ERG
What Does ERG stand for?
Emergency Response Guidebook
When should ladders be cleaned?
After every use
Weapons of mass destruction include
chemical, biological, and radiological agents
How many FDNY firefighters were killed on 9/11
343 firefighters
The primary way water extinguishes fire is by
absorbing heat
What is the yellow section of the ERG?
The yellow pages list chemicals numerical order based on their assigned ID number
The main structural member of a ladder supporting the rung blocks is the
beam
Delivery systems include but not limited to:
bombs, shells, spraying, mines, hand grenades, animal vectors
Where does the maltese cross symbol of the fire service come from?
Knights of St John of Jerusalem
Existed during the 11th or 12th century that helped the poor and sick
Opening doors and windows is an example of what type of ventilation
natural ventilation
NFPA has developed a color-coded number system called NFPA 704. What color is represented by any health related hazard?
BLUE
Red- Fire
Yellow-Reactivity Hazard
White - Specific Hazard
When performing rescue operations from a window, place the tip of the ladder where?
Just below the window sill
Chemical agents include:
vesicants, nerve agents, & blood agents
Who is known for founding one of the first fire departments in the USA
Benjamin Franklin
Which of the following tools can be nested / married together for a tool combinations
Halligan tool and flat head axe
How many number of classes are there?
NINE
Explosives, Gases, Flammable Liquid & Combustible liquids, Flammable solid, Oxidizer & organic peroxide, toxic, radioactive corrosive, misc
Ladders should not be raised to within ___ feet of electrical wires
10 feet
management of mass casualties are done primarily by remaining:
upwind & up hill
What was the term used to describe the old-school firefighting technique of passing water along a human chain
bucket brigade
NFPA stands for
National Fire Protection Association
What does the acronym BLEVE stand for?
Boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion
All ground ladders should be tested before being placed in-service, after any use that exposes them to high heat or rough treatment and at a minimum how often
annually
Long term effects of WMD depends on:
the agent used, route of exposure, & victims genetic susceptibility
Cpt David Kenyon of the ____________ Fire Department invented fire poles in 1878
Chicago
What do you call it when a fire has burned out most of the oxygen in a space and then oxygen is explosively reintroduced
backdraft