Essential of Fire Fighting 7th edition (Questions with complete solutions)

Acute correct answers Sharp or severe having a rapid onset and short duration. All-Hazard Concept correct answers 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 correct answers Term used in National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards to describe incidents that have a likelihood of causing critical incident stress. Battalion correct answers 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) correct answers 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 correct answers Cancer-producing substance. Chain of Command correct answers Order of rank and authority in the fire and emergency services. Chronic correct answers Long-term and reoccurring. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) correct answers Term for several diseases that result in obstructive problems in the airway. Code correct answers 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 correct answers 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 correct answers 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) correct answers The Fire Department's or other agency's identification and prioritization of risks to the community followed by integrated application of