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Orientation
Fire fighter safety and health
Ropes and Knots
Rescue and Extraction
Fire Streams
100
In response to this fires laws weren't enacted to require panic hardware on exit doors, which are also required to swing outward
Iroquois theater fire Chicago 1903
100
According to ____, those qualified at the Fire Fighter 1 level must be familiar with the basic aspects of firefighter saftey and health.
NFPA 1500
100
One of the oldest tools and most common tool used by a firefighter
What is Rope
100
According to IFSTA what would not be considered a "Rescue Incident?"
A person trapped in an automobile accident.
100
Flammable liquids that mix readily with water
Polar solvents
200
When did fire fighting tools, Equipment and fire fighting methods begin to change in North America.
During the industrial revolution
200
Approximately how many firefighter injuries are reported in the USA each year?
80,000
200
Rope used for any purpose other than rescue is commonly called _____ Rope
Utility
200
What would the disentanglement and removal of victims from vehicles and machinery be called?
Extrication
200
Advantage of using compressed-air foam (CAFS) Foam produced ________ well to vertical surfaces
ADHERES
300
Who was credited for organizing the first volunteer fire department?
Benjamin Franklin
300
Approximately how many firefighters die each year in the USA in the line of duty?
More than 100
300
these are used with ropes and webbing to join them together attach to people and objects and form loops
What are knots
300
When cutting power cables in a non-electric vehicle, this cable is cut first
What is the negative cable
300
Class B – Intended for use on
what are flammable liquids
400
In which city was the first fire company organized?
Philadelphia
400
Most firefighter injuries are___
what are strains and sprains.
400
Generally, How many twisted strands are used to construct a laid rope?
3
400
High voltage wiring is color coded this color in hybrid vehicles.
what is orange
400
slowly close Nozzles, Hydrants & Control valves to prevent______
What is Water Hammer
500
Fire fighters who receive reimbursement for each call they make are known as________ ?
Paid on call
500
The leading cause of firefighter fatalities, accounting for 45% of line-of-duty-deaths
what is Cardiovascular disease
500
DAILEY DOUBLE Dynamic and sudden load placed on a rope
what is IMPACT load
500
The type of lifting tool used to create an anchor point above a manhole or opening
What is a TRIPOD
500
________expansion foam typically used in confined spaces
what is HIGH