APCO FIRE SERVICE COMMUNICATIONS
1. FIRE TETRAHEDRON: 4 factors necessary for fire: HEAT + FUEL +
OXYGEN and a CHEMICAL CHAIN REACTION
2. ADMINISTRATION DIVISION: Chief, Support Staff, Payroll
3. COMMUNICATION DIVISION: Call takers/ Dispatcher
4. FIRE PREVENTION + INVESTIGATION: Building inspectors, Arson
Investiga- tors, Public Education
5. OPERATIONS: Captain, Driver, Firefighter
6. TECHNICAL OPERATIONS: High Angle, HAZMAT, Confined Space
Rescue
7. EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE: Mechanics, Electricians
8. TRAINING + SAFETY: Training Officer
9. EMTs, Paramedics: Emergency Medical Service
10.CLASS A FIRE: Ordinary Combustibles (eg. wood, paper) Suppress
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, via H20
11.Fires are fought: from the "unburned to the burned"
12. Fires are fought from "inside" structures as opposed to outside of
them-
: TRUE
13.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.
14.PPV (Positive Pressure Ventilation): process of using fans to force air
into a structure and force heat/gasses out
15.Under Control: generally indicates the fire is no longer spreading,
however there may still be fire present.
16.Staging Area: Temporary location near the incident where
additional equip- ment is being directed to assemble for further
instructions and organizations.
17.Knock-down: to reduce flame and heat to prevent danger of further
extension of fire.
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1. FIRE TETRAHEDRON: 4 factors necessary for fire: HEAT + FUEL +
OXYGEN and a CHEMICAL CHAIN REACTION
2. ADMINISTRATION DIVISION: Chief, Support Staff, Payroll
3. COMMUNICATION DIVISION: Call takers/ Dispatcher
4. FIRE PREVENTION + INVESTIGATION: Building inspectors, Arson
Investiga- tors, Public Education
5. OPERATIONS: Captain, Driver, Firefighter
6. TECHNICAL OPERATIONS: High Angle, HAZMAT, Confined Space
Rescue
7. EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE: Mechanics, Electricians
8. TRAINING + SAFETY: Training Officer
9. EMTs, Paramedics: Emergency Medical Service
10.CLASS A FIRE: Ordinary Combustibles (eg. wood, paper) Suppress
1/
, via H20
11.Fires are fought: from the "unburned to the burned"
12. Fires are fought from "inside" structures as opposed to outside of
them-
: TRUE
13.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.
14.PPV (Positive Pressure Ventilation): process of using fans to force air
into a structure and force heat/gasses out
15.Under Control: generally indicates the fire is no longer spreading,
however there may still be fire present.
16.Staging Area: Temporary location near the incident where
additional equip- ment is being directed to assemble for further
instructions and organizations.
17.Knock-down: to reduce flame and heat to prevent danger of further
extension of fire.
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