lightning rods, helping reduce fires caused by lightning strikes.
Benjamin Franklin
This SCBA component reduces the high pressure in the cylinder to a breathable pressure before it reaches the facepiece
Regulator
Which ladder is commonly used for roof access?
An Extension Ladder
What is the leading cause of firefighter line-of-duty deaths?
Cardiac events
This nozzle allows firefighters to adjust the stream from a straight stream to a fog pattern.
What is a combination (fog) nozzle?
This city experienced the Great Fire of 1871, leading to major improvements in building construction and fire protection.
The Chicago Fire
What is the purpose of PASS devices?
To alert rescuers when a firefighter is motionless or in distress.
When climbing a ladder, firefighters should maintain this number of points of contact whenever possible.
3
Before entering an IDLH atmosphere, firefighters should always work with at least one other firefighter following this safety principle.
The Buddy System
How many GPM is typical for a inch and three quarter hose line.
120-180 GPM
Before motorized apparatus became common, fire engines were most often pulled by these animals.
What are horses?
What atmosphere is considered IDLH?
Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health.
When placing a ladder for roof access, it should extend approximately this many rungs above the roof edge.
What are 3 to 5 rungs?
This emergency radio transmission is used when a firefighter is lost, trapped, injured, or in immediate danger.
MayDay
This hose load is designed so the nozzle is on top of the hose bed, allowing firefighters to deploy the line directly toward the fire.
Flat Load
This organization develops many of the standards used today for firefighter training, equipment, and safety.
NFPA
Structural firefighting turnout gear is commonly described as having these three protective layers.
What are the outer shell, moisture barrier, and thermal liner?
Before climbing an extension ladder, firefighters should verify that this device is fully engaged to prevent the fly section from slipping.
What are the pawls (dogs/locks)?
What is the LUNAR Acronym
This hose load is commonly used because it allows firefighters to shoulder the hose and deploy it while walking toward the fire.
What is the Minuteman load?
Established in 1896, this organization represents career firefighters throughout the United States and Canada.
What is the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF)?