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11/14 Flashcards

1
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Epistaxis

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  • Bleeding from the nose
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2
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3 stages of labor

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  • Dilation of the cervix (longest) - Delivery of the infant - Delivery of the placenta
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Flexion Extension

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  • Bending of a joint - Straitening of a joint
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Adduction Abduction

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  • Motion towards the midline - Motion away from the midline
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Acetabulum

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  • pelvis where the lower leg connects. its the socket in which the ball of the femur fits.
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6
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Spleen

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Solid organ LUQ

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Dorsiflexion Plantar flexion

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  • toes up - Toes down
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8
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Providing direction so that organizational goals and objectives can bet met

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  • Discipline
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9
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Establishing and enforcing limits for behavior

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  • Discipline
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10
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Organization’s guide to decision making

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  • Policy
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11
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Organizations detailed guide to action

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  • Procedure
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12
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Either verbal or written, and is based upon organizational policy or procedure

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  • Order
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13
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Either verbal or written, and is NOT based upon organizational policy or procedure

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  • Directive
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14
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Directives, instructions, and requests given by a fire officer while at a emergency scene should all be considered

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  • Orders
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15
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SOP functions primarily as

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  • A starting point for fire attack or mitigating a incident.
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16
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A rapid chemical reaction that produces energy and products of combustion

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  • Fire
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17
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The capacity to perform work

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  • Energy
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18
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BTU

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  • Amount of heat needed to raise the temp of 1lb of water 1 degree Fahrenheit = 1,055 joules
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19
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Calorie

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  • Amount of heat needed to raise 1gram of water 1 degree Celsius. = 4.187 joules
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20
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In the beginning stage of a fire, heat transfer is due mostly to

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  • Conduction
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21
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Liquid with a specific gravity of less that one

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  • are lighter than water
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22
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If gas has a vapor density of less than one, what will it do

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  • Rise and dissipate
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23
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“A self sustaining chemical reaction yielding energy or products that cause further reactions of the same kind “ describe?

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  • Combustion
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24
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Term for the pressure that is lost while forcing water through hose, appliances?

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  • Friction loss
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25
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Master Streams are those that exceed____gpm

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  • 350
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26
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Recommended nozzle pressure for a hand-held solid stream is ____psi.

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  • 50 psi
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27
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Recommended nozzle pressure for a solid master stream is ____psi.

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  • 80psi
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28
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How do most modern alarm and detection systems operate?

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  • Electronically
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29
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Which alarm initiating device is activated by a rapid rise in temperature?

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  • Rate-of-rise detector -12 to 15 degrees per min (7-8 C)
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30
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What would be the best way to stop discharge from a single sprinkler head?

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  • Inserting a wedge into the head
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31
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Which item is intended and used to start a fire?

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  • Incendiary device
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32
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Buildings with common attics of cocklofts, high-piled or large quantities of stock, and large public assemblies are examples of ____ hazards/

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  • Special fire
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33
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A facility or process which could produce a fire causing severe loss of property and life” Describes a ______ hazard.

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  • Target
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34
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Hospitals, Schools, facilities handling bulb flammable liquids and lumberyards are examples of _____ hazards.

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-Target

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35
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A hazard which arises due to processes or activities that are unique to a particular occupancy” describes a _____ fire hazard.

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  • Special
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36
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_______ cause fire to take abnormal paths of spread through the structure.

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  • Structural alterations
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37
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Which is one of the ten fire orders?

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  • Establish lookouts in potentially hazardous situations. - Determine safety zones and escape routes - Recognize current and obtain forecasts
38
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NFPA 1901 standards require a pumper to be equipped with what ladders?

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  • 24 extension - 14 roofer - 10 folding
39
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According to IFSTA, what does the term “Rescue” refer to?

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  • Removal and treatment of victims from situations involving natural elements or structural collapse.
40
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According to IFSTA, what does the term “ Extrication” refer to?

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  • Removal and treatment of victims trapped by manmade machinery or equipment.
41
Q

Hux, Kelly and Halligan tools are examples of ____tools?

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  • Prying
42
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Pike poles, plaster and drywall hooks are _____ tools.

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  • Pushing/pulling
43
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Lapping refers to the spread of fire by which means?

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  • From lower exterior openings into upper exterior openings
44
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This water valve has a disk that rotates 90 degrees from the fully open to the fully closed position_____.

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  • Butterfly
45
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In high value districts, roughly what should the maximum distance be between hydrants?

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  • 300 ft
46
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NFPA for fire hose

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  • 1961
47
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How can a Siamese adapter be distinguished for a wye?

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  • A Siamese has a single male outlet
48
Q

On a pitched roof what is the sheathing attached to?

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  • Rafters
49
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Defining departmental operations through rules, regulations and policies is a form of _______.

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  • Discipline
50
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Departmental policies that assign specific tasks to be performed at any given incident” is a definition of?

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  • SOP
51
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*Transformation of energy from one form to another?

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  • Work - Customary unit ftlb - SI Joule
52
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Which on of these body systems is most vulnerable to injury?

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  • Respiratory
53
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Self-inspection worksheet

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  • # ’s 8”x8” - Electrical breaker panels kept clear of obstructions - Extinguisher of 2A10BC
54
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Burning guidelines

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  • from 8am to 4pm. don’t add after 3pm
55
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NFPA 1710

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  • Turnout time 1 min - First engine 4 min, 8 min or less deployment - 4 min first responder or higher medical - 8 min or less medic unit
56
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Hypothermia

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  • Mild 90-95 (33-35C) - Moderate 80-90 (27-32C) - Severe less than 80 (less 26C) - Normal body temp 98.6 (37C)
57
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Bubbling or Wet lung sounds

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  • Rales or Crackles - Typical in CHF
58
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Decorticate & Decerebrate Spelling

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1

59
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Coarse, Gravelly, low pitched noises heard on inspiration

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  • Rhonchi
60
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GCS

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-EYE, VERBAL, MOTOR

61
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GCS (EYE)

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  • Spontaneous 4 - Response to speech 3 - Response to pain 2 - None 1
62
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GCS (VERBAL)

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  • Oriented 5 - Confused 4 - Inappropriate words 3 - Incomprehensible sounds 2 - None 1
63
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GCS (MOTOR)

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  • Obeys commands 6 - Localizes pain 5 - Withdraws to pain 4 - Abnormal flexion 3 - Abnormal extension 2 - None 1
64
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Vertebra

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  • Cervical 7 - Thoracic 12 - Lumbar 5 - Sacral 5 - Coccygeal 4
65
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The Ryan White CARE Act

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  • mandates that EMS personnel can find out whether they were exposed to life threatening diseases while providing care.
66
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Layers of the skin and where blood vessels are found.

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  • Epidermis - Dermis (blood vessels) - Subcutaneous
67
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Pulse pressure

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the pressure difference between the systolic and diastolic pressures is the pressure change to create the pulse, which is the pulse pressure. If resting blood pressure is (systolic/diastolic) 120/80 millimeters of mercury (mmHg), pulse pressure is 40.[1]

68
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Becks Triad

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  • Cardiac Tamponade - Hypotension - Distended neck veins - Distant muffled heart sounds
69
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Cushing Reflex

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  • ICP - Hypertension - Bradycardic - Irregular breathing
70
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Homeostasis

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  • Body’s ability to maintain equilibrium through various organ systems
71
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Purpose of lockout/Tagout

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  • Prevent fatal or serious injuries
72
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Normal blood glucose level

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  • Between (60-100)
73
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Hazmat Another name for hot zone

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  • Exclusion zone - Red zone - Restricted zone
74
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Hose Testing according to NFPA 1962 requires

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  • no longer than 300’
75
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FIRE ORDERS

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76
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Dist 1

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  • March 3rd, 1948
77
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Merger- Consolidation

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  • 2004 Dist. 6 approached Dist 1 - Nov 2005 vote of 88.6% passed - January 1st 2006 City of PT joined to become EJFR
78
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Weight of water

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  • gallon = 8.33lbs - Cubic foot = 62.4 lbs - 2 cubic feet - 124.8
79
Q

Admin

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  • 40 Seton Road Suite A
80
Q

Layers on the brain

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  • Skull - Dura - Arachnoid - Pia
81
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6 through 10th ribs attach to ? How many ribs attach directly to the sternum?

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  • Costal Arch - 5
82
Q

Injury occurs when bone ends that form a joint become separated

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  • Sprain
83
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Master Stream

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  • 350 gpm - 50 psi
84
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Wildland most important factors

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  • Fuel - Weather - Topography
85
Q

Aerial fuels ( Crown fires spreading) ????

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  • Air can circulate freely between them and ground
86
Q

Ropes not made for rescue (life safety)?

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  • Natural fiber (Manila, sisal, cotton)
87
Q

When splinting a child on a spine board where do you pad?

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  • Scapula
88
Q

Ledge doors are found on?

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  • Barns & Sheds, warehouses, storerooms
89
Q

Liquids convert to a solid at?

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  • 32F (0c)
90
Q

What are fire hydrants supplied by?

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  • Distributors
91
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Extinguisher class B rating

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  • 1b-640b

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