Fire Service Abbreviations
S C U B A
Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
The COHUNE of the operation
Incident Commander
The Hose Extender
Probe or new guy
Used to propel dry chemical
Nitrogen
1968 Movie Staring John Wayne
HELL FIGHTERS
P P V F
Positive Pressure Ventilation Fan
The one person who can shut everthing down without the IC's permission
Safety Officer
Used to tighten or loosen fire hose couplings
Spanner Wrench
What a Class K extinguisher does to grease
saponification
Movie about a Baltimore FD truck company that most members died in
Ladder 49
T I C
Thermal Imaging Camera
Part of the ICS that the Fire Dept usually falls under
Operations
Cuts just about everything with the right cutting medium
Rotary or K12 saw
Chemical composition of Class B extinguisher that you bake with
Sodium Bicarbonate
You go, we all go
Backdraft
I D L H
Inherently Dangerous to Life and Health
The Branch of the ICS that gets you a porta potty for an extended event
Logistics
Use to protective belongings from water
Salvage Tarp
An extinguisher with a 4A-80B C rating has how much Class A capability
5 gallons of water
1972 thriller staring Steve McQueen in San Francisco
Towering Inferno
S L I C E R S
Size up, Locate Fire, Isolate flow path, Cool the Flames, Extinguish, Rescue, Salvage
The Person who is designated to coordinate with other agencies and answers directly to the Incident Commander
Liaison Officer
Manual Roof Ventilator
AX
Potassium Bicarbonate
Purple K
The real life oil well firefighter that John Wayne portrayed
Red Adair