HOSE & APPLIANCES
HOSE/FIRE STREAMS
RESCUE ME!
FORCIBLE ENTRY
ITS IN THE WALLS!!
100
Referred to as sexless couplings and are connected with one third of a turn.
What is storz couplings?
100
When hose is laid from the water source to the fire.
What is a forward lay?
100
A rapid ,thorough search done to locate victims as soon as possible.
What is a primary search?
100
Used with a halligan type tool, the device useful in pulling all types of lock cylinders.
What is a K-tool
100
Proper ventilation is important in preventing this "transition from growth to fully developed fire" event from occuring.
What is flashover?
200
A feature on screw thread couplings where the beginning of the thread is cut to provide a positive connection.
What is the higbee cut?
200
Occurs when the flow of water in a hose line is stopped suddenly resulting in a water surge.
What is water hammer?
200
Immediately activate the PASS device.
What should a firefighter do when injured, trapped or lost, etc.
200

Process used to force open a sectional overhead door.

What is pry up from the bottom?

200

This type of wall construction is found in older homes and can be a challenge to breech.

What is lathe and plaster?

300
Used to stop the flow of water to allow replacement of a burst section of hose or add more sections.
What is hose clamp?
300
The type of stream resulting from the use of a smoothbore nozzle.
What is solid stream?
300
Providing additional support to key places between a vehicle and the ground to prevent further movement.
What is stabilization?
300
A tool/device used mainly to cut steel and/or concrete.
What is K-12/ rescue saw.
300
This hose roll has a built-in strap formed from the hose itself.
What is a self-locking twin donut roll?
400
The type of load that is the easiest to load for large diameter hose and most prevalent on our trucks.
What is flat load?
400

The type of foam proportioner that can be connected at any point in the hose lay.

What is an in-line foam eductor?

400
Using a spring-loaded center punch or striking with a sharp point at the lower corner.
How do you remove tempered glass from side and rear windows?
400
The two tools that most take for entry into residential structures.
What is the halligan and flat head axe?
400
Manual used in determining firefighter actions dealing with chemicals and/or hazordous materials.
What is the Emergency Response Guidebook?
500
The coupling that has lugs on the shank.
What is the male coupling?
500
Used to achieve maximum water surface for heat absorption and is composed of very fine water droplets.
What is a fog stream?
500
The pattern of collapse when outer walls remain standing and the floors or roof fail in the middle leaving voids on both sides of the collapse.
What is a V-shaped collapse?
500
Assembly of ropes and blocks through which a line passes to multiply pulling force.
What is tackle?
500
By looking for discolored walls, feeling for heat, and listening for popping sounds.
How does a firefighter check for hidden fires/ extension using his/her senses?
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