Acronyms
PASS
Personal. Alert. Safety. System
4 Components of the SCBA
Face Mask, Backpack Assembly, Cylinder, Regulator
A rapid ,thorough search done to locate victims as soon as possible
Primary search
Both legs and the genitals are burned
37%
This type of fire can be indicated by a yellow star
Combustible metals
BLEVE
Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapour Explosion
Used to stop the flow of water to allow replacement of a burst section of hose or add more sections.
Hose clamp
Number of people required to conduct a search
4 (2 searching, 2 on RIT)
Head, front torso and both arms are burned
45%
Caused by convection and is the tendency for gases to form layers according to their temperature
Thermal Layering
PPV
Positive Pressure Ventilation
The most common type of foam proportioner that can be connected at any point in the hose lay
In-line foam inductor
A door with an "X" indicates.....
Room has been searched
Increased oxygen supply to brain and heart, stabilizing heart rate, reduced pain
Benefits of O2 therapy
Smoke exiting in puffs
Sign of Impending Backdraft
ARDAR
1. Advance 2. Rest 3. Distress 4. Attention 5. Retreat
A feature on screw thread couplings where the beginning of the thread is cut to provide a positive connection.
Higbee cut
The 2nd area of focus in a primary search
Area with largest number of casualties
3,540 L
Size of an M O2 cylinder
Can be indicated by dense black smoke
Flashover
RIC UACs
Rapid Intervention Crews/Company Universal Air Connection
Referred to as sexless couplings that can be connected by a 1/3 turn
Storz couplings
Jaws of life, Halligan, K tools and crow bars
Prying and Spreading tools
Dividing the cylinder pressure by 2 when determining the duration of use would mean you are flowing at what LPM?
10 LPM
7A on a fire extinguisher means this
Equivalent to 8.75 US gallons of water