First Things First
After establishing command, the first unit to arrive on a scene typically gives this report to other incoming units
Per Company By-Laws, this is the minimum number of calls required for members in order to maintain active status
12
The transfer of heat through direct contact
Conduction
Americana Vineyards
TIC
Thermal imaging camera
During SCBA donning procedure, Firefighter I (IFO) students should check this before anything else
Bottle air level
This is the maximum amount of money that may be requested for a motion in a company meeting before the motion must be tabled for one month
$499
Created from a salvage cover placed on the floor to hold small amounts of water
Catchall
Kentucky Ave
Left off apron, right on Hector St, right on Kentucky Ave
UEL
Upper explosive limit
At any scene, these three incident priorities, in order, are paramount
Life safety, incident stabilization, property conservation
The fire company has a set of principal officers, as well as this group of members, who assist the Executive Board in making decisions
Board of directors
The pathway of responsibility from the highest level of the department to the lowest
Chain of command
Habitat Trail
PPV
Positive pressure ventilation
Firefighters may begin to hit an easily accessible fire from the exterior, before moving interior in this type of fire suppression tactic
Transitional attack
Running for office? The By-Laws state the winner is declared by this type of voting
A self-sustaining chemical reaction yielding energy or products that cause further reactions of the same kind
Combustion
5396 Rice Rd
Left off apron, left on Cemetery Rd, right on Falls Rd, left on Cayuga View Rd, right on Rice Rd
JPR
Job performance requirement
Too hot to go in? Nothing showing? Or juuuust right for an offensive attack. What we see on arrival will determine this
Mode of operation
Among this company officer's duties is to act as Sergeant-at-Arms, enforcing rules and keeping order at meetings
Quartermaster
The most common of the hazardous substances contained in smoke that is a product of combustion
Carbon monoxide
Racker Center on Larchmont Dr
Left off apron, right on South St, right on Tamarack Ln, left on Larchmont Dr
TIH
Toxic inhalation hazard