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ITS IN THE WALLS!!
100
Referred to as sexless couplings and are connected with one third of a turn.
What is storz couplings?
100
When hose is laid from the water source to the fire.
What is a forward lay?
100
A rapid ,thorough search done to locate victims as soon as possible.
What is a primary search?
100
Used with a halligan type tool, the device useful in pulling all types of lock cylinders.
What is a K-tool
100

A tool used to detect heat signatures.

What is a thermal imaging camera?

200
A feature on screw thread couplings where the beginning of the thread is cut to provide a positive connection.
What is the higbee cut?
200
Occurs when the flow of water in a hose line is stopped suddenly resulting in a water surge.
What is water hammer?
200
Immediately activate the PASS device.
What should a firefighter do when injured, trapped or lost, etc.
200

The most common cut (shape) used when cutting a garage door for emergency access.

What is a triangle cut?

200
With positive pressure ventilation, the discharge opening must be this size.
What is the same size as the entry opening?
300
Used to stop the flow of water to allow replacement of a burst section of hose or add more sections.
What is hose clamp?
300
The type of stream resulting from the use of a smoothbore nozzle.
What is solid stream?
300

Providing additional support to key places between a vehicle and the ground to prevent further movement.

What is stabilization or cribbing?

300
A tool/device used mainly to cut steel and/or concrete.
What is K-12/ rescue saw.
300

A type of board made from plaster, wood pulp, or other material, used especially to form the interior walls of houses. (*not the brand name*)

What is drywall?

400
The type of load that is the easiest to load for large diameter hose and most prevalent on our trucks.
What is flat load?
400
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?
400

Using a spring-loaded center punch or striking with a sharp point at the lower corner.

How do you remove glass from side and rear windows?

400
The two tools that most take for entry into residential structures.
What is the halligan and flat head axe?
400
Manual used in determining firefighter actions dealing with chemicals and/or hazordous materials.
What is the Emergency Response Guidebook?
500
The coupling that has lugs on the shank.
What is the male coupling?
500

This lowers the surface tension of the water, which assists in the wetting and saturation of this class of fuels with water.

What is Class A Foam?

500
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?
500

Assembly of ropes and pulleys used to lift heavy loads.

What is a mechanical advantage?

500
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?