Education
The amount of semesters it takes to finish the fire science program
What is three?
The highest paying city for firefighters and EMS
What is Oakland, California?
The highest rank you can be in firefighting
What is a fire chief?
Every second counts when it comes to the sound?
What is an alarm?
The number to call in health and fire emergancies.
What is 911?
The length of your CPR certification varification
What is 2 years?
The total amount of firefighters in the U.S
What is over 1,000,000?
Consists of several fire stations and multiple fire companies
What is a battalion?
The most serious of alarms, most needed equipment
What is a five alarm fire?
A life-threatening medical emergency caused by breathing in the superheated air, toxic gases, and chemical particulates produced by a fire.
What is smoke inhalation?
The name of the driving licence needed for driving the fire truck
What is a CDL?
The lowest paying state for firefighters and EMS
What is Louisiana?
An individual that is classified as entry-level within the hierarchy
What is a probationary firefighter?
What is one year?
What to do if the victim is unconscious and not breathing
What is CPR?
The 4 elements required to keep a fire going
What is fuel, heat, oxygen, and a chemical chain reaction?
One of the best personality traits for a firefighter?
What is empathy?
Who is next in line when a captain is out?
What is a Lieutenant?
Indicates that a smoke detector is impaired or not responding
What is a supervisery alarm?
Used as a last-resort option when traditional rescue methods fail.
What is an inflatble rescue cushion?
The transmission of heat energy through a solid object or from one solid object to another by direct physical contact
What is conduction?
Signifies death in the line of duty
What is a 5-5-5-5 signal?
Manages department-wide priorities, including staffing, policy implementation and coordination between field operations and city leadership
What is a deputy chief?
A loud sound telling firefighters around that there is a firefighter down
What is a PASS device?
A deadly fire phenomenon where a controlled fire lights up and emits a full room flame
What is a flashover?