Highland History
The first Chief of Highland Volunteer Fire Department
Who is John Huch?
This is the standard set of hand tools used for forcible entry
What are irons or a marriage pack?
In a perfect world, this is the understood job of the first arriving engine company
What is supression?
A dark black smoke might indicate what type of fire
What is Room and Contents?
In a multiple vehicle or special vehicle accident, this is the number where you might consider requesting or reminding EMS to consider an MCI
What is 3 or more?
The year and month James Hough joined
What is January, 1959
This is the quick, aggressive way a search of a room would be completed upon first arrival.
Vent Enter Isolate Search (VEIS)
Before entering the structure, you typically flow the nozzle outside of the door you'll enter to check the pattern and to rid the hoseline of air pockets. This is the saying you use to remember which direction you turn the nozzle.
What is right to fight?
Smoke will push this way if there is minimal heat or a great distence traveled out of the structure.
What is lazily?
When gaining access to a patient, this is the technigue used to hold their head's still to prevent further nerve damage.
What is C-spine?
This is the year we purchased Highland's first ever ladder truck
What is 1964?
In any needed ventilation scenario, this is the standard method of ventilation used on any fire ground.
Positive Pressure Ventilation (PPV)
Ventilation though typically being a Truck Company operation, can be preformed by the engine company after the initial knockdown of the fire by flowing a fog pattern out the fire room window.
What is Hydraulic Ventilation?
A thick-brownish smoke pushing out of the front door from ceiling to the middle of the exit would indicate this being on fire on this floor.
What is structural and first floor fire?
For a working car fire, this is the position you would ideally want to position the apparatus.
BONUS: This is a skill station for this Pro-Board class
What is Uphill and Upwind?
What is Firefighter 1?
The 45th president of Highland VFD
Who is Cody Monper?
You need to do this to test the integrity of the floor entering the second story window.
What is Sound the floor?
With the exception of Engine 2's bumper line, this is the length of all hand lines on all apparatus
What is 200 feet?
The term used to describe smoke being pushed out by extreme heat
What is Turbulent?
In Firefighter 1, you are expected to know this hose pattern to approach a vehicle fire
Bonus: This is the expected angle expected to approach the vehicle
What is a 30 degree fog pattern?
What is a 45 degree angle?
This is the total number or percentage of false alarms in 2024
What is 409 or 48%?
This is the type of cut used on the roof of a commercial roof in typically a strip mall setting going the full depth of the roof
What is a trench cut?
Advancing a hallway, you want to do this to cool your environment in high heat scenarios
What is Spray/Pencil the ceiling?
The term used to describe smoke coming out in a straight line of air flow
What is Laminar?
If needed for an EV fire, this is the closest certified FOAM unit to call
What is Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire (231)