Fire Service Knots
Hydrants
Tools
Extinguishers
Building construction
100
An extremly, sturdy, and therefore safe, fixed loop. Used by emergency personnel to loop around a victim's body, under their armpits, for rescue operations.
What is The Bowline Knot
100

1500 gpm

What is a Blue hydrant?

100

Tool used for forcible entry that has both a fork and adze

What is the Halligan Tool?

100
Wood, paper, cloth and trash are classified as what type of fire
What is a Class A Fire
100
members that carry loads perpendicular to their longitudinal dimension
What is a Beam
200
Easy to tie and untie, this is a popular knot (or hitch) among hobbyists and is commonly used in many disciplines, but should be with caution in emergency operations. often used to hoist tools.
What is The Clove Hitch Knot
200

1000-1499gpm

What is a Green hydrant?

200

Tool used in destruction work, breaking through drywall and masonry

What is the Sledgehammer?

200

Type of extinguisher used for combustible metals and alloys.

What is a Class D Extinguisher 

200
Used to support beams and transmit the load from the ground
What are the Columns
300
This is a very versatile knot most commonly used for attaching ropes to anchor points
What is The Figure 8 Knot
300

500-999 gpm 

What is an Orange/Yellow hydrant?

300

Tool combined with the halligan & axe, used as a forcible entry tool to remove a cylinder lock. 

What is the K-Tool?

300
An Animal fat or vegetable fat type fire would use this type of extinguisher to put out
What is a class K extinguisher
300
curved beams used to support roofs and bridges
What are Arches
400
This Knot also known as (becket bend) used to tie 2 ropes together of difference diameter
What is The Sheet Bend Knot
400

<500gpm 

What is a Red hydrant?

400

Term used when the halligan & axe are put and carried together

What are the "irons"?

400

Electrical equipment fire.

What is a Class C fire?

400
light weight beams that can span great distances
What are Trusses
500
This Knot is used for joining 2 pieces of webbing together
What is the Water Knot
500

Side ports.

What are the ears?

500

Tool used to pull apart burn piles, pull ceiling and breach walls.

What is the rubbish/trash hook?

500

Extinguisher to put out gasoline and flammable liquids.  

What is a Class B Extinguisher? 

500
transmit the load to beams pr trusses and make up the useable space of the building
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