Across
- 4. a fire set intentionally to arrest the progress of an approaching fire by creating a burned area in its path
- 6. This unit consists of several fire stations and multiple fire companies,and is commanded by a chief officer
- 7. This type of fire has been deliberately set
- 10. The first US first volunteer fire department began in 1736 in this city
- 11. Setting of illegal fires for malicious purposes
Down
- 1. The near-simultaneous ignition of most of the directly exposed combustible material in an enclosed area
- 2. This fire-fighting apparatus serves a dual purpose of an engine and a ladder truck
- 3. This occurs when pressurized liquid inside of a vessel, such as a propane tank, reaches temperatures higher than that liquid's boiling point.
- 5. This occurs when a fire has burned out most of the oxygen in a space and then oxygen is explosively reintroduced
- 8. When a fire hose is pressurized and ready for use it is said to be ____
- 9. An _____ hose is attached to the pumper to fight a house fire