PPE
The type of testing required to ensure a perfect SCBA face piece seal.
What is Fit Testing.
The form of fire attack that involves directing fire streams toward the ceiling of a compartment in order to cool the compartment.
What is Indirect Attack.
The steel bars placed in concrete forms before the cement is poured.
What is Rebar.
Rope designed exclusively for rescue and other emergency operations; used to raise, lower, or support people at an incident or in training.
What is Life Safety Rope.
The sentence intended to remind firefighter to check for easier means of access are available.
What is ’Try before you Pry’.
The concentration below which an atmosphere is classified as oxygen-deficient.
What is 19.5% oxygen.
The mineral fibre used before 1970 as insulation.
What is Asbestos.
A type of rope consisting of a braided core enclosed in a braided, herringbone-patterned sheath.
What is Braid On Braid rope.
The category of tool useful for opening doors, windows, and locks and moving heavy objects.
What are Prying Tools.
A control valve that contains a circular disk inside a flat plat on top of the housing to indicate if the valve is open or closed.
What is a Post Indicator Valve Assembly (PVIA)
The type of construction commonly found in older schools and mercantile, businesses, and residential structures.
What is Type III.
The advantage created when levers, pulleys, and tools are used to make work easier during rope rescue or heavy lifting.
What is Mechanical Advantage.
The most common type of lockset found in residential applications.
What is a Cylindrical Lock.
A situation or event that signals the need for exit.
What is an Exit Indicator
Patches of unburned Fuel inside the perimeter at a wild land fire.
What are Islands.
The portion of exterior wall that extends beyond the roof.
What is a Parapet.
The free end of the rope used for hoisting, pulling, or belaying.
What is the Running Part.
An indication that a swinging door will open towards you.
What are Visible Hinges.
The respiratory hazard produced by incomplete combustion of substances containing Nitrogen and Carbon.
What is Hydrogen Cyanide.
The velocity at which water flows through a 2 1/2” diameter hose line.
What is 125 - 350 gpm.
The weight of the structure, structural members, building components, and any other features permanently attached to the building that are constant and immobile.
What is the Dead Load.
The type of knot used to join two ropes of unequal diameter.
What is a Becket Bend.
The type of window that has two sashes secured in the middle with a thumb-operated locking device.
What is a Double-Hung window.