Fire Behavior
This is the chemical decomposition of a substance through the action of heat
What is pyrolysis?
This basic sprinkler system is continually charged with pressurized water, and discharges immediately when 1 or more sprinklers are activated
What is a Wet-Pipe System?
Provides impact protection against falling objects.
What is a helmet?
Oxygen, Fuel, Heat
What is Fire Triangle?
Person that has over all responsibility of an incident.
What is Incident Commander?
Weight of a substance compared to the weight of water
What is Specific Gravity?
This basic type of sprinkler system discharges all sprinkler heads simultaneously
What is a Deluge System?
Outer Shell, Moisture Barrier, and Thermal Barrier.
What are the three components of the Turn-Out coat and pants?
A portable firefighting device designed to combat incipient fires.
What is a fire extinguisher?
Advises the Incident Commander on issues regarding incident safety.
What is the Safety Officer?
This term refers to the extent to which another liquid will mix with water
What is Solubility?
A vertical water pipe used to carry water for fire protection systems above ground, such as a standpipe or sprinkler system.
What is a riser?
This rope includes polyester, nylon, Polysteel and Kevlar.
What is synthetic fiber rope?
The people that one supervisor can manage effectively during an incident
What is Span of Control?
This gas is the most common oxidizer
What is Oxygen?
This basic sprinkler system is used where it may be exposed to freezing temperatures.
What is a Dry-Pipe System?
PPE is required to be washed this many times a year.
What is at least twice?
Constructed from a salvage cover that has been placed on the floor and can hold a small amount of water.
What is a catchall?
This is a management system designed to enable effective and efficient domestic incident management by integrating a combination of facilities, equipment, personnel, procedures, and communications operating within a common organizational structure.
What is the Incident Command System (ICS)?
This happens to gas when compressed.
What is heated? (Heat of Compression)
In most cases, a fire sprinkler head will begin to discharge water when the surrounding air temperature reaches about 165° Fahrenheit. However, each fire protection system is different. Some residential fire sprinkler systems may activate at a lower temperature.
At what temperature do fire sprinklers generally go off?
Harness assembly, air cylinder, regulator assembly, and face piece assembly.
What are the components of an SCBA?
Warning signs of possible unsafe roof conditions.
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What is melting asphalt, spongy roof, smoke or fire coming from the roof?
Communication equipment, procedures and systems that can operate together during a response is called?
What is Interoperability?