"Firehouse dog."

Any product, substance, or organism including by its nature in any of the nine United Nations (UN) classification of hazardous materials; term used to describe hazardous materials in the U.S. and Canada for hazardous materials on board aircraft

Any product, substance, or organism including by its nature in any of the nine United Nations (UN) classification of hazardous materials; term used to describe hazardous materials in the U.S. and Canada for hazardous materials on board aircraft

A trade name for propoxyphene, a narcotic analgesic.

An abbreviation for direct current.

A load of hose on a pumper, but not connected to a pump outlet. Often used for larger supply lines.

Weight of the structure, structural members, building components, and any other feature permanently attached to the building that is constatnt and immobile

Weight of the structure, structural members, building components, and any other feature permanently attached to the building that is constatnt and immobile

Unburnt areas around edges of brush fire.

When a fire is completely out, with no smoldering or burning areas. (This is different from contained.)

The portion of the tidal volume that does not reach the alveoli and thus does not participate in gas exchange.

Corridor in which egress is possible in only one direction

Corridor in which egress is possible in only one direction

Fire hydrant that receives water from only one direction.

Water main that is not looped and in which water can flow in only one direction.

Irreversible brain damage, usually occurring after 3 to 10 minutes of cardiac arrest.

The moment the pulse and blood pressure are absent. Clinical death occurs immediately after the onset of cardiac arrest.

A posture assumed by patients with severe brain dysfunction, characterized by extension and internal rotation of the arms and extension of the legs.

A unit of 10; a system based on 10s.

A master stream device mounted to top deck of pumper.

Planks or panels of plywood or oriented strand board (OSB) that form the substrate of a roof assembly. In vertical ventilation through a roof, the decking must be removed from the ventilation opening to realize the full effect of the Read on! →

The failure of an organ system; most often used to indicate the failure of the heart, as the result of disease, to maintain sufficient circulation of blood to meet the demands of the body.

Process of removing a hazardous, foreign substance from a person, clothing, or area

Process of removing a hazardous, foreign substance from a person, clothing, or area

A posture assumed by patients with severe brain dysfunction, characterized by extension of the legs and flexion of the arms.

A bedsore; an eroded wound acquired by sustained pressure on a single area of skin.

A primarily exterior form of attack often used when fighting the fire directly or from within a structure is not feasible due to dangers from direct flame, heat, structural collapse or the presence of hazardous materials. Often structures which are Read on! →

The use of unsynchronized direct current (DC) electric shock to terminate ventricular fibrillation.

A device that delivers direct current (DC) electric shock for the purpose of terminating ventricular fibrillation.

The D of the ABC-D sequence in advanced life support. Definitive care includes ECG monitoring, diagnosis and treatment of cardiac dysrhythmias, defibrillation, and administration of intravenous fluids and drugs.

An explosion with a propagation front traveling at subsonic speeds, as compared to supersonic detonation.