MAKING THE CONNECTION
Referred to as sexless couplings and are connected with one third of a turn.
What are storz couplings?
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 occuring.
What is flashover?
A feature on screw thread couplings where the beginning of the thread is cut to provide a positive connection.
What is the higbee cut?
Occurs when the flow of water in a hose line is stopped suddenly resulting in a water surge.
What is water hammer?
A firefighter should do this when injured, trapped or lost, etc.
What is initiate a Mayday?
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?
Used to stop the flow of water to allow replacement of a burst section of hose or add more sections.
What is a hose clamp?
The type of stream resulting from the use of a smoothbore nozzle.
What is a solid stream?
Providing additional support to key points 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 type of load that is the easiest to load for large diameter hose and most prevalent on our trucks.
What is the flat load?
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 tools that most take for entry into residential structures.
What are the irons?
Manual used in determining firefighter actions when dealing with chemicals and/or hazordous materials.
What is the Emergency Response Guidebook?
The coupling that has lugs on the shank.
What is the male coupling?
Used to achieve maximum water surface area 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?