Firefighter

Fire Behavior

100

This is the chemical decomposition of a substance through the action of heat

What is pyrolysis?

200

Weight of a substance compared to the weight of water

What is Specific Gravity?

300

This term refers to the extent to which another liquid will mix with water

What is Solubility?

400

This gas is the most common oxidizer

What is Oxygen?

500

When gas is compressed, this is created

What is Heat of Compression?

Fire

100

This basic sprinkler system is continually charged with pressurized water, and discharges immediately when 1 or more sprinklers are activated

What is a Wet-Pipe System?

200

This basic type of sprinkler system discharges all sprinkler heads simultaneously

What is a Deluge System?

300

A vertical water pipe used to carry water for fire protection systems aboveground, such as a standpipe or sprinkler system

What is a riser?

400

This basic sprinkler system is used where it may be exposed to freezing temperatures

What is a Dry-Pipe System?

500

This hybrid automatic sprinkler system utilizes AFFF for fire suppression

What is a Foam-Water System?

Policies

100

Minimum NIMS certificates a Firefighter/EMT needs to work at NWCFD

What is ICS-100, 200, and 700?

200

This holiday was recently included as a "paid" holiday

What is President's Day?

300

In order for a vacation request to be approved, a FF must give this many days/weeks notice

What is 2 weeks?

400

Maximum amount of hours a FF may take for bereavement leave

What is 72 hours?

500

This is the first level of disciplinary action a FF can receive

What is a verbal warning?

Our Members

100

This person is charge of balancing the books and paying bills

Who is the treasurer?

200

This person is married to the treasurer

Who is Jim?

300

This is Amys favorite vacation location

What is Disney World?

400

This mythical creature was present during one of Blake's first calls as a firefighter

What is the Beer Fairy?

500

The amount of beer that Blake can drink in one setting before passing out

What is impossible to quantify?

Report Writing

100

This often forgotten area beneath the Narrative can include "Other Healthcare Providers" and "Utilities"

What is "Other Agencies on Scene?"

200

DAILY DOUBLE: When writing a narrative, this very important statement is the most commonly forgotten/omitted statement by FF's

What is "assumed patient care?"

300

This Incident Type is the most commonly used number

What is 321?

400

This tab allows the report writer to enter photos

What is "Files" or "Uploaded Files?"

500

This dollar amount is what part-time personnel should be given on the "Payroll" tab

What is $0.00?