Incident Command Systems
The person in overall command and responsible for all activities.
What is the incident commander?
When hose is laid from the water source to the fire.
What is a forward lay?
A rapid, thorough search done to locate victims as soon as possible.
What is a primary search?
Used with a halligan type tool, the device useful in pulling all types of lock cylinders.
What is a K-tool
Proper ventilation is important in preventing this "transition from growth to fully developed fire" event from occurring.
What is flashover?
Answers directly to the incident commander and has the authority to shut down all operations when conditions merit.
What is the safety officer?
Occurs when the flow of water in a hose line is stopped suddenly resulting in a water surge.
What is water hammer?
Immediately activate the PASS device.
What should a firefighter do when injured, trapped or lost, etc.
Process used to force open a sectional overhead door.
What is pry up from the bottom?
With positive pressure ventilation, the discharge opening must be this size.
What is the same size as the entry opening?
Responsible for providing equipment, materials, and services needed to support the incident.
What is logistics?
The type of stream resulting from the use of a smoothbore nozzle.
What is solid stream?
Providing additional support to key places between a vehicle and the ground to prevent further movement.
What is stabilization?
A tool/device used mainly to cut steel and/or concrete.
What is K-12/ rescue saw.
This hose roll has a built-in strap formed from the hose itself.
What is a self-locking twin donut roll?
The number of personnel one person can manage.
What is span of control?
The most common type of foam proportioner that can be connected at any point in the hose lay.
What is an in-line foam eductor?
Using a spring-loaded center punch or striking with a sharp point at the lower corner.
How do you remove tempered glass from side and rear windows?
The two tools that most take for entry into residential structures.
What is the halligan and flat head axe?
Manual used in determining firefighter actions dealing with chemicals and/or hazordous materials.
What is the Emergency Response Guidebook?
The type of command used when the incident is multi-jurisdictional and there may be more than one incident commander.
What is unified command?
Used to achieve maximum water surface for heat absorption and is composed of very fine water droplets.
What is a fog stream?
The pattern of collapse when outer walls remain standing and the floors or roof fail in the middle leaving voids on both sides of the collapse.
What is a V-shaped collapse?
Assembly of ropes and blocks through which a line passes to multiply pulling force.
What is tackle?
By looking for discolored walls, feeling for heat, and listening for popping sounds.
How does a firefighter check for hidden fires/ extension using his/her senses?