FIRE MEDICAL WATER BUILDING FORCIBLE GROUND

BEHAVIOR EMERGENCIES SUPPLIES CONSTRUCTION ENTRY LADDERS

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 THE SCIENCE OF FIRE AND
THE FACTORS THAT EFFECT
IT’S IGNITION, GROWTH,
AND SPREAD.
 WHAT IS:

FIRE BEHAVIOR
THE TRANSFORMATION OF
A LIQUID TO IT’S GASEOUS
STATE.
 WHAT IS :

VAPORIZATION
THE TENDENCY OF GASES
TO FORM INTO LAYERS
ACCORDING TO
TEMPERATURE
 WHAT IS:

THERMAL LAYERING
 THE CHEMICAL
DECOMPOSITION OF A
SUBSTANCE THROUGH THE
ACTION OF HEAT
WHAT IS:

PYROLYSIS
THE AMOUNT OF HEAT
NEEDED TO RAISE THE
TEMPERATURE OF ONE
GRAM OF WATER ONE
DEGREE CELSIUS
WHAT IS A:

CALORIE
THE ACRONYM CPR
STANDS FOR
 WHAT IS:

CARDIO-PULMONARY
RESUSCITATION
 WITH SOFT TISSUE
INJURIES, THIS TYPE OF
BLEEDING IS
CHARACTERIZED BY
BRIGHT RED BLOOD
COMING FROM THE WOUND
IN SPURTS
 WHAT IS:

ARTERIAL BLEEDING
 THIS IS THE LARGEST
ORGAN IN THE HUMAN
BODY
WHAT IS:

SKIN
 THESE THREE STEPS
SHOULD BE FOLLOWED, IN
ORDER, TO CONTROL
BLEEDING
 WHAT IS:

DIRECT PRESSURE,
ELEVATION AND PRESSURE
POINTS
 THIS POTENTIALLY LIFE
THREATENING CONDITION
MAY OCCUR IF SOMEONE
COMES IN CONTACT WITH A
SUBSTANCE TO WHICH
THEY ARE EXTREMELY
ALLERGIC
 WHAT IS:

ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK
 THIS TYPE OF FIRE
HYDRANT IS DESIGNED FOR
USE IN CLIMATES WHERE
FREEZING MAY OCCUR.
 WHAT IS:

DRY BARREL HYDRANT

 A COMBINATION TYPE
WATER DISTRIBUTION
SYSTEM USES BOTH DIRECT
PUMPING AND THIS, TO
MOVE WATER THROUGH
THE SYSTEM.
WHAT IS:

GRAVITY
THIS TYPE OF VALVE HAS
AN EXPOSED YOKE AND
THREADED STEM THAT
CONTROLS THE VALVE’S
OPENING AND CLOSING.
 WHAT IS:

AN O.S&Y VALVE
 THE STORED POTENTIAL
ENERGY THAT IS
AVAILABLE TO FORCE
WATER THROUGH PIPE,
FITTINGS, ADAPTERS, AND
FIRE HOSE.
 WHAT IS:

STATIC PRESSURE
 THE PART OF THE TOTAL
AVAILABLE PRESSURE
THAT IS NOT USED TO
OVERCOME FRICTION OR
GRAVITY WHILE FORCING
WATER THROUGH PIPE,
FITTINGS, ADAPTERS, AND
FIRE HOSE.
 WHAT IS:

RESIDUAL PRESSURE
THIS TYPE OF WOOD FRAME
CONSTRUCTION IS
CHARACTERIZED BY WALL
STUDS THAT ARE
CONTINUOUS FROM THE
FOUNDATION TO THE ROOF.
 WHAT IS:

BALLOON FRAME
IN TYPE III CONSTRUCTION
THE EXTERIOR WALLS ARE
CONSTRUCTED OF THIS
MATERIAL.
WHAT IS:

MASONRY
 A CONCEALED SPACE
BETWEEN THE CEILING OF
THE UPPERMOST FLOOR OF
A BUILDING AND THE ROOF
IS KNOWN AS A
WHAT IS:

COCKLOFT
 THIS TYPE OF WALL
EXTENDS ABOVE THE
ROOFLINE AS A
CONTINUATION OF A FIRE
WALL AND PREVENTS FIRE
SPREAD TO ADJOINING
AREAS OF ROOF.
 WHAT IS:

A PARAPET WALL
THE BUILDING ITSELF AND
ANY EQUIPMENT
PERMANTENLY ATTACHED
TO IT IS CONSIDERED TO BE
THIS TYPE OF LOAD.
 WHAT IS:

DEAD LOAD
THIS IS THE GOLDEN RULE
OF FORCIBLE ENTRY
 WHAT IS:

TRY BEFORE YOU PRY

 THIS TOOL, COMMONLY
MATED WITH A FLATHEAD
AXE, IS A VERY EFFECTIVE
FORCIBLE ENTRY TOOL
 WHAT IS:

A HALIGAN TOOL
 THIS TYPE OF SAW BLADE
IS LESS PRONE TO DULLING
THAN A STANDARD SAW
BLADE
 WHAT IS:

CARBIDE TIPPED
 GLASS THAT HAS BEEN
HEAT TREATED TO
INCREASE IT’S STRENGTH
AND FLEXIBILITY IS
KNOWN AS
 WHAT IS:

TEMPERED GLASS
THIS METHOD OF FORCIBLE
ENTRY IS PREFERRED FOR
MOST COMMERCIAL DOORS
AND HIGH SECURITY
DOORS
 WHAT IS:

THROUGH THE LOCK

ENTRY
THIS TYPE OF LADDER HAS
HINGED RUNGS
 WHAT IS:

A FOLDING LADDER OR
ATTIC LADDER
 THESE DEVICES ARE
ATTACHED TO THE INSIDE
OF THE BEAMS ON FLY
SECTIONS TO HOLD THE
FLY SECTION IN PLACE
ONCE RAISED
 WHAT IS A:

DOG OR PAWL
 THIS IS THE LOWEST OR
WIDEST SECTION OF AN
EXTENSION LADDER AND
ALWAYS MAINTAINS
CONTACT WITH THE
GROUND
 WHAT IS:

THE BED OR BASE SECTION

THIS IS WHERE THE TIP OF
A LADDER SHOULD BE
PLACED TO PERFORM A
RESCUE FROM A WINDOW
 WHAT IS:

BELOW THE WINDOWSILL

 THIS CARRY SHOULD BE
USED BY A FIREFIGHTER TO
TRANSPORT A SINGLE
LADDER ALONE
 WHAT IS A:

LOW SHOULDER CARRY