EVFD
Firefighting Equipment/Tactics
Forcible Entry
Search & Rescue
Fire Service History
100

This is the address of Station 43.

What is 29 Main St?

100

This handheld tool is what sprays water on a fire

What is the nozzle?

100

This common forcible entry tool has forks, an adze, and a pick.

What is the Halligan bar?

100

This type of search is conducted quickly to locate victims and the fire.

What is a primary search?

100

This famous firefighter symbol often represents bravery and sacrifice.

What is the Maltese Cross?

200

This person is Car 243.

Who is Cole Prato (DC of Training)

200

This breathing apparatus supplies clean air in smoky environments.

What is SCBA?

200

This command is used to repeatedly strike the end of the flathead axe.

What is "drive"?

200

This primary objective guides all search and rescue operations.

What is life safety?

200

This large red vehicle carries ladders and rescue equipment.

What is a ladder truck?

300

This is EVFD's newest fire truck (not counting ET 243).

What is Engine 143

300

These tools are commonly known as a set of irons.

What is a Halligan bar and an axe?

300

This command is used to strike the head of the axe a singular time.

What is "hit"?

300

This method of searching is slow and methodical.

What is a secondary search?

300

This group investigates the cause and origin of fires.

Who are fire investigators/marshals?

400

EVFD has this many total apparatus.

What is 11 total

400

This device alerts firefighters to dangerous heat conditions by detecting temperature changes.

What is a TIC?

400

This forcible entry principle stresses causing the least amount of damage necessary.

What is "try before you pry"?

400

This search method keeps firefighters oriented by staying in contact with a wall.

What is a right-hand or left-hand search?

400

Benjamin Franklin helped organize one of the first of these in America.

What is a volunteer fire department?

500

This was the year that EVFD was established.

When is 1928

500

This nozzle setting produces small droplets to absorb heat efficiently.

What is a fog stream?

500

This is the reason why you must control the door after forcing entry.

What is to keep oxygen from feeding the fire?

500
Name three tools most commonly used during a search and rescue.

What are a TIC, Halligan, and flathead axe.

500

This oath represents a firefighter’s commitment to service and duty.

What is the Firefighter's Oath?