Potent Potables
This specialized fire company generally has the primary duty of searching for victims and removing them from areas of danger or entrapment
Rescue Company
The two types of fire hose
Suppy and Attack
The 5 types of building construction.
1- Fire-Resistive
2- Non-combustible
3 - Ordinary
4 - Heavy Timber
5 - Wood Frame
The minimum distance to keep ladders away from electrical wires.
10 Feet.
Two types of mechanical ventilation.
Positive Pressure and Negative Pressure.
Airborne Pathogens may cause illness through inhalation or this.
Direct Contact
This marking on the lug of the hose coupling indicates the start of the threads.
Higbee Indicator
Modern type 4 construction materials may include small-dimensioned lumber glued together to form a structural element called this.
Glue-Laminated Beam (gluelam beam)
A preservative that is commonly used to treat and protect wooden tool handles.
This type of ventilation cut makes a defensive line ahead of the fire's spread.
Trench Cut
Communication equipment used in flammable environments must be this.
Intrinsically Safe
Two types of nonthreaded couplings.
Quarter-turn and Storz
This type of siding adds petroleum-based fuel to the structural fire load.
Vinyl Siding
This type of lock/latch assembly is mounted into a cavity in the door edge.
Mortise Latch and Lock
This effect occurs when heated smoke and fire gasses travel upward and then spread horizontally.
Stack Effect
The NFPA Standard for Firefighter Professional Qualifications
1001
NFPA standard for fire hose
1961
Another name for a "void" space.
Plenum
The ladder heat sensor is set to this temperature.
300F
A single cut made into a material, that is the width of the saw blade.
Kerf Cut
The NFPA Standard for Firefighter Health and Safety
NFPA 1500
This is the portion of the coupling that serves as a point of attachment to the hose.
Shank
This type of window includes a large number of narrow overlapping glass sections swinging outward.
Jalousie
NFPA standard on the Use, Maintenance, and Service Testing of ground ladders.
1932
This ventilation device is used to pull smoke from a structure.
Smoke Ejector.