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FIRE BEHAVIOR
Oh Say Can You "C"
Water Supply
Hose & Appliances
EMS
100
All things in the room hit their ignition temperature and ignite.
What is a flashover
100
Transfer of heat through direct contact
What is conduction
100
Used as a filter when drafting from a natural source
What is a strainer
100
The appliance that has 2 or 3 female connections coming into 1 male discharge exiting the connection
What is a Siamese
100
The nervous system including the brain & spinal cord
What is the Central Nervous System
200
An explosive ignition that can occur when air is allowed to mix with hot, unburned gases.
What is a backdraft
200
A self-sustaining chemical reaction yielding energy or products that cause further reactions of the same kind
What is combustion
200
The process of raising water from a static source to supply a pumper
What is drafting
200
Used to stop the flow of water to allow replacement of a burst section of hose
What is a hose clamp
200
Bone on the thumb side of the lower arm
What is the radius
300
The classification of fires involving energized electrical equipment
What is a Class C fire
300
The most common of the hazardous substances contained in smoke that is a product of combustion
What is carbon monoxide
300
The type of hydrant used in climates where freezing weather is expected and water is held below the frost line
What is a dry barrel hydrant
300
Referred to as sexless couplings and are connected with 1/3 of a turn
What is a Storz-type coupling
300
Pain moving elsewhere throughout the body
What is Radiation
400
Oxygen, fuel heat and a self-sustained chemical reaction
What are the components of the fire tetrahedron
400
The pathway of responsibility from the highest level of the department to the lowest
What is chain of command
400
The type of water main valve that visually shows whether the gate or valve seat is open or closed
What is an indicating valve
400
The type of load that is easiest to load for LDH and allows the folds to lie flat rather than on their side
What is a flat load
400
P in OPQRSTI
What is Provocation
500
The tendency of gases to form into layers according to the temperature
What is thermal layering
500
Created from a salvage cover placed on the floor to hold small amounts of water
What is a catchall
500
A system that uses a primary water source that sits at a high elevation such as an elevated storage tank
What is a gravity system
500
A feature on screw thread couplings where the beginning of the thread is cut to provide a positive connection
What is a Higbee cut or notch
500
Granted by a person's actions and the facts and circumstances of the incident
What is implied consent