The roof firefighter's first priority, which should be done preferably before he steps onto the roof, is this.
What is locate a secondary means of egress?
100
This engine crew position is responsible for cornering and flaking the line through the entrance to the building.
What is the door man?
100
This technique, sometimes called Venting for Life, is made safer by closing the room's door to prevent fresh air from reaching the fire.
What is VEIS (Vent, Enter, Isolate, Search)?
100
The FAST Member at the head is responsible for checking this, immediately after locating a downed firefighter.
What is the facepiece (or SCBA/Air Supply)?
100
"If your feet are on the street, THIS should be on your chest."
What is a traffic vest or safety vest?
200
When a roof firefighter sees this, he should notify operations immediately, especially if it is coming from a part of the building not visible from the street.
What is fire?
200
This coupling type, found on our 5" hose, is also known as a "sexless" coupling.
What is a Storz coupling?
200
While performing a search in a typical residence, most doors open away from common areas. Doors that open towards the firefighter often lead to this (name 2).
What are stairways, exteriors, closets, utility rooms?
200
When packaging a downed firefighter, this device can be used to connect the SCBA shoulder straps to the lower harness, provided the firefighter has an A-Frame type lower harness equipped with the device.
What is a ladder hook?
200
Taking this simple step reducing the likelihood of suffering serious physical injuries during an apparatus crash by up to 85%.
What is wearing a seatbelt?
(Also acceptable - getting out of the rig when Folkl gets in the driver's seat.)
300
Once the roof firefighter is safely on the roof, the first thing he should vent is this, if it is present.
What is a bulkhead door?
300
This crew position is responsible for counting the lengths of hose stretched by the attack team, connecting the line to the pump, and advising the chauffeur what is there.
What is the control man?
300
Positioning a ground ladder for ventilation only on a window, the ladder should be placed on this side.
What is upwind?
300
This piece of information, often given by a firefighter when a mayday is transmitted, is relevant only to command and operations - the FAST team will go to work with little regard for this detail.
What is remaining air supply?
300
An easy way to tell how many people are needed to safely maneuver a ground ladder is to count these.
What are flys or sections?
400
The roof firefighter's equipment compliment should consist of a hook, a halligan, a roof saw, and this piece of gear used for both utility and life safety.
What is a rope?
400
This device allows the operator to move water from one portable pond to another using a length of hard suction hose and a 1 3/4" line.
What is a venturi unit (or jet siphon)?
400
Lexan windows, such as those found in new type-1 and type-2 buildings, can often only be vented by using this.
What is a vent saw?
Bonus: What type of vent saw is best for this task, and why?
400
This type of mayday is NOT called by the firefighter himself, and often involves a search beginning in that firefighter's last known position.
What is a MISSING firefighter?
400
Any kind of this environment, such as a toxic atmosphere, smoke-filled room, or oxygen-deficient atmosphere requires full PPE including SCBA.
What is IDLH (immediately dangerous to life or health)?
500
When traversing rooftops of adjacent taxpayer (type 3) buildings in heavy smoke, it is best to use this side of the building as a reference to avoid changes in building depth.
What is the 1/A/Street side?
500
This thread - as opposed to city thread - is the standard threading for all sexed couplings on our hoselines.
What is NST (National Standard Thread)?
500
This piece of rope is used to extend the fly section of an extension ladder.
What is the halyard?
500
This maneuver is used to get a downed firefighter out of a 2nd floor or higher window onto a ground ladder.