Chapter 11 Delivery of Emergency Services I

Question 1

Stage of a fire at which all surfaces and objects within a space have been heated to their ignition temperature, and flame breaks out almost at once over the surface of all objects in the space

Answer 1

flashover

Question 2

_______ is a system that optimizes the utilization of all available resources personnel, procedures, and equipment in order to promote safety and improve operational efficiency

Answer 2

Crew Resource management (CRM)

Question 3

Written or unwritten plan for the disposition of an incident

Answer 3

IAP

Question 4

Period of time scheduled for execution of a specified set of operational goals and objectives as identified in the IAP.

Answer 4

Operational Period

Question 5

Specified number of personnel assembled for an assignment, such as search, ventilation, or hoseline deployment and operations

Answer 5

Crew

Question 6

Any combination of resources assembled for a specific mission or operational assignment.

Answer 6

Task Force

Question 7

Set number of resources of the same kind and type that have an established minimum number of personnel

Answer 7

Strike Team

Question 8

Incident management personnel who report directly to the incident commander; includes the PIO, safety officer, and liason officer

Answer 8

Command Staff

Question 9

Organizational level having responsibility for a major functional area of incident management includes: Operations, planning, logistics, Finance/Admin, and information

Answer 9

Section

Question 10

A room or space within a building or structure that is enclosed on all sides, at the top and bottom

Answer 10

compartment

Question 11

form of energy associated with motion of atoms or molecules and capable of being transmitted through solid and fluid media by conduction, through fluid by convection, and through empty space by radiation

Answer 11

heat

Question 12

physical flow or transfer of heat energy from one body to another, through direct contact or an intervening medium, from the point where the heat is produced to another location, or from a region of high temperature to a region of low temperature.

Answer 12

conduction

Question 13

transfer of heat by the movement of heated fluids or gases, usually in an upward direction

Answer 13

convection

Question 14

transmission or transfer of heat energy from one body to another body at a lower temperature through intervening space by electromagnetic waves

Answer 14

radiation

Question 15

thermal or chemical decomposition of fuel because of heat, generally resulting in the lowered ignition temperature of the material

Answer 15

pyrolysis

Question 16

moment when a mixture of fuel and oxygen encounters an external heat source with sufficient heat energy to start the combustion reaction.

Answer 16

piloted ignition

Question 17

minimum temperature to which a fuel (other than a liquid) in the air must be heated in order to start self sustained combustion

Answer 17

autoignition temperature

Question 18

________ occurs when all exposed combustible surfaces and objects within a compartment have been heated to their ignition temperature and ignite almost simultaneously

Answer 18

flashover

Question 19

_____ describes a condition in which the unburned fire gases that have accumulated at the top of a compartment ignite and flames propagate through the hot gas layer across the ceiling

Answer 19

rollover

Question 20

instantaneous explosion or rapid burning of superheated gases that occurs when oxygen is introduced into an oxygen depleted confines space

Answer 20

backdraft

Question 21

common, prevailing, and uncontrolled atmospheric weather conditions

Answer 21

ambient conditions

Question 22

the total quantity of combustible contents of a building, space, or fire area is referred to as the ________ ________

Answer 22

fuel load aka fire load

Question 23

the overall plans for controlling an incident

Answer 23

strategic goals

Question 24

specific statements of measurable outcomes

Answer 24

tactical objectives