Quiz 6 Flashcards
Rabbit Tool
A hydraulic spreading tool designed to pry open doors that swing inward.
Rafter
Joists that are mounted in an inclined position to support a roof.
Rapid Intervention Crew/Team
A minimum of two fully equipped personnel on site, in a ready state, for immediate rescue of disoriented, injured, lost or entrapped fire or emergency services personnel.
Rate of Rise Detector
A device that responds when the temperature rises at a rate exceeding a predetermined value.
Reducer
A fitting used to connect a small hose line or pipe to a larger hose line or pipe.
Rekindle
A return to flaming combustion after apparent but incomplete extinguishment.
Rollover
The condition in which unburned fuel (pyrolysate) from originating fire has accumulated in the ceiling layer to a sufficient concentration (at or above the lower flammable limit) that it ignites and burns.; also known as flameover.
Roof Ladder
A single ladder equipped with hooks at the top end of the ladder.
Running End
The part of a rope used for lifting or hoisting.
Salvage
A firefighter procedure for protecting property from further loss following an aircraft accident or fire.
Secondary Collapse
A subsequent collapse in a building or excavation.
Secondary Search
A detailed, systematic search of an area that is conducted after the fire has been supressed.
Siamese
A hose appliance that allows two hoses to be connected together and flow into a single hose.
Simplex Channel
A radio system that uses one frequency to transmit and receive all messages; transmissions can occur in either direction but not simultaneously in both; when one party transmits, the other can only receive.
Size-up
The process of gathering and analyzing information to help fire officers make decisions regarding the deployment of resources and the implementation of tactics.
Smoke Ejectors
A mechanical device, similar to a large fan, that can be used to force heat, smoke, and gases from a post-fire environment and draw in fresh air.
Smooth Bore Nozzle
A nozzle that produces a solid stream, or a solid column of water.
Soft Sleeve Hose
A short section of large-diameter supply hose that is used to provide water from the large steamer outlet on a fire hydrant or other pressurized water source to the suction side of the fire pump.
Solid Stream
A solid column of water
Spalling
Chipping or pitting of concrete or masonry surfaces.
Spanner Wrench
A type of tool used to couple or uncouple hose by turning the rocker lugs or pin lugs on the connections.
Specific Gravity
The weight of a liquid as compared to water.
Stack Effect
The vertical airflow within buildings caused by the temperature-created density differences between the building interior and exterior or between two interior spaces.
Staging Area
Location established where resources can be placed while they await a tactical assignment.
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
A written organizational directive that establishes or prescribes specific operational or administrative methods to be followed routinely for the performance of designated operations or actions.
Standing Part
A part of a rope between the working end and the running end.
Standpipe System
An arrangement of piping, valves, and hose connections installed in a structure to deliver water for fire hose.
Static Rope
A rope generally made out of synthetic material that stretches very little under load.
Staypoles
Poles attached to each beam of the base section of extension ladders, which assist in raising the ladder and help provide stability of the raised ladder.
Steamer Connection (port)
A large-diameter port of a fire hydrant.
Storz Coupling
A hose coupling that has the property of being both the male and the female coupling. It is connected by engaging the lugs and turning the coupling a one third turn.
Straight Stream
A stream made by using an adjustable nozzle to provide a straight stream of water.
