FIRE DEPARTMENT CROSSWORD PUZZLES

FIRE DEPARTMENT TERMINOLOGY 8

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If at the end of the clue there is a (__ words), this means the answer has the
number of words listed and they are placed without a space between words.

Across

1 The fire attack when water or other extinguishing agents are applied to the
base of a fire with a solid or straight stream (2 words)
6 Step-up transformer that converts a vehicle's 12- or 24-volt DC current into
110- or 220-volt AC current
7 Ladder consisting on one section which is nonadjustable in length
9 Rubber or neoprene foot plates, that usually swivel, which are attached to the
butt end of a ladder
11 Tool which aids in carrying or handling a charged hoseline (2 words)
12 An enclosed room or space within a building
14 Knot used to join two ropes of unequal diameters, or joining a rope and chain
(2 words)
17 Side of a wildland fire
18 Extinguisher used to fight Class A, B, or C fires. (2 words)

Down

1 Devices which are attached to the inside beams of ground ladders fly sections,
used to hold the fly section in place after it has been extended
2 The further bending of one side of a loop during the creation of a knot (2
words)
3 The area around a building equal to one and a half times the height of the
building, where no personnel or apparatus should be allowed to operate in,
during the course of a fire (2 words)
4 Jacketed rope composed of a braid covering or sheath over the main load-
bearing strands
5 Rapid, self-sustaining oxidation process accompanied by the evolution of heat
and light of varying intensities
8 Type of truss roof, characterized by its round appearance
10 Knot used to join two ropes of unequal diameters, or joining a rope and a chain
(2 words)
13 Ventilation by cutting a large hole or trench extending from one exterior wall
to the opposite exterior wall
15 The main structural member of a ladder which supports the rungs or rung
locks
16 Upper most section of an extension or combination ladder
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