BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
RFD HISTORY
VEHICLE EXTRICATION
FIRE FIGHTER SURVIVAL
VENTILATION
100
These loads include equipment, people, movement and materials not attached to the structure.
What are live loads?
100
$145,000
What was the cost of Engine #1? (Now E-31)
100
Vertical support members that form the sides of the windshield.
What is an A post?
100
A report confirming that all members of a company are present and accounted for.
What is Personnel Accountability Report (PAR)?
100
The type of ventilation forcing smoke to escape vertically from a structure.
What is vertical ventilation?
200
A wall with a fire-resistive rating and structural stability that subdivides a building to prevent the spread of fire.
What is a fire wall?
200
Tanker #21
What was the first large apparatus received by the new RFD?
200
Short lengths of hardwood timber used in the stabilization of vehicles.
What is cribbing?
200
Fully equipped personnel on site, in a ready state, for immediate rescue of injured or trapped firefighters.
What is Rapid Intervention Team (RIT)?
200
Ventilation that relies upon the movement of air caused by a fog stream.
What is hydraulic ventilation?
300
Non-combustible construction.
What is Type II construction?
300
2001
When did Station #2 (now Station #1) come on line?
300
Type of glass that will not break into individual shards. Commonly used in windshields.
What is laminated glass?
300
A system to help personnel deal with critical incident stress in a positive manner
What is critical incident stress management?
300
The main area of the fire.
What is the seat of the fire?
400
This is an extension of a wall past the top of the roof.
What is a parapet wall?
400
4,000,000 gallon capacity.
How much water do the 3 Ramsey water towers hold?
400
A vehicle that uses battery-operated electric motors and a gasoline powered engine.
What is a Hybrid vehicle?
400
A systematic process to provide periods of rest and recovery for firefighters during an incident.
What is rehabilitation?
400
The process of striking a roof with a tool to determine if the roof is solid.
What is sounding?
500
Construction in which the wall studs extend vertically from the basement of a structure to the roof without any fire stops.
What is balloon frame construction?
500
4181
What was the old call sign for Ramsey Engine 1?
500
Most commonly used frame construction.
What is unibody?
500
The way in which a firefighter utilizes a limited air supply to be sure it lasts long enough to accomplish tasks and return safely.
What is air management?
500
A cut that is made from bearing wall to bearing wall to prevent horizontal fire spread in a building.
What is a trench cut?
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