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"Rule of Nines" - Medical concept, where major body areas are represented by increments of 9%
*For example the head equals 9%
109F - In hyperthermia, what core body temperature is generally fatal
within minutes unless treated?
4.0 to 10 w.c. - The typical water column range for gas service lines
4th Amendment - The amendment concerning search and seizure
*Remember "knocking"
5th Amendment - The amendment concerning pleading, grand jury and double jeopardy
*Remember "hand over mouth"
6th Amendment - The amendment concerning speedy trial, impartial, right to counsel, and face
witness
*Remember "point to wrist watch"
Absolute - The temperature scale based on the lowest possible temperature of absolute zero
Acute - A type of toxicity exposure that involves a one time exposure at a high level
Advancing - The burned section of a wildfire that an investigator should enter first in order to begin
examining the wildfire
Aerial Layer - The layer in wildfire investigations, which begins at six feet above and up and includes
branches, tree moss, and leaves
Ambient Wind - The factor or force that can potentially overcome the fire's tendency to burn uphill,
and in turn force the fire to burn downhill
Ampacity - Conductor capacity
, Ampere - Unit of electrical current
Arc - Luminous electrical discharge across a gap
Arc Mapping - An electrical analysis that is fundamentally pattern recognition
Arcing - An electrical event that is typically too brief and localized to be a competent ignition source
Arson - From the standpoint of investigative preparation, documentation, and scene control etc.,
every fire should be approached as if it is potentially what type of fire?
Arson Motives - Vandalism, excitement, revenge, crime concealment, profit, extremism, and
pyromania are seven types of what?
ASTM E1618 - What standard governs evidence collection for accelerant testing?
Auto-ignition Temperature - The minimum temperature at which combustible substance ignites
without spark or flame
Axisymmetric Plume - A fire plume in the center of the room with no wall interface
Backdraft - A low-order explosion that is the result of an oxygen-depleted fire that produces high
concentrations of incomplete combustion products, with a sudden mixture of air into the accumulated
fuels
Battery - The only source of electricity in a vehicle when the engine is not running
Blast Pressure Front - The expanding leading edge of explosion reaction, which is primarily responsible
for explosion damage and injuries
BLEVE - The most frequently encountered mechanical explosion
BLEVE - An event that occurs when a vessel's contents are liquid and heating causes the liquid to
exceed its boiling point and failure of the vessel occurs
Rapid Boiling - This is the mechanism in a Mechanical Explosion, along with the expansion of
pressurized gas
Bow - The front of a boat
Breaker Panel - In an electrical system, this device primarily functions as a main cutoff, electrical
protection, and power distribution
Buoyant Force - A force that is generated by temperature differences
*Due to hot air rising because its less dense