Ground Ladders
Ropes and Knots
Water Supply
Hose & Appliances
Incident Management System
100
Devices attached to the inside of the beams on fly sections used to hold the fly section in place after it has been extended.
What is the Pawls? ( also dogs or ladder locks)
100
Used to keep a record of each use and the inspection/maintencnce records.
What is a rope logbook?
100
A system that uses a primary water source that sits at a high elevation such as an elevated storage tank.
What is a gravity system?
100
Referred to as sexless couplings and are connected with one-third of a turn.
What is a Storz-type coupling?
100
The person in overall command and responsible for all activities.
What is incident commander?
200
Single ladders equipped with folding hooks on one end.
What is a roof ladder?
200
Used to join two ropes of unequal diameters.
What is a becket bend? ( also sheet bend) Double score :make one.
200
The type of water main valve that visually shows whether the gate or valve seat is open or closed.
What is an indicating valve?
200
Daily Double: A feature on screw thread couplings where the beginning of the thread is cut to provide a positive connection.
What is the Higbee cut?
200
Answers directly to the incident commander and has the authority to shut down all operations when conditions merit.
What is the safety officer?
300
The desired angle of inclination that the ladder should be placed for climbing.
What is 75 degrees?
300
Used by firefighters on the ground to prevent equipment and other tied objects from coming in contact with the structure or other objects.
What is a tag line?
300
The type of hydrant used in climates where freezing weather is expected and water is held below the frost line.
What is a dry barrel hydrant?
300
The appliance that has two or three female connections coming into one male discharge exiting the connection.
What is a Siamese?
300
Responsible for providing equipment, materials, and serices needed to support the incident.
What is logistics?
400
Place the tip of the ladder just below the windowsill.
What is Where should a ladder be placed to perform a rescue from a window opening?
400
Used for supporting people.
What is life safety rope?
400
The process of raising water from a static source to supply a pumper.
What is drafting?
400
Used to stop the flow of water to allow replacement of a burst section of hose.
What is a hose clamp?
400
The number of personnel one person can manage.
What is span of control?
500
Eight to ten feet.
What is what is the height of a residential story?
500
The type of rope with a braided covering over the core of load-bearing strands.
What is kernmantle rope?
500
Used as a filter when drafting from a natural source.
What is a strainer?
500
The type of load that is easist to load for large diameter hose and allows the folds to lie flat rather than on their side.
What is the flat load?
500
The type of command used when the incident is multi-jurisdictional and there may be more than one incident commander.
What is unified command?
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