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This is a ranking officer who is responsible for leading a fire crew.
What is a captain?
What are the cutters and spreaders?
Firefighters are expected to don (put on) their gear in this amount of time.
What is one minute?
This is how often firefighters clean their gear.
What is after every fire or when dirty?
This type of dog is typically associated with the fire department.
What is a dalmatian?
This tool has many uses and can be during ventilation or clearing downed trees.
What is a chainsaw?
This tool is used to communicate during fire ground operations.
What is a radio?
A rapid, thorough search done to locate victims as soon as possible.
What is primary search?
The device firefighters use to breathe clean air.
What is SCBA?
These are used to help firefighters quickly change levels in a fire house.
What are fire poles?
This phrase is used to describe a hose that is filled with pressurized water.
What is a charged hose?
This tool is used in rural water operations and looks like a pool.
What is a drop tank?
This knot - whose name includes a number - has many different uses and can be found in rope rescue or tool tie offs.
What is the figure 8 knot?
The amount of layers that protects a firefighter in their gear.
What is three?
An effective way of being prepared for the job, reducing stress, reduce injuries, and heat attacks.
What is exercise?
What is a company?
These two tools are paired together to make a "set of irons".
What is a Halligan and axe?
In both the Carrboro and Chapel Hill Fire Departments, firefighters are required to earn this type of medical license.
What is Emergency Medical Techncian (EMT)?
This device is activated when a firefighter is in a mayday situation.
What is the PASS device?
In the early 1900s most vehicles were black, this color was choosen to help trucks to stand out.
What is red?
This is the name of the object that is attached to the ends of fire hoses. If you are lost during fire operations, it can be used to guide you back towards the outside.
What is a coupling?
This type of saw is mainly used to cut metal and/or concrete.
What is a K-12?
What phrase should you consider before forcing a door.
What is try before you pry?
The pressure (PSI) of a full SCBA cylindar.
What is 4500 psi?
This is the historical method of transporting water to a fire by hand through a line of firefighters.
What is the bucket brigade?