Acronyms (9)
Provided by EMTs or Paramedics and involves non-invasive procedures
What is Basic Life Support (BLS)?
A device which allows firefighters to breathe fresh oxygen while in a hazardous environment.
What is Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA)?
Mouth to mouth resuscitation, a form of artificial ventilation.
What is Rescue Breathing?
Helicopters that quickly transport critically ill or injured patients
What is Medical Evacuation (Medevac)?
Emergency care provided by Paramedics that involve invasive procedures
What is Advanced Life Support (ALS)?
An audible alarm which notifies other firefighters when a team member becomes motionless
What is Personal Alert Safety System (PASS)?
The incident time will be initiated by the PST and the incident commander will respond with a status update. Status updates are provided every 10-20 minutes or as defined by agency policy
What is Incident Command Time/Benchmark?
Basic fire apparatus
What is the Engine?
A medical order written by a doctor instructing health care providers not to do CPR if a patients breathing or heart stops
Established for communities prone to wildfires, outlining mitigation strategies and response protocols
What is Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP)?
An emergency technique that utilizes upward thrusts just below the rib cage
What is Abdominal Thrust?
Provide BLS in pre-hospital settings. They cannot do ALS
What is EMT?
An apparatus used to administer a fluid into a vein.
What is Intravenous (IV)?
Created for industrial facilities handling hazardous materials, detailing specific response procedures for chemical spills, fires, and other emergencies
A pre-determined agreement between multiple agencies to provide mutual assistance for fires and other large-scale emergencies
What is Automatic Aid?
Specialized rescue and access tools reaching various heights and angles
What is platforms?
An interruption or severe reduction of oxygen-rich blood supply to a part of the brain. Can be caused by a clot, plaque fragments, or ruptured or leaking vessel. It's also known as a stroke.
What is Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)?
A specialty vehicle used exclusively for aircraft firefighting
What is Aircraft Rescue Firefighting Vehicle (ARFF)?
An urgent message which takes precedence over routine radio traffic
What is Emergency/Priority Traffic?
High-reach platforms for specialized scenarios requiring extended reach and capabilities
What is towers?