Proper ventilation is important in preventing this "transition from growth to fully developed fire" event from occuring.
What is flashover?
100
Manual used in determining firefighter actions dealing with chemicals and/or hazordous materials.
What is the Emergency Response Guidebook?
100
Transfer of head through direct contact.
What is What is conduction?
100
A form of infection control based on the presumption that all body fluids are infectious.
What is Body Substance Isolation. (BSI)
100
The area extending horizontally from the base of the wall to one and one-half times the height of the wall.
What is Collapse Zone
200
Oxygen, fuel, heat, and a self-sustained chemical reaction.
What are the components of the fire tetrahedron?
200
This type of gas is stored under pressure and in a liquid state
What is Liquid Petroleum Gas? (LPG)
200
The pathway of responsibility from the highest level of the department to the lowest.
What is chain of command?
200
This is used to transport a patient from thier location to the awaiting ambulance.
What is Medical Cot?
200
A collapse that occures after the inital collapse of a structure.
What is a Secondary Collapse
300
By looking for discolored walls, feeling for heat, and listening for popping sounds.
What is How a firefighter checks for hidden fires and extension using his/her senses?
300
This is the threshold that we will go on air for CO calls
What is 50PPM
300
The most common of the hazardous substances contained in smoke that is a product of combustion.
What is the carbon monoxide.
300
Condition caused by a deficiency in the amount of oxygen reaching body tissues
What is Hypoxia
300
is the presence of large amounts of combustible materials in an area or a building
What is Fire Loading
400
Extinguishment of fire through cooling with water.
What is temperature reduction?
400
Any substance or material that possesses an unreasonable risk to health and safety of persons and/or the environment.
What is Hazardous Materials?
400
Retaining basin, usually made from salvage covers, to impoundwater dripping from above.
What is a catchall
400
This type of response is for a fire alarm at 78N McCulloch Blvd
What is Code 3
400
This type of construction can fail after 5-10 minutes of fire exposure.
What is unprotected lightweight steel or wood trusses
500
The classification of fires involving energized electrical equipment.
What is a Class C fire?
500
A rapid vaporization of a liquid stored under pressure upon release to the atmosphere following major failure of its containing vessel
What is a Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion (BLEVE)
500
A self-sustaining chemical reaction yielding energy or products that cause further reactions of the same kind.
What is combustion.
500
This is not allowed to be given out to the public during a Fire Weather Watche or Red Flag Warnings.
What is a Burn Permit?
500
Situation where the weakening or destruction of bearing walls cause the floors or the roof to collapse, which allows the debris to fall as far as the lower floor or basement. Typically little or no void space.