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  1. 2. Internationally recognized distress call
  2. 4. A written step-by-step plan of action.
  3. 5. The weight of the building materials and any part of the building permanently attached or built in.
  4. 7. The vertical portion of a truss or I Beam that connects the top chord with the bottom chord.
  5. 8. Methods and operating procedures by which firefighters attempt to save property and reduce further damage from water, smoke and exposure during or immediately after a fire.
  6. 11. This type of solvent will mix with water and dilute itself.
  7. 12. The top and bottom components of a beam or truss
  8. 15. A phenomenon where burning of super-heated gases from fire extends into the top areas of the compartment in the upper thermal layers.
  9. 16. Acronym for Rescue, Exposures, Confinement, Extinguishment and Overhaul
  10. 20. Composed of at least one inlet opening, one exhaust opening, and the connecting volume between openings. The direction of the flow is determined by difference in pressure. Heat and smoke and high-pressure area will flow to low-pressure area.
  11. 21. Type of sensor used in residential CO Detectors that recreates the body’s reaction to CO.
  12. 22. The area endangered by a potential building collapse; generally considered to be an area 1 1/2 times the height of the involved building.
  13. 23. Minimum temperature at which a liquid gives off enough vapors to form and ignitable mixture with air near the liquid surface.
  14. 25. Boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion
  15. 26. Form of drain opening provided in outer walls at floor or roof level to remove water to the exterior of a building to reduce water damage
  16. 28. Device used for creating anchors and lashings, or for packaging patients and rescuers; typically constructed from the same material as synthetic rope
  17. 31. To operate independently of the incident commanders command and control
  18. 33. Portion of the exterior walls of the building that extends above the roof. A low wall at the edge of the roof.
  19. 34. Non-loadbearing rope attached to a hoisted object to help steer it in a desired direction, prevent it from spinning or snagging on obstructions, or act as a safety line
  20. 35. Fire that moved into areas not originally involved, including walls, ceilings, and attic spaces; also, the movement of fire into uninvolved areas of a structure.
  21. 37. An older type of wood-frame construction in which the wall studs extend vertically from the basement of the structure to the roof
  22. 38. What organization formed in 1896 develops codes and standards to ensure fire and life safety for the public?
  23. 39. The pumping of water from a static source by taking advantage of atmospheric pressure to force water from the source into the pump.
  24. 40. Knot typically used to stabilize long objects that are being hoisted; always used in conjunction with another knot
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  1. 1. A set of principles or procedures developed by consensus.
  2. 3. Typically, the odorant added to natural gas
  3. 6. A type of fire attack in which exterior fire suppression operations are directed at protecting exposures.
  4. 9. Electronic device that forms images using infrared radiation
  5. 10. Prying tool with a claw at one end and a spike or point at a right angle to a wedge at the other end.
  6. 11. Chemical decomposition of a solid material by heating. Often precedes combustion.
  7. 13. Extinguishing agent suitable for use on combustible metal fires
  8. 14. Adjustable knot that’s principal use is to attach a rope to an object such as a pole, post, or hose.
  9. 17. The edge of a pitched roof that overhangs an outside wall.
  10. 18. An oxygen-sufficient condition in which room temperatures reach the ignition temperature of the suspended pyrolytic emissions, causing all combustible contents to suddenly ignite.
  11. 19. Two types of smoke detectors are ionization and ____
  12. 24. A rapid oxidation process, which is a chemical reaction resulting in the evolution of light and heat in varying intensities.
  13. 27. Rope that consists of a protective shield over the loadbearing core strands
  14. 29. Operations conducted once the main body of fire has been extinguished
  15. 30. Extinguisher used to protect areas containing volatile flammable liquids
  16. 32. Interior non-load bearing wall that separates the space into rooms.
  17. 36. A fire condition that occurs when oxygen (air) is introduced into a super-heated, oxygen-deficient compartment charged with smoke and pyrolytic emissions, resulting in an explosive ignition.