Fire Behavior
Sides of the Fire Tetrahedron
What are Fire, Oxygen, Fuel and a Chemical Chain Reaction.
Part of the SCBA unit that alerts when the firefighter becomes motionless.
What is the PASS or Pernal Alert Safety System?
Pressure at which the vibra-alert alarm sounds on our new SCBA’s.
What is 1500 psi?
You should always check forthis when refilling a SCBA bottle.
What is a hydrostatic date?
•Ventilation fan used to “push” outside air into a structure that is filled with smoke.
What is positive pressure ventilation?
Formaldehyde, Hydrogen Cyanide, Nitrogen Dioxide, Sulfure Dioxide and THIS GAS that binds to hemoglobin are products of incomplete combustion.
What is Carbon Monoxide (CO).
Used to extend your reach during a primary serarch, or to bring tools aloft to a second story window.
What is a personal rope bag with carabiner and figure 8?
The distance you can safely park an apparatus from a building on fire.
What is 1.5 times the height of the building?
Trucks transporting gasoline should be placarded what class of Hazardous Materials.
What is a Flammable Placard Class 3?
Type of nozzle found on Preconnected hose line For fire attack.
What are combination Nozzles?
Sources of thermal energy include:
Mechanical, electrical, Light, nuclear and THIS common form of energy
What is chemical energy.
Item used to transport a patient up/down a hillside, that is safer than just a backboard.
What is a Stokes Basket?
Electrical field that radiatesoutward from wherecurrent enters the ground.
What is a ground gradient?
Shutting down an attack hose line suddenly can cause a ___________.
What is a water hammer?
Power sources That should be secured during Active firefighting.
What are propane and electric power sources?
What is Flash Point?
Cutting locks or hinges, this tool has a gyro effect when used above the waist.
What is a circular saw or K-12 saw?
This knot is used on life safety rope to tieequal diameter ropes together“go figure”.
What is a Figure-Eight?
Class D fire Extinguishers are used on what type of fire.
What is a burning metal fire?
They are the five (5) types of fire extinguisher used to extinguish different types of fires.
What are Type A,B,C,D,K
Initiation of combustion of a material by an internal chemical reaction, that has produced sufficient heat to ignite material.
Used to penetrate thin metals in order to deliver a stream of water and is attached to a hose line.
What is a penetrating nozzle?
Box cribbing consists of _______to construct support for stabilization at accident scenes.
What are 2x4’s, 4x4’s, and wedges?
Extension ladders have Halyards and this to
secure the fly section when climbing.
What are dogs or pawls?
Tools used for forcible entry into a structure
What are a
Halligan
Flat head ax
Prybar