Engine Company Manual

Question 1

Basic duties of the engine Company remain the same

Answer 1

Establish a water supply and stretch, advance, and operate hoselines in a manner that renders success on the fireground.

Question 2

When all surfaces and objects within a space have been heated to their ignition temperature and simultaneously combust.

Answer 2

Flashover

Question 3

An explosion that occurs when oxygen enters an oxygen deficient smoldering fire

Answer 3

Backdraft

Question 4

________ takes place when pressure from the fire area pushes heated gases into uninvolved areas, causing flames to present in layers of smoke

Answer 4

Rollover

Question 5

_________ occurs when fire gases separate into layers according to temperatureI

Answer 5

Stratification

Question 6

In planning and preparation inspection should include what?

Answer 6

PPE, SCBA, radios, hose, lines, nozzles, hand, tools, vehicle, compartments, and pump operations

Question 7

The decision-maker follows a step-by-step, logical sequence to reach the best decision.

Answer 7

Classical decision-making

Question 8

Results from an intuitive reaction to a problem. In this process, the decision-maker recognizes sites, sounds, smells and other sensory cues that trigger memories or similar, previously encountered situations.

Answer 8

Naturalistic decision-making

Question 9

The naturalistic decision-maker quickly chooses actions based on successful past choices. This is called ________ , A Wiley discussed cognitive model, derived from the naturalistic decision-making framework.

Answer 9

Recognition -primed decision making

Question 10

Fire service training falls into three categories

Answer 10

Self study, company, training, and multi unit training

Question 11

The fire tetrahedron contains what

Answer 11

Oxygen, fuel, heat, Chain Reaction