Fire Academy - A location where candidates are trained as well as periodic training of the members of the department. Fire Boat - A specialized watercraft and with pumps and nozzles designed for fighting shoreline and shipboard fires. Fire Code - Fire safety code Regulations for fire prevention and safety involving flammables, explosives and other dangerous operations and occupancies. Fire Escape - A building structure arranged outside to assist in safe evacuation of occupants during an emergency; may connect horizontally beyond a fire wall or vertically to a roof or preferably to the ground, perhaps with a counter-weighted span to deny access to intruders.
Firefighter - The member who provides first aid to patients, uses the hose lines to deliver water to extinguish fires, makes hydrants, performs searches for victims and other physical work during an emergency. Also does the station cleaning and maintenance during daily station activities. Fireground - The operational area at the scene of a fire; area in which incident commander is in control. Firehouse - Another term for a fire station. Where fire apparatus is stored and where full-time firefighters work.
Fire Inspector - A member of the Fire Prevention Bureau who is responsible for issuing permits and enforcing the fire code, including any necessary premises inspection, before allowing or during a large indoor gathering.
Fire Insurance Patrol - Their mission was to respond to fire alarms along with the Chicago Fire Department and reduce the damage caused by smoke and water. They fought their way into burning buildings to save business records, other valuable items and cover property with their waterproof tarpaulins. The Patrol was in service from — Fire Load - The contents of the structure or residence during ordinary combustion of all the fuel in a given space.
Fire Pole - A pole installed between floors in fire stations, allowing firefighters responding to an alarm to quickly descend to the ground floor faster than by using a standard staircase.
Fire Wall - Building structure designed to delay horizontal spread of a fire from one area of a building to another, often regulated by fire code.
Flashover - Simultaneous ignition of combustible materials in a closed space, as when materials simultaneously reach their ignition temperature. Flashpoint - Lowest temperature at which a material will emit vapor combustible in air mixture. Lower than fire point of same material. Forcible entry - Gaining entry to an area using force to disable or bypass security devices, typically using force tools, sometimes using tools specialized for entry e.
Forward Lay - Procedure of stringing water supply hose from a water source toward a fire scene; co-pare with reverse lay. Friction Loss - Reduction of flow in a firehose caused by friction between the water and the lining of the hose. Depends primarily upon diameter, type and length of hose, and amount of water flowing through. Fully Involved - Term of size-up meaning the fire, heat and smoke in a structure are so widespread that internal access must wait until fire streams can be applied.
Grease Fire - A fire involving any manner of cooking oil or other flammable cooking or lubricating materials. Hazmat - Hazardous materials, including solids, liquids, or gasses that may cause injury, death, or damage if released or triggered. H igh - rise Building - Any building taller than eighty feet. High-rise Pack - A shoulder load of hose with a nozzle and other tools necessary to connect the hose to a standpipe. Hot Zone - Contaminated area of Hazmat incident that must be isolated; requires suitable protective equipment to enter and decontamination upon exit.
Hurst Tool - The copyrighted name of the hydraulic rescue tool, developed by Hurst, used to free people trapped in automobile crashes. Joker Stand - The communications center of an older Chicago firehouse which involved the telegraph key, speakers and phones. Jumpseat - The rear facing seats, occupied most often by the firefighters, on a fire engine or truck company. Knocked - Term used to indicate that the fire has been extinguished or the fires progress has been slowed.
Lieutenant - An officer responsible for a company of firefighters of one engine or truck. Mass Casualty - Any incident that produces a large number of injured persons requiring emergency medical treatment and transportation to a medical facility.
Fireman noun A man whose business is to extinguish fires in towns; a member of a fire company. Fireman noun A man who tends the fires, as of a steam engine; a stocker. Fireman noun play in which children take the roles of firemen and pretend to put out a fire. Fireman noun a laborer who tends fires as on a coal-fired train or steamship. Fireman noun a pitcher who does not start the game.
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