Firefighter Health & safety
Keep track of all responders assigned to the incident
the purpose of a personnel accountability system
Pager
what is a device that will receive a voice or alphanumeric message when specific signals are transmitted
Covering
part of a roof that is exposed to weather
Chemical chain reaction
one of the components of the fire tetrahedron
NFPA
What is the organization that develops standards for firefighting personal protective equipment
Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health
What is the term for any atmospheric condition that poses an imminent threat to life or health
The sender
radio communication model begins
Green
Lumber with a high moisture content
Compartment
What is a fire occurring in an enclosed space
defining characteristic of proximity firefighting
What is exposure to high radiant, conductive or convective heat
Equal to the 1½ times the building's height
what is the collapse zone of a building
Digital
What is a radio system makes the most efficient use of an assigned frequency or band.
A side-hinged sash that usually swings outward
What is a casement window
Carbon monoxide
What is a material that has the widest flammable range
This reduces air pressure from the cylinder to slightly above ambient pressure
What is an SCBA regulator
Hot
What is the term for the control zone that contains the actual emergency
Telephone
What is the most commonly used form of public alerting system
Noncombustible
Which is one of the types of construction defined by the National Building Code of Canada?
Radiation
What is a type of heat transmission that occurs via electromagnetic waves
Carbon monoxide is responsible for.
What is the most fire-related deaths
They should be kept within the cordoned area but not close enough to interfere with operations
friends or relatives of accident victims
Duplex
Which radio system technology permits simultaneous, real-time communication in both directions?
Lath and plaster
a common interior wall finish in houses built before 1950
Flash point
What is the minimum temperature at which a liquid gives off sufficient vapors to momentarily ignite if provided with an outside ignition source is its.
air-purifying respirators offer
What is protection for particulate matter