Water Supply
The type of hydrant used as a drafting hydrant
What is a dry hydrant?
The tendency of gases to form into layers according to temperature
What is thermal layering?
When a hose is laid from the water source to the fire
What is a forward lay?
A rapid, thorough search of a building done to locate victims and fire source as soon as possible
What is a primary search?
The length of 1 3/4" crosslay on Engine 5
What is 200 feet?
The process of raising water from a static source to supply a pumper
What is drafting?
The lowest concentration of gas or vapor that will burn in air
What is Lower Explosive Limit?
The type of stream resulting from the use of a smoothbore nozzle
What is a solid stream?
Providing additional support to key places between a vehicle and the ground to prevent further movement
What is stabilization?
The number of trucks that carry forestry hose, and name them
What is 2? Engine 8 and Engine 3
Device used as a filter when drafting from a natural water resource
What is a strainer?
Oxygen, fuel, heat and chemical chain reaction
What is Fire Tetrahedron
Used to achieve maximum water surface for heat absorption and is composed of fine water droplets
What is fog stream?
What a firefighter activates immediately when they are lost, disorientated, injured, trapped, etc.
What is a PASS device?
The truck that carries the DEMS water supply valve
What is Engine 6?
The type of connection a pumper can supplement a sprinkler system water supply
What is a FDC?
An explosive ignition that can occur when oxygen rapidly rapidly enters a hot oxygen depleted environment
What is backdraft?
Generally speaking, the amount of gallons per minute a 2 1/2" hose line flows
What is 250?
Type of suit used for cold open water rescue
What is ice rescue suit?
Name the current oldest active interior fire fighter
Who is George Steiner?
The term that refers to the decrease of pressure when water moves through pipe, hose, appliances, etc
What is friction loss?
The classification of fires involving energized electrical equipment
What is class C fires?
The water appliance that flows a minimum of 350 gallons per minute
What is a master stream?
Tool best used for low light, low visibility searches
What is TIC?
The number of ground ladders on L1 and there length
What is 6?
(2) 16' roof ladders (1) 10' attic
(1) 24' ext (1) 14'
(1) 35' ext