A nozzle especially designed to provide the aeration required to make the highest quality of foam possible.
What is an Air-Aspirating Foam Nozzle?
100
Rope constructed by twisting several groups of individual strands together.
What is Laid Rope?
100
The technique using smoke ejectors to develop artificial circulation and pull smoke out of a structure.
What is Negative Pressure Ventilation?
100
Generally consists of a clappered Siamese with 2 or more 2 1/2" intakes or 1 LDH (4" or more) intake.
What is an FDC (Fire Dept. Connection)?
100
Federal OSHA regulations applying to labor, and apply to most fire departments, are contained in this Title.
What is Title 29?
200
The Class rating on this extinguisher is based on the approximate square foot area a non expert can extinguish.
What is a Class B extinguisher?
200
The part of the rope that is used in forming the knot.
What is the Working End?
200
The NFPA Standard for Firefighter Professional Qualification (FF1 and 2).
What is NFPA 1001?
200
It's found at the beginning of the thread on a hose coupling and provides positive identification of the first thread.
What is the Higbee Cut?
200
The NFPA Standard that requires fire departments use an incident management system during all emergency operations.
What is NFPA 1500?
300
The most common agent used to protect sensitive electronic systems.
What is Halon?
300
It's formed by bending a rope back on itself, while keeping both sides parallel.
What is a bight?
300
Ignition caused when a material reaches it's autoignition temperature as the result of self heating.
What is Nonpiloted Igniton?
300
The arrangement of hose in a hose bed in which the hose lies on edge with folds adjacent to each other.
What is the Accordion Load
300
CISM
What is Critical Incident Stress Management?
400
The pressure that stored-pressure dry chem, and air-pressurized water extinguishers are maintained.
What is 200 psi?
400
The weight rating for a Class II harness.
What is a 600lbs?
400
A federal agency that develops and promotes measurement, standards and technology.
What is NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
400
An appliance with 1 female inlet 2 1/2" or larger, and 3 gated outlets.
What is a Water Thief?
400
A report made to the IC signifying that companies (groups, divisions, etc.) working in the hazard zone are all safe and accounted for.
(Generally requested by the IC after a benchmark)
What is a PAR (Personnel Accountability Report)?
500
The numerical rating range for a Class B fire extinguisher.
What is 1-B through 640-B?
500
Life safety rope that is 19/64" (7mm) in diameter or greater, but less than 5/8" (9.5mm), and used for a specific purpose in rescue.
What is Throwline.
500
Fire incident data collected by local fire departments and sent to a state coordinator; it's one of the main sources of information about fires in the U.S.
What is NFIRS (National Fire Incident Reporting System)?
500
The length of hose, that should not be exceeded, during testing.
What is 300'?
500
The NFPA Standard for Live Fire Training (it includes site preparation, safety, prerequisite training, water supply, training plan, fuel, an ventilation)