Quiz 5

Question 1

a specialized striking tool, weighing 6 lb or more, with an axe on one side of the head and a sledgehammer o the other side.

Answer 1

Maul

Question 2

a verbal declaration indicating that a fire fighter is lost, missing, or trapped and requires immediate assistance.

Answer 2

MAYDAY

Question 3

the flow of air or gases created by the difference in the pressures or gas densities between the outside and inside of a vent, room, or space

Answer 3

natural ventilation

Question 4

the U.S. federal agency that regulates worker safety and, in some cases, responder safety. It is part of the U.S. Department of Labor.

Answer 4

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Question 5

actions generally performed in the interior of involved structures that involve a direct attack on a fire to directly control and extinguish the fire

Answer 5

Offensive Operation

Question 6

an SCBA in which the exhaled air is released into the atmosphere and is not reused.

Answer 6

Open-Circuit SCBA

Question 7

persons who respond to hazardous materials of mass destruction incidents for the purpose of implements or supporting actions to protect nearby persons, the environment, or property from the effects of the release

Answer 7

Operations Level

Question 8

a sprinkler control valve with a valve stem that moves in and out as the valve is opened or closed

Answer 8

outside screw and yoke (OS&Y) valve

Question 9

the process of final extinguishment after the main of a fire has been knocked down, all traces of fire must be extinguished at this time.

Answer 9

overhaul

Question 10

reaction with oxygen either in the form of the element or in the form of one of its compounds

Answer 10

oxidation

Question 11

the part of the wall entirely above the roofline

Answer 11

parapet

Question 12

a non structural interior wall that spans horizontally or vertically from support to support.

Answer 12

Partition Wall

Question 13

a wall constructed on the line between two properties

Answer 13

Party Wall

Question 14

a chemical action involving the movement of chemicals, on a molecular level, through intact material

Answer 14

Permeation

Question 15

the established standard limit of exposure to a hazardous material, it is based on the maximum time weighted concetration at which 95 percent of exposed, healthy adults suffer no adverse effects over a 40 hour workweek

Answer 15

Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL)

Question 16

a device that continually monitors for lack of movement of the wearer and symptomatically activates an alarm signal

Answer 16

personal alert safety system

Question 17

periodic reports verifying the status of responders assigned to an incident or planned event

Answer 17

personnel accountability report (PAR)

Question 18

a pole with a sharp point on one end coupled with a hook. it is used to make opens in the ceilings and walls.

Answer 18

pike pole

Question 19

type of gauge that is used to measure the velocity pressure of water that is being discharged from an opening. it use to determine the flow of water from the hydrant or nozzle.

Answer 19

pitot gauge

Question 20

construction technique for building the frame of the structure one floor at a time.

Answer 20

platform frame construction

Question 21

the column of hot gases, flames, and smoke rising above a fire

Answer 21

plume

Question 22

the exact physical location within the area of origin where a heat source and fuel first interact, resulting in a fire or explosion

Answer 22

point of origin

Question 23

a water soluble flammable liquid such as alcohol, acetone, ester, ketone

Answer 23

polar solvent

Question 24

formal statements that provide guidelines for present and future actions

Answer 24

polices

Question 25

process of reacting monomers together in a chain reaction to form polymers

Answer 25

polymerization

Question 26

ventilation that relies on fans to push or force clean air into structure after a structure fire has been controlled

Answer 26

positive pressure ventilation

Question 27

a sprinkler control valve with a indicator that read either open or shut depending on its postition

Answer 27

post indicator valve (PIV)

Question 28

a supplemental mechanism that enables a fire engine to operate a pump while the engine is still moving

Answer 28

power take-off (PTO)

Question 29

a type of sprinkler system employing a piping system that contains air that might not be under pressure, with supplemental detection system installed in the same ares as the sprinklers

Answer 29

preaction system

Question 30

hose loading method similar to the flat hose load used for supply lines, except th female end of the hose line is preconncected to a pump discharge outlet, and a nozzle is attached to the male end of the hose line.

Answer 30

preconnect

Question 31

process used to gather information to develop a preincident plan

Answer 31

preincident survey

Question 32

immediate and quick search of the structure likely to contain survivors

Answer 32

primary search

Question 33

fire alarm system that transmits a signal to a monitoring location owned and operated by the facility’s owner

Answer 33

proprietary alarm system

Question 34

process in which material is decomposed, or broken down, into simpler molecular compounds by the effects of heat alone

Answer 34

pyrolysis