What does PASS stand for, and when/why does it activate?
Personal Alert Safety System. Activates after a firefighter lies motionless for 30 seconds.
100
SCBAs whould always be used in IDLH environments. This is what IDLH stands for.
What is Immediate Danger to Life and Health?
100
Class "C" fire extinguishers are used on these types of fires.
What are electrical fires?
100
What is the process called when we lay the supply line from the fire to the water supply?
Reverse Lay
100
This type of supply hose has a plastic or wire helix to provide additional support and prevent collapse under a vacuum.
What is hard suction?
200
This NFPA Standard governs Structural Firefighting PPE.
What is NFPA 1971?
200
This type of SCBA uses a constant supply of air in order to pressurize the face piece, keeping toxic gases from entering.
What is Positive Pressure?
200
Class "K" extinguishers are used for these types of fires.
What are kitchen/grease fires.
200
The pressure in a water delivery system when no hydrants are open and no water hoses are flowing are referred to as this.
What is static pressure?
200
This type of supply hose is larger than 3 1/2 inches in diameter.
What is LDH (Large Diameter Hose)?
300
What is the estimated time your gear holds up to flashover?
15 seconds at 1000 degrees.
300
This type of environment has an oxygen concentration below 19.5%.
What is an oxygen-deficient environment?
300
This extinguisher type is labeled using a Green Triangle.
What is a Class "A" extinguisher?
300
This action should always be performed before connecting supply hose to a hydrant in order to remove trash or other debris from the hydrant.
What is flushing?
300
This tool is used to operate valves on fire hydrants and can also be used as a spanner wrench.
What is a hydrant wrench?
400
Daily Double: Departmental SOGs state that each Structural Firefighting Ensemble shall be washed at least at this frequency regardless of whether or not it was soiled at an incident.
Annually
400
The 2002 edition of NFPA 1981 mandated the use of these visual signals that signify the available amount of air remaining in an air cylinder.
What is a HUD (Heads UP Display)?
400
The acronym "PASS" is used when describing the four step process referring to extinguisher usage. This is what "PASS" means.
What is Pull, Aim, Sqeeze, Sweep?
400
The term tanker is used to describe a mobile water apparatus. It is also called this.
What is a water tender?
400
This device connects two or more hose lines into one line.
What is a Siamese Wye?
500
Coats manufactured after March 1, 2007 are required to be outfitted with this life safety implement which enables one firefighter to be dragged by another firefighter whould the wearer become incapacitated.
What is a DRD (Drag Rescue Device)?
500
What part of the airpack allows you to give air supply to another firefighter that is in an emergency
What is the buddy breathing system.
500
What type of extinguisher is used on a fuel fire?
ABC extinguisher
500
The is the term that is used to describe a sudden surge in water pressure when closing or opening a valve or hydrant.
What is water hammer?
500
How long are our high rise packs, and what type of pack is it?
100ft. Cleveland Roll, where the nozzle is in the center of the roll.