HOSE & APPLIANCES
Referred to as sexless couplings and are connected with one-third of a turn.
What is a Storz-type coupling?
The person in overall command and responsible for all activities.
What is the incident commander?
When hose is laid from the water source to the fire. (Type of Lay)
What is a forward lay?
A rapid, thorough search done to locate victims as soon as possible.
What is a primary search?
Used with a halligan type tool, the device useful in pulling all types of lock cylinders.
What is a K-tool?
A feature on screw thread couplings where the beginning of the thread is cut to provide a positive connection.
What is the Higbee cut?
Answers directly to the incident commander and has the authority to shut down all operations when conditions merit.
What is the safety officer?
Occurs when the flow of water in a hose line is stopped suddenly resulting in a water surge.
What is a water hammer?
Immediately activate the PASS device.
What should a firefighter do when they become trapped or injured.
Process used to force open a sectional overhead door.
What is pry upward from the bottom of the door?
The appliance that has two or three female connections coming into one male discharge exiting the connection.
What is a Siamese?
Responsible for providing equipment, materials, and services needed to support the incident.
What is logistics?
The type of stream resulting from the use of a smooth bore nozzle.
What is a solid stream?
Providing additional support to key places between a vehicle and the ground to prevent further movement.
What is stabilization (stabilizing the vehicle)?
A manual tool that takes two to four firefighters to breach a brick or concrete wall.
What is a battering ram?
Used to stop the flow of water to allow replacement of a burst section of hose.
What is a hose clamp?
The number of personnel one person can manage.
What is span of control?
The most common type of foam proportioner that can be connected at any point in the hose lay.
What is an in-line foam eductor.
Using a spring-loaded center punch or striking with a sharp point at the lower corner.
How do you remove tempered glass from side and rear windows?
Get a forcible entry tool into the space between the door and the doorjamb, open the space and allow the lock bolt to slip from its keeper. (What type of door?)
How do you open a swinging door?
The type of load that is easiest to load for large diameter hose and allows the folds to lie flat rather than on their side.
What is the flat load?
The type of command used when the incident is multi-jurisdictional and there may be more than one incident commander.
What is unified command?
Used to achieve maximum water surface for heat absorption and is composed of very fine water droplets. (Type of stream)
What is a fog stream?
The pattern of collapse when outer walls remain standing and the floors or roof fail in the middle leaving voids on both sides of the collapse.
What is a V-shaped collapse?
Use wire cutters and cut close to the posts.
How do you gain entry through a wire fence?