Chapter 1 Terms

Question 1

All hazard concept

Answer 1

Provides a coordinated approach to wide variety of incidents; I’ll responders use a similar coordinated approach with a common set of authorities, protections, and resources

Question 2

Battalion

Answer 2

Fire department organizational subdivision, consisting of several fire service companies in a designated geographic area. A battalion is usually the first organizational level above individual companies or stations.

Question 3

Body substance isolation BSI

Answer 3

Comprehensive method of infection control in which every patient is assumed to be infected; personal protective equipment is worn to prevent exposure to bodily fluids and blood-borne and airborne pathogens

Question 4

Carcinogen

Answer 4

Cancer producing substance

Question 5

Chain of command

Answer 5

Order of rank and Authority in the Fire and Emergency Services

Question 6

Code

Answer 6

A collection of rules and reg that has been enacted by law in a particular jurisdiction typically address a single subject area; examples include a mechanical, electrical, building or fire code

Question 7

Cold zone

Answer 7

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 the zone

Question 8

Community risk reduction CRR

Answer 8

The fire departments or other agencies, identification, and prioritization of risks to the community, followed by the integrated application of resources to improve public safety through minimizing the probability or occurrence and or the impact of unfortunate events

Question 9

Company

Answer 9

Basic firefighting, organizational unit, consisting of firefighters and apparatus; headed by a company officer

Question 10

Generator

Answer 10

Portable device for generating auxiliary electrical power; generators are powered by gasoline or diesel engines and typically have 110 and or 220 V capacity outlets

Question 11

Ground fault circuit interrupter GFCI

Answer 11

Device designed to protect and electrical shock; when ground occurs the device opens a circuit to shut off the flow of electricity

Question 12

Ground gradient

Answer 12

Electrical field that radiates outward from where the current enters the ground; its intensity dissipates rapidly as distance increases from the point of entry

Question 13

Hazard

Answer 13

Condition, substance, or device that can directly cause injury or loss the source of a risk

Question 14

Hot zone

Answer 14

Potentially hazardous area immediately surrounding the incident site; requires appropriate protective, clothing, and equipment and other safety precautions for entry

Question 15

Immediately dangerous to life and health IDLH

Answer 15

Description of an atmosphere that poses an immediate hazard to life or products, Immediate irreversible debilitating effects on health

Question 16

Incident command system

Answer 16

Standardize approach to incident management that facilitates interaction between cooperating agencies; adapted to incidents of any size or type

Question 17

Incident commander

Answer 17

Standardize approached incident management that facilitates interaction between cooperating agencies; adaptable to incidents of any size or type

Question 18

Intrinsically safe

Answer 18

Describes equipment that is approved for use in flammable atmospheres; must be incapable of releasing enough electrical energy to ignite the flammable atmosphere 

Question 19

Inverter

Answer 19

Step up transformer that converts a vehicles 12 or 14 V DC current into 110 or 220 V AC current

Question 20

Mitigate

Answer 20

To cause to become less harsh or hostile; to make less severe, intense or painful; to alleviate

Question 21

Personal accountability system

Answer 21

Method for identifying which emergency responders are working on an incident scene

Question 22

Plans review

Answer 22

Process of reviewing building plans and specifications to determine the safety characteristics of a proposed building; generally done before permission is granted to begin construction

Question 23

Policy

Answer 23

Organizational principle that is developed or adopted as a basis for decision-making

Question 24

Post incident analysis

Answer 24

Overview and critique of an incident by members of All, responding agencies, including dispatch, typically takes place within two weeks of the incident

Question 25

Power takeoff PTO system

Answer 25

Mechanism that allows a vehicle engine to power equipment, such as a pump, winch, or portable tool; it is typically attached to the transmission

Question 26

Procedure

Answer 26

Outline of the steps that must be performed in order to properly follow an organizational policy

Procedures help in organization to ensure that it consistently approaches a task in the correct way in order to accomplish a specific objective

Question 27

Rehabilitation

Answer 27

Long firefighters are rescuers to rest, rehydrate and recover during incident

Question 28

Response district

Answer 28

Geographical area to which a particular apparatus is assigned to be first due on a fire or other emergency incident

Question 29

Risk

Answer 29

Likelihood of suffering harm from a hazard

The potential for a failure or loss

Question 30

Risk management plan

Answer 30

Written plan that identifies in analyses the exposure to hazards, select appropriate risk management techniques to handle exposures implements those techniques and monitors the results

Question 31

Situational awareness

Answer 31

Perception of the surrounding environment in the ability to anticipate feature events

Question 32

Span of control

Answer 32

Maximum number of subordinates that one individual can affectively supervise; ranges from 3 to 7 individuals with five being optimal

Question 33

Staff personnel

Answer 33

Personnel who provide administrative and logistical support to line units

Question 34

Standard

Answer 34

A set of principles, protocols, or procedures that explain how to do something or provide a set of minimum standards to be followed

Question 35

Standard operating procedure SOP

Answer 35

Formal methods or rules to guide the performance of routine functions or emergency operations

Question 36

Traffic control zone

Answer 36

Operational zone established on or near a roadway for rerouting of traffic and protection of civilians and responders; may include a hot, warm and cold zone, depending on the incident

Question 37

Training evolution

Answer 37

Operation of Fire and Emergency Services training covering one or several aspects of firefighting

Question 38

Unity of command

Answer 38

Organizational principle in which workers report to only one supervisor in order to eliminate conflicting orders

Question 39

Warm zone

Answer 39

Area between the hot and cold zones that usually contain the decontamination corridor at hazardous material incidents

Question 40

Wildland/urban interface

Answer 40

Line, area, or zone where an undeveloped wildland area meets a human development area