VENTILATION
This method of ventilation should be used to prevent a Backdraft
What is Vertical ventilation
This search should be done slowly with a different team of firefighters
secondary search
This type of roof construction is dangerous when
exposed to fire conditions.
What is Truss Roof Construction
This is the term used by a firefighter who is lost or
in trouble.
What is Mayday, Mayday, and Mayday
Where should salvage covers be placed first to
protect property?
The floor below the fire
Windows on this side of the building should be
opened first when ventilating horizontally
What is the Leeward side (downwind)
This piece of equipment operates on a temperature
differential to locate a victim
What is a TIC
This type of building construction has no built-in
Fire Stops
What is Balloon Frame Construction
This is the information that should be transmitted
over the radio by the firefighter who has declared
a Mayday
What is a L-U-N-A-R
Firefighters should stand here when pulling
ceilings.
What is the doorway to the room
This is done after cutting a hole in the roof to improve air flow.
What is using a pike pole to punch through the
ceiling
This is usually done in a rapid and systematic
manner.
What is Primary Search
These pieces of metal hold a wooden truss together
What are Gusset Plates
The main task for a RIT team after locating a
downed firefighter.
What is getting them on air
This should be used to stop the flow of water from
an individual sprinkler head
What is a sprinkler stop or wedge?
What are natural openings
Attic vents, gable end vents
What should a firefighter do when they become
trapped or disoriented.
Immediately activate their PASS device.
This type of Building Construction utilizes heavy
Timbers.
What is Type IV Construction
The two items every member of a RIT team
should carry with them when searching for
a downed firefighter.
What is a portable radio and a hand light
Peeling wallpaper, blistering paint, & smoke
seeping from the cracks
What are signs of a possible hidden fire
What are advantages of Ventilation
Improved visibility, reduced smoke damage &
the ability to locate the seat of the fire
What can be done to show that a room has been searched
Marking the door with an “X”.
Vertical shafts in office buildings are usually found
here.
What is the center of the building
This type of knot can be used to vertically remove a downed firefighter through a hole in the floor.
What is a Handcuff knot
The will probably be located in the area of the most
charring after a fire
What is the point of fire origin