Ch 2 PPe and Rescue Equipment

Question 1

Ladder belt type harness that is worn around the wearer’s waist and used only to secure a firefighter to a ladder or other object

Answer 1

Class 1 Harness

Question 2

Seat type harness designed to support the weight of two people

Answer 2

Class II Harness

Question 3

Sit type harness designed to support the weight of two people. This type also has over the shoulder support

Answer 3

Class III Harness

Question 4

the practice of preventing transmission of biological pathogens, especially bloodborne pathogens, when providing first aid or health care.

Answer 4

Universal Precautions

Question 5

The practice of isolating all bodily substances in order to limit the spread of infectious disease

Answer 5

Body Substance Isolation (BSI)

Question 6

________ Decontamination must occur at the incident site to prevent contaminants from being carried to the fire station

Answer 6

Primary

Question 7

tool that is manipulated and powered by human force

Answer 7

hand tool

Question 8

tools characterized by large, weighted heads on handles

Answer 8

striking tools

Question 9

hand tools that use the principle of leverage to allow the rescuer to exert more force than would be possible without the tool

Answer 9

prying tools

Question 10

action or mechanical power of a lever

Answer 10

leverage

Question 11

device consisting of a bar turning about a fixed point (fulcrum), using power or force applied at a second point to life or sustain an object at a third point

Answer 11

lever

Question 12

support or point of support on which a lever pivots in raising or moving a load

Answer 12

fulcrum

Question 13

hand or power tool used to cut a specific kind of material

Answer 13

cutting tool

Question 14

long, nonhydraulic jacks that can be extended or retraced by turning a collar on a threaded shaft

Answer 14

screw jacks

Question 15

type of lifting jack that uses the principles of leverage to operate

Answer 15

ratchet-lever jack

Question 16

Tool designed to operate at air pressures between 100 and 150 psi; during periods of normal consumption, it will use about 4 to 5 cubic feet of compressed air per minute

Answer 16

pneumatic chisel

Question 17

Varying lengths of solid wood or plastic, usually 4X4 or larger, used to stabilize vehicles and collapsed buildings during lifting operations at victim extrication incidents

Answer 17

Cribbing

Question 18

collapse that occurs after the initial collapse of a structure

Answer 18

secondary collapse

Question 19

process of providing additional support to key places between an object of entrapment and the ground or other solid anchor points, in order to prevent unwanted movement

Answer 19

stabilization

Question 20

Angle cut piece of timber used to ensure close contact between shoring and loads, fill in voids, or change the angle of thrust

Answer 20

shims

Question 21

shims used in pairs to provide close contact between a shoring system and the supported load

Answer 21

Wedge

Question 22

shores or jacks with movable parts that are operated by the action of a compressed gas

Answer 22

pneumatic shoring

Question 23

shores or jacks with movable parts that are operated by the action of hydraulic fluid

Answer 23

hydraulic shoring

Question 24

Carbide-tipped blades are designed to cut ______, and can also cut _______ in wood

Answer 24

wood, nails

Question 25

abrasive blades are designed for cutting _______ and certain other metals

Answer 25

steel

Question 26

Diamond-segmented blades are very useful for specific purposes, such as cutting _______.

Answer 26

concrete

Question 27

______ occurs when the upper tip of the bar comes in contact with a solid object.

Answer 27

kickback

Question 28

_______ occurs when the chain on the bottom of the guide bar gets pinched and the saw is pulled into the work

Answer 28

Pull-in

Question 29

_______ occurs when the chain on top of the guide bar gets pinched, which suddenly stops the chin movement

Answer 29

pushback

Question 30

high temperature luminous electric discharge across a gap or through a medium such as charred insulation

Answer 30

arc

Question 31

cutting torch that uses a chemical reaction to produce heat and flame

Answer 31

exothermic cutting device

Question 32

commonly used torch that burns oxygen and acetylene to produce a very hot flame.

Answer 32

oxyacetylene cutting torch

Question 33

colorless gas that has an explosive range from 2.5 percent to 81 percent in air.

Answer 33

acetylene

Question 34

pulling tool that consists of a length of steel chain or cable wrapped around a motor-driven drum

Answer 34

Winch

Question 35

an accessory mechanism attached to a vehicle engine, usually linked to the transmission, that supplies power to drive a nonvehicular device, such as a pump, winch, or portable tool

Answer 35

Power take off systems (PTO)

Question 36

manually operated pulling tool that uses a ratchet/pully arrangement to provide a mechanical advantage

Answer 36

come along