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NFPA ANS - National Fire Protection Association
NFPA 1582 ANS - Medical
NFPA 1001 ANS - Individual departments to choose fitness testing
chain of command ANS - Chief, assistant chief, battalion chief, captain, lieutenant, firefighter
Division of labor ANS - a way of organizing an incident by breaking down the overall strategy into a
series of smaller tasks
Unity of command ANS - the concept that each firefighter responds to only one supervisor, and each
supervisor only responds to one boss, and so on
span of control ANS - the amount of people one person can supervise effectively (3 - 7 ideally 5)
trumpet / bugle ANS - symbol of authority
firefighters are ___% volunteer ANS - 73
75% firefighters work in communities of _________ or more ANS - 25,000
highest cause of fire fighter death ANS - heart attack
,OSHA ANS - Occupational Safety and Health Administration, develops and enforces government
regulations of workplace safety
freelancing ANS - acting independently of orders or SOPs
personal accountability system ANS - a system used to track personnel and assignments
3 layers of turnout gear ANS - outer layer: constructed of, sturdy, flame resistant, water repellant
material
second layer: moisture barrier that helps prevent transfer of water, steam, and other fluids to the skin
third layer: thermal barrier that insulates the body from external temperatures
boots must be at least _____ inches tall and constructed of __________ or ____________ ANS - 8,
rubber, leather
PASS ANS - personal alert safety system, an electronic device that sounds a loud signal when a
firefighter becomes motionless
component of smoke ANS - particles, vapor, gases
carbon monoxide ANS - a toxic gas produced through incomplete combustion
hydrogen cyanide ANS - is formed when plastic burns
phosgene ANS - a gas formed from incomplete combustion of common household products
open circuit breathing apparatus ANS - a compressed air cylinder provides air for the user, and exhaled
air is released into the atmosphere
closed circuit breathing apparatus ANS - recycles the user's exhaled air
,NIOSH ANS - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, creates the design, testing, and
certification requirements for SCBA
NFPA 1500 ANS - basic requirements for SCBA use
NFPA 1404 ANS - requirements for an SCBA training program within a fire department
to conserve air while using an SCBA ANS - skip breathing technique
CAD ANS - computer aided dispatch
PSAP ANS - public safety answering point
5 major steps in processing an emergency incident ANS - 1) call receipt
2) location validation
3) classification and prioritization
4) unit selection
5) dispatch
TDD / TTY ANS - telecommunications device for the deaf / teletype are devices that allow speech /
hearing impaired citizens to communicate over a telephone system
direct line ANS - telephone that connects two predetermined points
call box ANS - connects a person directly to a telecommunicator
ANI ANS - automatic number identification
, ALI ANS - automatic location identification
run cards ANS - cards used to determine a predetermined response to an emergency
FCC ANS - Federal Communications Commission
Portable Radio ANS - hand-held two way radio
mobile radios ANS - two way radios that are permanently mounted in vehicles
base station ANS - radios permanently mounted in a building
radio repeater system ANS - a radio system that automatically retransmits a radio signal on a different
frequency
trunking system ANS - a radio system that uses a shared bank of frequencies to make the most efficient
use of radio resources
mayday ANS - to indicate that a firefighter is lost, missing, or requires immediate assistance
NFIRS ANS - national fire incident reporting system
NIMS ANS - national incident management system
FIRESCOPE ANS - FIre RESources of California Organized for Potential Emergencies develops solutions
for large wildland fires
unified command ANS - different agencies work together at one incident
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