F/F Terms
Rapid oxidation of a material in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products.
What is Fire
What are the four classes of fire?
A- Solid Materials
B- Flammable Liquids
C- Electrical Fires
D- Flammable Metals/Self-Oxidizers
What are the two most basic options for combating a hole in the hull?
-Put something in it
-Put something over it
An agent that is, or is derived from a living organism
What is a biological agent
on their SDBs they wear two gold stars above the eagle and one gold star in place of the specialty mark
FLTCM or FORCM
The lowest temperature at which a material gives off enough vapors to "flash" but not continue to burn
What is Flash Point
What is the preferred/primary agent for each class of fire?
A- Water
B- AFFF
C- CO2
D- "Copious" amounts of water
A patch using oakum, marline, wedges, and rubber
What is a soft patch
An agent that is not typically found naturally
what is a Chemical Agent
Flown to indicate "Divers Down"
Code Alpha
Sudden spread of flame through the unburnt gases and vapors in the upper layer across the overhead of a space.
What is Rollover
the application of water fog into the fire space through an existing access or through a hole cut in a bulkhead or overhead.
What is indirect fire fighting/attack
Shoring Ranked from strongest to weakest
I, K, H
A family of chemical agents that cause headache, involuntary muscular twitching, tightness in the chest, convulsions, paralysis of the respiratory muscles, and mental impairment.
What are nerve agents
The first battle in which two fleets fought without seeing one another
What was the Battle of Coral Sea
The transition from a growing fire to a fully developed fire in which all combustible items in the compartment are involved in fire, typically when the upper smoke layer reaches 1100 degrees
What is Flash Over
What is the primary electrical shock hazard for fire fighters?
direct contact between the firefighter or hose nozzle and an electrically energized object and not by electrical conduction via the hose stream.
This model of steel shoring is capable of supporting 20,000 LBS
Model 6-11 when extended one inch
These casualty agents attack an enzyme that is important in the transfer of oxygen from the bloodstream to the cells of the body causing cells to be starved for oxygen.
What is a blood agent
The first US Ship built keel up as an aircraft carrier
USS Langley
Explosion caused by mixing fresh air with very hot, fuel-rich smoke is known as
What is Back Draft
When Venting a compartment what is the MINIMUM size of hole to be cut?
Indicated by a thick black line on DC Plates
What is a Watertight bulkhead
Contaminated particulate matter and debris absorbed into the cloud of a nuclear burst.
What is Fallout
The only ship that is currently authorized to fly the Navy Jack
USS Blue Ridge