To the Rescue
Every Tool is Special
Sometimes its better to take the stairs
Can I interest you in a swim?
They don't build them like they used too.
Just like in Hollywood
100
Use of rope and related equipment to perform rescue.
What is Rope Rescue?
100
The two main categories of technical rescue tools.
What are powered and manual.
100
The two primary ways elevators are powered.
What are cable and hydraulic?
100
A life jacket, vest, or other device that provides buoyancy for the
wearer. Required for all rescuers 10' from shore.
What is a Personal Flotation Device (PFD)?
100
Post nearest the rear door handle on a four-door vehicle.
What is the C-post?
100
Firefighting themed television program based in the Windy City?
What is Chicago Fire?
200
Space or enclosed area not intended for continuous occupation, having limited
openings for entry or exit, potential to
have a toxic, explosive, or oxygen-deficient atmosphere
What is Confined Space?
200
Electric. Hydraulic. Pneumatic.
What are power sources?
200
Passenger, Freight and Construction
What are the types of elevators?
200
Abnormally low body temperature.
What is Hypothermia?
200
Front post area of a vehicle where the door is connected to the body.
What is the A pillar?
200
Movie based on Two straight, single Brooklyn firefighters pretend to be a gay couple in order to receive domestic partner benefits.
What is I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry?
300
Set of rescue incident strategies and tactics used to extricate a victim from a excavation in the earth that is narrow in width.
What is Trench Rescue?
300
Block placed against the outer curve of a tire to prevent the apparatus from rolling; made
of wood, plastic, or metal.
What is a wheel Chock?
300
What is an escalator Emergency Stop Switch?
300
Not only a classic album by the band Tool, a current that moves in the opposite direction as what is expected such as away
from the shoreline or upstream rather than downstream.
What is Undertow?
300
Post between the front and rear doors on a four-door vehicle or the door-handle-end post on a two-
door car
What is the B post?
300
Movie based on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots ?
What is Only the Brave?
400
A water rescue, except in conditions of cold-water, ice or freezing conditions.
What is Ice Rescue?
400
Lengths of solid wood or plastic used to stabilize vehicles and collapsed buildings during
extrication incidents
What is cribbing?
400
The space in which the elevator travels.
What is the hoistway?
400
70 feet (or around that length) of rope stuffed into a bag, with the end of the rope attached to the bag. The bag is tossed to a person in need who is swimming in whitewater.
What is a throw rope?
400
Not just for cathedrals, A Stabilization system consisting of posts and struts wedged between the
ground and the vehicle to prevent movement.
What is a Tensioned Buttress System?
400
An American comedy-drama television series that aired on FX from July 21, 2004, to September 7, 2011. The series focuses on the professional and personal lives of a group of New York City firefighters.
What is Rescue Me?
500
The use of advanced techniques to locate, extricate, and stabilize victims within compromised buildings or other confined spaces.
What is Structural collapse rescue?
500
Manually operated pulling tool that uses a ratchet/pulley arrangement to provide
mechanical advantage
What is a Come-Along?
500
What is an elevator drop key?
500
Wall-like concrete structure across a river or stream that is designed to back up water;
allows water to flow over the crest and drop into a lower level.
What is a Low-Head Dam?
500
Area in which all technical level operations are preformed?
What is the Hot Zone?
500
The documentary follows Engine Company 50 of the Detroit Fire Department, responsible for an area with some of the worst arson rates in the country.
what is Burn?