Knowing Fire | wildland | Know your District | Rescue | hose/ firestream |
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What is Fire tetrahedron.
Fuel, oxidizer, heat, and self-sustained chemical reaction?
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What is secure, straight, smooth, strong, sharp
The 5 "S"s of checking wildland tools
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What is the Dry Hydrant
The oak harbor conversation club
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What is a primary search?
A rapid ,thorough search done to locate victims as soon as possible.
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What is storz couplings?
Referred to as sexless couplings and are connected with one third of a turn.
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What is fire load.
The maximum heat that can be produced if all the combustibles in an area burn.
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What is Wildland PPE.
Non-Steel toed boots, nomex pants & jacket, web gear and fire shelter are part of which equipment?
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What is the tallest structure
Lucky farmers
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What should a firefighter do when injured, trapped or lost, etc.
Immediately activate the PASS device.
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What is the higbee cut?
A feature on screw thread couplings where the beginning of the thread is cut to provide a positive connection.
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What is hazardous.
These three products of combustion( carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and hydrogen cyanide) are considered what?
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What is terrain, weather, and wind.
The three factors that affect wildland fires.
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Northern
150 North lake winds Pkwy
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What is stabilization?
Providing additional support to key places between a vehicle and the ground to prevent further movement.
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What is hose clamp?
Used to stop the flow of water to allow replacement of a burst section of hose or add more sections.
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What is Type 3 (Ordinary Construction)
This construction type has exterior walls and structural features made of non-combustible materials or limited combustible materials. Interior construction consists of wood beams for walls and other materials for flooring and wall insulation.
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What is Common Denominators of Fire Behavior on Tragedy Fires
On relatively small fires or deceptively quite areas. In relatively light fuels, grass, herbs, light brush. When unsuspected shift in wind direction or in wind speed. When fire responds to topographic conditions and runs up hill. These are what?
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Columbia gas station
900 SR 19
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How do you remove tempered glass from side and rear windows?
Using a spring-loaded center punch or striking with a sharp point at the lower corner.
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What is flat load?
The type of load that is the easiest to load for large diameter hose and most prevalent on our trucks.
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What is building collapse
Cracks or separation in walls-ceilings-floors-roof, loose bricks or stones falling of coming of the building, and deteriorated mortar between masonry are indications of what hazard?
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What is crowning fire.
When 70% or greater canopy coverage and 20mph winds or greater indicate what type hazard?
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fire station
240 west water street
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What is a V-shaped collapse?
The pattern of collapse when outer walls remain standing and the floors or roof fail in the middle leaving voids on both sides of the collapse.
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What is a fog stream?
Used to achieve maximum water surface for heat absorption and is composed of very fine water droplets.
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