Oh Say Can You "C"
Fire Behavior
Ground Ladders
Fire Streams
Rescue
100
Transfer of heat through direct contact.
What is conduction?
100
Oxygen, heat, fuel and a self sustained chemical chain reaction.
What is the fire tetrahedron?
100
Single ladders equipped with folding hooks on one end.
What is a roof ladder?
100
Loss of pressure created by the turbulence of water moving against the interior walls of fire hose, pipes, fittings and adapters
What is friction loss
100
Operation where action is taken directly on burning fuels by applying an extinguishing agent close to the edge of the fire or close to it
What is a direct attack (ground cover)
200
Created from a salvage cover placed on a floor to hold small amounts of water.
What is a catchall?
200
The classification of fires involving energized electrical equipment.
What is a Class C Fire?
200
The desired angle of inclination that the ladder should be placed for climbing.
What is 75 degrees?
200
Velocity pressure at which water is discharged from the nozzle
What is nozzle pressure
200

What is the system that forms a harness around a firefighter's body if a firefighter would become incapacitated?

Drage Rescue Device

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 from into layers according to temperature.
What is thermal layering? Also accept heat stratification or thermal balance.
300
Variable-length ladder of two or more sections that can be extended to a desired height
What is an extension ladder
300
Foam specially designed for use on Class A combustibles
What is Class A Foam
300
Attack method that involves the discharge of water or a foam stream directly onto the burning fuel
What is a direct attack (structural)
400
A self-sustaining chemical reaction yielding energy or products that cause further reactions of the same kind.
What is combustion?
400
An explosive ignition that can occur when air is allowed to mix with hot, unburned fire gases.
What is a backdraft?
400
Extension ladder with the fly section(s) fully retracted
What is the bedded position
400
Fire stream of finely divided particles used for fire control
What is a fog stream
400
Physical configuration of the land or terrain
What is topography
500
Window hinged on one side, usually designed to swing outward, with the screen on the inside.
What is a casement window?
500
Extinguishment of fire through cooling with water.
What is temperature reduction?
500
Label attached to the ladder beam near the tip to provide a warning that the ladder has been subjected to excessive heat
What is a heat sensor label
500
Force created by the rapid deceleration of water causing a violent increase that can be powerful enough to rupture piping or damage fixtures
What is water hammer
500
Toxic compound found in some older oil-filled electric transformers
What is Poly-chlorinated Biphenyl or PCB
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