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A substance (either matter–solid, liquid or gas–or energy) that, when released its capable of harming people, the environment, and property. It includes weapons of mass destruction (WMD) as defined in 18 U.S. Code, Section 2332a, as well as any other criminal use of hazardous materials, such as illicit labs, environmental crimes, or industrial sabotage.

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Hazardous Material

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A written declaration by a fire agency describing the things that it intends to do to protect citizenry or customers

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Mission Statement

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Attempts by fire and emergency service personnel to coordinate and implement a search for a missing person and then effect a rescue

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Search and Rescue

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Acts of violence that are arbitrarily committed against lives or property and intended to create fear and anxiety

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Terrorism

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Of or pertaining to firefighting operations involving fixed or rotary wing aircraft

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Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF)

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A team of firefighters with apparatus assigned to perform a specific function in a designated response area

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Company

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The delivery of prehospital medical treatment

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Emergency Medical Services

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An individual trained and certified to provide basic life support emergency medical care

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Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)

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The unit designation of a group of firefighters assigned to a piece of apparatus designed to deliver water to the fire scene

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Engine Company

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A fire survival program to encourage people to practice fire drills from their home or residence

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Exit Drills in the Home (EDITH)

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An individual trained to meet the requirements of CFR OSHA 1910.120, Technician Level for Hazardous Materials Response

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Hazardous Materials Technician

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Prearranged written agreements of the type and amount of assistance one jurisdiction will provide to another in the event of a large-scale fire or disaster. The key to understanding mutual aid is that it is a reciprocal agreement.

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Mutual Aid or Assistance Agreements

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A not-for-profit membership organization that uses a consensus process to develop model fire prevention codes and firefighting training standards.

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National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

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Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications, a national consensus training standard establishing the job performance requirements of tasks to be performed by firefighters

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NFPA 1001

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An individual trained and certified to provide advanced life support emergency medical care, including drug therapy.

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Paramedic (EMT-P)

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A combination fire service apparatus with components of both an engine company and a truck company

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Quint

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The unit designation of a group of firefighters assigned to perform specialized rescue work and/or tactics and functions such as forcible entry, search and rescue, ventilation, and so on.

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Rescue Company

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A firefighter with specialized training and experience in areas such as high angle rope rescue, confined space, trench, or structural collapse rescue

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Rescue Specialist

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The ability of one individual to supervise a number of other people or units. The normal range is three to seven units or individuals, with the ideal being five

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Span of Control

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Specific information and instruction on how a task or assignment is to be accomplished

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Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)

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The unit designation of a group of firefighters assigned to perform tactics and functions such as forcible entry, search and rescue, ventilation, and so on

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Truck Company

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The documents the include federally promulgated regulations for all federal agencies

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Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)

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A formal gathering of incident responders to help defuse and address stress from a given incident

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Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)

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A process for managing the short- and long-term effects of critical incident stress reactions

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Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM)

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An expandable management system used to deal with a myriad of incidents. Helps achieve the highest level of accountability and effectiveness for incidents handling. Limits span of control and provides a framework to help make tasks manageable

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Incident Command System (ICS)

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A defined program that offers professional mental health and other health services to employees

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Member Assistance Program (MAP)

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A federal institute tasked with investigating firefighter fatalities and making recommendations to prevent reoccurrence

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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

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The federal agency, under the Departments of Labor, that is responsible for employee occupational safety

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Occupation Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

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The chance of injury, damage or loss; hazard

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Risk

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The process of minimizing the chance, degree, or probability of damage, loss, or injury

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Risk Management

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A shared experience by imagined participation in another’s experience

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Vicarious Experience

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A phrase given to the effort and physical training designed to prepare an individual to better perform the physical tasks that are expected of the individual. Work hardening is key in preventing injuries from typical firefighting tasks.

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Work Hardening

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The act of becoming accustomed or used to something. Typically achieved through repeated practice within a given set of conditions

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Acclimation

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Another term for a wild-land personal protective ensemble

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Brush Gear

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A term that is used mostly to describe the components of a structural firefighting ensemble. The original use of the term bunkers referred only to the pant/boot combination that firefighters wore at night and placed next to their bunks for rapid donning

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Bunkers

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A last-resort protective device for wild-land firefighters caught or trapped in an environment where a firestorm or blowup is imminent

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Fire Shelter

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The concept that an individual can achieve 90% of and objective 90% of the time

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Mastery

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A device that emits a loud alert or warning that the wearer is motionless

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Personal Alert Safety System (PASS)

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A shortened word meaning rehabilitation. Rehab typically consists of rest, medical evaluation, hydration, and nourishment

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Rehabilitation (REHAB)

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A rating level, expressed in seconds, used to characterize the protective qualities of a PPE component before serious injury is experienced by the wearer

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Thermal Protective Performance (TPP)

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The term given to a whole host of personal items carried on a belt/harness arrangement worn by wild-land firefighters. Items include water bottles, a fire shelter, radio, and day sack

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Web Gear

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A term given to the establishment of specific hazard zones, that is, hot zone, warm zone, cold zone, and also collapse zones.

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Zoning

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Mission of Fire Service

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Save lives and property from fire etc.

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