Engine Company Vocabulary

Question 1

(IMS)Incident management system

Answer 1

an organized system of roles, responsibilities, and standard operating guidelines used to manage emergency operations

Question 2

Backdraft

Answer 2

If oxygen is allowed to enter a structure loaded with heat and fuel, the accumulated gases will ignite rapidly spreading fire or a violent explosion

Question 3

Backup line

Answer 3

an additional hose line used to reinforce and protect personnel in the event the initial attack proves inadequate

Question 4

Ball valve

Answer 4

valves used on nozzles, gated wyes, and engine discharge gates. Made up of a ball with a hole in the middle of the ball

Question 5

combination attack

Answer 5

a type of attack employing both the direct and indirect attack methods

Question 6

Conduction

Answer 6

is the travel of heat through a solid body

Question 7

Convection

Answer 7

the travel of heat through the motion of heated matter

Question 8

convection cycle

Answer 8

as the hot air and gases rise away from the fire, they begin to cool; as they do, they drop down to be reheated and rise again

Question 9

crosslays

Answer 9

traverse hose beds

Question 10

direct attack

Answer 10

firefighting operations involving the application of extinguishing agents directly onto the burning fuel

Question 11

divided hose bed

Answer 11

a hose bed that is separated into two supply hose compartments running the length of the hose bed

Question 12

double male and double female fittings

Answer 12

used to connect two threaded connections of the same size and sex

Question 13

Fire tetrahedron

Answer 13

a more advanced concept of combustion includes a fourth element a chemical chain reaction phase

Question 14

fire triangle

Answer 14

Oxygen, Fuel, Heat

Question 15

Flashover

Answer 15

the ignition of combustibles in an area heated by convection, radiation, or a combination of the two

Question 16

hydrant assist valve (HAV)

Answer 16

Also known as a four-way valve

Question 17

indirect attack

Answer 17

firefighting operations involving the application of extinguishing agents to reduce the buildup of heat released from a fire without applying the agent directly onto the burning fuel

Question 18

master stream appliance

Answer 18

A large- capacity nozzle that can be supplied by two or more hose lines or fixed piping. it can flow in excess of 350 gallons per minute. includes deck guns and portable ground monitors

Question 19

Overhaul

Answer 19

Examination of all areas of the building and contents involved in a fire to ensure that the fire is completely extinguished

Question 20

Pre Incident plan

Answer 20

a written document resulting from the gathering of general and detailed information to be used by public emergency response agencies and private industry for determining the response to reasonably anticipated emergency incidents at a specific facility

Question 21

pre incident planning

Answer 21

the process used to gather information to develop a pre incident plan

Question 22

pre piped master stream appliance

Answer 22

a master stream appliance that has a separate discharge pipe of adequate diameter that runs from the fire pump to the appliance

Question 23

pumper fire apparatus

Answer 23

fire apparatus with a permanently mounted fire pump of at least 750 gpm capacity, water tank, and hose body whose primary purpose is to combat structural and associated fires

Question 24

Radiation

Answer 24

The travel of heat through space; no material substance is required

Question 25

Rapid Intervention Team

Answer 25

a minimum of two fully equipped personnel on site, in a read state, for immediate rescue of injured or trapped firefighters

Question 26

Residual Pressure

Answer 26

the pressure remaining in a water distribution system while the water is flowing. The residual pressure indicates how much more water is potentially available.

Question 27

sizeup

Answer 27

basis on which engine company operations are carried out

Question 28

standpipe system

Answer 28

a piping arrangement that carries water vertically and sometimes horizontally through a building for firefighting operations. It provides a means of getting water to a fire without long, time-consuming hose stretches.

Question 29

Standpipe Class I

Answer 29

2.5” connections. Use by fire dept and building occupants

Question 30

Standpipe Class II

Answer 30

1.5” connections. Use for first aid firfighting before the fire dept arrives.

Question 31

Standpipe Class III

Answer 31

Combination of Class i and II. Full scale and first aid fire fighting.

Question 32

static pressure

Answer 32

the pressure in the water pipe when no water is flowing

Question 33

Supply hose

Answer 33

the hose used to deliver water from a source to a fire pump