Airbending
If it looks pretty, it deploys pretty
Flowing H20
Donkey or Nozzle?
I Love Tarps
100
Side of a building against which the wind is blowing, the high pressure side.
What is upwind?
100
Name this type of coupling.
What is a storz coupling?
100
Name this type of hydrant.
What is a dry-barrel hydrant?
100
The critical tactic used to prevent a fire from spreading to unaffected areas.
What is exposure control?
100
The operations conducted after the main body of the fire ahs been extinguished.
What is overhaul?
200
This type of attack is used by controlling the flow within the structure during the initial stages of the fire before suppression.
What is a positive-pressure attack (PPA)?
200
The special cut at the beginning of the thread on a hose coupling that provides positive identification of the first thread to eliminate cross threading.
What is the Higbee Cut?
200
The name for laying hose from the incident to the water source.
What is a Reverse lay?
200
This type of fire attack uses an exterior fire attack through a ventilation opening to help a fire transition from vent-limited conditions to fuel-limited conditions.
What is a transitional attack?
200
Name of this technique used to divert water.
What is a chute?
300
Name this inspection hole cut.
What is a kerf cut?
300
The general length of hard suction hose.
What is 10 feet?
300
Counterforce directed against a person holding a nozzle by the velocity of water being discharged.
What is nozzle reaction?
300
Firefighters should approach a vehicle from this degree angle to avoid potential exploding hydraulic or pneumatic struts.
What is 45 degrees?
300
The general location where the fire began.
What is the point of origin?
400
This happens when a strong air draft moving from ground level to the roof level of a building.
What is a stack effect?
400
The portion of a coupling that serves as a apoint of attachment of the hose.
What is the shank?
400
Name this appliance.
What is a water thief?
400
Flying sparks ore embers that land outside of the main fire cause this.
What are spot fire?
400
Device designed and used to start a fire.
What is an incendiary device?
500
Name this cut, where the truss is in the middle of opening.
What is a louver cut?
500
The actual name for a cross lay bed.
What is a transverse bed?
500
The number of times its original size that water expands once turned to steam.
What is 1700?
500
Name this control valve.
Outside screw and yoke valve (OS&Y)
500
Name this damage to concrete which indicates structural damage.
What is spalling?