STATIONS
THIS FIRE STATION LOCATED ON JOHN LEBLANC BLVD IN SORRENTO, LA IS KNOWN FOR THEIR GREEN FIRE TRUCKS, AND HAS THE BIGGEST RESPONSE AREA IN ASCENSION PARISH.
WHAT IS STATION 20?
THIS TEN CODE IS UNDERSTOOD AND RECEIVED OKAY NO MATTER WHAT INDUSTRY YOU ARE IN.
WHAT IS 10-4?
WHEN A FIRE CALL COMES IN, THIS PIECE OF APPARATUS IS FIRST ON SCENE CARRYING WATER, HOSES, SCBAs, AND OTHER GEAR TO QUICKLY ATTACK THE FIRE UPON ARRIVAL.
WHAT IS AN ENGINE?
KNOWN COLLOQUIALLY AS A FOG NOZZLE, THIS IS A NOZZLE THAT TURNS "LEFT FOR LIFE" AND "RIGHT FOR REACH."
WHAT IS A COMBINATION NOZZLE?
QUICK! GRAB YOUR IRONS AND GET IN THERE!! THE WORD "IRONS" IN THIS CASE PERTAINS TO THESE TWO ITEMS CARRIED BY FIREFIGHTERS ON OFFENSE.
WHAT ARE A HALLIGAN AND FLATHEAD AXE?
ONE BUGLE
WHAT IS A LIEUTENANT?
THIS FIRE STATION, LOCATED IN DARROW, LA, IS AT THE CENTER OF AN ENTIRE GALACTIC SUBDIVISION.
WHAT IS STATION 40?
WHEN AN APPARATUS BREAKS DOWN, OR IF A PERSON(S) IS/ARE DECEASED, THEN THEY ARE SAID TO BE THIS.
WHAT IS 10-7?
THIS PIECE OF FIRE APPARATUS IS KNOWN FOR CARRYING LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER TO A FIRE. IT IS KNOWN AS A TENDER UP NORTH.
WHAT IS A TANKER/TANK TRUCK?
KNOWN AROUND THE FIRE SERVICE AS A "STRAIGHT STREAM" NOZZLE, THE PROPER NAME FOR IT IS THIS...
WHAT IS A SMOOTH BORE NOZZLE?
BRING ME ONE OF THESE TO HELP VENT A ROOF OR PULL WOOD AND SHEET METAL FROM A BURNING STRUCTURE.
WHAT IS A PIKE POLE?
WHAT IS A CAPTAIN?
THIS FIRE STATION, LOCATED AT 911 MARCHAND ST IN DONALDSONVILLE, LA, MOVED TO ITS CURRENT LOCATION AND DONATED THEIR OLD BUILDING TO ACADIAN AMBULANCE.
WHAT IS STATION 110?
WHEN AN APPARATUS ARRIVES AT THE SCENE OF A CALL, THEY ARE SAID TO HAVE GONE THIS.
WHAT IS 10-97?
THIS APPARATUS CARRIES FIREFIGHTERS THAT ARE TRAINED TO ENTER BURNING STRUCTURES AND BRING FIRE VICTIMS OUT TO SAFETY.
WHAT IS A LADDER TRUCK?
IN "SURROUND AND DROWN" SITUATIONS, THIS DEVICE CAN EMPTY A TANK IN ANYWHERE FROM 45 SECONDS TO 2 MINUTES...
WHAT IS A DECK GUN?
THERE IS A SECTION OF HOSE THAT HAS BEEN COMPROMISED ON THE ATTACK LINE. USE THIS CONTRAPTION TO TEMPORARILY INTERRUPT WATERFLOW AND QUICKLY REPLACE THE DAMAGED SECTION.
WHAT IS A HOSE CLAMP?
THREE BUGLES
WHAT IS AN ASSISTANT CHIEF?
THIS FIRE STATION, LOCATED IN THE HEART OF JAMBALAYA CITY, STARTED OUT AS THE ONLY FIRE STATION IN THE WHOLE CITY. IN 2002, STATION 10 WAS BUILT TO SERVE THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE CITY.
WHAT IS STATION 11?
WHEN A UNIT ON SCENE SAYS THERE IS ENOUGH HELP ON SCENE, AND THAT ALL INCOMING UNITS MAY CANCEL, WE DO THIS.
WHAT IS 10-22?
A FIRE APPARATUS THAT RESPONDS TO GENERAL IN-HOUSE MEDICALS THAT CARRIES MEDICAL GEAR AND EXTRICATION TOOLS IS KNOWN AS THIS...
WHAT IS A RESCUE TRUCK?
IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH THE OPERATOR/IC SEES THE THREAT OF DEADLY CONSEQUENCES ARE IMINENT, THEY WILL BLAST THE ENGINE'S AIR HORN THIS NUMBER OF TIMES AS A WARNING FOR THOSE IN AND AROUND THE FIRE GROUND TO GET OUT QUICKLY...
WHAT IS 3?
METER'S BEEN PULLED. GRAB ME ONE OF THESE TO COVER IT UP.
WHAT IS A METER PAN COVER?
FOUR AND FIVE BUGLES
WHAT IS A DEPUTY CHIEF AND A FIRE CHIEF?
THIS FIRE STATION, LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF BLUFF RD AND ALLIGATOR BAYOU RD, IS THE LATEST STATION TO BE CONSTRUCTED IN THE PRAIRIEVILLE COMMUNITY.
WHAT IS STATION 34?
WHEN A UNIT'S RADIO IS TOO SQUELCHY, LOW VOLUME, OR VERY STATICKY, IT IS COMING IN VERY THIS...
WHAT IS 10-1?
A "FIVE USES IN ONE" TYPE OF TRUCK IS CALLED ONE OF THESE...
WHAT IS A QUINT?
THIS TOOL IS USUALLY FOUND ON THE SIDE OF A TANKER AND CAN BE FILLED WITHIN MINUTES AND USED AS A MAKESHIFT DRAFT POINT ON A FIRE GROUND. IT IS ALSO USED AS A POOL FOR KIDS ON FAMILY DAY.
WHAT IS A PORTA-POND?
THERE IS A PATIENT WHOSE LEGS ARE PINNED UP UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD. BRING ME THIS SO WE CAN PERFORM A DASH ROLL.
WHAT IS A RAM?
ONE STAR ON THE CUFF OF A FIREFIGHTER'S CLASS A JACKET REPRESENTS THIS NUMBER OF YEARS IN THE FIRE SERVICE.
WHAT IS 5 YEARS?