One of the most critical aspects of coordination between crews---- and of your personal safety and survival.
What is Situational Awareness?
100
The minimum amount of water flow capability required for a stream to be considered a master stream.
What is 350 GPM?
100
This apparatus has a preplumbed water way, an onboard pump and a hydraulically operated ladder ranging from 50-75 feet. All it needs is a water supply.
What is a Quint?
100
Flammable liquids have a flash point of less than this temperature.
What is 100 F?
100
The best way to extinguish an electrical fire.
What is "turn off the electricity".
200
Doing this before fire attack lines and crews are in place may cause uncontrolled fire spread.
What is Ventilation?
200
Master stream devices are generally used in this mode of firefighting.
What is a Defensive mode?
200
Most of these in the US have hydraulicall operated ladders that range from 50 -135 feet. newer units have preplumbed waterways while some older models do not.
What is an Aerial Ladder?
200
Liquids with a flash point above 100 F are known as this type of liquid.
What is a Combustible Liquid?
200
When working a fire in an underground transmission system, keep the public back at least this far.
What is 1 block or 300 feet?
300
The smallest handlines that should be used for interior firefighting. Sometimes, these are not sufficient in heavily involved structures.
What is 1 3/4".
300
The minimum number of firefighters required to man a master stream once it has been deployed.
What is One Firefighter?
300
These come in two configurations: one has a hydraulic extension ladder attached to a work platform while the other has an articulating boom attached to a work platform. They range from 55-85 feet. They both have built in waterways.
What are Aerial Platforms?
300
BLEVE.
What is a Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion?
300
Standard tactical priorities for all fire incidents.
What are Life Safety, Incident Stabilization, and Property Conservation?
400
The most efficient use of water on a free burning fire is made by making this type of attack on the fire.
What is a Direct Attack?
400
Direct fire attack, and backing up hand lines that are attacking a fire from the exterior are two of the three main uses for a master stream. This would be the third main reason to use a master stream.
What is Exposure Protection?
400
This is an engine equipped with a hydraulically operated boom dedicated to applying water. It ranges from 50-130 feet in height. It is not designed for rescue.
What is Water Tower?
400
This type of class B liquids do not mix with water. Examples are gasoline, kerosine and other petroleum products.
What are Hydrocarbins?
400
Fuel and topography are two of the three main influences on wildland fires. This is the third and most significant influence on a wildland fire.
What is Weather?
500
If a firefighter upsets this, the steam produced will begin to condense, causing the smoke to drop rapidly to the floor.
What is the Thermal Layering or Thermal Balance.
500
As in all other fire service operations, firefighters must be guided by these when deploying and operating master streams.
What are departmental SOP's.
500
An aerial apparatus with a pump and limited capacity water tank as well as fire hose for use as supply and attack lines.
What is a Quint?
500
This type of class B liquids include alcohols and lacquers and will readily mix with water.
What are Polar Solvents?
500
The area of unburned fuel next to the involved area. It may refer to the color of the unburned fuel, but not always. It is not necessarily a safe area. It is simply the opposite of the burned area (the black).