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Acute61-61CORRECT61ANSWER-
Sharp61or61severe61having61a61rapid61onset61and61short61duration.

All-Hazard61Concept61-61CORRECT61ANSWER-
Provides61a61coordinated61approach61to61a61wide61variety61of61incidents;61all61responde
rs61use61a61similar,61coordinated61approach61with61a61common61set61of61authorities,61p
rotections,61and61resources.

Atypically61Stressful61Event61-61CORRECT61ANSWER-
Term61used61in61National61Fire61Protection61Association61(NFPA)61standards61to61descri
be61incidents61that61have61a61likelihood61of61causing61critical61incident61stress.

Battalion61-61CORRECT61ANSWER-
Fire61department61organizational61subdivision61consisting61of61several61fire61service61co
mpanies61in61a61designated61geographic61area.61A61battalion61is61usually61the61first61org
anizational61level61above61individual61companies61or61stations.

Body61Substance61Isolation61(BSI)61-61CORRECT61ANSWER-
Comprehensive61method61of61infection61control61in61which61every61patient61is61assumed
61to61be61infected;61personal61protective61equipment61is61worn61to61prevent61exposure61t
o61bodily61fluids61and61blood-borne61and61airborne61pathogens.

Carcinogen61-61CORRECT61ANSWER-Cancer-producing61substance.

Chain61of61Command61-61CORRECT61ANSWER-
Order61of61rank61and61authority61in61the61fire61and61emergency61services.

Chronic61-61CORRECT61ANSWER-Long-term61and61reoccurring.

Chronic61Obstructive61Pulmonary61Disease61(COPD)61-61CORRECT61ANSWER-
Term61for61several61diseases61that61result61in61obstructive61problems61in61the61airway.

Code61-61CORRECT61ANSWER-
a61collection61of61rules61and61regulations61that61has61been61enacted61by61law61in61a61pa
rticular61jurisdiction.61Codes61typically61address61a61single61subject61area;61examples61i
nclude61a61mechanical,61electrical,61building,61or61fire61code.

,Code61Enforcement61-61CORRECT61ANSWER-
Process61of61enforcing61a61body61of61law61aimed61at61reducing61fire61and61life-
safety61hazards61as61well61as61mandating61the61prober61installation61and61maintenance61of6
1building/structure61fire61and61life-
safety61features61to61provide61adequate61community61fire61prevention.

, Cold61Zone61-61CORRECT61ANSWER-
Safe61area61outside61of61the61warm61zone61where61equipment61and61personnel61are61n
ot61expected61to61become61contaminated61and61special61protective61clothing61is61not61re
quired;61the61incident61command61post61and61other61support61functions61are61typically61
located61in61this61zone.

Community61Risk61Reduction61(CRR)61-61CORRECT61ANSWER-
The61Fire61Department's61or61other61agency's61identification61and61prioritization61of61ris
ks61to61the61community61followed61by61integrated61application61of61resources61to61impro
ve61public61safety61through61minimizing61the61probability61or61occurrence61and/or61the61
impact61of61unfortunate61events.

Company61-61CORRECT61ANSWER-
Basic61fire61fighting61organizational61unit61consisting61of61firefighters61and61apparatus;61hea
ded61by61company61officer.

Culture61-61CORRECT61ANSWER-
The61shared61assumptions,61beliefs,61and61values61of61a61group61or61organization.

Generator61-61CORRECT61ANSWER-
Portable61device61for61generating61auxiliary61electrical61power;61generators61are61power
ed61by61gasoline61or61diesel61engines61and61typically61have61110-61and/or61220-
volt61capacity61outlets.

Ground61Fault61Circuit61Interrupter61(GFCI)61-61CORRECT61ANSWER-
Device61designed61to61protect61against61electrical61shock;61when61grounding61occurs,61t
he61device61opens61a61circuit61to61shut61off61the61flow61of61electricity.

Ground61Gradient61-61CORRECT61ANSWER-
Electrical61field61that61radiates61outward61from61where61the61current61enters61the61groun
d;61its61intensity61dissipated61rapidly61as61distance61increases61from61the61point61of61ent
ry.

Hazard61-61CORRECT61ANSWER-
Condition,61substance,61or61device61that61can61directly61cause61injury61or61loss;61the61so
urce61of61a61risk.

Hot61Zone61-61CORRECT61ANSWER-
Potentially61hazardous61area61immediately61surround61the61incident61site;61requires61approp
riate61protective61clothing61and61equipment61and61other61safety61precautions61for61entry.

Immediately61Dangerous61to61Life61and61Health61(IDLH)61-61CORRECT61ANSWER-
Description61of61any61atmosphere61that61poses61an61immediate61hazard61to61life61or61pr
oduces61immediate61irreversible61debilitating61effects61on61health.

Incident61Command61System61(ICS)61-61CORRECT61ANSWER-
Standardizing61approach61to61incident61management61that61facilitates61interaction61bet
ween61cooperating61agencies;61adaptable61to61incidents61of61any61size61or61type.
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