Across
- 5. (two words) phenomenon of a strong air draft moving from ground level to the roof level of a building
- 8. acronym for technique using smoke ejectors to develop artificial air flow to pull smoke out of building
- 9. Side of a building against which the wind is blowing, the high pressure side
- 10. Acronym for use and application of high volume ventilation fans before suppression that are intended to force heat and smoke toward desired exhaust openings
- 11. type of ventilation other than natural that may involve use of fans, blowers, ejectors or fire streams
- 12. (two words) planned, systematic, and coordinated removal of heated air, smoke and gases from a structure, replacing them with cooler or fresher air
- 15. The location where the hot gases and products of combustion leave a structure
- 17. (two words) when pressure is lower inside a structure than outside the structure, causing fresh air to move from outside to inside
- 18. (two words) defensive tactic that involves cutting an exit opening in a roof of a burning building, extending from one outside wall to the other
- 19. Type of cut, rectangular exhaust opening cut in a roof, allowing a section of roof deck to be tilted
Down
- 1. structures or separate parts of the fireground to which a fire could spread
- 2. type of ventilation that uses wind, convection currents to ventilate a structure
- 3. (Two Words) when pressure is higher in a structure than outside a structure
- 4. systematic removal of heated air, smoke and gases
- 6. (Two words) single cut the width of the saw blade made in a roof to check for fire extension
- 7. Type of ventilation accomplished by using a spray stream to draw smoke from a compartment through an exterior opening
- 13. the location where air is being entrained toward of fire
- 14. Side of the building away from the wind, the low-pressure side
- 16. ventilation at a point above the fire through existing or created openings, may be done with skylights, roof vents or roof doors
