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Chapter 2 Flashcards

1
Q

Ventilation does not equal ___ as previously thought

A

Cooling

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2
Q

When vertical ventilation is performed we see a lift of the ___ ___

A

Neutral plane

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3
Q

When ventilation takes place FF’s inside the bldg feel the environment or ambient temp seem to cool because of the ___ of ___ ___ or the path of ___ ___ into the bldg

A

Influx
Fresh air
Outside air

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4
Q

This rising of the neutral plane and influx of fresh air will actually only give us the ___ of ___

A

Perception
Cooling

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5
Q

The fire gets ___ if you provide a vent opening

A

Bigger

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6
Q

The fire does not burn ___; it gets hotter ___

A

Hotter
Faster

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7
Q

Todays fire assessments need to be focused on the…

A

HRR

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8
Q

The modern ____ furnishings are the primary cause of the accelerated ___

A

Interior
HRR

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9
Q

____ without applying water first does not cool the fire

A

Venting

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10
Q

Ventilation must be coordinated with ___ ___

A

Fire attack

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11
Q

The days of taking out a ___ on your walk around are in the past and can longer occur on the fireground

A

Window

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12
Q

If the fire has not already vented itself and you create an opening, you have approx ___ seconds, on avg, to get water on the fire before ___ could occur

A

100
Flashover

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13
Q

The ___ ___ crew entrance is a ventilation opening

A

Fire attack

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14
Q

If you force the door, …

A

Control it

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15
Q

If the fire has ___ ___ out of a window, put water on it from the outside

A

Self vented

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16
Q

Putting water into an environment of fire does not…

A

Push the fire

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17
Q

During initial VEIS operations, don’t break the ___ with the ___

A

Glass
Ladder

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18
Q

Breaking out the ___ should be the last thing you do before ___ the structure

A

Window
Entering

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19
Q

The goal of all ventilation is to ___ the ___ and make the building behave the way you need it to

A

Control
Building

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20
Q

Controlling the door keeps the fire in a ___ ___ state..

A

Vent limited

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21
Q

Take control of a fire by coordinating ___ and fire attack

A

Ventilation

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22
Q

While the engine company is making a push…

A

The door must continue to be controlled

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23
Q

This door control is a critical piece of ___ ventilation and fire attack

A

Coordinated

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24
Q

____ must be coordinated to be performed properly

A

Ventilation

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25
Q

Consider using the ___ ___ to take a window as part of a coordinated horizontal ventilation tactic

A

Pump operator

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26
Q

Remember the ___ second avg time frame from ventilation to extinguishment is an important basic guideline

A

100

27
Q

A designated firefighter who maintains ___ ___ at the primary entry/exit point is best

A

Door control

28
Q

This (door control) ff can be positioned on the ___ or ___ of the door

A

Interior
Exterior

29
Q

The interior (door control) ff worked better to improve ___ with the fire attack crew

A

Communications

30
Q

Placing a flashlight on the floor next to the ___ ___ helps guide interior FF’s back to the entry point

A

Entry point

31
Q

As mentioned above, the ideal and safest option is to have a ff ___ __ ___

A

Control the door

32
Q

If water is being placed on the fire, the door control ff should release the ___ and ___ to increase visibility

A

Steam
Smoke

33
Q

As an interior ff, its a good idea to ___ ___ as you progress toward the fire to reduce flow paths and fire spread

A

Close doors

34
Q

Recognizing the door as a ___ ___ is of utmost importance

A

Vent opening

35
Q

___ ___ or even a proactive pump operator could close the door from the outside to help reduce the chance of a ___

A

Secondary crews
Flashover

36
Q

Using ___ as door control is not a viable option it the member has to use his SCBA at the door

A

RIT

37
Q

Dr. Michael Reick invented a product called the ___ ___ ___ that has seen widespread adoption in Germany

A

Tempest Pathmaster Curtain

38
Q

When the curtain was deployed, there was a slight elevation in ___ and an apparent ___ of fire growth and flow path, which eased the attack line’s entry

A

Temperature
Slowing

39
Q

In a summary of the findings of deploying the Tempest Pathmaster curtain, the report stated that the curtain does in fact slow the ___ ___ and ___ ___ in one room fires at both the first and second floor fires and in single family dwellings

A

Flow path
Fire growth

40
Q

The goal of the fireground responders is to rescue civilians and extinguish the fire the ___ ___ ___

A

Quickest way possible

41
Q

We must also be aware of all ___ and ___ those by the means that best fits our agencies

A

Inlets
Control

42
Q

Our goal of containing the fire to the ___ __ ___ is more important than ever

A

Room of origin

43
Q

Draft curtains may help (containing the fire) by keeping the fire ___ until ventilation can be coordinated with the application of ___

A

Rich
Water

44
Q

The ultimate goal with ___ is to control the building and make it behave in a manner that is the safest for FF’s and civilians

A

Ventilation

45
Q

FF’s and Officers must understand that we have an avg of ___ ___ from the time ventilation occurs until the environment becomes untenable by means of a flashover

A

100 seconds

46
Q

This avg of 100 seconds is our ___ ___ ___

A

Operational time frame

47
Q

Forget ___! Keep the nozzle flowing as you advance until its stream reaches the seat of the fire

A

Penciling

48
Q

___ ___ is vital to the success of interior ff’ing operations if coordinated ventilation is not possible

A

Door control

49
Q

Simply put, when venting for fire, the ___ must be applied to the fire ___ the team takes out windows

A

Water
Before

50
Q

___ is just fuel waiting for a mistake to be made

A

Smoke

51
Q

Few consider ___ a ceiling or opening up a ___ looking for hidden fire as ventilation

A

Hooking
Wall

52
Q

Any hole in the bldg from the ___ in or the ___ out is ___

A

Outside
Inside
Ventilation

53
Q

Standard practice in many departments is to get FF’s with hooks to the top floor asap to ___ or ___ the ceiling to access the ___ ___

A

Hook
Pull
Arttic space

54
Q

Maintain a balance by creating a hole small enough to limit the ___ to the concealed space, but large enough to flow ___ ___ to cool the environment and eventually extinguish the fire

A

Oxygen
Adequate water

55
Q

Fire should be kept in a ___-___ stage as long as possible

A

Ventilation-limited

56
Q

Controlling the opening can be as simple as…

A

Closing a door
Shutting the attic stairs
Minimizing making any openings in the bldg

57
Q

Every action on the fireground has ___ ___ and ___ ___ at the same time

A

Positive effects
Negative effects

58
Q

2 ___ windows with single glazing failed ___ than the 4 ___ windows with double glazing

A

Legacy
Later
Modern

59
Q

The ___ window glass was held in place with putty and there was room ion the frame for expansion of the glass

A

Legacy

60
Q

The ___ glass was fixed very tightly into the frame with and airtight gasket and metal back to provide better thermal ionsulation

A

Modern

61
Q

In doors, failure was defined to have occurred when the ___ surface of the door sustained burning

A

Unexposed

62
Q

All of the doors failed at approx…

A

300 seconds

63
Q

This experiment shows the fire containment ability of interior doors during a well ventilated compartment fire is approx…

A

5 minutes

64
Q
A

The Evolving Fireground (9 decks)

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