ESSENTIAL OF FIRE FIGHTING 7TH EDITION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (ALL CHAPTERS)
Acute f- fanswersSharp for fsevere fhaving fa frapid fonset fand fshort fduration.
All-Hazard fConcept f- fanswersProvides fa fcoordinated fapproach fto fa fwide fvariety fof
fincidents; fall fresponders fuse fa fsimilar, fcoordinated fapproach fwith fa fcommon fset fof
fauthorities, fprotections, fand fresources.
Atypically fStressful fEvent f- fanswersTerm fused fin fNational fFire fProtection fAssociation
f(NFPA) fstandards fto fdescribe fincidents fthat fhave fa flikelihood fof fcausing fcritical
fincident fstress.
Battalion f- fanswersFire fdepartment forganizational fsubdivision fconsisting fof fseveral
ffire fservice fcompanies fin fa fdesignated fgeographic farea. fA fbattalion fis fusually fthe
ffirst forganizational flevel fabove findividual fcompanies for fstations.
Body fSubstance fIsolation f(BSI) f- fanswersComprehensive fmethod fof finfection fcontrol
fin fwhich fevery fpatient fis fassumed fto fbe finfected; fpersonal fprotective fequipment fis
fworn fto fprevent fexposure fto fbodily ffluids fand fblood-borne fand fairborne fpathogens.
Carcinogen f- fanswersCancer-producing fsubstance.
Chain fof fCommand f- fanswersOrder fof frank fand fauthority fin fthe ffire fand femergency
fservices.
Chronic f- fanswersLong-term fand freoccurring.
Chronic fObstructive fPulmonary fDisease f(COPD) f- fanswersTerm ffor fseveral fdiseases
fthat fresult fin fobstructive fproblems fin fthe fairway.
Code f- fanswersa fcollection fof frules fand fregulations fthat fhas fbeen fenacted fby flaw fin
fa fparticular fjurisdiction. fCodes ftypically faddress fa fsingle fsubject farea; fexamples
finclude fa fmechanical, felectrical, fbuilding, for ffire fcode.
,Code fEnforcement f- fanswersProcess fof fenforcing fa fbody fof flaw faimed fat freducing
ffire fand flife-safety fhazards fas fwell fas fmandating fthe fprober finstallation fand
fmaintenance fof fbuilding/structure ffire fand flife-safety ffeatures fto fprovide fadequate
fcommunity ffire fprevention.
Cold fZone f- fanswersSafe farea foutside fof fthe fwarm fzone fwhere fequipment fand
fpersonnel fare fnot fexpected fto fbecome fcontaminated fand fspecial fprotective fclothing
fis fnot frequired; fthe fincident fcommand fpost fand fother fsupport ffunctions fare ftypically
flocated fin fthis fzone.
Community fRisk fReduction f(CRR) f- fanswersThe fFire fDepartment's for fother fagency's
fidentification fand fprioritization fof frisks fto fthe fcommunity ffollowed fby fintegrated
fapplication fof fresources fto fimprove fpublic fsafety fthrough fminimizing fthe fprobability for
foccurrence fand/or fthe fimpact fof funfortunate fevents.
Company f- fanswersBasic ffire ffighting forganizational funit fconsisting fof ffirefighters fand
fapparatus; fheaded fby fcompany fofficer.
Culture f- fanswersThe fshared fassumptions, fbeliefs, fand fvalues fof fa fgroup for
forganization.
Generator f- fanswersPortable fdevice ffor fgenerating fauxiliary felectrical fpower;
fgenerators fare fpowered fby fgasoline for fdiesel fengines fand ftypically fhave f110- fand/or
f220-volt fcapacity foutlets.
Ground fFault fCircuit fInterrupter f(GFCI) f- fanswersDevice fdesigned fto fprotect fagainst
felectrical fshock; fwhen fgrounding foccurs, fthe fdevice fopens fa fcircuit fto fshut foff fthe
fflow fof felectricity.
Ground fGradient f- fanswersElectrical ffield fthat fradiates foutward ffrom fwhere fthe
fcurrent fenters fthe fground; fits fintensity fdissipated frapidly fas fdistance fincreases ffrom
fthe fpoint fof fentry.
Hazard f- fanswersCondition, fsubstance, for fdevice fthat fcan fdirectly fcause finjury for
floss; fthe fsource fof fa frisk.
Hot fZone f- fanswersPotentially fhazardous farea fimmediately fsurround fthe fincident fsite;
frequires fappropriate fprotective fclothing fand fequipment fand fother fsafety fprecautions
ffor fentry.
Immediately fDangerous fto fLife fand fHealth f(IDLH) f- fanswersDescription fof fany
fatmosphere fthat fposes fan fimmediate fhazard fto flife for fproduces fimmediate
firreversible fdebilitating feffects fon fhealth.
, Incident fCommand fSystem f(ICS) f- fanswersStandardizing fapproach fto fincident
fmanagement fthat ffacilitates finteraction fbetween fcooperating fagencies; fadaptable fto
fincidents fof fany fsize for ftype.
Incident fCommander f(IC) f- fanswersPerson fin fchare fof fthe fincident fcommand fsystem
fand fresponsible ffor fthe fmanagement fof fall fincident foperations fduring fa femergency.
Intrinsically fSafe f- fanswersDescribes fequipment fthat fis fapproved ffor fuse fin fflammable
fatmospheres; fmust fbe fincapable fof freleasing fenough felectrical fenergy fto fignite fthe
fflammable fatmosphere.
Inverter f- fanswersStep-up ftransformer fthat fconverts fvehicle's f12- for f24-volt fDC
fcurrent finto f110- for f220-volt fAC fcurrent.
Line fPersonnel f- fanswersPersonnel fwho fprovide femergency fservices fto fexternal
fcustomers f(the fpublic).
Mitigate f- fanswersTo fcause fto fbecome fless fharsh for fhostile; fto fmake fless fsever,
fintense for fpainful; fto falleviate.
Personnel fAccountability fSystem f- fanswersMethod ffor findentifying fwhich femergency
fresponders fare fworking fon fan fincident fscene.
Plans fReview f- fanswersProcess fof freviewing fbuilding fplans fand fspecifications fto
fdetermine fthe fsafety fcharacteristics fof fa fproposed fbuilding; fgenerally fdone fbefore
fpermission fis fgranted fto fbegin fconstruction
Policy f- fanswersOrganizational fprinciple fthat fis fdeveloped fand fadopted fas fa fbasis ffor
fdecision-making.
Postincident fAnalysis f- fanswersOverview fand fcritique fof fan fincident fby fmembers fof
fall fresponding fagencies, fincluding fdispatchers. fTypically ftakes fplace fwithin ftwo
fweeks fof fthe fincident. fIn fthe ftraining fenvironment fit fmay fbe fused fto fevaluate fstudent
fand finstructor fperformance fduring fa ftraining fevolution.
Posttraumatic fStress fDisorder f(PTSD) f- fanswersDisorder fcaused fwhen fpersons fhave
fbeen fexposed fto fa ftraumatic fevent fin fwhich fthey fhave fexperienced, fwitnessed, for
fbeen fconfronted fwith fan fevent for fevents fthat finvolve factual fdeath, fthreatened fdeath,
fserious finjury, for fthe fthreat fof fphysical finjury fto fself for fothers.
Power fTake-Off f(PTO) fSystem f- fanswersMechanism fthat fallows fa fvehicle fengine fto
fpower fequipment fsuch fas fa fpump, fwinch, for fportable ftool; fit fis ftypically fattached fto
fthe ftransmission.
Procedure f- fanswersOutline fof fthe fsteps fthat fmust fbe fperformed fin forder fto fproperly
ffollow fan forganizational fpolicy. fProcedures fhelp fan forganization fto fensure fthat fit
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (ALL CHAPTERS)
Acute f- fanswersSharp for fsevere fhaving fa frapid fonset fand fshort fduration.
All-Hazard fConcept f- fanswersProvides fa fcoordinated fapproach fto fa fwide fvariety fof
fincidents; fall fresponders fuse fa fsimilar, fcoordinated fapproach fwith fa fcommon fset fof
fauthorities, fprotections, fand fresources.
Atypically fStressful fEvent f- fanswersTerm fused fin fNational fFire fProtection fAssociation
f(NFPA) fstandards fto fdescribe fincidents fthat fhave fa flikelihood fof fcausing fcritical
fincident fstress.
Battalion f- fanswersFire fdepartment forganizational fsubdivision fconsisting fof fseveral
ffire fservice fcompanies fin fa fdesignated fgeographic farea. fA fbattalion fis fusually fthe
ffirst forganizational flevel fabove findividual fcompanies for fstations.
Body fSubstance fIsolation f(BSI) f- fanswersComprehensive fmethod fof finfection fcontrol
fin fwhich fevery fpatient fis fassumed fto fbe finfected; fpersonal fprotective fequipment fis
fworn fto fprevent fexposure fto fbodily ffluids fand fblood-borne fand fairborne fpathogens.
Carcinogen f- fanswersCancer-producing fsubstance.
Chain fof fCommand f- fanswersOrder fof frank fand fauthority fin fthe ffire fand femergency
fservices.
Chronic f- fanswersLong-term fand freoccurring.
Chronic fObstructive fPulmonary fDisease f(COPD) f- fanswersTerm ffor fseveral fdiseases
fthat fresult fin fobstructive fproblems fin fthe fairway.
Code f- fanswersa fcollection fof frules fand fregulations fthat fhas fbeen fenacted fby flaw fin
fa fparticular fjurisdiction. fCodes ftypically faddress fa fsingle fsubject farea; fexamples
finclude fa fmechanical, felectrical, fbuilding, for ffire fcode.
,Code fEnforcement f- fanswersProcess fof fenforcing fa fbody fof flaw faimed fat freducing
ffire fand flife-safety fhazards fas fwell fas fmandating fthe fprober finstallation fand
fmaintenance fof fbuilding/structure ffire fand flife-safety ffeatures fto fprovide fadequate
fcommunity ffire fprevention.
Cold fZone f- fanswersSafe farea foutside fof fthe fwarm fzone fwhere fequipment fand
fpersonnel fare fnot fexpected fto fbecome fcontaminated fand fspecial fprotective fclothing
fis fnot frequired; fthe fincident fcommand fpost fand fother fsupport ffunctions fare ftypically
flocated fin fthis fzone.
Community fRisk fReduction f(CRR) f- fanswersThe fFire fDepartment's for fother fagency's
fidentification fand fprioritization fof frisks fto fthe fcommunity ffollowed fby fintegrated
fapplication fof fresources fto fimprove fpublic fsafety fthrough fminimizing fthe fprobability for
foccurrence fand/or fthe fimpact fof funfortunate fevents.
Company f- fanswersBasic ffire ffighting forganizational funit fconsisting fof ffirefighters fand
fapparatus; fheaded fby fcompany fofficer.
Culture f- fanswersThe fshared fassumptions, fbeliefs, fand fvalues fof fa fgroup for
forganization.
Generator f- fanswersPortable fdevice ffor fgenerating fauxiliary felectrical fpower;
fgenerators fare fpowered fby fgasoline for fdiesel fengines fand ftypically fhave f110- fand/or
f220-volt fcapacity foutlets.
Ground fFault fCircuit fInterrupter f(GFCI) f- fanswersDevice fdesigned fto fprotect fagainst
felectrical fshock; fwhen fgrounding foccurs, fthe fdevice fopens fa fcircuit fto fshut foff fthe
fflow fof felectricity.
Ground fGradient f- fanswersElectrical ffield fthat fradiates foutward ffrom fwhere fthe
fcurrent fenters fthe fground; fits fintensity fdissipated frapidly fas fdistance fincreases ffrom
fthe fpoint fof fentry.
Hazard f- fanswersCondition, fsubstance, for fdevice fthat fcan fdirectly fcause finjury for
floss; fthe fsource fof fa frisk.
Hot fZone f- fanswersPotentially fhazardous farea fimmediately fsurround fthe fincident fsite;
frequires fappropriate fprotective fclothing fand fequipment fand fother fsafety fprecautions
ffor fentry.
Immediately fDangerous fto fLife fand fHealth f(IDLH) f- fanswersDescription fof fany
fatmosphere fthat fposes fan fimmediate fhazard fto flife for fproduces fimmediate
firreversible fdebilitating feffects fon fhealth.
, Incident fCommand fSystem f(ICS) f- fanswersStandardizing fapproach fto fincident
fmanagement fthat ffacilitates finteraction fbetween fcooperating fagencies; fadaptable fto
fincidents fof fany fsize for ftype.
Incident fCommander f(IC) f- fanswersPerson fin fchare fof fthe fincident fcommand fsystem
fand fresponsible ffor fthe fmanagement fof fall fincident foperations fduring fa femergency.
Intrinsically fSafe f- fanswersDescribes fequipment fthat fis fapproved ffor fuse fin fflammable
fatmospheres; fmust fbe fincapable fof freleasing fenough felectrical fenergy fto fignite fthe
fflammable fatmosphere.
Inverter f- fanswersStep-up ftransformer fthat fconverts fvehicle's f12- for f24-volt fDC
fcurrent finto f110- for f220-volt fAC fcurrent.
Line fPersonnel f- fanswersPersonnel fwho fprovide femergency fservices fto fexternal
fcustomers f(the fpublic).
Mitigate f- fanswersTo fcause fto fbecome fless fharsh for fhostile; fto fmake fless fsever,
fintense for fpainful; fto falleviate.
Personnel fAccountability fSystem f- fanswersMethod ffor findentifying fwhich femergency
fresponders fare fworking fon fan fincident fscene.
Plans fReview f- fanswersProcess fof freviewing fbuilding fplans fand fspecifications fto
fdetermine fthe fsafety fcharacteristics fof fa fproposed fbuilding; fgenerally fdone fbefore
fpermission fis fgranted fto fbegin fconstruction
Policy f- fanswersOrganizational fprinciple fthat fis fdeveloped fand fadopted fas fa fbasis ffor
fdecision-making.
Postincident fAnalysis f- fanswersOverview fand fcritique fof fan fincident fby fmembers fof
fall fresponding fagencies, fincluding fdispatchers. fTypically ftakes fplace fwithin ftwo
fweeks fof fthe fincident. fIn fthe ftraining fenvironment fit fmay fbe fused fto fevaluate fstudent
fand finstructor fperformance fduring fa ftraining fevolution.
Posttraumatic fStress fDisorder f(PTSD) f- fanswersDisorder fcaused fwhen fpersons fhave
fbeen fexposed fto fa ftraumatic fevent fin fwhich fthey fhave fexperienced, fwitnessed, for
fbeen fconfronted fwith fan fevent for fevents fthat finvolve factual fdeath, fthreatened fdeath,
fserious finjury, for fthe fthreat fof fphysical finjury fto fself for fothers.
Power fTake-Off f(PTO) fSystem f- fanswersMechanism fthat fallows fa fvehicle fengine fto
fpower fequipment fsuch fas fa fpump, fwinch, for fportable ftool; fit fis ftypically fattached fto
fthe ftransmission.
Procedure f- fanswersOutline fof fthe fsteps fthat fmust fbe fperformed fin forder fto fproperly
ffollow fan forganizational fpolicy. fProcedures fhelp fan forganization fto fensure fthat fit
