General
Term for the equipment worn by fire and emergency responders such as helmets, eye protection, and gloves.
What Is PPE Personal Protective Equipment
Small particles of solid material such as dust
What Is A Particulate
Usually consisting of a protective coat, trousers, boots, gloves, hood, and Helmet
What is Turnout Gear, Bunker Gear
A device that supplies breathable air to the wearer in environments that are dangerous to breathe, such as those with low oxygen, smoke, or other contaminants.
What Is An SCBA
organization that aims to reduce the number of deaths, injuries, and property damage caused by fire, electrical, and other hazards.
Who Is NFPA
Non-load-bearing rope that is anchored to a safe exterior location and attached to a firefighter
What Is A Search Line
Potentially fatal condition caused by lack of oxygen
What is Hypoxia
You clean your gear this often
What is after every call or when it is dirty
Three or more large interconnected cylinders from which smaller scba cylinders are recharged
What Is Cascade System
The person responsible for your safety during a call
Who is everyone on scene
PAR
What is personnel accountability report
An atmosphere containing 19.4 percent oxygen
What Is An Oxygen-Deficient Atmosphere
Electronic lack of motion sensor that emits a loud alarm that can also be set off automatically or manually
What is a PASS device
Personal Alert Safety System
Motorized respirator that uses a filter to clean surrounding air and then delivers it to the wearer
What Is PAPR Powered Air-Purifying Respiratior
The part of NFPA addresses addresses health and safety.
What is NFPA 1500
Accumulation of fluid in the lungs
What Is Pulmonary Edema
Exposure to products of combustion such as toxic gasses superheated or oxygen-deficient atmosphere
What is Respiratory Hazards
The act of removing your SCBA
What is doffing
Measures the wearer's response to a test agent such as irritant smoke or odorous vapor
What Is Fit Testing, Qualitative Fit Test
a legal limit on the amount of a hazardous substance that workers can be exposed to in the air over a period of time without experiencing adverse health effects
What Is Permissible Exposure Limit
Used to bypass the normal operation of the regulator
What is the by-pass valve
Fatal condition caused by severe oxygen deficiency and an excess of carbon monoxide or other gasses
What Is Asphyxiation
The pressure of a full 45 minute cylinder
What is 4500 psi
Scba that recycles exhaled air removes carbon dioxide and restores compressed chemical or liquid oxygen
What Is Closed Circuit Self Contained Breathing Apparatus
Acronym for a government agency that regulates workplace safety
What Is OSHA