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This is the flat part on the top of the Halligan
What are the Adz?
These were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the militant Islamist terrorist group al-Qaeda against the United States.
What was the September 11 attacks? What was 9/11?
This is the drug you would give for a patient having a severe allergic reaction or anaphylactic shock.
What is Epinephrine?
Transfer of heat through direct contact.
What is conduction?
This is what PTO stands for.
What is power take off?
The specific set of tools and equipment that you would bring to assist with the rescue of a downed firefighter.
What is the RIT bag?
This is the person that is given credit for starting the first volunteer fire department?
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This is what is considered to be "perfect" blood pressure.
What is 120/80mmHg
Created from a salvage a cover placed on the floor to hold small amounts of water.
What is a catch-all?
This type of pump is located in the middle of the apparatus and is part of the apparatus' driveline.
What is a midship pump?
These contemporary tools measure from 4 to 12 feet and are used to ventilate fire compartments, destroy drywall or pull shiplap.
What is the pike pole?
This is the location of the first professional and fully paid fire department.
Where is Cincinnati Ohio?
This is considered the largest and strongest chamber of the human heart.
What is the left ventricle?
The pathway of responsibility from the highest level of the department to the lowest.
What is chain of command?
The minimum tank size for a type I engine.
What is 300 gallons?
This early FDNY deputy chief is known as the inventor of the famous Halligan.
Who is Deputy Chief Hugh Halligan?
The first self-propelled steam-driven fire engine was built in New York in this year.
In blood pressure what does mmHg stand for?
What is millimeters of mercury?
A self-sustaining chemical reaction yeilding energy or products that cause further reactions of the same kind.
What is combustion?
These fuctions are what make a quint a quint.
The Holmatro high-pressure lifting bag 12 bar claims this to be it's maximum lifting capacity (rounded up)
What is 25,000 lbs.?
The first female fire fighter who was said to be "as good a laddie as any of the boys".
Who is Molly Williams?
These 2 are considered the two most common respiratory diseases.
What are asthma and COPD?
The most common of the hazardous substances contained in smoke that is a product of combustion.
What is carbon monoxide?
These trucks in which a firefighter at the back is able to steer the rear wheels, enabling the vehicle to make a sharper turn than it would otherwise be able to navigate.
What are Tiller?