Forcible Entry & Search
This term describes spreading a door away from its frame to defeat the lock without damage
What is Gapping
This is the most common warning sign of impending collapse during interior operations
What is sagging or spongy floors?
In what compartment is the high-rise bag located in the Engines at Millburn Fire Department?
Compartment L-1
Number of rungs that should be above a roofline for safe access.
What is 3-5 Rungs
Jaws of Life (Spreader and Cutter)
This type of lock often found on NJ roll down gates, requires special tools like a rotary saw for access.
What is a hockey puck lock?
A collapse zone should extend at least this far from a buildings exterior wall
What is 1 1/2 times the height of the building?
This is the most common hose size for NJ residential interior fire attack.
What is an 1 3/4" hose
6 primary duties of a ladder company
What are forcible entry, search and rescue, ventilation, laddering, overhaul, and utilities control.
This glass is found in windshields and should be cut with a saw not popped
What is laminated glass?
This search method involves entering through a window, closing the door, and quickly searching a room for victims before moving on.
What is Vent Enter Isolate Search (VEIS)
Lightweight trusses can fail in this many minutes or less under fire conditions.
What is 5 minutes?
This is the pressure loss due to water movement through a hose, calculated per 100 feet.
What is friction loss?
This tactic is often used in interior fire operations to control smoke and heat, especially when the fire is located on the upper floor.
What is vertical ventilation?
Before cutting any part of a modern vehicle, firefighters must check for these hidden hazards in pillars
Before beginning VES, firefighters must do this first to control fire spread and conditions
What is isolate the room (close the door)
In type 3 buildings, this concealed space often allows undetected fire spread and increases collapse risk
What is a cockloft?
In a lay operation, this method involves wrapping the hydrant and then driving towards the fire structure as the supply line flakes off.
What is a forward lay?
This technique involves pressurizing the buildings interior to keep smoke out while allowing firefighters to operate safely
What is positive pressure ventilation?
This type of vehicle construction uses a single molded body structure, making traditional dash displacements more difficult
What is a unibody construction?
The goal of RIT/FAST search is different than primary search- it focuses solely on this
What is firefighter Rescue
In NJ row homes this building feature can allow lateral fire spread and contribute to collapse across multiple structures.
What is a shared cockloft or common attic space
This term refers to cooling hot gases and controlling fire spread using a straight or narrow fog stream from outside before entering into a structure.
What is a transitional attack?
This cut is made across a roof to control the spread of fire by creating a barrier
What is a trench cut?
In NJ, NFPA standards require this minimum breaking strength for a two person rope system
What is 9,000 lbs?