Building Construction
These loads include equipment, people, movement and materials not attached to the structure.
What are live loads?
Fly sections are found in this type of ladder.
What is an extension ladder?
Extension ladders generally use this type of rope as halyards.
What is manilla rope?
This is the most important rule of forcible entry.
What is Try Before You Pry?
This is a channeled pathway for fire and smoke ventilation through a roof opening.
What is vertical ventilation?
This is a structural element that transfers loads perpendicular to its length.
What is a beam?
Extension ladders that exceed heights of forty feet or more are required to be equipped with these stabilizing devices.
What are Bangor poles?
These are the two broad categories that modern rope falls into relating to shock load capacity.
What are static and dynamic?
These two tools make up a "Married Set".
What are a Halligan and a flat head axe?
This process occurs when a firefighter discharges a fog nozzle out of a window or other opening at approximately 30-60 degrees, in order to remove smoke or heat from a space.
What is hydraulic ventilation?
Non-combustible construction is referred to as this type of construction.
What is Type II?
These are the types of ladders used by RFC.
Name at least 3.
What are aerial, extension, roof, attic or folding and Little Giant ladders?
This knot is the preferred gripping or friction knot.
What is a Prusik Hitch?
This type of glass is heat treated in order to increase its strength.
What is tempered glass?
This cut is made to determine roof covering and depth, sheeting material, rafter direction, and fire conditions.
What is an inspection hole or cut?
This is an extension of a wall past the top of the roof.
What is a parapet wall?
These are the major safety concerns before raising ground ladders.
What are overhead obstructions?
This the only knot recommended for use in forming a length of webbing into a load bearing loop.
What is a water knot?
This is the tool used to remove the key cylinder on a door and operating the locking mechanism with a pick.
What is a "K" tool??
The main advantage to this cut is that gases and flame spread are not allowed to proceed past a chosen line.
What is a trench cut?
Collapse zones are established to minimize risk of injury from collapse and falling debris. This is the recommended minimal distance for a collapse zone.
What is 1 1/2 the height of the structure?
With the correct distance from the building for the given height, a ground ladder will be at a safe climbing angle, ideally at approximately this degree.
What is 75 degrees?
When tying this knot, the phrase, "the rabbit comes out of the hole, runs around the tree and goes back in the hole", is often used.
What is a Bowline knot?
This type of window has small sections of glass that are operated with a crank mechanism and overlap when closed.
What is a jalousie window?
Using a fan to pressurize a room or building to ventilate gases and smoke.
What is PPV (Positive Pressure Ventilation)?