ESSENTIALS OF FIRE FIGHTING
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⩥ All-Hazard Concept. Answer: Provides a coordinated approach to a
wide variety of incidents; all responders use a similar, coordinated
approach with a common set of authorities, protections, and resources.
⩥ Atypically Stressful Event. Answer: Term used in National Fire
Protection Association (NFPA) standards to describe incidents that have
a likelihood of causing critical incident stress.
⩥ Battalion. Answer: Fire department organizational subdivision
consisting of several fire service companies in a designated geographic
area. A battalion is usually the first organizational level above individual
companies or stations.
⩥ Body Substance Isolation (BSI). Answer: Comprehensive method of
infection control in which every patient is assumed to be infected;
personal protective equipment is worn to prevent exposure to bodily
fluids and blood-borne and airborne pathogens.
⩥ Carcinogen. Answer: Cancer-producing substance.
, ⩥ Chain of Command. Answer: Order of rank and authority in the fire
and emergency services.
⩥ Chronic. Answer: Long-term and reoccurring.
⩥ Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Answer: Term for
several diseases that result in obstructive problems in the airway.
⩥ Code. Answer: a collection of rules and regulations that has been
enacted by law in a particular jurisdiction. Codes typically address a
single subject area; examples include a mechanical, electrical, building,
or fire code.
⩥ Code Enforcement. Answer: Process of enforcing a body of law aimed
at reducing fire and life-safety hazards as well as mandating the prober
installation and maintenance of building/structure fire and life-safety
features to provide adequate community fire prevention.
⩥ Cold Zone. Answer: Safe area outside of the warm zone where
equipment and personnel are not expected to become contaminated and
special protective clothing is not required; the incident command post
and other support functions are typically located in this zone.
⩥ Community Risk Reduction (CRR). Answer: The Fire Department's or
other agency's identification and prioritization of risks to the community
FINAL PAPER WITH ACCURATE
ANSWERS
⩥ All-Hazard Concept. Answer: Provides a coordinated approach to a
wide variety of incidents; all responders use a similar, coordinated
approach with a common set of authorities, protections, and resources.
⩥ Atypically Stressful Event. Answer: Term used in National Fire
Protection Association (NFPA) standards to describe incidents that have
a likelihood of causing critical incident stress.
⩥ Battalion. Answer: Fire department organizational subdivision
consisting of several fire service companies in a designated geographic
area. A battalion is usually the first organizational level above individual
companies or stations.
⩥ Body Substance Isolation (BSI). Answer: Comprehensive method of
infection control in which every patient is assumed to be infected;
personal protective equipment is worn to prevent exposure to bodily
fluids and blood-borne and airborne pathogens.
⩥ Carcinogen. Answer: Cancer-producing substance.
, ⩥ Chain of Command. Answer: Order of rank and authority in the fire
and emergency services.
⩥ Chronic. Answer: Long-term and reoccurring.
⩥ Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Answer: Term for
several diseases that result in obstructive problems in the airway.
⩥ Code. Answer: a collection of rules and regulations that has been
enacted by law in a particular jurisdiction. Codes typically address a
single subject area; examples include a mechanical, electrical, building,
or fire code.
⩥ Code Enforcement. Answer: Process of enforcing a body of law aimed
at reducing fire and life-safety hazards as well as mandating the prober
installation and maintenance of building/structure fire and life-safety
features to provide adequate community fire prevention.
⩥ Cold Zone. Answer: Safe area outside of the warm zone where
equipment and personnel are not expected to become contaminated and
special protective clothing is not required; the incident command post
and other support functions are typically located in this zone.
⩥ Community Risk Reduction (CRR). Answer: The Fire Department's or
other agency's identification and prioritization of risks to the community
