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History/Orientation
History/Orientation
TO PUT ON
DON
THE NORMAL OXYGEN PERCENTAGE IN AMBIENT AIR
19.5%
DISPATCHERS FIRST PRIORITY IS TO OBTAIN
LOCATION AND NATURE OF THE EMERGENCY
THE FIRE TETRAHEDRON CONSIST OF THESE THREE COMPONENTS
FUEL, OXYGEN, HEAT
device used to split a single hose into 2 separate lines
wye
TO TAKE OFF
DOFF
REST AND RECOVERY FOR EMERGENCY WORKERS AT AN INCIDENT
REHABILITATION
BATTERY OPERATED HAND HELD TRANSCEIVER
PORTABLE RADIO
PARTICLES, VAPORS, AND GASES ARE THE THREE COMPONENTS OF
SMOKE
HOSE USED TO DELIVER WATER FROM THE SOURCE TO THE PUMP IS
SUPPLY LINE
FIRST WATER SYSTEM VALVES OR HYDRANTS USED BY FIREFIGHTERS
FIRE PLUGS
FIRE RESISTIVE SYNTHETIC MATERIAL USED TO COVER THE HEAD
NOMEX
RADIO CHANNEL USING 2 FREQUENCIES
DUPLEX
TRANSFER OF HEAT IN THE FORM OF INVISIBLE WAVES IS
RADIATION
INDUCTING AIR INTO A FOAM SOLUTION TO EXPAND AND COMPLETE THE FOAM IS CALLED
AERATION
BEFORE RADIOS OR BULLHORN THIS ALLOWED COMMUNCATION AT AN INCIDENT; TODAY IS A SYMBOL OF AUTHORITY
CHIEF'S TRUMPET
DANGEROUS PRACTICE OF ACTING INDEPENDENTLY OF COMMAND INSTRUCTIONS AT AN INCIDENT
FREELANCING
CODE INDICATING A FIREFIGHTER IS LOST, INJURED, OR NEEDS ASSISTANCE
MAYDAY
CLASS OF FIRE THAT INVOLVES FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS
CLASS B
DEVICE THAT JOINS HOSE COUPLINGS OF THE SAME TYPE
ADAPTOR
IN 1871 THIS FIRE WAS BELEIVED TO BE STARTED BY A COW, BURNED FOR 3 DAYS AND DESTROYED OVER 17,00 HOMES
GREAT CHICAGO FIRE
LED IS AN ACRONYM FOR
LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE
URGENT MESSAGES THAT TAKE PRIORITY OVER ALL OTHER COMMUNICATIONS AT AN INCIDENT
EMERGENCY TRAFFIC
WHEN HOT GASES FLOW ACROSS THE CEILING AND COOLER AIR STAYS CLOSER TO THE FLOOR IS CALLED
THERMAL LAYERING
THE PHYSICAL SCIENCE OF HOW WATER FLOWS THROUGH A HOSE
FIRE HYDRAULICS