Chapter 2

Question 1

Ventilation does not equal ___ as previously thought

Answer 1

Cooling

Question 2

When vertical ventilation is performed we see a lift of the ___ ___

Answer 2

Neutral plane

Question 3

When ventilation takes place FF’s inside the bldg feel the environment or ambient temp seem to cool because of the ___ of ___ ___ or the path of ___ ___ into the bldg

Answer 3

Influx
Fresh air
Outside air

Question 4

This rising of the neutral plane and influx of fresh air will actually only give us the ___ of ___

Answer 4

Perception
Cooling

Question 5

The fire gets ___ if you provide a vent opening

Answer 5

Bigger

Question 6

The fire does not burn ___; it gets hotter ___

Answer 6

Hotter
Faster

Question 7

Todays fire assessments need to be focused on the…

Answer 7

HRR

Question 8

The modern ____ furnishings are the primary cause of the accelerated ___

Answer 8

Interior
HRR

Question 9

____ without applying water first does not cool the fire

Answer 9

Venting

Question 10

Ventilation must be coordinated with ___ ___

Answer 10

Fire attack

Question 11

The days of taking out a ___ on your walk around are in the past and can longer occur on the fireground

Answer 11

Window

Question 12

If the fire has not already vented itself and you create an opening, you have approx ___ seconds, on avg, to get water on the fire before ___ could occur

Answer 12

100
Flashover

Question 13

The ___ ___ crew entrance is a ventilation opening

Answer 13

Fire attack

Question 14

If you force the door, …

Answer 14

Control it

Question 15

If the fire has ___ ___ out of a window, put water on it from the outside

Answer 15

Self vented

Question 16

Putting water into an environment of fire does not…

Answer 16

Push the fire

Question 17

During initial VEIS operations, don’t break the ___ with the ___

Answer 17

Glass
Ladder

Question 18

Breaking out the ___ should be the last thing you do before ___ the structure

Answer 18

Window
Entering

Question 19

The goal of all ventilation is to ___ the ___ and make the building behave the way you need it to

Answer 19

Control
Building

Question 20

Controlling the door keeps the fire in a ___ ___ state..

Answer 20

Vent limited

Question 21

Take control of a fire by coordinating ___ and fire attack

Answer 21

Ventilation

Question 22

While the engine company is making a push…

Answer 22

The door must continue to be controlled

Question 23

This door control is a critical piece of ___ ventilation and fire attack

Answer 23

Coordinated

Question 24

____ must be coordinated to be performed properly

Answer 24

Ventilation

Question 25

Consider using the ___ ___ to take a window as part of a coordinated horizontal ventilation tactic

Answer 25

Pump operator

Question 26

Remember the ___ second avg time frame from ventilation to extinguishment is an important basic guideline

Answer 26

100

Question 27

A designated firefighter who maintains ___ ___ at the primary entry/exit point is best

Answer 27

Door control

Question 28

This (door control) ff can be positioned on the ___ or ___ of the door

Answer 28

Interior Exterior

Question 29

The interior (door control) ff worked better to improve ___ with the fire attack crew

Answer 29

Communications

Question 30

Placing a flashlight on the floor next to the ___ ___ helps guide interior FF’s back to the entry point

Answer 30

Entry point

Question 31

As mentioned above, the ideal and safest option is to have a ff ___ __ ___

Answer 31

Control the door

Question 32

If water is being placed on the fire, the door control ff should release the ___ and ___ to increase visibility

Answer 32

Steam Smoke

Question 33

As an interior ff, its a good idea to ___ ___ as you progress toward the fire to reduce flow paths and fire spread

Answer 33

Close doors

Question 34

Recognizing the door as a ___ ___ is of utmost importance

Answer 34

Vent opening

Question 35

___ ___ or even a proactive pump operator could close the door from the outside to help reduce the chance of a ___

Answer 35

Secondary crews Flashover

Question 36

Using ___ as door control is not a viable option it the member has to use his SCBA at the door

Answer 36

RIT

Question 37

Dr. Michael Reick invented a product called the ___ ___ ___ that has seen widespread adoption in Germany

Answer 37

Tempest Pathmaster Curtain

Question 38

When the curtain was deployed, there was a slight elevation in ___ and an apparent ___ of fire growth and flow path, which eased the attack line’s entry

Answer 38

Temperature Slowing

Question 39

In a summary of the findings of deploying the Tempest Pathmaster curtain, the report stated that the curtain does in fact slow the ___ ___ and ___ ___ in one room fires at both the first and second floor fires and in single family dwellings

Answer 39

Flow path Fire growth

Question 40

The goal of the fireground responders is to rescue civilians and extinguish the fire the ___ ___ ___

Answer 40

Quickest way possible

Question 41

We must also be aware of all ___ and ___ those by the means that best fits our agencies

Answer 41

Inlets Control

Question 42

Our goal of containing the fire to the ___ __ ___ is more important than ever

Answer 42

Room of origin

Question 43

Draft curtains may help (containing the fire) by keeping the fire ___ until ventilation can be coordinated with the application of ___

Answer 43

Rich Water

Question 44

The ultimate goal with ___ is to control the building and make it behave in a manner that is the safest for FF’s and civilians

Answer 44

Ventilation

Question 45

FF’s and Officers must understand that we have an avg of ___ ___ from the time ventilation occurs until the environment becomes untenable by means of a flashover

Answer 45

100 seconds

Question 46

This avg of 100 seconds is our ___ ___ ___

Answer 46

Operational time frame

Question 47

Forget ___! Keep the nozzle flowing as you advance until its stream reaches the seat of the fire

Answer 47

Penciling

Question 48

___ ___ is vital to the success of interior ff’ing operations if coordinated ventilation is not possible

Answer 48

Door control

Question 49

Simply put, when venting for fire, the ___ must be applied to the fire ___ the team takes out windows

Answer 49

Water Before

Question 50

___ is just fuel waiting for a mistake to be made

Answer 50

Smoke

Question 51

Few consider ___ a ceiling or opening up a ___ looking for hidden fire as ventilation

Answer 51

Hooking Wall

Question 52

Any hole in the bldg from the ___ in or the ___ out is ___

Answer 52

Outside Inside Ventilation

Question 53

Standard practice in many departments is to get FF’s with hooks to the top floor asap to ___ or ___ the ceiling to access the ___ ___

Answer 53

Hook Pull Arttic space

Question 54

Maintain a balance by creating a hole small enough to limit the ___ to the concealed space, but large enough to flow ___ ___ to cool the environment and eventually extinguish the fire

Answer 54

Oxygen Adequate water

Question 55

Fire should be kept in a ___-___ stage as long as possible

Answer 55

Ventilation-limited

Question 56

Controlling the opening can be as simple as…

Answer 56

Closing a door Shutting the attic stairs Minimizing making any openings in the bldg

Question 57

Every action on the fireground has ___ ___ and ___ ___ at the same time

Answer 57

Positive effects Negative effects

Question 58

2 ___ windows with single glazing failed ___ than the 4 ___ windows with double glazing

Answer 58

Legacy Later Modern

Question 59

The ___ window glass was held in place with putty and there was room ion the frame for expansion of the glass

Answer 59

Legacy

Question 60

The ___ glass was fixed very tightly into the frame with and airtight gasket and metal back to provide better thermal ionsulation

Answer 60

Modern

Question 61

In doors, failure was defined to have occurred when the ___ surface of the door sustained burning

Answer 61

Unexposed

Question 62

All of the doors failed at approx…

Answer 62

300 seconds

Question 63

This experiment shows the fire containment ability of interior doors during a well ventilated compartment fire is approx…

Answer 63

5 minutes