Building knowledge
This building is know for Lithium Ion battery testing, standard fuel tests, endurance tests, "exotic" fuel testing AND its fire ice cream
what is Building L
This acronym is used to assess a patient's level of consciousness: Alert, Verbal, Painful, Unresponsive.
What is AVPU?
This tool is often called the "firefighter's master key."
What is a Halligan Bar?
This side of a structure is designated the front of the building.
What is Side Alpha?
This color of smoke generally indicates a vegetation or grass fire.
What is white smoke?
This building houses the fire department AND the security console
what is building y-17
A blood glucose reading below 70 mg/dL is considered this
What is hypoglycemia?
The primary responsibility of a truck company is typically this, not fire attack.
What is ventilation, search, forcible entry, and utilities?
The fire tetrahedron consists of heat, fuel, oxygen, and this fourth component.
What is the chemical chain reaction?
This tool is commonly referred to as the "can."
What is a water extinguisher?
This Building Has an overabundance of hazards, one of these hazards include Acid
what is building H
This medication is commonly administered for suspected cardiac chest pain and helps prevent platelet aggregation.
What is aspirin?
When raising a ladder, firefighters should ideally position it how many rungs above the roof edge?
What is 3-5 rungs?
This class of fire involves energized electrical equipment.
What is Class C?
The minimum number of points of contact recommended when climbing a ground ladder.
What is three points of contact?
This building probably has more dust on stuff than any ancient burial chamber
what is Building DD/CC
A patient presents with facial droop, arm weakness, and slurred speech. These findings suggest this medical emergency.
What is a stroke?
The recommended climbing angle for a ground ladder is approximately this ratio.
What is 75 degrees (4:1 ratio)?
The primary purpose of a hydrant flush before hooking up is to remove this.
What is debris/sediment?
This type of hose is most commonly used for attack lines.
What is 1¾-inch hose?
This building used to house the DOD but now it just has VPs and Presidents.
what is Building A
This shock type occurs when the body loses a significant amount of blood or fluids.
What is hypovolemic shock?
This type of search is commonly conducted when firefighters maintain physical contact with each other.
What is a team-oriented search?
This ladder is designed to provide access to upper floors and roofs and is typically found on truck companies.
What is an extension ladder?
The purpose of a TIC is to identify this.
What are heat signatures/hot spots/victims?
This wellhouse has possibly the most PIVs out front of it.
What is Wellhouse 8
A patient is short of breath with crackles in all lung fields, pink frothy sputum, and hypertension. This condition is most likely.
What is pulmonary edema/CHF exacerbation?
The acronym VEIS stands for Vent, Enter, Isolate, and this final action.
What is Search?
The point at which all combustible materials in a compartment ignite is called this.
What is flashover?
A firefighter transmits a MAYDAY. What does the second "A" in LUNAR typically stand for?
What is Assignment? (Some departments accept Air.)
This Building has many test cells. it just recently went under a renovation in its wing 3 area
what is building G
This cardiac rhythm is described as chaotic electrical activity with no organized contractions and requires defibrillation.
What is ventricular fibrillation?
When forcing a door with the irons, the Halligan is typically driven into this area.
What is the gap between the door and frame?
When forcing a conventional inward-opening door, firefighters typically force the door near this component.
What is the lock/latch side?
This fire behavior event occurs when hot gases ignite overhead but the entire room has not yet become involved.
What is rollover?
This building is home to a very VERY quiet room
what is building AC
A patient with sudden chest pain, shortness of breath, hypotension, recent surgery, and calf pain is most likely suffering from this.
What is a pulmonary embolism?
A firefighter operating on a roof notices smoke pushing from multiple locations and the roof becoming soft. Truck company members should immediately be concerned about this.
What is roof collapse?
The two most common gases produced by combustion that firefighters monitor during overhaul are carbon monoxide and this gas.
What is hydrogen cyanide?
A building has lightweight engineered truss construction. Firefighters are concerned because these can fail in approximately this amount of time after fire involvement.
What is around 5–10 minutes?
This building is constantly in the shadow of a water tower, also on its east wall there is a trailer that has great air conditioning.
what is Building N
The combination of hypotension, muffled heart sounds, and jugular vein distention is known as this triad.
What is Beck's Triad?
This ventilation tactic uses horizontal openings such as doors and windows to remove smoke and heat.
What is horizontal ventilation?
This hose load is designed so firefighters can pull hose directly from the bed while advancing toward the fire.
What is a flat load?
This ventilation tactic involves opening a roof directly above the fire area.
What is vertical ventilation?
This building is one of the very few buildings on this campus with wood frame construction
what is y-1(golf green building)
A trauma patient presents with bradycardia, hypertension, and irregular respirations. This indicates increased intracranial pressure and is known as this triad.
What is Cushing's Triad?
You vent a bedroom window during a VEIS operation. Before searching the room, what critical action should occur?
What is isolate the room by controlling/closing the door?
A fire is showing from a second-floor window. The first-arriving engine has an adequate water supply. According to basic engine company priorities, what is the first tactical objective?
What is fire attack/confine and extinguish the fire?
A firefighter is operating on a roof and notices spongy decking, increasing smoke volume, and fire venting from the eaves. What is the most immediate concern?
What is roof collapse?