Chapter 8 Flashcards
(40 cards)
A tool made of hardened steel with handles on the sides used to force doors and to breach walls. Larger versions may be used by as many as four people; smaller versions are made for one or two people.
Battering ram
A hand tool used to tighten or loosen bolts. The end is enclosed, as opposed to an open-end wrench. Each wrench is a specific size, and most have ratchets for easier use.
Box-end wrench
A cutting tool used to cut through thick metal objects such as bolts, locks, and wire fences.
Bolt cutter
A saw designed for cutting wood.
Carpenter’s handsaw
A tool with a long wooden or fiberglass pole that has a metal point with a spur at right angles at one end. It can be used to prove ceilings and pull down plaster lath material.
Ceiling hook
A power saw that uses the rotating movement of a chain equipped with sharpened cutting edges. It is typically used to cut through wood.
Chainsaw
A tool with a pointed claw-hook on one end and a forked- or flat-chisel pry on the other end. It is often used for forcible entry.
Claw bar
A metal tool with one sharpened end that is used to break apart material in conjunction with a hammer, mallet, or sledgehammer.
Chisel
A multipurpose tool that can be used for several forcible entry and ventilation applications because of its unique head design.
Clemens hook
A type of pike pole intended for use in tight spaces, commonly 2 to 4 ft (0.6 to 1 m) in length.
Closet Hook
A hand tool with an open-end wrench on one end and a box-end wrench on the other.
Combination wrench
A hand-operated tool used for dragging or lifting heavy objects that uses pulleys and cables or chains to multiply a pulling or lifting force.
Come along tool
A saw designed to cut curves in wood.
Coping saw
One set or pair of connection devices attached to a fire hose that allow the hose to be interconnected to additional lengths of hose or adapters and other firefighting appliances.
Coupling
A straight bar made of steel or iron with a forked chisel on the working end that is suitable for performing forcible entry.
Crowbar
A torch that produces a high-temperature flame capable of heating metal to its melting point, thereby cutting through an object. Because of the high temperatures (5700 F [3148 C]) that these torches produce, the operator must be specially trained before using this tool.
Cutting torch
A specialized version of a pike pole that can remove drywall more effectively because of its hook design.
Drywall hook
A specialized type of prying tool made of flat steel with prying ends suitable for performing forcible entry.
Flat bar
A tool that has a head with an axe on one side and a flat head on the opposite side.
Flat-head axe
Techniques used by fire personnel to gain entry into buildings, vehicles, aircraft, or other areas of confinement when normal means of entry are locked of blocked.
Forcible entry
A hand tool with a pincer-like working end that can be used to bend wire or hold smaller objects.
Gripping pliers
A cutting tool designed for use on metal. Different blades can be used for cutting different types of metal.
Hacksaw
A prying tool that incorporates a sharp tapered pick, a blade (either an adze or wedge), and a fork; it is specifically designed for use in the fire service.
Halligan tool
A striking tool.
Hammer
