Essentials of Fire Fighting Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NFPA 1001 - ANSWER-Standard for fire fighter professional qualifications. (9) Industrial Revolution - ANSWER-is when fire fighting tools, equipment, and methods began to change in North America. (11) Fire Marks - ANSWER-Distinctive metal marker once produced by insurance comanies for identifying their policyholders.(12) Lieutentant and Captain - ANSWER-Majority of departments now use diffrent designations except for the ranks of:(12) Volunteers - ANSWER-Make up the majority of fire f...

Mistakes made in the initial response to the incident - What can mean the difference between solving the problem and becoming part of it? Life safety, incident stabilization, and protection of the environment and property - In order to effectively mitigate a Hazmat incident, IC use a problem-solving processes that emphasize what 3 things? Strategic goals - _________________ are broad statements of what must be done to resolve an incident. Tactical objectives - _________________ are sp...

What is the mission of the fire service? A) Protect personal and public property from fire and disrepair B) Completely eliminate the occurrence of fires in residential structures C) Employ the all-hazard approach to providing community protection D) Save lives and protect property and the environment from fires and other hazardous situations. - D) Save lives and protect property and the environment from fires and other hazardous situations. In the most common type of fire department org...

Acute - Sharp or severe having a rapid onset and short duration. All-Hazard Concept - 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 - Term used in National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards to describe incidents that have a likelihood of causing critical incident stress. Battalion - Fire department organizational subdivi...

What is the primary extinguishing agent you will use to extinguish fires? - Water What is the primary way water extinguishes fire? - By absorbing heat (which creates a cooling effect) What is specific heat? - Amount of energy required to raise the temperature of a specified unit mass of a material 1 degree in temperature What is latent heat of vaporization? - Quantity of heat absorbed by a substance at the point at which it changes form a liquid to a vapor Water has a latent heat of va...

Fires involve a heat producing chemical reaction between - fuel and an oxidizer Physical change occurs when a - substance remains chemically the same but changes in size shape apprearance chemical reaction occurs when - a substance changes from one type of matter into another, such as 2 or more substances combining to form compounds 2 forms of energy are - potential energy - amount an object can release at some point in the future. Kinetic energy - energy that a moving object possesses....

NFPA - National Fire Protection Association difference between FF 1 and FF 2? - FF1 works under direct supervision of a FF2 or company officer. A FF2 is trained to coordinate FF1 and FF2 personnel while working under the supervision of a company officer. staff personnel - provide background research and provide technical advice and recommendations to their line managers Criteria for employment by a fire department - Minimum educational requirements set by the AHJ( Authority Having J...

NFPA 1001 - Standard for fire fighter professional qualifications. (9) Industrial Revolution - is when fire fighting tools, equipment, and methods began to change in North America. (11) Fire Marks - Distinctive metal marker once produced by insurance comanies for identifying their policyholders.(12) Lieutentant and Captain - Majority of departments now use diffrent designations except for the ranks of:(12) Volunteers - Make up the majority of fire fighters in North Ame...