knots
"The Joining Knot"
What is the Square Knot
First thing to do when approaching a scene
What is Assess the scene
When cooking, this method must always be used
What is safe food handling
This type of knife is one of the 10 essentials
What is a pocketknife
The three branches of the fire triangle
What is Fuel, Heat, and Oxygen
Used to take up extra line
What is the Sheepshank
An absorbent material used to apply pressure to a bleed
What is Gauze
Each meal plan must incorporate this
What is the USDA Food Pyramid or Five Food Groups
Used to sharpen your knife
What is a sharpening stone
The highest fire danger level
What is Extreme
You use these two techniques to prevent the ends of rope from fraying
What is Whipping or Fusing
A break of a bone where the bone is out of the skin
What is a compound fracture
The gas used by most camp stoves
What is Propane
Watch out! These knives do not close and often are sharp on both ends
What is Sheath knifes
When starting a fire a bucket of this should always be nearby
What is Water
Used to tie two lines of different diamaters together
What is the Sheet Bend
Gloves are used to prevent the spread of bloodborne these.
What are Pathogenes
One does this to a cast-iron pan after multiple uses to keep the pan moist
What is Season
Ahhh! While prohibited by the BSA these types of knives open fast, good for scaring away attackers.
What is a spring loaded blade
At this wildfire danger level, fire authorities start burn bans
What is High
Typically used in tents because of its adjustability, this knot is often mistaken by its little brother with one less hitch.
What is the Taut-line Hitch
Some allergic reactions result in this life threatening response
Anaphylactic Shock
This is the process of heat being transferred between objects through direct contact, and it's the most common type of heat transfer.
What is Conduction
Another term for the angle of a knife blade
While wood-based fires can be extinguished using water, electrical and oil-based fires require the use of foam and/or this other chemical agent to suppress the fire. If you need some, check your kitchen baking ingredients. (hint: name of compound)
What is Sodium Bicarbonate