Evolving Fireground Ch2 Flashcards
1) If the fire has not vented itself and you create an opening you have approximately _____ seconds to get water on the fire before flashover may occur
a) 100
2) Don’t break out windows with the _____ during VEIS (vent enter isolate search)
a) Ladder
3) The goal of all ventilation is to ____ the building and make the building ____ the way we want it to
a) Control, behave
4) Ventilation must be ____ to be performed properly.
a) Coordinated
5) You can also place a ___ on the floor next to the entry point to help guide firefighters back to the entry point.
a) Flashlight
6) A _____ or a _____ can prevent the latch bolt from closing on doors without a deadbolt
a) Piece of rubber tire, carpentry clamp
7) The ideal and safest option is to have a _____ _____ the door
a) Firefighter control
8) If water is being placed on the fire the door control firefighter should release ____ and ____ to increase visibility.
a) Steam, smoke
9) As an interior firefighter it is a good idea to ____ ____ as you progress toward the fire to reduce flow paths and limit fire spread.
a) Close doors
10) Dr. Michael Reick invented a product called the ______ that has seen widespread use in _____
a) Tempest Pathmaster Curtain, Germany
11) Once water is applied to the main body of the fire take out the windows in the ____ first then work back.
a) Fire room
12) Any openings or holes created without ____ can have devastating consequences.
Water
13) Ventilation is not a _____ tactic
a) Standalone
14) Failure was defined as a passage through the window of ___ or more of the total glass area.
a) 25%
15) Legacy windows had glass thickness of ____ in and ___ in, modern double glazed window thickness was ____ in.
a) .093, .11, .087
