FIRE TERMINOLOGY 13

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FIRE DEPARTMENT TERMINOLOGY 13If at the end of the clue there is a (__ words), this means the answer has the number of words listed

and they are placed without a space between words.

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1 A fire attack utilizing both indirect and direct fire fighting techniques at the same time, when

attempting to extinguish a structure fire4 Tool used for preventing hose damage when a hose is dragged over sharp surfaces (2 words)

6 A type of window that usually consists of two sashes that meet in the center that are locked

together with a latch or a bolt on the inside

10 The two lengthwise parts of a trussed ladder beam which are separated by truss or separation

blocks

13 Glass which is manufactured from two sheets of glass that are bonded to a sheet of plastic,

sandwiched between them

15 A small attic

17 A link that holds two levers of a sprinkler against the frame (2 words)

20 Using an axe or other tool to determine the location of joists

22 Window that has small 4 inch wide sections, running as long as the window's width, andnormally constructed without frames

25 Type of damage to fire hose in the form of worn areas, rips, abrasions, crushed or damaged

couplings, or cracked inner linings

26 The part of a rope used in forming a knot (2 words)

29 Any low protective wall or barrier at the edge of a balcony, roof, bridge, or the like

32 The part of a rope used for hoisting, pulling, or belaying (2 words)

35 Location that is below ground or otherwise cut off from natural or forced ventilation. May

include below ground areas in structures, caves, sewers, storage tanks, and trenches (2 words)

39 Rapid, self-sustaining oxidation process accompanied by the evolution of heat and light of

varying intensities

40 Ladder consisting on one section which is nonadjustable in length42 An enclosed room or space within a building

44 Sprinkler that sits on top of a pipe and sprays up into the deflector that breaks up the stream

and redirects it towards the floor

50 Knot used to join two ropes of unequal diameters, or joining a rope and a chain (2 words)

52 The outer boundary, or the distance around the outside edge of a wildland fire

53 Tool which aids in carrying or handling a charged hoseline (2 words)

55 Material or substance which is oxidized during the combustion process

56 The practice of searching a fire scene for hidden fires, and to attempt to discover the possible

point of origin and the cause of the fire

57 Ventilation by opening up a roof or existing roof opening for the purpose of releasing hot fire

gases and smoke from a burning structure60 Knot used to join two ropes of unequal diameters, or joining a rope and chain (2 words)

62 Hose appliance which has two or three female connectors coming into the appliance, and a

single male discharge exiting the appliance

63 A functional assignment such as search and rescue, salvage, or ventilation

67 Wooden or metal pieces that prevent an extension ladder fly from being extended to far

69 The energy which is transferred from one body to another when the temperatures of the bodies

are different

70 Force per unit area

71 The most common type of litter used in the fire service (2 words)


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72 Fires involving flammable and combustible liquids and gases (2 words)

74 Damage to a fire hose caused by the exposure to petroleum products, paints, acids, or alkalis

76 Hose load in which the hose is laid so that its folds lay flat rather than on the edge (2 words)

77 A condition where flames move through or across the unburned gases during the progression of

a fire

78 The further bending of one side of a loop during the creation of a knot (2 words)

80 Hose appliance which has one large female intake coming into the appliance and 2 or more

male discharges exiting the appliance82 Device to channel water out of structures during and after fires (2 words)

83 A ground ladder which is designed to be used as either a self-supporting stepladder, or a single

or extension ladder

86 The part of the total pressure that is lost while forcing water through a pipe, fitting, fire hose,

and adapters (2 words)

87 A fire safety survey in public or commercial occupancies that gives "up-front" information

required to better assess conditions during any emergency situation that may occur in these

occupancies

92 Wood-frame construction

93 The process of raising water from a static source to supply a pumper

95 Rope which is designed for low stretch without breaking. The best choice for rescue operations

100 Ignition when a fire is ignited by a spark or a flame

101 Extinguisher used to fight Class D fires only (2 words)

102 Damage to a fire hose caused by excessive heat, exposure to exhaust, or prolonged drying

103 The systematic removal and replacement of heat, smoke, and other fire gases from a structure

with cooler air

106 The fire attack when water or other extinguishing agents are applied to the base of a fire with a

solid or straight stream (2 words)

108 Fire stream which is composed of very fine droplets of water (2 words)

110 Fire-resistive construction

111 SHEET MSDS

117 Debris bag or bucket which are used to carry debris from a structure, catch falling debris, or

provide a water basin for immersing small burning objects

120 The area around a building equal to one and a half times the height of the building, where no

personnel or apparatus should be allowed to operate in, during the course of a fire (2 words)

122 Fuels in a wildland fire that are suspended, or upright fuels that are physically separated from

the ground

123 Fires involving the combustion of ordinary solids such as wood, cloth, paper, rubber,and

plastics (2 words)

124 Rapid, but thorough search of a building for victims, performed either before or during fire

suppression operations

127 Sketch of a property drawn during a fire safety survey, that includes positions of streets, other

buildings, and important features that will assist in fire fighting (2 words)

129 Any piece of hardware used in conjunction with fire hose for the purpose of delivering water (2

words)

130 A boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion

131 Tool used to stop the flow of water in a hoseline without shutting the line down (2 words)

132 Fire caused by flying sparks or embers landing outside the main wildland fire

133 The extreme top of a ladder

141 A facility in which there is a great potential likelihood of life or property loss from a fire (2

words)

142 The point in which a fire stream begins to lose its forward velocity (3 words)

144 The generic term for halogenated hydrocarbons


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147 Tool used for the purpose of tightening and loosening hose couplings

150 Heavy timber construction

152 Noncombustible or limited combustible construction

153 The area of unburned fuels next to an involved area of a wildland fire

154 A multi-sectional ground ladder which can be adjusted to a variety of lengths

155 Common hose fitting used to extend a larger diameter hoseline by connecting a smaller

diameter hoseline to the end156 A firefighter who holds a ladder at its base while other firefighters ascend or descend

157 Liquids that have flash points less than 100 degrees (2 words)

158 The part of a hose coupling that serves as the point of attachment to the hose

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1 A unit used to refill SCBA with purified air

2 Ventilation by venting a structure from the top-most area of the building by cutting a hole in

the roof or opening preexisting openings in the roof

3 Organic matter in various stages of decomposition found on the floor of forests

5 Gasket used to make a hoseline connection watertight when the female and male ends areconnected

7 The transfer of heat energy by the movement of heated liquids or gases

8 Type of windows consisting of large sections of glass usually about 1 foot in width, and are as

long as the opening

9 Term used to describe crossing the side of a bight over the standing part during the creation of

a knot

10 Cross members of a ladder in which the firefighter climbs upon

11 PIV

12 A breathing technique used to extend the use of the remaining air in s SCBA

14 Type of truss roof, characterized by its round appearance

16 The part of a rope between the working end and the running end18 SOP (3 words)

19 The stage of a fire when the fire has consumed the available fuel in a compartment and the rate

of heat release begins to decline

21 The measurement of heat based on a standard

23 Sprinkler head used in a small room where the branch line runs along the wall

24 The effect of gases forming into layers according to the temperature of each layer.(2 words)

27 A rope that yields a high degree of stretch when a heavy load is exerted on it (2 words)

28 Long narrow strips of fire extending out from the main section of a wildland fire

29 The small, grooved wheel through which the halyard is drawn on an extension ladder

30 Discharges from nozzles at more than 350 gpm (2 words)

31 Hose laid from the water source to the fire (2 words)33 Self-sustaining chemical reaction yielding energy products that cause further reactions of the

same kind

34 Ventilation by cutting a large hole or trench extending from one exterior wall to the opposite

exterior wall

36 A hazard that arises as a result of the operations that are characteristic of the individual

occupancy (3 words)

37 A variation of a wye appliance that allows a firefighter to connect both a 2 1/2 inch line and two

1 1/2 inch lines in the same layout (2 words)

38 Hose roll consisting of starting at one end (usually male) and rolling hose towards the other end


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41 Wooden or metal strips that guide the fly sections of extension ladders while being raised

43 The period when the four elements of the fire tetrahedron come together and combustion

begins

45 A salvage cover that has been folded in such a way that it can hold small amounts of water

46 The transition between the growth and the fully developed stages of a fire

47 Pumping of water from two or more pieces of apparatus that are arranged in series, between

the water source and the fire scene

48 A special type of thread that helps provide a positive connection between the threads of theopposite coupling, and tends to eliminate cross-threading (2 words)

49 The loss of structural loss of integrity of masonry due to heat and fire

51 Extinguisher used to fight Class A, B, or C fires. (2 words)

54 Valve used in a siamese appliance to allow only one intake hose to be connected and charged

before additional hoses are connected

58 Directing a fire stream into a superheated atmosphere near or off the ceiling of a room,

resulting in the production of large quantities of steam, without disrupting the thermal

layering (2 words)

59 Preconnected hose load, that allows attack crews to pull hose off apparatus and carry on their

back, while the load pays off the firefighter's shoulder as he advances towards the fire

61 A long extension ladder with stayploes used for added leverage and stability when raising the

ladder

64 Single ladder equipped with folding hooks at the top end

65 Narrow single ladder which has hinged runs that allows the ladder to be folded so that it may

be carried in narrow passageways (2 words)

66 A fire stream which has been broken into coarsely divided drops

67 The natural effect of vertical heat and smoke movement throughout a building, creating an

upward draft which interferes with evacuation of occupants and ventilation operations

68 A sexless coupling where there is no distinct male or female component

70 Sprinkler head which extends down from the underside of piping

72 The valve utilized to turn off the water supply to a sprinkler system (2 words)

73 Observing and providing an accurate description of the conditions found at a scene upon

arrival

75 The load bearing part of a rope

79 Standing upwind

80 The resulting surge of pressure when water flowed through a hoseline or pipe is suddently

stopped (2 words)

81 The rear of a wildland fire opposite the head

83 Liquids that have a flash point higher than 100 degrees F. Examples - kerosene and vegetable

oil (2 words)

84 The bottom end of a ladder which is placed on the ground

85 Unburned areas inside the fire perimeter of a wildland fire

88 The maximum amount of heat that can be produced if all combustible materials in a given area

burn (2 words)

89 The lowest or widest section of an extension ladder

90 Anything that occupies space and has mass

91 Jacketed rope composed of a braid covering or sheath over the main load-bearing strands

94 Upper most section of an extension or combination ladder

96 Curved metal devices that are installed to the ends of roof ladders for the purpose of securing

the ladder to the peak of a roof

97 A condition where flames move through or across the unburned gases during the progression of

a fire

98 Rubber or neoprene foot plates, that usually swivel, which are attached to the butt end of a


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ladder

99 A rope that is constructed by uniformly intertwining strands together

100 Devices which are attached to the inside beams of ground ladder fly sections, used to hold the

fly section in place after it has been extended

104 Metal rods which run from one beam to the other on a ladder (2 words)

105 A gasoline or diesel powered unit that creates either 110- or 220-volts of electricity

107 The compass direction a slope faces

109 The banking down and lateral spread of heat, smoke, and other fire gases as they accumulatewithin a structure

112 Methods and operating procedures that aid in reducing primary and secondary damage during

fire fighting operations

113 Fires involving combustible metals such as aluminum magnesium, titanium, zirconium, sodium,

and potassium (2 words)

114 A stream of water or other extinguishing agent after it leaves a fire hose nozzle until it reaches

its desired target or the ground (2words)


116 Type of valve used to control water flowing from a hydrant which has a baffle that is moved by

a handle or screw arrangement (2 words)

117 Freestanding fire walls commonly found on large churches or shopping centers (2 words)

118 Letters designating a method of signaling during confined space operations

119 Fires involving energized electrical equipment (2 words)

121 The location where a fan is set up to perform positive-pressure ventilation. Usually at an

exterior doorway (3 words)

125 side of a wildland fire

126 Salvage tarps or other water proof materials used to prevent or lessen floor covering damage

during fire fighting operations (2 words)

128 The part of the rope that covers and protects the core or kern of a rope

131 The part of a wildland fire that travels or spreads at the quickest rate

134 Step-up transformer that converts a vehicle's 12- or 24-volt DC current into 110- or 220-volt

AC current

135 A load-bearing wall that supports the structural weight of two adjacent structures (2 words)

136 A bending of a rope back on itself, while keeping the sides parallel

137 Ventilation of a structure mechanically, through the use of fans, or hydraulically, through the

use of fog streams

138 Devices which are attached to the inside beams of ground ladders fly sections, used to hold the



140 A life safety knot which forms a single loop that will not constrict the object it is placed around

143 Ladder consisting on one section which is nonadjustable in length

145 Compact fire stream, with little shower or spray, produced from a fixed orifice, smoothbore

nozzle

148 Devices which are attached to the inside beams of ground ladder fly sections, used to hold the


149 Foam suitable for fighting Class A and B fires

151 The main structural member of a ladder which supports the rungs or rung locks


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FIRE DEPARTMENT TERMINOLOGY 13

C O M B I N A T I O N D H O S E R O L L E R C H E C K R A I L

A O R A I L S P S U W O W O

S A F E T Y P B U C O C K L O F T I S F U S I B L E L I N K N O

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