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BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
RFD HISTORY
LETTER "A"
FIRE FIGHTER SURVIVAL
VENTILATION
100
These loads include equipment, people, movement and materials not attached to the structure.
What are live loads?
100
$145,000
What was the cost of Engine #1? (Now Retired E-31)
100
A malicious fire set intentionally.
What is Arson?
100
A report confirming that all members of a company are present and accounted for.
What is Personnel Accountability Report (PAR)?
100
The type of ventilation forcing smoke to escape vertically from a structure.
What is vertical ventilation?
200
A wall with a fire-resistive rating and structural stability that subdivides a building to prevent the spread of fire.
What is a fire wall?
200
Tanker #21
What was the first large apparatus received by the new RFD?
200
The result of a series of events and conditions that lead to an unsafe situation.
What is an Accident?
200
Fully equipped personnel on site, in a ready state, for immediate rescue of injured or trapped firefighters.
What is Rapid Intervention Team (RIT)?
200
Ventilation that relies upon the movement of air caused by a fog stream.
What is hydraulic ventilation?
300
Non-combustible construction.
What is Type II construction?
300
2001
When did Station #2 (now Station #1) come on line?
300
A device used to change one type of hose threads to another, allowing the connection of two diffrent lines.
What is an Adapter?
300
A system to help personnel deal with critical incident stress in a positive manner
What is critical incident stress management?
300
The main area of the fire.
What is the seat of the fire?
400
This is an extension of a wall past the top of the roof.
What is a parapet wall?
400
49
How many active FF's currently on dept.?
400
A condition that causes death due to the lack of oxygen and an excessive amount of carbon monoxide.
What is Asphyxiation?
400
A systematic process to provide periods of rest and recovery for firefighters during an incident.
What is rehabilitation?
400
The process of striking a roof with a tool to determine if the roof is solid.
What is sounding?
500
Construction in which the wall studs extend vertically from the basement of a structure to the roof without any fire stops.
What is balloon frame construction?
500
4181
What was the old call sign for Ramsey Engine 1?
500
Another name for a ladder truck.
What is an Aerial?
500
The way in which a firefighter utilizes a limited air supply to be sure it lasts long enough to accomplish tasks and return safely.
What is air management?
500
A cut that is made from bearing wall to bearing wall to prevent horizontal fire spread in a building.
What is a trench cut?