Chapter 17 Flashcards
A vehicle that uses an internal combustion engine for power.
Conventional vehicle
A stream made by using an adjustable nozzle to provide a straight stream of water.
Straight stream
A power system designed to convert solar energy into electrical energy.
Solar photovoltaic system
Actions that are intended to control a fire by limiting its spread to a defined area, avoiding the commitment of personnel and equipment to dangerous areas.
Defensive operation
A monitor that attaches to the rungs of a vehicle-mounted aerial ladder.
Ladder pipe
A vehicle that uses both a battery-powered electric motor and a liquid-fuelled engine to propel the vehicle.
Hybrid electric vehicle
An offensive fire attack initiated by an exterior, indirect handline operation into the fire compartment to initiate cooling while transitioning into interior direct fire attack in coordination with ventilation operations.
Transitional attack
Vehicles that are powered by electricity.
Battery electric vehicles
Firefighting operations involving the application of extinguishing agents directly onto the burning fuel.
Direct attack
A general term for thermal collectors or photovoltaic (PV) modules.
Solar panels
Firefighting operations involving the application of extinguishing agents to reduce the build-up of heat released from a fire without applying the agent directly onto the burning fuel.
Indirect attack
The material covering the gap between the edge of the roof and the exterior wall of the house. The soffits in most modern houses contain a system of vents to maintain air flow to the attic area. Some attics may have sealed soffits to create a conditioned air space for energy conservation.
Soffit
Cells that generate electricity through a chemical reaction between hydrogen gas and oxygen gas to produce water and in the process produce electricity to propel a vehicle.
Fuel cells
A solid column of water
Solid stream
Actions generally performed in the interior of involved structures that involve a direct attack on a fire to directly control and extinguish the fire.
Offensive operation
A vehicle that uses anything other than a petroleum-based motor fuel (gasoline or diesel fuel) to propel a motorized vehicle.
Alternative-fuel vehicle
A type of attack employing both direct attack and indirect attack methods.
Combination attack
