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This item that goes in the dishwasher is just east of Circle Dr.
What is Potts?
Utility rope made of manila, sisal, or cotton; not accepted for life safety applications.
What is Natural Fiber Rope?
Internationally recognized distress signal.
What is MAYDAY?
Point at which the fire department can connect into a sprinkler or standpipe system to boost the water pressure and flow into the system
What is FDC?
powered hydraulic tool designed for straight pushing operations.
decides whether you are from the east side or the west side?
What is Johnson St.?
supplemental knot tied to prevent the primary knot from failing.
What is Overhand safety knot.
performed either before or during fire suppression operations.
What is Primary Search?
Special cut at the beginning of the thread on a hose coupling.
What is Higbee Cut?
used to stabilize vehicles and collapsed buildings during extrication incidents
What is cribbing?
CR 2200 turns into this once you are in the city limits.
What is Sycamore St.?
Non-load-bearing rope attached to a hoisted object to help steer it in a desired direction.
What is Tag Line?
allows firefighters to see sources of heat through darkness and thick smoke.
What is Thermal imagers (TI's)?
nonthreaded (unisex) coupling
what is quarter-turn coupling or stortz coupling?
when disconnecting the battery or extricating on an electric/hybrid vehicle this bright color wire is ok to cut.
What is none?
This street only runs from Belcher to Krause.
What is Tuck Dr.?
rope designed not to stretch under load.
What is static rope?
To operate independently of the incident commander's command and control.
What is Freelance?
commonly used when hose is likely to be deployed for use directly from a roll.
What is Donut Roll?
device that takes up slack in the seatbelt. prevents the passenger from being thrown forward in the event of a crash.
What is pretensioner?
These two street names (different suffix) could be found in another subdivision in your fire district.
What is Shady Ln. and Walnut (St./Ln.)?
dynamic and sudden load placed on a rope, typically during a fall.
What is Impact Load?
assessment of a facility or location made before an emergency occurs, in order to prepare for an appropriate emergency response.
What is Preincident survey?
a short fold or reverse bend in the hose during the loading process so that couplings are not too close to the front or rear of the hose bed and will not flip when pulled out of the bed.
What is a dutchman?
bolt on a vehicle's door frame that the door latches onto in order to close.
What is Nader Pin?