SCBA
This acronym stands for Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus.
What is SCBA?
PASS stands for this type of safety alert system.
What is a Personal Alert Safety System?
This type of hose carries water from a hydrant to a fire engine.
What is a supply hose?
This tool is commonly used to force open doors with leverage.
What is a Halligan bar?
What is the primary objective of search and rescue operations at a fire scene?
Locate and remove victims as quickly and safely as possible.
Firefighters wear this piece of equipment to breathe clean air in smoke-filled environments.
What is an SCBA?
This device sounds a loud alarm if a firefighter stops moving for too long.
What is a PASS device?
This type of hose carries water from the fire engine to the fire.
What is an attack hose?
This striking tool is often paired with a Halligan for door entry.
What is a flat-head axe?
This is the most dangerous condition during interior search operations.
What is zero visibility (heavy smoke conditions)?
This part of the SCBA stores compressed breathing air.
What is an air cylinder?
The main purpose of a PASS device is firefighter ________.
What is safety?
This type of stream reaches the farthest distance.
What is a straight stream?
This is the weakest part of most outward-opening doors targeted first.
What are the hinges?
This is the first action in any search before entry is made
What is size-up?
This part of the SCBA covers a firefighter's nose, mouth, and eyes.
What is a facepiece (mask)?
A PASS device helps rescuers locate a firefighter who is this.
What is lost, trapped, or unconscious?
This type of stream creates many small water droplets.
What is a fog stream
This is the metal piece that keeps a door secure in the frame on the locking side.
What is the latch/lock mechanism or striker?
This principle guides firefighters to always assume victims may be inside until proven otherwise.
What is “risk a lot to save a lot” / life safety priority?
This alarm sounds when a firefighter's air supply gets low
What is a low-air alarm (Vibralert)?
PASS devices make this type of signal to attract attention during emergencies.
What is a loud audible alarm?
This stream pattern is often used for cooling hot gases and smoke
What is a fog stream?
This technique involves inserting tools between the door and jamb to create leverage.
What is “wedging” or “forcing a gap”?
You arrive at a single-family home with heavy smoke showing from the front door. A neighbor reports a child may still be inside.
What is immediate primary search with priority to reported victim location?