Oh Say Can You "C"
Fire Behaviour
Incident Management System
PDFD
Water Supply
100
Transfer of heat through direct contact.
What is conduction?
100
Oxygen, fuel, heat and a self-sustaining chemical reaction.
What are the components of the fire tetrahedron?
100
The person in overall command and responsible for all activities.
Who is the incident commander?
100
Universal call for help, indicating that a firefighter or team is lost, missing or requires immediate attention.
What is mayday?
100
A system that uses a primary water source that sits at a high elevation such as an elevated storage tank.
What is a gravity system?
200
Created from a salvage cover placed on the floor to hold small amounts of water.
What is a catchall?
200
An explosive ignition that can occur when air is allowed to mix with hot, unburned fire gases.
What is backdraft?
200
Answers directly to the incident commander and has the authority to shut down all operations when conditions merit.
Who is the safety officer?
200
Radio transmission given to command when asked that includes job description, team name or location and number of firefighters working together.
What is PAR? (Personnel Accountability Report)
200
The type of water main valve that visually shows whether the gate or valve seat is open or closed.
What is an indicating valve?
300
The pathway of responsibility from the highest level of the department to the lowest.
What is chain of command?
300
The tendency of gases to form into layers according to temperature.
What is thermal layering? (also heat stratification or thermal balance)
300
Responsible for providing equipment, materials, and services needed to support the incident.
What is logistics?
300
Requires a radio, high visibility vest, lighted signal device and a stop/slow sign.
What is traffic control?
300
The type of hydrant used in climates where freezing weather is expected and water is held below the frost line.
What is a dry barrel hydrant?
400
A self-sustaining chemical reaction yielding energy or products that cause further reactions of the same kind.
What is combustion?
400
The extinguishment of fire through cooling with water.
What is temperature reduction?
400
The number of personnel one person can manage (2-7, ideal is 5).
What is span of control?
400
First responding apparatus for a structure fire.
What is 541?
400
The process of raising water from a static source to supply a pumper.
What is drafting?
500
The most common of the hazardous substances contained in smoke that is a product of combustion.
What is carbon monoxide?
500
The classification of fires involving energized electrical equipment.
What is a class C fire?
500
The type of command used when the incident is multi-jurisdictional and there may be more than one incident commander.
What is unified command?
500
Members who may not: vote on meeting items, consume alcohol, ride apparatus to calls or drive apparatus.
Who are junior members?
500
Used as a filter when drafting from a natural source.
What is a strainer?
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