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Span of control refers to the number of subordinates who report to one supervisor at any level
within the organization. Span of control
The National Incident Management System is a comprehensive, national approach to incident
management that is applicable to all jurisdictional levels and across functional disciplines
NIMS
Standard operating procedures are standard sets of actions or procedures that are the core
operations for every emergency plan. Standard operating procedures
A standard operating guideline is an organization directive that establishes a course of action or
policy that may vary from department to department. Standard operating guidelines
Fire is the self-sustaining process of rapid oxidation of a fuel, which produces heat and light.
Fire
Backdraft is an explosion or very fast burning of heated gases resulting from the introduction of
oxygen when air is admitted into an overheated room or building that is heavily charged with
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smoke and fire gases, depleted of oxygen, and with extremely high temperatures.
Backdraft
A fire triangle is a geometric figure used to explain the concept of fire as it burns in the
smoldering mode fire triangle
A fire tetrahedron is a geometric figure used to explain the concept of fire as it burns in the flame
producing stage. fire tetrahedron
Heat transmitted in rays is called radiation. radiation
Heat transferred by direct contact through an intervening medium is called conduction.
conduction
Heat that travels by circulating air currents is called convection. convection
Universal precautions/body substance isolation work with the assumption that: all body
fluids are potentially hazardous
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Span of control refers to the number of subordinates who report to one supervisor at any level
within the organization. Span of control
The National Incident Management System is a comprehensive, national approach to incident
management that is applicable to all jurisdictional levels and across functional disciplines
NIMS
Standard operating procedures are standard sets of actions or procedures that are the core
operations for every emergency plan. Standard operating procedures
A standard operating guideline is an organization directive that establishes a course of action or
policy that may vary from department to department. Standard operating guidelines
Fire is the self-sustaining process of rapid oxidation of a fuel, which produces heat and light.
Fire
Backdraft is an explosion or very fast burning of heated gases resulting from the introduction of
oxygen when air is admitted into an overheated room or building that is heavily charged with
, GPSTC Practice Test Questions With Complete
Solutions
smoke and fire gases, depleted of oxygen, and with extremely high temperatures.
Backdraft
A fire triangle is a geometric figure used to explain the concept of fire as it burns in the
smoldering mode fire triangle
A fire tetrahedron is a geometric figure used to explain the concept of fire as it burns in the flame
producing stage. fire tetrahedron
Heat transmitted in rays is called radiation. radiation
Heat transferred by direct contact through an intervening medium is called conduction.
conduction
Heat that travels by circulating air currents is called convection. convection
Universal precautions/body substance isolation work with the assumption that: all body
fluids are potentially hazardous
