Building Construction
what construction type is non combustible?
type 2
what grade aluminum is your SCBA cylinder constructed of?
T6 aircraft grade aluminum
Hose lay in which the engine drops the supply line at the hydrant and continues into the fire building
What is a Forward lay?
What instructor says "alright gang"
A rapid, thorough search done to locate victims as soon as possible
What is a primary search?
A _______ ______ is used wherever large open floor spaces with limited interior supports are needed.
What is a Bowstring Truss?
Has a series of green, yellow and red lights is called
What is Heads Up Display?
This action should always be performed before connecting the supply hose to a hydrant in order to remove trash or other debris from the hydrant
What is flushing?
Sweet Jimmy
Used with a Halligan type tool, the device useful in pulling all types of lock cylinders
What is a K-tool?
Buildings should have a collapse zone of ____ times the height of the structure
What is 1.5 times?
The piece that connects into the facepiece and supplies air to the firefighter
What is the regulator?
Term used to describe a sudden surge in water pressure when opening or closing a handline or valve
What is a water hammer?
Which cadet is notorious for dropping ladders?
Flannery
Most important rule of forcible entry
What is Try before you Pry?
A connecting plate used in truss construction that can be made of flat steel stock, light gauge metal, or plywood is
What is a gusset plate?
NFPA standard that establishes the minimum requirements for the design, performance, testing, certification, and replacement parts of a SCBA
What is 1981
Decrease in pressure that occors as water moves through a pipe or hose
What is friction loss
John Dawson Harper
This is made to determine roof covering and depth, sheeting material, rafter direction and fire conditions
What is an inspection hole?
The projection of a wall above the roofline of a building
What is a Parapet Wall?
PASS stands for
What is Personal Alert Safety System?
Two types of attack line diameters
What are 1.75 and 2.5"
This instructor loves his spanky hoovers and stiemy cole peppers
Chief Palmer
A planned, systematic procedure for reducing, redirecting, removing heat smoke and fire gases from a structure.