Fire Behavior and Safety
What are the three elements needed for a fire?
What is heat, fuel and oxygen?
This device sprays water to suppress fires.
What is fire hose?
What does EMS stand for?
What is Emergency Medical Services?
A call involving chest pain may indicate this life threatening condition:
What is a heart attack?
EMS must get permission before treating a patient when possible. This is called ______.
What is consent?
This type of fire involves ordinary combustibles like wood and paper? (which class)
What is Class A fire?
This device supplies clean air to breathe during a fire.
What is an SCBA?
The first thing EMS checks when arriving on scene is ______.
What is scene safety?
Firefighters should stay low in smoke because heat and gases ____.
What is rise?
Patient information must be kept private under this law.
What is HIPAA?
Rapid fire spread caused by superheated gases at the ceiling is called ________?
What is flashover?
Firefighters have this on their equipment to stay visible in low light.
What is reflective gear?
CPR is performed when a patient has no _______ and is not ________.
What is no pulse and not breathing?
A fire involving chemicals is considered a _______ emergency.
What is Hazmat?
Paramedics and EMTs must act within their __________.
What is scope of practice?
Fire extinguishers should be aimed at the ______ of the fire.
What is the base?
Before using equipment, firefighters must make sure it is _______.
What is working properly or safe?
This system is used to prioritize patients based on severity.
What is triage?
A patient with difficulty breathing may need ______.
What is oxygen?
If a responder makes a mistake, they should ______.
What is document and report it?
This condition occurs when a fire lacks oxygen but produces explosive gases.
What is backdraft?
This ladder is mounted on a fire truck and extends mechanically.
What is an aerial ladder?
This device is used to mechanically breathe for a patient.
What is a BVM (bag valve mask)?
A person who has lost a lot of blood may go into ______.
What is shock?
The person in charge at an emergency scene is the _______.
What is the incident command?