Fire Behavior
This term describes the rapid ignition of all combustible materials in a room.
What is flashover?
The primary hose used for interior fire attack.
What is the 1 3/4-inch hose?
The standard search technique for locating victims in a structure.
What is a primary search?
The first step in attacking a structure fire.
What is size-up?
The personal protective equipment (PPE) worn to enter a burning building.
What is turnout gear?
The three elements required for fire to occur.
What is the fire triangle?
This tool is used to force entry through locked doors.
What is a Halligan tool?
Firefighters stay in contact with this to avoid getting lost in a building.
What is a hoseline or search rope?
The best type of stream for cooling hot gases in a fire.
What is a fog stream?
The device that sounds an alarm when a firefighter is motionless.
What is a PASS device?
The process where heat travels through a solid material.
What is conduction?
The standard operating pressure for SCBA cylinders.
What is 4500 psi?
The term for removing a victim from a fire environment.
What is extrication?
The most common extinguishing agent used in firefighting.
What is water?
The method for conserving air in an SCBA.
What is skip breathing?
The phase of fire development where heat and gases accumulate at the ceiling.
What is the growth phase?
A ladder designed to reach high windows and rooftops.
What is an aerial ladder?
The best way to search a smoke-filled room while conserving air.
What is a right- or left-hand search?
The term for directing a fire stream to keep flames from spreading.
What is exposure protection?
The term for a firefighter who is lost or trapped.
What is a Mayday?
A fire phenomenon where unburned gases ignite when oxygen is introduced.
What is backdraft?
The part of the nozzle that controls the stream pattern.
What is the adjustable orifice?
The priority for rescuing victims in a fire scenario.
What is the most endangered first?
This technique is used to push heat and smoke out of a structure.
What is ventilation?
The rule ensuring firefighters work in teams for safety
What is the two-in/two-out rule?