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F15-300

Who is Vern Cruse?

100

Arrow, Dash and Lance are 3 of their products.

Who is Pierce?

100

Nicknamed the Father of our Fire Service, this man founded the Union Fire Company in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 1736

Who is Benjamin Franklin?

100

Though developed by an FDNY Deputy Chief this tool was first widely used by the Boston Fire Department.

What is the Halligan Bar?

100

SCBA

What is Self Contained Breathing Apparatus 

200

This current officer is a Certified EMT as well as ARFF certified.

Who is Assistant Chief Pat Flynn

200

2009 Pierce Contender

What is Engine 1533?

200

Though never substantiated, this is believed by many to be the cause of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871

What is A Cow?

200

This Tool was invented by George Hurst, circa 1961, after he viewed a stock car race accident in which it took workers over an hour to remove an injured driver from his car.

What is the Hurst Rescue Tool or Jaws of Life?

200

AFFF

What is Aqueous Film Forming Foam?

300

A 20 year firefighter having been a member of Farmington and Bargaintown serving as an officer in both of those companies.

Who is Lieutenant Tony Ang?

300

Has 9 Discharges and 5 intakes.

What is Ladder 1535?

300

On April 1, 1853, this city established the first professional and fully paid fire department in the United States.

What is Cincinnati Ohio?

300

A combination axe, sledgehammer, pry tool, ram, and D-handle pull tool used to gain forcible entry to buildings, automobiles, etc. during emergency situations.

What is a TNT Tool?

300

A hose configuration with no preconnetions to the apparatus.

What is a Dead Lay?

400

This former Lieutenant is small animal CPR certified.

Who is Captain Bryan Scrofani?

400

Has an engine output of 330hp.

What is Rescue 1537?

400

Everyone knows the FDNY is the largest fire department in the United States but this city is the second largest and one of the oldest major organized fire departments in the nation.

What is the Chicago Fire Department?

400

Rotating nozzle tip having two or more outlets forming water jets that propel the tip while spraying water in a circular pattern; conveniently attached to several feet (a meter) of rigid pipe with handles or legs for supporting the nozzle while it is suspended through a hole in the floor above.

What is a Bresnan Cellar Nozzle?

400

An Offensive fire attack initiated by an exterior indirect handline operation, into the fire compartment, to initiate cooling.

What is a Transitional Fire Attack?

500

The first Chief of the Scullville volunteer Fire Co.

Who is Raymond Tallman?

500

Has an Allison 4500 transmission.

Tanker 1538

500

The first recorded structure fire in the United States occurred in 1608 in this colony.

What is Jamestown?

500

developed in 1830 by luggage maker Henry Gratacap, who was also a volunteer firefighter in New York City. recognizable today as the "New York" style

What is the modern fire helmet?

500

Creating a partial vacuum using a constricted fluid flow, used in fire equipment for mixing chemicals into water streams, or for measuring flow velocity.

What is the Venturi Effect?

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