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The pathway of responsibility from the highest level of the department to the lowest.
What is chain of command?
Oxygen, fuel, heat, and a self-sustained chemical reaction
What are the components of the fire tetrahedron?
Devices attached to the inside of the beams on fly sections used to hold the fly section in place after it has been extended
What is the pawls? (also accept dogs or ladder locks)
Searching for and extinguishing hidden fires
What is overhaul?
A rapid, thorough search done to locate victims as soon as possible
What is a primary search?
Transfer of head through direct contact
What is conduction?
The classification of fires involving energized electrical equipment.
What is a Class C fire?
Single ladders equipped with folding hooks on one end.
What is a roof ladder?
The tool most commonly used to open ceilings to check on fire extension
What is a pike pole
What should a firefighter do when they become trapped or injured.
Immediately activate the PASS device
A self-sustaining chemical reaction yielding energy or products that cause further reactions of the same kind.
What is combustion?
Extinguishment of fire through cooling with water.
What is temperature reduction?
The desired angle of inclination that the ladder should be placed for climbing.
What is 75 degrees
Where does overhaul begin?
In the area of actual fire involvement.
Providing additional support to key places between a vehicle and the ground to prevent further movement.
What is stabilization
The most common of the hazardous substances contained in smoke that is a product of combustion.
What is carbon monoxide?
The tendency of gases to form into layers according to temperature
What is thermal layering
Where should a ladder be placed to perform a rescue from a window opening
Place the tip of the ladder just below the windowsill
How does a firefighter detect hidden fires using his/her senses?
By looking for discolored walls, feeling for heat, and listening for popping sounds.
How do you remove tempered glass from side and rear windows?
Using a spring-loaded center punch or striking with a sharp point at the lower corner
Created from a salvage cover placed on the floor to hold small amounts of water
What is a catchall.
An explosive ignition that can occur when air is allowed to mix with hot, unburned fire gases
What is backdraft
What is the height of a residential story
Eight to ten feet
Used to drain runoff from the ceiling above out through windows or doors
What is a water chute?
The pattern of collapse when outer walls remain standing and the floors or roof fail in the middle leaving voids on both sides of the collapse
What is a V-shaped collapse?