Wildland Firefighting
What are 3 factors that affect wildland fires?
Fuel, Weather, Topography
List 4 types of exposure
Inhalation, Ingestion, Injection, Absorption
Who determines the cause and origin of a fire?
Fire Investigator
I am in charge of everything?
Incident commander
What does EOC stand for?
Emergency Operations Center
What is a fire called that starts outside the area of the main fire, usually caused by flying embers or sparks?
A spot fire
what area of a HAZMAT scene does operations work from?
Cold Zone
An offensive operation the requires a firefighter to enter a building to extinguish a fire is called what?
An interior attack
During an emergency event, I am the ONLY person that will talk to any media?
PIO
Public Information Officer
What does IMT stand for?
Incident Management Team
A special tent-like device that protects fire fighters from radiant heat for a short period of time?
Fire Shelter
Where do you find information about all chemical incidents?
ERG
Emergency response guidebook
An explosion that occurs when a tank containing a volatile liquid is heated is called what?
A BLEVE
I am in charge of carrying out the tasks of an incident
Operations officer
What erm refers to the number of resources one person can manage properly?
Span of Control
This device is worn on the back and holds 4 to 8 gallons of water?
Indian Pack
What level of certification does GCFD run under?
Operations Level
What does BLEVE stand for?
Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion
I keep you and the others safe
Safety Officer
What form describes the basic incident strategy during an operational period?
IAP
Incident Action Plan
This hand tool combines and adze and an axe for brush removal?
Pulaski
Name 4 of of the 9 classes of hazardous materials
Explosives
Gases
Flammable Liquids
Flammable Solids
Oxidizers
Poisons
Radioactive
Corrosives
Other unclassified materials
What is an area that has already been burned called?
Black zone
I keep track of all the money
Finance Officer
The process in multi-agency incidents of establishing a common set of objectives without losing agency authority is called what?
Unified Command