Firefighter I
What is a Class A Fire?
Ordinary combustibles (Wood, paper, grass, etc.)
A majority of firefighter deaths are caused by _______.
Cardiac/Stroke Complications.
This 5-letter acronym is used when a crew makes contact with a victim and is communicating details with command, such as location.
L.U.N.A.R.
Location
Unit
Name
Assignment
Resources
What does it mean if a firefighter advises that the fire hose is charged?
The hose is pressurized and ready for use.
Jack Morrison was a probie in this blockbuster movie based on a true story at this Baltimore City FD.
Ladder 49
Buildings are broken down into this many categories or types.
FIVE
1. Fire-Resistive
2. Non-Combustible
3. Ordinary
4. Heavy Timber
5. Wood-Framed
What does the acronym MVC stand for?
Motor Vehicle Collision
How do you determine the size of a collapse zone of a building upon arrival?
Perimeter that is 1.5 times the height of the structure.
Class ABC fire extinguishers are the most common extinguisher. What is a Class B Fire?
Flammable Liquid or Gas
What is the primary indicator of the point of origin in a structure fire?
Burn pattern on the wall.
What is the normal concentration of oxygen in ambient air?
21%
What class of fire is most commonly fought by using water only, to suppress the flames?
Class A
What does NFPA stand for?
National Fire Protection Association
When a metal beam is heated to 1000 degrees it does what.
What is elongate and collapse.
What is the system we use on a scene to keep it organized
NIMS or Incident Command
What does FDC stand for?
Fire Department Connection.
What does IDLH stand for?
Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health
________ is described as the total amount of combustible material in a confined space.
Fuel Load or Fire Load.
____________ is the removal of super-heated toxic gases and smoke by allowing it to take its natural traveling path.
Vertical Ventilation.
What are the four elements in the fire tetrahedron?
Oxidizing Agent/Oxygen
Heat
Reducing Agent/Fuel
and Chemical Chain Reaction.
What amount of area would a 40B exinguisher cover
What is 40 square feet
What is a primary weakness of Type V building constructions?
Rapid Flame Spread or Water Damage.
What is the recommended span of control?
3 to 7 people with 5 being optimum
This is the task that should be conducted by the first arriving unit to any scene.
Scene Size-Up.
_______________ is a pressure surge or wave caused when a fluid in motion is forced to stop and change direction suddenly.
Water Hammer/Hydraulic Shock
Defensive firefighting operations are conducted from which location?
Exterior.
A fire cannot be considered fully extinguished until ______ is complete.
Overhaul
What do you call it when a fire has burned out most of the oxygen in a space and then oxygen is explosively reintroduced?
Backdraft
3 out of 5 fire deaths occur in homes due to what type of malfunction or lack thereof?
Smoke Alarms
What type of construction would your "regular home" or residential construction be considered as?
Type V (Wood Frame)
SOP Standard Operating Procedure vs SOG Standard Operating Guideline
SOP is how to perform a particular task to the required standard (Hard and Fast Rule)
SOG is simular but allows for some leeway
Piloted Ignition is _________
Auto Ignition is____________
When fuel and oxygen encounter an external heat source
Fuel surface heats to a point at which combustion reaction occurs with no external flame or spark
A fire that uses electrical components and/or energized equipment as it's fuel source is described as what class of fire?
Class C
Which toxic gases are most commonly produced by residential or commercial fires?
Carbon Monoxide and Hydrogen Cyanide
This is the "rapid" search of an area to find viable victims during an emergency scene.
Primary Search
Firefighters are not permitted to enter a dangerous location alone. What's the term commonly used to describe the protocol for such situations?
"Two-in, Two-out."
I am the apparatus driver and I lay hose at the fire then progess to the hydrant I have done a ________ lay
What is a reverse lay
Type IV building construction is:
Heavy Timber
What Are the jobs a Firefighter I will perform
Work with a team
Meet the incident priorities of life safety, incident stabilization and property conservation
What two tools make up a "married set"?
Halligan Bar and Flathead Axe.
When arriving on scene we need to
Set up command
Give a size up
Actions needed to be done
When placing a ladder for access into a window it is placed
Even with the top and to the upwind side
When performing a primary search why should we pause
We should stop and listen to see if we hear anyone.
A smoke explosion happens when
When unburned fuel and oxygen are at flammable range and contact an ignition source
Current Firefighter Standards are set from what NFPA Guide
NFPA 1001
In a basement fire that has no egress how can I apply water in an initial attack
Through a window
Piercing Nozzle
Cellar/Bresnan Nozzle
What are the 4 types of Fire Departments
Paid
Combination
Volunteer
Private
A Firefighter in relation to staffing may be considered
Line Personnel