Urban Search and Rescue.

Ultrahigh frequency; the portion of the radio frequency spectrum between 300 and 3,000 mHz.

A certification standard. This listing means the product has been safety certified by the Underwriter’s Laboratory.

An open lesion of the skin or mucous membrane.

The larger bone of the forearm, on the side opposite that of the thumb.

Total capacity of water supply system, including residential and industrial consumption, available fire flow, and all other taxes on the system.

A flexible structure connecting the fetus to the placenta.

The navel; the "bellybutton".

A state of being insensible or comatose.

Fire or spill etc. is no longer spreading. The situation is contained. This term should not be confused with a report that the fire is out.

Portion of a vehicle’s frame that is located beneath the vehicle.

A tank that happens to be underground.

A controlled burn of fuels below the forest canopy, intended to remove fuels from on-coming or potential fires.

Independent fire research and testing laboratory

Independent fire research and testing laboratory

Arising from a single site.

Portion of a state/province outside the jurisdiction of municipalities that does not provide an inspection program

Portion of a state/province outside the jurisdiction of municipalities that does not provide an inspection program

Division of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which in turn is managed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

The use of safety barriers (gloves, mask, goggles) to limit an emergency responder’s contact with contaminants, especially fluids of injured patients.

Fire hose without a rubber lining; most frequently used in interior standpipe systems and in wildland firefighting.

Place in the water shuttle operation where tankers unload their water into portable tanks. Also called the Dump Site.

(preinfarction angina) Angina pectoris characterized by a changing, unpredictable pattern of pain, which often signals an impending acute myocardial infarction.

Upper limit at which a flammable gas or vapor will ignite; above this limit, the gas or vapor is too rich (lacks the proper quantity of oxygen) to burn

Upper limit at which a flammable gas or vapor will ignite; above this limit, the gas or vapor is too rich (lacks the proper quantity of oxygen) to burn

The Interface zone where man-made structures inter-mingle with wildlands, creating risk of structural involvement in a wildland fire incident and wildland fire involvement in structure fires, each of which requires different equipment, training and tactics.

A toxic condition caused by the inability of the kidneys to remove waste products of metabolism.

The tube leading from the kidney to the bladder.

The tube leading from the bladder to the outside of the body.

An abbreviation for upper respiratory infection.

The fluid secreted by the kidneys, stored in the bladder, and discharged through the urethra.

Hives.