Fire Suppression
Type of attack using both direct and indirect attack methods
What is combination attack?
How firefighters should approach a vehicle fire
What is at a 45 degree angle (from front or rear corner)?
Each employee reporting to just one supervisor
What is unity of command?
Acting independently of a superior's orders or the fire department SOP's.
What is freelancing?
The lowest, widest section of an extension ladder
What is the bed section?
Kind of ventilation implemented when using a ventilation fan
What is Positive Pressure Ventilation?
Will accept: What is Horizontal ventilation?
The minimum gpm for attacking a vehicle fire
What is 95 gpm?
Weighing the potential danger to firefighters against the potential for saving a life.
What is a risk-benefit analysis?
Will accept: risk vs gain / risk-reward analysis
NFPA 1500 prohibits this while riding in apparatus on the way to an incident.
What wearing your helmet?
Irons, often used in combination to pry a door open
What are a flat-head axe and halligan tool?
When a secondary search is performed
When is after fire suppression?
The spontaneous ignition of hot gases in the upper levels of a room or compartment
What is rollover?
Construction assembly that is most susceptible to total failure resulting from the failure of a single component
What is truss construction?
DAILY DOUBLE!
BLEVE
Common tool for pulling ceiling
What is a pike pole?
Will accept: New York Hook
The fire stream is produced by a smooth bore nozzle
What is a solid stream?
First stage of structure fire development
What is incipient?
It allows the accountability officer to base expected exit time on the team member who has the lowest air-pressure reading.
What is an SCBA tag system (or SCBA accountability system)?
Systematic process that provides periods of rest and recovery for emergency workers during an incident.
What is rehabilitation (rehab)?
K-tools and shove knives are used for this
What is through-the-lock forcible entry?
Challenge firefighters frequently face when extinguishing a vehicle fire
What is gaining access?
The stratification that occurs in a room as a result of a fire
What is thermal layering?
Has a longer life span than natural fiber rope.
What is synthetic rope?
The leading cause of firefighter deaths.
What is heart attack?
Used to create a mechanical advantage for rope rescue or when hoisting heavy objects
What is a pulley?