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APCO FIRE SERVICE COMMUNICATIONS
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FIRE TETRAHEDRON✔✔4 factors necessary for fire: HEAT + FUEL + OXYGEN
and a CHEMICAL CHAIN REACTION


ADMINISTRATION DIVISION✔✔Chief, Support Staff, Payroll


COMMUNICATION DIVISION✔✔Call takers/ Dispatcher


FIRE PREVENTION + INVESTIGATION✔✔Building inspectors, Arson
Investigators, Public Education


OPERATIONS✔✔Captain, Driver, Firefighter


TECHNICAL OPERATIONS✔✔High Angle, HAZMAT, Confined Space Rescue


EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE✔✔Mechanics, Electricians


TRAINING + SAFETY✔✔Training Officer


EMTs, Paramedics✔✔Emergency Medical Service


CLASS A FIRE✔✔Ordinary Combustibles (eg. wood, paper) Suppress via H20


Fires are fought✔✔from the "unburned to the burned"

, Fires are fought from "inside" structures as opposed to outside of
them✔✔TRUE


Ventilation✔✔Technique used to remove heated smoke/gas from a burning
building. Can remove explosive smoke and has concentrations which allows for
advancement of hose lines into effective positions for fire extinguishments.


PPV (Positive Pressure Ventilation)✔✔process of using fans to force air into a
structure and force heat/gasses out


Under Control✔✔generally indicates the fire is no longer spreading, however
there may still be fire present.


Staging Area✔✔Temporary location near the incident where additional
equipment is being directed to assemble for further instructions and
organizations.


Knock-down✔✔to reduce flame and heat to prevent danger of further
extension of fire.


9 Classes of what exist?✔✔Hazardous Materials


Acute✔✔all of a sudden


Chronic✔✔over the duration of time


North American Guide that identifies hazardous materials✔✔ERG Emergency
Response Guide

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