Chapter 1 Terms Flashcards
All hazard concept
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
Battalion
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.
Body substance isolation BSI
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
Carcinogen
Cancer producing substance
Chain of command
Order of rank and Authority in the Fire and Emergency Services
Code
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
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 the zone
Community risk reduction CRR
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
Company
Basic firefighting, organizational unit, consisting of firefighters and apparatus; headed by a company officer
Generator
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
Ground fault circuit interrupter GFCI
Device designed to protect and electrical shock; when ground occurs the device opens a circuit to shut off the flow of electricity
Ground gradient
Electrical field that radiates outward from where the current enters the ground; its intensity dissipates rapidly as distance increases from the point of entry
Hazard
Condition, substance, or device that can directly cause injury or loss the source of a risk
Hot zone
Potentially hazardous area immediately surrounding the incident site; requires appropriate protective, clothing, and equipment and other safety precautions for entry
Immediately dangerous to life and health IDLH
Description of an atmosphere that poses an immediate hazard to life or products, Immediate irreversible debilitating effects on health
Incident command system
Standardize approach to incident management that facilitates interaction between cooperating agencies; adapted to incidents of any size or type
Incident commander
Standardize approached incident management that facilitates interaction between cooperating agencies; adaptable to incidents of any size or type
Intrinsically safe
Describes equipment that is approved for use in flammable atmospheres; must be incapable of releasing enough electrical energy to ignite the flammable atmosphere 
Inverter
Step up transformer that converts a vehicles 12 or 14 V DC current into 110 or 220 V AC current
Mitigate
To cause to become less harsh or hostile; to make less severe, intense or painful; to alleviate
Personal accountability system
Method for identifying which emergency responders are working on an incident scene
Plans review
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
Policy
Organizational principle that is developed or adopted as a basis for decision-making
Post incident analysis
Overview and critique of an incident by members of All, responding agencies, including dispatch, typically takes place within two weeks of the incident
Power takeoff PTO system
Mechanism that allows a vehicle engine to power equipment, such as a pump, winch, or portable tool; it is typically attached to the transmission
Procedure
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
Rehabilitation
Long firefighters are rescuers to rest, rehydrate and recover during incident
Response district
Geographical area to which a particular apparatus is assigned to be first due on a fire or other emergency incident
Risk
Likelihood of suffering harm from a hazard
The potential for a failure or loss
Risk management plan
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
Situational awareness
Perception of the surrounding environment in the ability to anticipate feature events
Span of control
Maximum number of subordinates that one individual can affectively supervise; ranges from 3 to 7 individuals with five being optimal
Staff personnel
Personnel who provide administrative and logistical support to line units
Standard
A set of principles, protocols, or procedures that explain how to do something or provide a set of minimum standards to be followed
Standard operating procedure SOP
Formal methods or rules to guide the performance of routine functions or emergency operations
Traffic control zone
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
Training evolution
Operation of Fire and Emergency Services training covering one or several aspects of firefighting
Unity of command
Organizational principle in which workers report to only one supervisor in order to eliminate conflicting orders
Warm zone
Area between the hot and cold zones that usually contain the decontamination corridor at hazardous material incidents
Wildland/urban interface
Line, area, or zone where an undeveloped wildland area meets a human development area
