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Fire Triangle - g g
ANSWER ..> Fuel Heat
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Oxygen
Fire Tetrahedron - ANSWER ..> Heat Fuel
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Oxygen
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Class A Fire - g g g
ANSWER ..> Common Combustibles such as paper, wood, furniture,
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clothing - Water, Foam ( Green Triangle)
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Class B Fires - g g g
ANSWER ..> Usually involve flammable liquids and grease and ty
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pically start in kitchens and maintenance areas. Class B Foam ( Re
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Class C Fires - g g g
gANSWER ..> Usually involve live electrical equipment and typical
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ly occur in motors, switches, cords, circuits, and wiring. ( Blue Circ
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le) Co2 extinguishers
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Class D Fires - g g g
ANSWER ..> Fires involving combustible metals such as magnesi
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um, titanium, zirconium, sodium, and potassium. (Yellow Star)
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, Class K Fires - g g g
ANSWER ..> Fires in cooking appliances that involve combustible
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cooking
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media (vegetable or animal oils and fats). ( Black Polygon)
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What is a purple k extinguisher for - ANSWER ..> Class c fires
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Conduction - g
ANSWER ..> The direct transfer of heat from one substance to anoth
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er substance that it is touching.
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Convection - g
ANSWER ..> Process by which, in a fluid being heated, the warme
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r part of the mass will rise and the cooler portions will sink.
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RAdiation - g
ANSWER ..> Radiates in all directions including back towards fire
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Stages of Fire - g g g
ANSWER ..> Ignition Growth
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Flashover
Fully Developed De
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Ignition Stage - g g
ANSWER ..> Stage where fuel and oxygen are exposed to heat, result
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ing in a sustained chemical reaction
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Growth Stage - g g
ANSWER ..> Fire begins to develop, depending on the amount of
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,fuel present and oxygen available
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, Flashover Stage and its temperature - g g g g g
gANSWER ..> Transition between growth and fully developed al
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l products are ignited 900-1100
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Fully Developed Stage - g g g
gANSWER ..> Stage of burning process where energy release is at max
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imum rate and is limited only by availability of fuel and oxygen.
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Decay Stage - ANSWER ..> When fuel starts to Diminish
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Rollover - g
ANSWER ..> Fire or flame front that is observed rolling along in fr
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ont of burning materials
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Flashover - g
ANSWER ..> Stage of a fire at which all surfaces and objects withi
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n a space have been heated to their ignition temperature, and fla
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me breaks out almost at once over the surface of all objects in the
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space.
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Backdraft - g
ANSWER ..> The explosive burning of heated gases that occurs wh
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en oxygen is introduced into a compartment that has a high conce
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ntration of flammable gases and a depleted supply of oxygen due
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to an existing fire.
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Training - ANSWER ..> Backbone of Fire Department
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Performance Standards - g g
ANSWER ..> Indicators of what the job accomplishes and how per
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formance is measured in key areas of the job description
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