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Sharp or severe having a rapid onset and short
Acute
duration.
Provides a coordinated approach to a wide variety
of incidents; all responders use a similar,
All-Hazard Concept
coordinated approach with a common set of
authorities, protections, and resources.
Term used in National Fire Protection Association
Atypically Stressful Event (NFPA) standards to describe incidents that have a
likelihood of causing critical incident stress.
Fire department organizational subdivision
consisting of several fire service companies in a
Battalion designated geographic area. A battalion is usually
the first organizational level above individual
companies or stations.
Comprehensive method of infection control in
which every patient is assumed to be infected;
Body Substance Isolation
personal protective equipment is worn to prevent
(BSI)
exposure to bodily fluids and blood-borne and
airborne pathogens.
Carcinogen Cancer-producing substance.
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Order of rank and authority in the fire and
Chain of Command
emergency services.
Chronic Long-term and reoccurring.
Chronic Obstructive Term for several diseases that result in obstructive
Pulmonary Disease problems in the airway.
(COPD)
a collection of rules and regulations that has been
enacted by law in a particular jurisdiction. Codes
Code typically address a single subject area; examples
include a mechanical, electrical, building, or fire
code.
Process of enforcing a body of law aimed at
reducing fire and life-safety hazards as well as
Code Enforcement mandating the prober installation and maintenance
of building/structure fire and life-safety features to
provide adequate community fire prevention.
Safe area outside of the warm zone where
equipment and personnel are not expected to
become contaminated and special protective
Cold Zone
clothing is not required; the incident command post
and other support functions are typically located in
this zone.
The Fire Department's or other agency's
identification and prioritization of risks to the
Community Risk community followed by integrated application of
Reduction (CRR) resources to improve public safety through
minimizing the probability or occurrence and/or the
impact of unfortunate events.
Basic fire fighting organizational unit consisting of
Company firefighters and apparatus; headed by company
officer.
The shared assumptions, beliefs, and values of a
Culture
group or organization.
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Portable device for generating auxiliary electrical
power; generators are powered by gasoline or
Generator
diesel engines and typically have 110- and/or 220-
volt capacity outlets.
Device designed to protect against electrical shock;
Ground Fault Circuit
when grounding occurs, the device opens a circuit
Interrupter (GFCI)
to shut off the flow of electricity.
Electrical field that radiates outward from where the
Ground Gradient current enters the ground; its intensity dissipated
rapidly as distance increases from the point of entry.
Condition, substance, or device that can directly
Hazard
cause injury or loss; the source of a risk.
Potentially hazardous area immediately surround
the incident site; requires appropriate protective
Hot Zone
clothing and equipment and other safety
precautions for entry.
Description of any atmosphere that poses an
Immediately Dangerous
immediate hazard to life or produces immediate
to Life and Health (IDLH)
irreversible debilitating effects on health.
Standardizing approach to incident management
Incident Command
that facilitates interaction between cooperating
System (ICS)
agencies; adaptable to incidents of any size or type.
Person in chare of the incident command system
Incident Commander (IC) and responsible for the management of all incident
operations during a emergency.
Describes equipment that is approved for use in
flammable atmospheres; must be incapable of
Intrinsically Safe
releasing enough electrical energy to ignite the
flammable atmosphere.
Step-up transformer that converts vehicle's 12- or
Inverter
24-volt DC current into 110- or 220-volt AC current.
Personnel who provide emergency services to
Line Personnel
external customers (the public).
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Terms in this set (234)
Sharp or severe having a rapid onset and short
Acute
duration.
Provides a coordinated approach to a wide variety
of incidents; all responders use a similar,
All-Hazard Concept
coordinated approach with a common set of
authorities, protections, and resources.
Term used in National Fire Protection Association
Atypically Stressful Event (NFPA) standards to describe incidents that have a
likelihood of causing critical incident stress.
Fire department organizational subdivision
consisting of several fire service companies in a
Battalion designated geographic area. A battalion is usually
the first organizational level above individual
companies or stations.
Comprehensive method of infection control in
which every patient is assumed to be infected;
Body Substance Isolation
personal protective equipment is worn to prevent
(BSI)
exposure to bodily fluids and blood-borne and
airborne pathogens.
Carcinogen Cancer-producing substance.
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Order of rank and authority in the fire and
Chain of Command
emergency services.
Chronic Long-term and reoccurring.
Chronic Obstructive Term for several diseases that result in obstructive
Pulmonary Disease problems in the airway.
(COPD)
a collection of rules and regulations that has been
enacted by law in a particular jurisdiction. Codes
Code typically address a single subject area; examples
include a mechanical, electrical, building, or fire
code.
Process of enforcing a body of law aimed at
reducing fire and life-safety hazards as well as
Code Enforcement mandating the prober installation and maintenance
of building/structure fire and life-safety features to
provide adequate community fire prevention.
Safe area outside of the warm zone where
equipment and personnel are not expected to
become contaminated and special protective
Cold Zone
clothing is not required; the incident command post
and other support functions are typically located in
this zone.
The Fire Department's or other agency's
identification and prioritization of risks to the
Community Risk community followed by integrated application of
Reduction (CRR) resources to improve public safety through
minimizing the probability or occurrence and/or the
impact of unfortunate events.
Basic fire fighting organizational unit consisting of
Company firefighters and apparatus; headed by company
officer.
The shared assumptions, beliefs, and values of a
Culture
group or organization.
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Portable device for generating auxiliary electrical
power; generators are powered by gasoline or
Generator
diesel engines and typically have 110- and/or 220-
volt capacity outlets.
Device designed to protect against electrical shock;
Ground Fault Circuit
when grounding occurs, the device opens a circuit
Interrupter (GFCI)
to shut off the flow of electricity.
Electrical field that radiates outward from where the
Ground Gradient current enters the ground; its intensity dissipated
rapidly as distance increases from the point of entry.
Condition, substance, or device that can directly
Hazard
cause injury or loss; the source of a risk.
Potentially hazardous area immediately surround
the incident site; requires appropriate protective
Hot Zone
clothing and equipment and other safety
precautions for entry.
Description of any atmosphere that poses an
Immediately Dangerous
immediate hazard to life or produces immediate
to Life and Health (IDLH)
irreversible debilitating effects on health.
Standardizing approach to incident management
Incident Command
that facilitates interaction between cooperating
System (ICS)
agencies; adaptable to incidents of any size or type.
Person in chare of the incident command system
Incident Commander (IC) and responsible for the management of all incident
operations during a emergency.
Describes equipment that is approved for use in
flammable atmospheres; must be incapable of
Intrinsically Safe
releasing enough electrical energy to ignite the
flammable atmosphere.
Step-up transformer that converts vehicle's 12- or
Inverter
24-volt DC current into 110- or 220-volt AC current.
Personnel who provide emergency services to
Line Personnel
external customers (the public).
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