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Breathing
Acronyms
Clothing
NFPA Standards
Trivia
100
The Condition caused by a deficiency in the amount of oxygen reaching body tissues.
What is Hypoxia
100
PPE
What is Personal Protective Equipment
100
Two material fire fighting boots are typically made of
What are leather and rubber
100
Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications
What is NFPA 1001
100
Clothing name that came from the practice of keeping ones firefighting gear near ones bed at the firehouse
What is Bunker Gear or Turnout Gear
200
A SCBA that allows the wearer's exhaled air to be discharged or vented to the atmosphere
What is an Open-Circuit SCBA
200
SCBA
What is Self Contained Breathing Apparatus
200
Protects ears, neck, and face from exposure to extreme heat
What is a Hood or balaclava?
200
Standard for the minimum design and performance of structural fire fighting ensemble
What is NFPA 1971
200
Early firefighting clothing was made of this material and did little more than keep you warm
What is Wool
300
This gas is a result of imcomplete combustion
What is CO - Carbon Monoxide
300
PASS
What is Personal Alert Safety System
300
PPE should be inspected and _______ after each use
What is Cleaned
300
The standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health programs
What is NFPA 1500
300
Where the first modern fire helmet was created
What is New York
400
Must be done to alluminum and steel air tanks every 5 years
What is hydrostatic test
400
CPR
What is a Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
400
Hoods or balaclavas are typically made of this material
What is Nomex or Kevlar or PBI
400
Standard on Open-Circuit SCBA
What is NFPA 1981
400
Modern firefighting gear technology improved significantly after this war
What is WW II
500
Three of the four respiratory hazards
What are Oxygen Deficiency, Elevated Temperatures, Smoke, and Toxic Atmospheres
500
EOC
What is Emergency Operations Center
500
The three layers of a turnout coat or pants
What are the outer shell, moisture barrier, and thermal barrier
500
Standard on PASS
What is NFPA 1982
500
Pre modern SCBA firefighters often sported these crude filters
What are Beards