SMOKE READING
Reading smoke enables you to learn .....
Where the fire is
How big it is
Where it is moving
This is defined as gaining access to a structure when the normal means of entry are locked, secured, obstructed, blocked or unable to be used for some other reason.
Forcible Entry
Large diameter hose is _______ or larger.
3.5"
"Hey Matt you forgot to clock in this morning."
"Yeah but did Tommy clock in!?"
This is a rapid chemical process that produces heat and usually light.
Fire
Smooth or stream lined flow is known as ....
Laminar smoke flow
These are the three parts of the Halligan tool ...
Claw, Adz , Pick
_________ is the pressure that exists at a given point under normal distribution system conditions measured at the residual hydrant with no hydrants flowing.
Static Pressure
"Hey Matt you need to shave before you clock in."
"Well Kiser has a beard everyday"
This phase happens when building starts to burn, increasing the convection of hot gases upward
Growth Phase
_________ is the speed of the smoke leaving a burning building
Smoke Velocity
Many locks are made of this material ....
Case-Hardened steel
This load is achieved by standing the hose on its edge, then placing the next fold on its edge, and so on.
Accordion
"Matt make sure you approve your Kronos today."
"Well Derek has not verified his in over two weeks!"
_____________ is the spontaneous ignition of hot gases in the upper levels of a room.
Flameover
_____________ is a hot, high volume, high velocity, turbulent, ultra dense black smoke that indicates an impending flashover or autoignition.
Black Fire
These are the four types of forcible entry tools ...
Striking tools
Prying tools
Cutting tools
Lock tools
500
"Matt you need to finish your EMS reports from last shift. You only have 12 hours to complete them."
"Welllllll Derek will wait like two weeks before he completes his!"
Matter can be classified as ______, _______, _______.
Solid, Liquid, Gas
"What are 4 key attributes of smoke?"
Smoke Volume, Smoke Velocity, Smoke Density, Smoke Color
A _____________ is a second, separate latch that locks and reinforces the regular latch.
Deadbolt
These indicators show the position where the threads on a pair of couplings are properly aligned with each other.
Higbee Indicators
"Tommy is there a reason the engine has a half tank of fuel?"
"Well C Shift said the truck was good, and we only took 2 calls."
The flash point of gasoline
-45 F