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Fireproof -:- Obsolete term for resistance to fire; inappropriate because all materials except water will burn. Other terms such as fire resistive or fire resistant should be used Panic Hardware -:- Hardware mounted on exit doors in public buildings that unlock from the inside and enable...

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Fire Academy Chapter 1 Study Guide
Questions and Correct Answers | Latest
Update
Fireproof


✓ -:- Obsolete term for resistance to fire; inappropriate beca use all

materials except water will burn. Other terms such as fire resistive or

fire resistant should be used




Panic Hardware


✓ -:- Hardware mounted on exit doors in public buildings that unlock from

the inside and enables doors to be opened when pressure is applied to

the release mechanism.




Interoperability


✓ -:- Ability of two or more systems or components to exchange

information and use the information that has been exchanged.




Culture


✓ -:- The shared assumption,beliefs,and values of a group or organiz ation


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Jargon


✓ -:- The specialized or technical language of a trade,profession,or similar

group




Authority Having Jurisdiction


✓ -:- Term used in codes and standards to identify the legal entity,such as

a building or fire official, that has the statutory authority to enforce a

code and to approve or require equipment; may be a unit of a

local,state,or federal government, depending on wh ere the work occurs.




All-Hazards Concept


✓ -:- Provides a coordinated approach to a wide variety of incidents; all

responders use similar,coordinated approach with a common set of

authorities, protections and resources.




Line function


✓ -:- Personnel who provide emergency services to EXTERNAL customers




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Staff/Support Function


✓ -:- Personnel who provide ADMINISTRATIVE AND LOGISTICAL

support to the line units (internal customers)




Internal Customers


✓ -:- Employees and membership of the organization




External Customers


✓ -:- Citizens of the service area protected by the organization




Wildland/Urban Interface


✓ -:- Line,area,or zone where an undeveloped wild land area meets a

human development area. AKA Urban/wild land Interface




Incident Command System


✓ -:- Standardized approach to incident management that facilities

interaction between cooperating agencies; adaptable to incident of any

size or type.



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Policy


✓ -:- GUIDE TO DECISION MAKING IN AN ORGANIZATION. Policies

set boundaries and establish standards of conduct that an organization

expects from its members.




Procedure


✓ -:- ~STEP-BY-STEP written plan that is closely related to a policy.

~Are detailed written plans that list specific steps for approaching a recurring problem or

situation.




Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)


✓ -:- Rule for how personnel should perform routine functions or

emergency operations. Procedures are usually written in a handbook, so

that all firefighters can become familiar.




Standard


✓ -:- A set of principles, protocols,or procedures that is developed by

communities through consensus.

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