NFPA Standard for firefighter professional qualifications.
What is NFPA 1001?
100
Minimum number of ladders that should be used during ventilation.
What is two?
100
Continuous changes in possession of physical evidence that must be established and maintained in order for the evidence to be admissable in court.
What is the chain of custody
100
Gloves, mask, gowns, and eye protection. Its standard wear for medical responses.
What is BSI
100
Temporary or permanent barriers that contain or direct the flow of spilled liquids
What is a dike
200
Noncombustible construction classification. All metal buildings fall into this class.
What is type II construction?
200
The rapid transition between growth and fully developed fire stage. The radiant heat created by this event is not survivable for more than a few seconds, even in full PPE.
What is flashover
200
This is required to reenter a property once firefighters have left the fire scene. Without it, any evidence collected may be inadmissable in court.
What is a search warrant
200
Simpilest way to control exposure contamination. You should do this after every patient contact, once you have removed your gloves.
What is hand washing
200
Scene control, isolation, notification, identification, rescue, and spill control?
What are the tactical objectives for a hazmat incident
300
NFPA building construction and safety code standard.
What is NFPA 5000?
300
What are the 3 commom roof types that firefighters deal with?
What is flat, pitched, and arched
300
Rags, poured liquid, papers, etc used to deliberately spread a fire from one point to another.
What is a trailer
300
State of physical or psychological arousal to stimulous. Its what get the best of us and makes us feel defeated, cranky and irritated.
What is stress
300
Area where the action is. The most dangerous place at a hazmat scene. Access must be controlled and only critical personel should enter this area.
What is the hot zone
400
Construction type used extensively in old factories, mills, and warehouses. Its heavy timber construction.
What is type IV construction?
400
The simplest ventilation opening to repair?
What is a square cut
400
Material or chemical designed and used to deliberately start a fire with malicious intent.
What is an incendiary device
400
Large scale emergencies with an overwhelming number of victims. They often require mutual aid responses from multiple agencies.
What is a multiple(mass)-casualty incident ( MCI )
400
Area where personnel can rest, relax, cool down and recover. Ems should man it and monitor all response personel who report to them.
What is rehab
500
A firefightrs awareness of immediate surroundings.
What is situational awareness?
500
The number of rungs above the roof edge that a ladder should be extended when fighters are performing ventilation.
What is 3-5?
500
Exact location where the heat source and fuel come together. It's where the fire began.
What is the point of origin
500
Direct pressure, elevation, and pressure points.
What is bleeding control
500
Incident objectives, accomplishments, risk assessment, protective measures. There should be one of these for every incident. They change with every operational period of an incident.