Phases of Fire
General Ventilation
Territory
General Also
"The Tom"
100
What is the earliest phase of a fire, beginning with the actual ignition?
What is Incipient (Beginning) Phase?
100
What is type of ventilation called where a hole is cut in the roof of a structure?
What is Vertical Ventilation?
100
What is the street address of Kinkaid school?
What is 201 Kinkaid School Rd.?
100
What is Mode used to assist in fire location using PPV?
What is Investigative?
100
What is The Tom's favorite tool to use for forcible entry?
Denver tool
200
What is the phase of fire that occurs when there is simultaneous ignition of the entire surface of a room and its contents?
What is Flashover?
200
What is the color of smoke that is one danger signal of a potential backdraft?
What is Grayish - Yellow?
200
What is address of the most common EMS call we make that FedEx and other delivery personnel park in the fire lane?
What is 9055 Katy Freeway?
200
What is the Mode using PPV during fire attack, coordinating search, and ventilation?
What is Offensive?
200
What happens when The Tom runs out of hose when dragging the nozzle to the fire?
He pulls the pumper closer to the fire
300
What is the phase of fire that takes place when the unburned combustible gases released during the incipient state of a fire accumulate at ceiling level?
What is Rollover?
300
What is the appropriate size of an adequate ventilation hole in a roof?
What is 4 foot by 4 foot?
300
What is name of the Elementary school that is currently under construction in our territory that is located at Gessner and Memorial?
What is Frostwood Elementary?
300
What is the Mode where the fire has "self vented" and an attack will be from the exterior?
What is Defensive?
300
What is The Tom's favorite duty crew station?
5 House
400
What is the rapid, almost instantaneous combustion of flammable gases emitted by materials that are burning under conditions of insufficient oxygen?
What is Backdraft?
400
What are some of the factors that help you decide where ventilation is needed?
What are Location of fire, Location of occupants, Interior and exterior exposures, type of construction, purpose or use of occupancy, and extent to which the fire has progressed?
400
What are some streets that sound the same but are no where near each other in our district?
What are Thamer Lane and Taimerlane? Montebello and Montecello? Heather Court and Heather Circle?
400
What is the type of ventilation called where a hose stream is directed out of a window to evacuate smoke?
What is Mechanical Ventilation?
400
What is The Tom's middle name?
It' just "The Tom"
500
What is the latter stage of burning phase where the fire consumes available oxygen until it reaches the point where there is insufficient oxygen to react with the fuel?
What is Hot - Smoldering Phase?
500
Can you fit a 35' extension ladder inside the Prince's hamburger building when it was on fire?
Yes, if Chief Medlin is the Incident Commander you better get it done!!
500
Is the 13,000 Block of Cobblestone our territory?
No, Ours ends at the 12,000 Block.
500
What does PPV stand for?
What is Post Partum Verbatium? (Positive Pressure Ventilation?)
500
What happened on "the third day?"
The Tom rested !!!