Porth's Essentials of Pathophysiology 5th
Edition
Firefighter NFPA qualification standard - NFPA 1001
Four types of public fire departments - Volunteer, career, combo and paid on
call
Integrity in the fire service means - "Obedience to the unenforceable", Doing
the right thing, cause its right
What is a emergency - A situation that is emerging
Standard tactical priorities are - Life safety, Incident stabilization, Property
conservation (LIP)
Chain of command is - Order of rank and authority
Universal principles of a fire organization - Discipline, Unity of command,
Division of labor, Span of control (DUDS)
Unity of command means - Subordinates report directly to 1 supervisor
Span of control is - Certain number of individuals an officer can manage. 3-7
is recommend with 5 being optimum
Division of labor assigns responsibility & prevents duplication by - Dividing
large jobs into smaller/specific tasks.
A policy is - A guide to decision making based on defined boundries
,Porth's Essentials of Pathophysiology 5th
Edition
A procedure is - A detailed plan of action
Orders are - Tasks based on policies and procedures and are mandatory
Directives are - Requests or suggestions, usually not given on fireground
Organization SOP/SOG are - Standard methods/rules to carry out ROUTINE
functions
Major areas if NIMS/ICS are - Command, Finance, Logistics, Operations,
Planning (C-FLOP)
Parts of the command branch are - Command, Liason, Safety, Public
information officer
NFPA fire service safety and health standard - NFPA 1500
Average firefighter injuries per year - 100,000
Majority of injuries are (1) cardiac & (2) MVA and occur on - Fireground
NFPA live fire training standard - NFPA 1403
OSHA Regulation 29 CFR 1910.120 covers - Hazardous waste operations and
emergency response (HAZWOPER)
,Porth's Essentials of Pathophysiology 5th
Edition
An established set of criteria which decisions can be made based on an
assessment of benefits compared to risk is - Risk management plan
Hearing protection is required in apparatus when - Siren/engine noise exceed
90db
Critical factors for IC to sizeup during an incident - Special hazards, Life
safety, Extent of fire, Resources, Building type/access/configuration (SLERB)
Offensive fire operations are based on - A controlled, aggressive interior
search & attack
Defensive fire operations are based on - Determining the boundries of the
hazard and keeping firefighters out of defined areas
Situational awareness is - Your knowledge of the situation and environment
around you
Definition of fire is - Rapid oxidation of combustibles accompanied by a
release of energy in the form of heat and light
Fire is a form of combustion. Combustion is - Rapid and self sustaining
chemical reaction
Parts of the fire tetrahedron - Oxygen, heat, fuel, chemical chain reaction
, Porth's Essentials of Pathophysiology 5th
Edition
Difference between fire tetrahedron and fire triangle - Fire triangle
represents non-flaming combustion (coal), Fire tetrahedron represents
flaming combustion (camp fire)
Potential energy is - Stored energy
Kinetic energy is - Moving energy
Each part of fire tetrahedron by itself is potential energy, together form -
Kinetic energy in the form of heat and light
Heat moves from objects/areas of - Hot to cold, high temperature to lower
temperature
Heat ENERGY is measured in - BTU's or Joules
The chemical decomposition of a SOLID through the action of heat defines -
Pyrolysis
The chemical decomposition of a LIQUID through the action of heat defines -
Vaporization
The mixture of fuel and oxygen encountering an external heat source is -
Piloted ignition
Self heating/spontaneous heating occurs by - a material increasing
temperature through oxidation, without an external source
Edition
Firefighter NFPA qualification standard - NFPA 1001
Four types of public fire departments - Volunteer, career, combo and paid on
call
Integrity in the fire service means - "Obedience to the unenforceable", Doing
the right thing, cause its right
What is a emergency - A situation that is emerging
Standard tactical priorities are - Life safety, Incident stabilization, Property
conservation (LIP)
Chain of command is - Order of rank and authority
Universal principles of a fire organization - Discipline, Unity of command,
Division of labor, Span of control (DUDS)
Unity of command means - Subordinates report directly to 1 supervisor
Span of control is - Certain number of individuals an officer can manage. 3-7
is recommend with 5 being optimum
Division of labor assigns responsibility & prevents duplication by - Dividing
large jobs into smaller/specific tasks.
A policy is - A guide to decision making based on defined boundries
,Porth's Essentials of Pathophysiology 5th
Edition
A procedure is - A detailed plan of action
Orders are - Tasks based on policies and procedures and are mandatory
Directives are - Requests or suggestions, usually not given on fireground
Organization SOP/SOG are - Standard methods/rules to carry out ROUTINE
functions
Major areas if NIMS/ICS are - Command, Finance, Logistics, Operations,
Planning (C-FLOP)
Parts of the command branch are - Command, Liason, Safety, Public
information officer
NFPA fire service safety and health standard - NFPA 1500
Average firefighter injuries per year - 100,000
Majority of injuries are (1) cardiac & (2) MVA and occur on - Fireground
NFPA live fire training standard - NFPA 1403
OSHA Regulation 29 CFR 1910.120 covers - Hazardous waste operations and
emergency response (HAZWOPER)
,Porth's Essentials of Pathophysiology 5th
Edition
An established set of criteria which decisions can be made based on an
assessment of benefits compared to risk is - Risk management plan
Hearing protection is required in apparatus when - Siren/engine noise exceed
90db
Critical factors for IC to sizeup during an incident - Special hazards, Life
safety, Extent of fire, Resources, Building type/access/configuration (SLERB)
Offensive fire operations are based on - A controlled, aggressive interior
search & attack
Defensive fire operations are based on - Determining the boundries of the
hazard and keeping firefighters out of defined areas
Situational awareness is - Your knowledge of the situation and environment
around you
Definition of fire is - Rapid oxidation of combustibles accompanied by a
release of energy in the form of heat and light
Fire is a form of combustion. Combustion is - Rapid and self sustaining
chemical reaction
Parts of the fire tetrahedron - Oxygen, heat, fuel, chemical chain reaction
, Porth's Essentials of Pathophysiology 5th
Edition
Difference between fire tetrahedron and fire triangle - Fire triangle
represents non-flaming combustion (coal), Fire tetrahedron represents
flaming combustion (camp fire)
Potential energy is - Stored energy
Kinetic energy is - Moving energy
Each part of fire tetrahedron by itself is potential energy, together form -
Kinetic energy in the form of heat and light
Heat moves from objects/areas of - Hot to cold, high temperature to lower
temperature
Heat ENERGY is measured in - BTU's or Joules
The chemical decomposition of a SOLID through the action of heat defines -
Pyrolysis
The chemical decomposition of a LIQUID through the action of heat defines -
Vaporization
The mixture of fuel and oxygen encountering an external heat source is -
Piloted ignition
Self heating/spontaneous heating occurs by - a material increasing
temperature through oxidation, without an external source
