FPT Ch 6 Part 1: Apparatus

2. The flow of water projected from a fire nozzle (may also be called a hose stream as it is coming from the nozzle attached to the end of a fire hose).
4. Roof- or bumper-mounted nozzles remotely controlled from inside the cab.
7. Fires lit in front of an advancing fire to remove fuel and widen control lines.
13. Pond, lake, or tank used to supply fire engines.
16. The wheeled cot that patients are placed on prior to transport in an ambulance.
17. Lighting a fire to remove fuel along the flanks of a fire; also used to remove unburned islands that remain as the fire advances.
18. A vehicle equipped to provide the needs of fire fighters at the emergency scene.

1. Partitions placed in tanks that prevent the water from sloshing and making the vehicle unstable when turning corners.
3. A means for automatically determining and transmitting the geographic location of a vehicle.
5. Elevating device consisting of a boom that is hinged in the middle.
6. Nozzles mounted underneath apparatus to sweep fire from under the vehicle.
8. A computer mounted in the apparatus and connected to an antenna to provide and receive CAD information.
9. Common name for the Jacobs Engine Brake and other brakes of that type. Used on diesel motors.
10. Systems of large compressed gas cylinders connected to a manifold.
11. Short for rehabilitation. A time in which fire fighters rest, cool off, and rehydrate.
12. an electrical device that converts 12-volt current to 110 volt. Used to operate lights and tools from a vehicle's charging system.
14. To form small vapor bubbles in the interior of a pump.
15. Roof-mounted unit containing emergency warning lights.
16. Lights mounted in a light bar that shine to the side of the vehicle; commonly used for spotting addresses on structures at night.