Firefighting Strategies and Tactics 3rd Edition

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Chapter 1 History of Fire Service Strategies and Tactics
When where and by who was the fir...,
Broad general statement or though...,
More specific
10  cards
Chap 2 Fire Fighter Safety
Administration responsible for th...,
Number one priority that all oper...,
Risk assessment of the emergency ...
14  cards
Chap 3 Incident Management System
The art of directing and controll...,
Ability of one individual to supe...,
This must be used on all incident...
17  cards
Chap 4 Coordination Control
A decision making process that st...,
The size up triangle,
Four questions fire fighters must...
16  cards
Chap 5 Basic Building Construction
Key factor in fire performance of...,
2nd most important point to remem...,
An older type of wood frame const...
32  cards
Chap 6 Fire Dynamics
A chemical reaction that releases...,
Fire triangle 1st 2nd and 3rd com...,
Oxygen is found in normal breathi...
33  cards
Chap 8 Extinguishing Agents
Document created by fire service ...,
Systematic approach to learning t...,
Materials used to extinguish the ...
30  cards
Chap 9 Built In fire Protection
Four main types of sprinkler systems,
According to the national fire pr...,
All sprinkler systems have along ...
34  cards
Chap 10 Company Operations
A team of fire fighters with appa...,
Minimum requirements for a pumper...,
Onboard water tank for a fire engine
30  cards
Chap 11 One- and Two- Family Dwelling
Residential structures in which n...,
Most common building construction...,
A type of construction in which a...
19  cards
Chap 12 Multiple- Family Dwellings
These dwellings are occupancies t...,
Effecting,
In large multi family dwellings w...
26  cards
Chap 13 Commercial Buildings
When fighting fire in a commercia...,
This is recommended to use when f...,
Adjoining occupancies are conside...
8  cards
Chap 14 Places of Assembly
These are designed to hold a larg...,
One of the biggest hazards with f...,
A significant fire fighter safety...
9  cards
Chap 15 High Rise Buildings
These are considered to be a buil...,
Ductwork component in an hvac sys...,
Significant construction features...
16  cards
Chap 16 Vehicle Fire
A subset of vehicles generally ut...,
Passenger vehicle hazards can be ...,
Any part of a vehicle including t...
23  cards
Chap 17 Wildland Fires
This is affected by types of fuel...,
This describes how hot a fire is ...,
Three basic types of wildland fir...
23  cards
Chap 18 Special Fires
Levels of haz mat training levels,
The department of transportation ...,
Class 1 haz mat how many subdivis...
37  cards
Chap 19 After the incident
The process of returning personne...,
Whether large or small terminatio...,
This standardization is useful fo...
15  cards

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