Subject |
Date Published |
Contributer |
Language |
TotalQuestions |
File Name |
Firefighting |
14th February 2009 |
Chris May |
USA |
319 |
wbe27.zip |
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Accelerant |
Flammable or combustible liquid that is used to initiate or increase the speed of a fire |
Adjustable Flow Nozzle |
Nozzle designed so that the amount of water flowing through the nozzle can be increased or decreased at the nozzle |
Aerial Fuels |
Standing and supported live and dead combustibles not in direct contact with the ground and consisting mainly of foliage, twigs, branches, stems, cones, bark, and vines |
Aerobic Capacity |
Measure of cardiovascular fitness that takes into account oxygen capacity and efficiency of the lungs and blood in the cardiovascular and respiratory systems |
Arcing |
Luminous discharge that is formed when a current jumps a gap in a circuit or between 2 electrodes |
Arsonist |
Person who commits an act of arson |
Aspect |
(1) Position facing a particular direction; exposure. (2) Compass direction toward which a slope faces |
Attack Hose |
Hose between the attack pumper and the nozzle(s) ; also, any hose used in a handline to control and extinguish fire. Minimum size is 1 1/2 inch |
Automatic Nozzle |
Fog stream nozzle that automatically corrects itself to provide a good stream at the proper nozzle pressure |
Backdraft |
Instantaneous explosion or rapid burning of superheated gases that occurs when oxygen is introduced into an oxygen-depleted confined space. It may occur because of inadequate or improper ventilation procedures |
Balloon Throw |
Method of spreading a salvage cover that utilizes air trapped under the cover to float it into place over materials to be protected |
Beam |
Main structural member of a ladder supporting the rungs or rung blocks |
Bed |
Lowest section of a multi-section ladder. Also called Base |