Orientation and Fire Service History Flashcards
Chapter 1 of the Firefighting Essentials 5th Edition Book. Some of these are key terms, some are terms my instructor told me to highlight , and some are just information that seems to be important. Remember prepare for the position don't just prepare for the test.
What does the ICS stand for ?
Incident Command System (pg.9)
What does NIMS stand for ?
National Incident Management System (pg.9)
True or False
Most Fire Departments mainly just respond to fire .
False
“The majority of fire departments in North America respond to a variety of emergencies, not just fires. They respond to medical emergencies, motor vehicle crashes, trench cave-ins, building collapses, aircraft crashes, tornadoes, earthquakes, hazardous materials incidents, civil disturbances, technical rescues, explosions, and terrorist attacks”. (pg.10)
What was the Bucket Brigade ?? Was it effective in putting out fires??
The Bucket Brigade was when people stood side by side in a line from a well or other water source to the burning building and passed buckets of water from one person to the next. The last person in line would throw the water onto the fire. (pg.11)
This crude method would sometimes work; more often than not, however, the roof would burn of and the fire would consume most or all of what was inside the building. ( pg.11)
How did the Industrial Revolution affect Firefighters ??
Textile and steel mills sprang up everywhere in North America , the textile mills produced cotton and linen cloth along with tremendous quantities of highly flammable lint and other debris that accumulated on and under the oiled wooden floors of these massive mill buildings. Most of these buildings were lighted by oil lamps and gas lights, sources of ignition were numerous.
However, the revolution in the iron and steel industries began to produce fire fighting tools and equipment - especially pumping apparatus - that would make fighting fires in the textile mills feasible These early pumpers and ladders trucks evolved into the modern fire apparatus. ( pg. 11-12)
What is a Fire Mark ??
A Fire Mark is a distinctive metal marker once produced by insurance companies for identifying their policyholder’s buildings.(pg.12)
Which two military ranks do we still use in the majority of Fire Departments today ??
Lieutenant and Captain (pg.12)
What are the four categories of public fire fighting departments ?
Volunteer, paid-on-call, career or combination. (pg.13)
True or False
Volunteer fire departments and their firefighters greatly outnumber career departments and their firefighters.
True
Volunteer fire departments are found in communities with a population of a few hundred to those with populations in the tens of thousands.
Fire departments with career personnel (salaried firefighters) primarily protect large towns and cities. (pg.13)
What does Integrity mean in the Fire Service and why is it important ?
Integrity means “obedience to the unenforceable” .
Doing the right thing simply because its right - not because someone has the power to force you to do it.
As a firefighter, you are trusted by members of the public to protect them and their property to the fullest extent possible. (pg.13)
