ProblEMS
A Defining Moment
Knox Knox, Who's There?
Technician Recognition
The Modern Fireground
100

You reach your patient, who is having difficulty breathing, and you determine he needs albuterol. How many doses can you give before calling med control

3

100

This is an area with limited entry and egress, not suitable for extended occupancy

Confined Space

100

Juniper Manor I

Front door, left side

100

Half inch static kernmantle rope has a tensile breaking strength of this many pounds

9000

100

Engineered floor joists, I-beams, and trusses are all examples of this

Lightweight Construction

200

On arrival to the scene one of your first tasks is to determine your patient’s level of consciousness: alert, responsive to verbal stimuli, unconscious, or this

Pain responsive

200

Rordan Hart is the mayor of Trumansburg. His residence is this type of building construction

Type 5 Construction

200

Juniper Manor II

Front door, left side

200

This knot is used to join two ends of rope of unequal diameter

Becket bend

200

Modern home construction poses increased risk to firefighters. Give one reason why

Answers vary

300

Think quick(ly)! You’re called to a patient in cardiac arrest and need to perform CPR. You should perform compressions at this rate to attempt resuscitation

100 compressions per minute

300

This is the thermal decomposition of materials

Pyrolysis

300

Garrett's Brewing Company

Between main doors
300

Tie a double fisherman’s knot

Winner!

300

This firefighting strategy is growing in popularity, and involves an offensive approach, initially from the exterior, and then moving inside

Transitional attack

400

This medication should be given to a patient experiencing a life-threatening allergic reaction

Epinephrine

400

A fire investigator may find this suspicious fire pattern left behind at a scene, produced when combustible fuels are lined up intentionally for the purposes of rapidly spreading fire

Trailer

400

Wilkins Rd Racker

Back of building, downhill

400

This is a rope rescue method whereby the rescuer either rappels, or is lowered from above, to the victim and then transfers the victim to the rescuer’s harness

Pickoff

400

New NFPA safety standards recommend that an interior firefighter’s low-air alarm begins sounding after this much of the air bottle has been expended

2/3

500

Oxygen can be administered by one of these three methods

Non-rebreather, nasal cannula, and bag valve mask

500

This is the full name for the electronic motion sensor in our SCBA

Personal Alert Safety System

500

Taughannock Farms Inn

Post behind sign at front left of driveway
500

When raising a load we often rely on mechanical advantage systems. This ratio should not be exceeded due to excessive forces on the basket

9:1

500

This term describes the movement of heat and smoke from an area of high pressure to an area of lower air pressure, both inside and outside of a fire building

Flow Path

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