These provide quick and reliable access to static water sources.
What is a Dry Hydrant.
100
This occurs when a building is charged with hot gases and most of the available oxygen has been consumed.
What is backdraft.
100
A valuable tool for conducting a search in a smoke filled building.
What is a thermal imaging device.
100
The alphabetical letter used for combustible metal.
What is Class D.
200
Area where the command post and support functions that are necessary to control the incident are located
What is the cold zone.
200
When a large volume of water is needed for an extended period at a fire, one of these can be used to deliver water from a fill site to a fire scene.
What is tanker shuttle.
200
An explosion that occurs when a tank containing a volatile liquid at the bottom of the tank and a flammable gas at the top of the tank is heated to the point where the tank ruptures.
What is BLEVE.
200
In a multi-story building, the floor that should be searched first to look live victims.
What is fire floor.
200
The use of a water stream from a hose line to exhaust smoke and heated gases from a structure.
What is hydraulic ventilation.
300
Weight of a volume of pure vapor gas (with no air present) compared to the weight of an equal volume of dry air at the same temperature and pressure.
What is vapor density
300
These are used in locations where temperatures do not drop below freezing.
What is wet-barrel hydrants.
300
Valve that are found on the large pump intake valve where the suction hose connects to the inlet of the fire pump.
What is a butterfly valves.
300
A high-risk activity that should be undertaken only in emergency situations where there is a potential to save a life.
What is vent-enter-search.
300
A hydraulic spreading tool designed to pry open doors that swing inward
What is a rabbet tool.
400
The order in which the hazardous materials are listed in the blue pages.
What is alphabetical.
400
Also known as large mains, these carry large quantities of water to a section of the town or city.
What is a primary feeder.
400
Shipping papers for roads or highway
What is a Bill of lading.
400
Often used when firefighters need to search large open areas, such as warehouses or when visibility is limited.
What are search ropes.
400
The NFPA number for Standard on Protective Ensembles for Structural Fire Fighting and Proximity Fire Fighting.
What is NFPA 1971
500
The class given to flammable liquids
What is class 3.
500
This load is accomplished by placing the hose on its edge and positioning it around the perimeter of hose bed in a U-shape.
What is a horseshoe hose load.
500
A method that applies the stream onto a nearby object, such as a wall, instead of directly aiming at the fire.
What is Bankshot (or bank-down) method.
500
A decision making process used to decide if search and rescue operations should be limited or cannot be preformed at all in comparison to the danger to the firefighters.
What is Risk-Benefit analysis.
500
The type of glass used primarily in side and rear vehicle windows that will break easily into small pieces when hit with sharp pointed objects, i.e. spring loaded center punch.