Radio Gaga
FIRE DYNAMICS
INTRO STUFF
Hose There?
PPE
100
Ideally, Pumper 2 has this many portable radios charged and ready for use.
What is six?
100
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Oxygen, fuel, heat, and a self-sustained chemical reaction.
What are the components of the fire tetrahedron?
100
This organizational structure ensures unity of command within an organization and typically has the Fire Chief at the top, Firefighters at the bottom and a variety of Officers in between.
What is chain of command?
100
Speaking of hose loads, this hose load just might be a hit at Octoberfest or a Newfie homecoming.
What is an accordion load?
100
Which piece of PPE can provide secondary layer of eye protection in addition to an SCBA facepiece?
What is a helmet faceshield?
200
These are the ABC's of good radio communication.
What is being accurate, brief and concise?
200
An explosive ignition that can occur when air is allowed to mix with hot, unburned fire gases.
What is backdraft?
200
All firefighters in Ontario (this department included) are to be certified to this NFPA standard designation by July 2026.
What is NFPA 1001?
200
These are hoses of 3 1/2" or more in diameter.
What is a Large Diameter Hose (LDH)
200
Which piece of PPE is donned under the helmet and is designed to protect the neck, ears, and face from exposure to heat, embers, and debris?
What is the flash hood or protective hood?
300
This type of radio limitation (pr. irritation) can often be caused by electric motors, computers, vehicle ignitions, high voltage transmission lines or even another powerful radio signal.
What is interference?
300
The tendency for gases to form into layers according to temperature.
What is thermal layering? (thermal balance)
300
One way for a department to deal with Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) is to conduct one of these, abbreviated CISD, shortly after the event. These may involve the presence of a counselor but locally we host a talking circle.
What is a Critical Incident Stress Debriefing?
300
This type of hose typically transports water from a hydrant or other water source to an apparatus equipped with a pump.
What is a supply line?
300
All PPE designed for structural fire fighting must meet which NFPA requirements?
What is NFPA 1971?
400
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulates all radio communications in the United States while this body does the same in Canada.
What is the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)?
400
This is the extinguishment of fire through cooling with water.
What is temperature reduction?
400
If your life and health are in Jeopardy! you should immediately get out this type of environment or take proper precautions to be there. It's dangerous!
What is Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health (IDLH)?
400
By finding this connection, you have a good chance of finding your way out of the fire environment. In this case the way out is this direction.
What is to the right?
400
An oxygen deficient atmosphere contains less than this normal percentage of oxygen.
What is 19.5 percent?
500
This is the channel utilized by the MVFD on most of their portable radios and in their dispatch centre, unless commanded otherwise.
What is channel 1?
500
Watch the demonstration and answer the question.
What is piloted ignition?
500
Firefighter exposure to chemicals found in smoke such as CO, SO2, HCl, COCl2, NO, as well as aldehydes are all contributing factors to this, shortened to COPD.
What is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?
500
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For the MVFD, Initial Attack will usually access their primary attack line from this section of Pumper 2?
What is the cross lay?
500
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SCBA stands for this...
Self Contained Breathing Apparatus