Firefighter 1 Key Words With Definitions

Firefighter 1 Key Words With Definitions Span of control - Answer- how many people one officer can handle; 3-7 with an optimum of 5 Unity of command - Answer- Everyone only answers to one person or officer Freelancing - Answer- Going to do your own job without command, DO NOT DO IDLH - Answer- Environment that is immeidiately dangerous to life and health Chain of Command - Answer- Authoritative flow of organization from bottom to top Soft Sleeve hose - Answer- Name of hose used for hooking to a pressurized Hydrant 3 firefighter priorities - Answer- life safety incident stabilization property conservation Hard Sleeve hose - Answer- Name of hose used for drafting operations Municipal water system - Answer- Primary and Secondary feeders, along with distributors Forward lay - Answer- water to fire Reverse Lay - Answer- Fire to water Pyrolysis - Answer- Process of converting a solid to a gas Split lay - Answer- Combination of Forward/reverse lay Backdraft triggered by - Answer- sudden introduction of oxygvlimbing angle of ladder "breathing" building climbing angle of ladder should be - Answer- 75° 4 stages of fire - Answer- incipient growth fully developed decay National Standard Thread - Answer- Standard fire hose thread used on couplings Type I Construction - Answer- Fire Resistant, ( Example a parking garage) Type II Construction - Answer- Noncombustible Construction ( Example Metal Building) Type III Construction - Answer- Ordinary Construction (Example building with stone on the outside) Type IV Construction - Answer- Heavy Timber Building Type V Construction - Answer- Wood Frame Construction (Example a House) how often SCBA cylinders should be tested - Answer- 3 years Aqueous film Forming Foam - Answer- highly efficient type of fire suppressant agent, used by itself to attack flammable liquid pool fires PASS acronym - Answer- pull aim