TOOLS
A TOOL TYPICALLY USED FOR CHOPPING WOOD
AXE
NAME A TYPE OF FIRE APPARATUS
ENGINE, LADDER, RESCUE/SQUAD, MINI PUMPER/ ATTACK, UTILITY, TANKER
TERM USED FOR PUTTING ON YOUR GEAR
DONNING
CLASS A FIRE
COMBUSTIBLES
WOOD OR PAPER
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WHAT SIDE OF THE HOUSE IS THE "X" LOCATED?
BC SIDE
WHAT ARE FANS USED FOR ON THE TRUCKS?
PUSH CLEAN AIR IN OR REMOVE BAD AIR.
WHAT DOES TIC STAND FOR
THERMAL IMAGING CAMERA
A SITUATION WHERE PERSONNEL BECOME STUCK
ENTRAPMENT
CLASS B FIRE
FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS
GREASE, OIL, PAIN, SOLVENTS
WHAT IS NEEDED FOR A FIRE CHAIN REACTION?
OXYGEN, HEAT, AND FUEL
TOOL USED TO PULL DOWN WALLS, CEILINGS AND ROOFS
PIKE POLE
PASS DEVICE
LATE STAGE IN FIRE-SUPPRESSION PROCESS DURING WHICH THE BURNED AREA IS EXAMINED FOR REMAINING SOURCES OF HEAT THAT MAY REKINDLE
OVERHAUL
CLASS K FIRE
COOKING EQUIPMENT
WHAT DOES BLEVE STAND FOR
BOILING LIQUID EXPANDING VAPOR EXPLOSION
A MULTIPURPOSE TOOL USED TO PRY, TWIST, PUNCH OR STRIKE
HALLIGAN
REGID TOOL FOR TIGHTENING OR LOOSENING FIREHOSE COUPLINGS.
SPANNER (SPANNER WRENCH)
WHEN HEAT AND HEAVY SMOKE (UNBURNED PARTICLES) ACCUMULATE INSIDE A COMPARTMENT, DEPLETING THE AVAILABLE AIR AND CAUSES A RAPID COMBUSTION.
BACKDRAFT
CLASS C FIRE
ELECTRICAL
WHERE WAS THE UNION FIRE COMPANY FORMED?
PHILLIDELPHIA, PA
IRONS
FLATHEAD AXE AND HALLIGAN BAR
WHAT DOES SCBA STAND FOR?
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS
SIMILTANEOUS IGNITION OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS IN A CLOSED SPACE, WHAT MATERIALS SIMUTANEOUSLY REACH THEIR FIRE POINT.
FLASHOVER
CLASS D FIRE
COMBUSTIBLE METAL
WHO FORMED THE FIRST VOLUNTEER FIRE AGENCY?
BEN FRANKLIN