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FIRE BEHAVIOR
GROUND LADDERS
WATER SUPPLY
INCIDENT COMMAND
100
Transfer of heat through direct contact.
What is conduction
100
Oxygen, fuel, heat, and a self-sustained chemical reaction.
What are the components of the fire tetrahedron?
100
Single ladders equipped with folding hooks on one end.
What is roof ladder?
100
The type of water main valve that visually shows whether the gate is open or closed.
What is an indicating valve?
100
The person who has overall control and responsibility for all activities.
What is the incident commander?
200
Created from a salvage cover placed on the floor to hold small amounts of water.
What is a catchall.
200
An explosive ignition that can occur when air is allowed to mix with hot, unburned fire gases.
What is a backdraft?
200
The desired angle of inclination that the ladder should be placed for climbing.
What is 75 degrees?
200
The type of hydrant used in climates where freezing weather is expected and water is held below the frost line.
What is a dry barrel hydrant?
200
Answers directly to the IC and has the authority to shut down all ops. when conditions merit.
What is the safety officer?
300
The pathway of responsibility from the lowest level of the department to the highest.
What is chain of command.
300
The tendency of gases to form into layers according to temperature.
What is thermal layering?
300
Place the tip of the ladder just below the windowsill.
Where should the ladder be placed to perform a rescue?
300
The process of raising water from a static source to supply a pumper.
What is drafting?
300
Responsible for providing equip., materials, and services needed to support the incident.
What is logistics?
400
A self-sustaining chemical reaction yielding energy or products that cause further reactions of the same kind.
What is combustion
400
The chemical decompostion of a substance through the action of heat.
What is pyrolysis?
400
Part of the ladder a firefighter should grasp when heeling a ladder.
What is the beam?
400
Used as a filter when drafting from a natural source.
What is strainer?
400
The number of personnel one person can manage.(NOT THE NUMBER)
What is span of control?
500
The most common of the hazardous substances contained in smoke that is a product of combustion.
What is carbon monoxide.
500
The classification of fires involving energized electrical equipment.
What is class C fire?
500
Where the tip of the ladder should be placed to perform ventilation at a window.
What is even with the top of the window?
500
The device that maintains the water level in one portable tank for the pumper, while tenders dump water into another.
What is a jet siphon?
500
The type of command used when the incident is multi-jurisdictional and there may be more than one incident commander.
What is unified command?
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