Basic Fire 1 & 2
Number of people whom one person can supervise effectively is known as...
What is span of control
Used widely in lightweight wood truss systems, easily fail when introduced by fire.
What is gusset plates
Force created by the rapid deceleration of water, causing a violent increase in pressure.
what is water hammer
Diamond shaped warning signs placed on vehicles
What is a Placard
This street runs from S Locust to S Military along Shoal creek
What is Garner Ln
Basic management principle says that each firefighter should answer to only one supervisor
What is Unity of command
Wall that carries a load in addition to its own weight.
What is load-bearing wall
Total amount of pressure being discharged by the pump
What is Pump Discharge Pressure (PDP)
The temperature at which a liquid fuel gives off sufficient vapor to ignite
What is flash point
This street connects Abernathy st and Palmer st in the middle
What is Ada Dr
The sole responsibility of these is to provide emergency assistance to crews working inside the hazardous area.
What is Rapid Intervention Crew (RIT)
The potential fuel available for a fire in a building.
What is Fire load
To attack a fire aggressively from the exterior with a large diameter fire stream.
What is Blitz attack
The process by which people, animals, the environment, and equipment, are subjected to contact with a hazardous material
What is exposure
First street off Fall River on the left, dead end street
What is Brock St
Health and safety programs for the firefighters are the subject of NFPA____
What is 1500
Fire Resistive type construction
What is Type I
Cleaning a fire pump by flowing water through it in the opposite direction of normal flow.
What is Back flushing
Marking system generally found on fixed facilities to identify storage of hazardous materials
What is NFPA 704
Running from the east side of Admiral Cir to the west side connecting Admiral in the middle
What is Academy Dr.
Emergency traffic that is used for a firefighter that is downed, lost, missing or needs immediate assistance.
What is Mayday
Wood frame type construction
What is Type V
Using two or more pumpers to move water over a long distance
What is Relay pumping
Flash point of gasoline
What is -45F
Dead end street off of Daniel Dr.
What is Sharon Ct
NFPA standard that establishes basic training criteria for Firefighter 1 and 2
1001
Noncombustible type construction
What is Type II
Setting the stabilizers on one side of an apparatus shorter than on the other side
What is short jacking
The yellow diamond in NFPA 704 system indicates
What is Instability
Off of N Locust, this street takes you to Western way at the Best Western hotel
What is Moores Ln
In building construction, this is known as Ordinary Construction.
What is type III
Heavy timber type construction
What is Type IV
Actual amount of pressure being produced by the pump, difference between intake and discharge pressure.
What is Net Pump Discharge Pressure (NPDP)
Term used for shipping papers on road/highway transportation
What is Bill of lading
Lafayette Ave makes a turn at the end and turns into this street before Hayes Ave at Veterans Park
What is Bud street
Form of fire attack that involves directing a fog stream at the ceiling in order to generate large amount of steam.
What is Indirect attack
Buildings in which the exterior walls are non combustible or limited combustible, but the interior floors and walls are made of combustible materials.
What is Ordinary Construction
Operation where a strong hydrant is used to supply two pumpers by connecting intake to intake
What is Duel Pumping
This NFPA standard addresses competencies for HAZMAT responders
What is NFPA 472
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!!!
Where is the 300 block of Groh street?
Between Buffalo Rd and Kramer Ave.