Across
- 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.
Down
- 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.