A way to find your way out of a fire using a hose line
Point at which the FD can connect into a sprinkler or standpipe to boost flow
Fire Department Connections FDC
Acronym: DRD
Drag Rescue Device
A short fold or reverse bend in the hose, used to change the location of a coupling or direction of hose in a hose bed
What is Dutchman
A knot to tie 2 sections of webbing together is the
What is A Water Knot
A roll call of units crews, teams,groups,companies, sectors assigned to an incident
What is a Personnel Accountability Report (PAR)
What is the startup engine pump pressure for a standpipe?
What is 150 PSI
Force created by the rapid deceleration of water causing a violent increase in pressure that can damage pumps
What is Water Hammer
Three physical states of matter in which fuel exists
What is Solids,Liquids, Gases
Rope used for any purpose other than rescue is commonly called
What is Utility rope Black 3/8" 75'
Starting point where ignition occurs and fuel begins to burn
What is Point of Origin.
Hose appliance with one female inlet and two male outlets
What is a WYE
Which type of fire hydrant is the main control valve located at the base or foot of the hydrant below the frost line?
What is a
Dry -barrel hydrant
This is the proper way to approach a chemical spill
What is upwind, uphill, or upstream?
Can occur when oxygen is introduced into an oxygen starved atmosphere during the smoldering phase of a fire
What is a Backdraft
Three different zones at a hazardous incident
Hose appliance used to combine two or more hose lines into one
What is a Siamese
Used to seal small leaks in hose caused by cuts or breaks, or to connect damaged or mismatched couplings of the same size
What is hose jacket
Density of gases in relation to air
What is vapor density
An area of land that is left untouched by the fire, but is surrounded by burned land
What is a island
Basic knot used for rescuing firefighters. Ability to tie in-line, end of line or by using multiple rope
bonus points if you can demonstrate tying it
Adapter used to attach a smaller hose to a larger hose
Reducer
Water expands _______ times its original volume when converted to steam.
What is 1,700 Times
What product of combustion binds with hemoglobin preventing oxygen distribution in the body?
what is carbon monoxide
Three important factors in ground cover firefighting are fuel, weather and ______
Topography