HOSE & APPLIANCES
It's a plastic or wire inside a hard suction hose that provides additional support and prevents collapse under a vacuum while drafting.
What is a helix?
The breaking down of a job into separate, smaller tasks to be performed individually.
What is the Division of Labor?
When hose is laid from the water source to the fire.
What is a forward lay?
This search means companies have quickly gone through all affected areas and verified the removal and/or safety of all occupants.
What is a primary search?
1. Cutting tools 2. Prying tools 3. Pushing/pulling tools 4. Striking tools
What are the 4 types of tools used in forcible entry?
A device that allows connection of two different lines.
What is an adapter?
Consists of four major functions:
- Finance/administration
- Logistics
- Operations
- Planning
What is ICS?
How is a fire hose is generally classified.
What is by its diameter?
Search will begin as close to the fire as possible, working back toward the entrance when you are on this floor.
On the fire floor, where will search begin?
1. Pick head axe
2. Flat head axe
What are the two types of axes used today?
Fog stream, broken stream, solid stream.
What are types of fire streams?
A fire fighter who has received training in chemical identification, leak control, decontamination, and clean-up procedures.
What is Hazmat Technician?
A fog nozzle cannot produce this type of stream.
What is a solid stream?
One set of irons, one 6' pike pole, one 2 1/2 gallon water extinguisher
Additionally, each firefighter will be equipped with: full PPE, SCBA, portable radio, flashlight
What is equipment needed for interior search of a residential occupancy?
This is the advantage of the flat head axe over the pick head axe.
It has a striking surface?
Produces a pattern that can vary from straight stream to wide angle fog.
What is an adjustable Fog nozzle?
The combination of facilities, equipment, personnel, procedures, and communications under a standard organizational structure to manage assigned resources effectively to accomplish stated objectives for an incident.
What is the Incident command system (ICS)
Type of foam proportioner that can be connected at any point in the hose lay.
What is an in-line foam eductor?
This search usually happens when the fire is under control.
When the secondary search begin?
Two problems that may result if a saw is pushed beyond its limit.
What are injury to the operator and tool failure?
By slamming the nozzle open and then closed.
How does a firefighter create water hammer?
Standing plan outlining steps to be followed in particular circumstances.
What standard operating procedure (SOPs)
In an enclosed space this expands in volume by 1700% and excludes oxygen helping to stop a fires growth.
What does steam do?
Victims that exhibit obvious signs of death will be removed in this order.
When is a victim removed last?
High security chains, hasps, padlock shackles, and case hardened materials. cannot be cut by this tool.
What cannot be cut with bolt cutters?