An obsolete term for resistance to fire; inappropriate because all materials except water will burn
Fireproof
100
What is an expansion of excess moisture within masonry materials due to exposure to the heat of a fire
What is spalling
100
Fuel, oxidizer, heat, and self-sustained chemical
What is Fire tetrahedronal reaction?
100
What is cutting, prying, pushing/pulling, striking
What are the 4 basic categories for forcible entry tools
100
Hood, boots, pants, gloves, coat, helmet, SCBA
What is full PPE
200
What is A H J
Authority Having Jurisdiction
200
What are walls of a building that by design carry at least some part of the structural load of the building in the direction of the ground or base
What is a load-bearing wall
200
What is the chemical decomposition of a solid material by heating
What is pyrolysis
200
Sharp prong and hook of steel on a wood, metal, fiberglass, or plastic handle of varying length used for pulling, dragging, and probing
What is a pike pole
200
Boiling liquid, expanding-vapor explosion
What is a BLEVE
300
A standardized approach to incident management that facilitates interaction between cooperating agencies
What is the Incident Command System
300
Pitched, flat, arched
What are common roof styles
300
These three products of combustion (carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and hydrogen cyanide) are considered what
What is hazardous
300
A prying tool with a claw at one end and a spike or point at a right angle to a wedge at the other end
What is a Halligan tool
300
A 4 x 4 rectangular cut
What is the most common size hole to cut in a roof
400
ME
Who is the most important person at an incident
400
A construction method using long continuous studs that run from the sill plate to the roof eave line
What is Balloon Frame Construction
400
This construction type has exterior walls and structural features made of non-combustible materials or limited combustible materials. Interior construction consists of wood beams for walls and other materials for flooring and wall insulation.
What is Type 3 (Ordinary Construction)
400
What are the techniques used by fire personnel to gain entry into buildings, vehicles, or other areas of confinement when normal means of entry are locked or blocked
What is forcible entry
400
The cut showing the position where the ends of the threads on a pair of couplings are properly aligned with each other
What is a Higby indicator
500
The formal line of authority, responsibility, and communication within an organization.
What is the Chain of Command
500
The amount of combustible materials in an area of a building
What is fuel load
500
Cracks or separation in walls-ceilings-floors-roof, loose bricks or stones falling of coming of the building, and deteriorated mortar between masonry are indications of what hazard
What is building collapse
500
The act of creating a hole in a wall or floor to gain access to a structure or portion of a structure