Personal Alert Safety System - ANSAn electric powered tool that sounds a noisy audible sign
when a fireplace fighter will become trapped or injured.
Cascade System - ANSSeveral big garage cylinders of compressed breathing air related by
using a excessive stress manifold system.
Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) - ANSProvide respiration protection by way of
giving the hearth fighter an independent, restrained air supply.
Nomex - ANSA flame-resistant artificial cloth.
Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health (IDLH) - ANSAny situation that would pose an
immediate or delayed risk to existence, reason irreversible unfavourable health effect, or
intervene with an people potential to break out unaided from a risky environment.
Don - ANSTo put on an item of clothing or gadget.
Doff - ANSTo take off an item of apparel or system.
Compressor - ANSFilters atmospheric air, compresses it to a high stress, and transfers it to the
SCBA cylinders.
Open-circuit respiratory apparatus - ANSAn equipment wherein a tank of compressed air affords
the respiration air deliver for the person, and exhaled air is released into the ecosystem via a
one-way valve.
Full Face piece - ANSA factor of the SCBA that covers the entire face.
An electronic semiconductor that emits a single-colour mild whilst activated is an LED, that is an
acronym for? - ANSLight-emitting diode
PBI, Kevlar, and Nomex, are materials used within the construction of? - ANSPersonal
Protective Clothing.
I widespread, an SCBA weighs at least? - ANS25 kilos (11.34 kilograms)
An SCBA in which exhaled air is launched into the environment and is not reused is a(n)> -
ANSOpen-circuit breathing equipment
, What affords the body for mounting the opposite elements of the SCBA? - ANSThe backpack
During working mode, if the SCBA regulator fails to characteristic properly, what releases a
steady glide of respiration air into the face piece? - ANSPurge Valve
Putting on an object of clothing or device is referred to as? - ANSDonning
Which NFPA trendy applies to turnout coats used for structural firefighting? - ANSNFPA 1971
Which of the subsequent is designed to help colleagues locate a downed fireplace fighter by
using sending out a noisy audible signal? - ANSPersonal Alert Safety System (PASS) device
Donning SCBA should be accomplished in a particular order, and quick. Fire combatants need
to be able to don their SCBA in? - ANS60 seconds
Most hearth deaths are due to - ANSSmoke inhalation
The a part of the SCBA face piece that comes in contact with the pores and skin is made of? -
ANSRubber or silicon
The U.S. Department of Transportation requires this kind of trying out on a periodic foundation
to make sure that SCBA cylinders are in correct running circumstance. - ANSHydrostatic
An SCBA desiged to recycle the user's exhaled air is a(n)? - ANSClosed-circuit breathing
apparatus
The indoors ecosystem of a burning constructing is considered to be? - ANSIDLH
Which part of the non-public shielding device is won over the head and under the helmet to
shield the neck and ears? - ANSProtective hood
The straps and fasteners used to attach the SCBA to the fire fighter are a part of the? -
ANSHarness
The device on an SCBA that measures and displays the amount of stress currently in the
cylinder is the? - ANSPressure gauge
What very toxic gas is commonly present in smoke? - ANSCarbon Monoxide, Hydrogen
Cyanide, Phosgene
Smoke Particles - ANSParticles which includes burned, partially burned, or completely burned
substances. These debris are lifted within the thermal column produced by hearth.
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