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What is a Lieuteant
The Rank a fire fighter will most typically report directly to
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What is Leather?
The approved material for structural firefighting boots.
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What is vapor
The state fuel is in for combustion to take place.
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What is drywall
Another term for gypsum board.
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What is the Cylinder?
The portion of an extinguisher that contains the extinguishing agent
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What is laws?
OSHA regulations are considered
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What is 95%
The approximate percentage of US population with access to 911 System
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What is conduction
In solid materials, energy moves directly from one molecule to another in this form of heat transfer.
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What is a truss
This construction assembly is most susceptible to total failure resulting from the failure of a small section.
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What is Class C Fire?
The class of fire that involved energized electrical equipment.
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What is NFPA 1001?
The NFPA Standard that specifies the training & performance qualifications for FFs
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What is the function of a EOSTI?
Warns a SCBA wearer of a low cylinder pressure
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What is 21
The percentage of oxygen normally found in air.
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What is Balloon frame
The construction method that is particularly susceptible to extension of fire upward through walls.
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What is a hydro-static test?
The test required to measure the ability of an extinguisher cylinder to withstand steady internal pressure.
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What is overexertion or strains?
How most fire fighter injuries occur
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What is the function of an Automatic Vehicle Locator System
It tracks apparatus location via GPS
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What is flashpoint
The lowest temp at which a liquid or solid produces enough flammable vapor to burn briefly
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What is dead load
The weight of a building without its contents.
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What is extra?
A wood working shop is an example of this environment?
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What is two-lane intersection?
The type of roadway that has 5 potential crash points.
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What is RIC/UAC
The equipment that provides air for emergency refilling of a low air cylinder.
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What is Pyrolysis
The process of heating a solid fuel so that it liberates gaseous fuel vapors.
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What is four
Type III construction is limited to this maximum number of stories.
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What is Formation of A Crust Over the Fuel?
The method by which a multipurpose dry chemical agent prevents rekindling of a Class A fuel.
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