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1. Acute Sharp or severe having a rapid onset and short duration.
2. All-Hazard Con- Provides a coordinated approach to a wide variety of incidents; all responders use
cept a similar, coordinated approach with a common set of authorities, protections,
and resources.
3. Atypically Stress- Term used in National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards to describe
ful Event incidents that have a likelihood of causing critical incident stress.
4. Battalion Fire department organizational subdivision consisting of several fire service com-
panies in a designated geographic area. A battalion is usually the first organiza-
tional level above individual companies or stations.
5. Body Substance Comprehensive method of infection control in which every patient is assumed to
Isolation (BSI) be infected; personal protective equipment is worn to prevent exposure to bodily
fluids and blood-borne and airborne pathogens.
6. Carcinogen Cancer-producing substance.
7. Chain of Com- Order of rank and authority in the fire and emergency services.
mand
8. Chronic Long-term and reoccurring.
9. Chronic Obstruc- Term for several diseases that result in obstructive problems in the airway.
tive Pulmonary
Disease (COPD)
10. Code 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.
11.
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Code Enforce- Process of enforcing a body of law aimed at reducing fire and life-safety hazards as
ment well as mandating the prober installation and maintenance of building/structure
fire and life-safety features to provide adequate community fire prevention.
12. Cold Zone 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.
13. Community Risk The Fire Department's or other agency's identification and prioritization of risks to
Reduction (CRR) the community followed by integrated application of resources to improve public
safety through minimizing the probability or occurrence and/or the impact of
unfortunate events.
14. Company Basic fire fighting organizational unit consisting of firefighters and apparatus;
headed by company officer.
15. Culture The shared assumptions, beliefs, and values of a group or organization.
16. Generator Portable device for generating auxiliary electrical power; generators are powered
by gasoline or diesel engines and typically have 110- and/or 220-volt capacity
outlets.
17. Ground Fault Cir- Device designed to protect against electrical shock; when grounding occurs, the
cuit Interrupter device opens a circuit to shut off the flow of electricity.
(GFCI)
18. Ground Gradient Electrical field that radiates outward from where the current enters the ground;
its intensity dissipated rapidly as distance increases from the point of entry.
19. Hazard Condition, substance, or device that can directly cause injury or loss; the source
of a risk.
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20. Hot Zone Potentially hazardous area immediately surround the incident site; requires ap-
propriate protective clothing and equipment and other safety precautions for
entry.
21. Immediately Description of any atmosphere that poses an immediate hazard to life or produces
Dangerous to immediate irreversible debilitating effects on health.
Life and Health
(IDLH)
22. Incident Com- Standardizing approach to incident management that facilitates interaction be-
mand System tween cooperating agencies; adaptable to incidents of any size or type.
(ICS)
23. Incident Com- Person in chare of the incident command system and responsible for the man-
mander (IC) agement of all incident operations during a emergency.
24. Intrinsically Safe Describes equipment that is approved for use in flammable atmospheres; must
be incapable of releasing enough electrical energy to ignite the flammable at-
mosphere.
25. Inverter Step-up transformer that converts vehicle's 12- or 24-volt DC current into 110- or
220-volt AC current.
26. Line Personnel Personnel who provide emergency services to external customers (the public).
27. Mitigate To cause to become less harsh or hostile; to make less sever, intense or painful;
to alleviate.
28. Personnel Ac- Method for indentifying which emergency responders are working on an incident
countability Sys- scene.
tem
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1. Acute Sharp or severe having a rapid onset and short duration.
2. All-Hazard Con- Provides a coordinated approach to a wide variety of incidents; all responders use
cept a similar, coordinated approach with a common set of authorities, protections,
and resources.
3. Atypically Stress- Term used in National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards to describe
ful Event incidents that have a likelihood of causing critical incident stress.
4. Battalion Fire department organizational subdivision consisting of several fire service com-
panies in a designated geographic area. A battalion is usually the first organiza-
tional level above individual companies or stations.
5. Body Substance Comprehensive method of infection control in which every patient is assumed to
Isolation (BSI) be infected; personal protective equipment is worn to prevent exposure to bodily
fluids and blood-borne and airborne pathogens.
6. Carcinogen Cancer-producing substance.
7. Chain of Com- Order of rank and authority in the fire and emergency services.
mand
8. Chronic Long-term and reoccurring.
9. Chronic Obstruc- Term for several diseases that result in obstructive problems in the airway.
tive Pulmonary
Disease (COPD)
10. Code 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.
11.
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Code Enforce- Process of enforcing a body of law aimed at reducing fire and life-safety hazards as
ment well as mandating the prober installation and maintenance of building/structure
fire and life-safety features to provide adequate community fire prevention.
12. Cold Zone 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.
13. Community Risk The Fire Department's or other agency's identification and prioritization of risks to
Reduction (CRR) the community followed by integrated application of resources to improve public
safety through minimizing the probability or occurrence and/or the impact of
unfortunate events.
14. Company Basic fire fighting organizational unit consisting of firefighters and apparatus;
headed by company officer.
15. Culture The shared assumptions, beliefs, and values of a group or organization.
16. Generator Portable device for generating auxiliary electrical power; generators are powered
by gasoline or diesel engines and typically have 110- and/or 220-volt capacity
outlets.
17. Ground Fault Cir- Device designed to protect against electrical shock; when grounding occurs, the
cuit Interrupter device opens a circuit to shut off the flow of electricity.
(GFCI)
18. Ground Gradient Electrical field that radiates outward from where the current enters the ground;
its intensity dissipated rapidly as distance increases from the point of entry.
19. Hazard Condition, substance, or device that can directly cause injury or loss; the source
of a risk.
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20. Hot Zone Potentially hazardous area immediately surround the incident site; requires ap-
propriate protective clothing and equipment and other safety precautions for
entry.
21. Immediately Description of any atmosphere that poses an immediate hazard to life or produces
Dangerous to immediate irreversible debilitating effects on health.
Life and Health
(IDLH)
22. Incident Com- Standardizing approach to incident management that facilitates interaction be-
mand System tween cooperating agencies; adaptable to incidents of any size or type.
(ICS)
23. Incident Com- Person in chare of the incident command system and responsible for the man-
mander (IC) agement of all incident operations during a emergency.
24. Intrinsically Safe Describes equipment that is approved for use in flammable atmospheres; must
be incapable of releasing enough electrical energy to ignite the flammable at-
mosphere.
25. Inverter Step-up transformer that converts vehicle's 12- or 24-volt DC current into 110- or
220-volt AC current.
26. Line Personnel Personnel who provide emergency services to external customers (the public).
27. Mitigate To cause to become less harsh or hostile; to make less sever, intense or painful;
to alleviate.
28. Personnel Ac- Method for indentifying which emergency responders are working on an incident
countability Sys- scene.
tem
29. Plans Review
