Fire Science

4. adapter used to attach larger hoseline to a smaller one
5. leakage of the fuel - air explosion in a gasoline engine due to worn valves
7. varying lengths of hardwood used to stabilize vehicles and collapsed buildings during extrication incidents
9. measure of the moisture content in both the air and solid fuels
10. instantaneous explosion of superheated gases that occurs what oxygen s introduced
15. man made barrier that prevents fire spreads
17. small cyclone or twister that forms when heated fire gases rise and cooler air rushes into the resulting low pressure areas

1. long, narrow extension of a fire projecting from the main body of a wildland fire
2. transfer of heat energy from one body to another body at a lower temp
3. transfer of heat by the movement of heated fluids or gases, usually in an upward direction
6. pump with one or more impellers that rotate and utilize centrifugal force to move the water
8. most active part of a wildland fire
11. weight of the structure permanently attached to the building that are a constant
12. transparent enclosure over the cockpit of some aircraft
13. laying horizontal in a face upward position
14. side of a wildland fire
16. projecting beam or slab supported at one end