Lew 2 History
Radios
Acronyms
Loss Control
Fire Origin & Cause Determination
100

Lewiston 2 was founded this year.

When is 1942?

100

Number of radio channels Niagara County fire companies had up to 2008.

What is 2. F1 and F2.

100

T.I.C.

What is a Thermal Imaging Camera?

100

The practice of minimizing damage and providing customer service through effective mitigation and recovery efforts before, during, and after an incident.

What is loss control?

100

The general location where a fire began.

What is area of origin?

200

Cost of Lewiston 2 first fire truck

What is $500

200

This is the last channel on every zone on our current radios.

What is dispatch?

200

N.F.P.A.

What is National Fire Protection Association?

200

Damage resulting from fire suppression activities.

What is secondary damage?

200

Control of all evidence must be maintained as part of the ___ required in legal cases.

What is the chain of custody?

300

In 1943 Lewiston 2 had its membership maxed out at this number. Which was later changed to 100.

What is 60

300

This button is used to changed zones on our portable radios.

What is one of the two smaller black buttons?

300

P.E.S.H.

What is Public Employee Safety and Health?

300

Firefighters must be especially aware of checking the attic and basement for fire extension in these type of structures.

What is balloon construction?

300

This may appear on floors and indicate where fuel burned in that location.

What is Charring?

400

On February 20, 1943 one of these was presented to Lewiston 2 by Frontier Fire Company.

What is a milk bottle?

400

Orange

What is the emergency activation button?

400

V.E.I.S.

What is Vent Enter Isolate Search?

400

This is used to prevent unintentional damage of flooring with our boots and equipment during fire suppression operations.

What is a floor runner/tarp?

400

Broad concept, encompassing anything that can taint physical evidence.

What is contamination?

500

This club was responsible for the establishment of Lewiston Fire Company No. 2

What is the Colonial Village Men's Club.

500

Type of system Niagara County emergency systems radio operate on.

What is trunked?

500

NITTEC

Niagara International Transportation technology Coalition

500

Methods and operating procedures associated with fire fighting by which firefighters attempt to save property and reduce further damage from water, smoke, heat, and exposure during or immediately after fire by removing property from a fire area,by covering it, or other means.

What is salvage?

500

Refers to evidence that is destroyed, damaged, altered or otherwise not preserved by someone who has the responsibility to preserve it.

What is spoliation?