Pumping And Aerial Chapter 4

Front 1

Anchor point

Back 1

Point from which a fire line is begun; usually a natural or man-made barrier that prevents fire spread and the possibility of the crew being “flanked” while constructing the Fireline examples include lakes ponds streams roads earlier burns rocks slides and cliffs

Front 2

Base

Back 2

Location at which the primary incident management logistics functions are coordinated and administered

Front 3

Cold zone

Back 3

Safe area outside the warm zone where equipment and personnel are not expected to become contaminated and special protective clothing is not required; the incident command post and other support functions are typically located in the zone

Front 4

Dual pumping

Back 4

Operation where a strong hydrant is used to supply to pumpers by connecting the pumpers intake to intake. The second pump or receive the excess water not being pumped by the first pumper, which is directly connected to the water supply source

Front 5

Drafting

Back 5

Process of acquiring water from a static source and transferring it into a pump that is above the sources level; atmospheric pressure on the water surface forces the water into the pump where the partial vacuum was created

Front 6

Dry hydrant

Back 6

Permanently installed pipe that has pumper suction connections installed at static water sources to speed drafting operations

Front 7

Fire department connection (FDC)

Back 7

Point at which the fire department can connect into a sprinkler or standpipe system to boost the water pressure and flow in the system

Front 8

Fording

Back 8

Ability of an apparatus to traverse a body of standing water. apparatus specifications should list the specific water depths through which trucks must be able to drive

Front 9

Hazard control zones

Back 9

System of barriers surrounding designated areas at emergency scenes, intended to limit the number of persons exposed to a hazard and to facilitate its mitigation. A major incident has three zones: restricted (hot) zone, limited access (warm) zone, and support (cold) zone.

Front 10

Incident commander (IC)

Back 10

Person in charge of the incident command system and responsible for the management of all incident operations during an emergency.

Front 11

Intake hose

Back 11

Hose used to connect a fire department pumper or a portable pump to a nearby water source; may be soft sleeve or hard suction hose.

Front 12

Level 1 staging

Back 12

Back (Definition)

Front 13

Level 2 staging

Back 13

Used on large scale incidents were a larger number of fire and emergency services companies are responding; these companies are sent to a specified remote location to await assignment.

Front 14

Mop-up

Back 14

Back (Definition)

Front 15

Pre-incident planning

Back 15

Act of preparing to manage an incident at a particular location or a particular type of incident before an incident occurs

Front 16

Relay

Back 16

To shuttle water between a source and an emergency scene using mobile water supply apparatus

Front 17

Size up

Back 17

Ongoing evaluation of influential factors at the scene of an incident

Front 18

Staging

Back 18

Standardized process or procedure by which available resources responding to a fire or other emergency incident are held in reserve at a location away from the incident while awaiting assignment.

Front 19

Staging area manager

Back 19

Company officer of the first-arriving company at the staging who takes command of the area and is responsible for communicating available resources and resource needs to the operations section chief

Front 20

Static water supply

Back 20

Supply of water at rest that does not provide a pressure head for fire suppression but may be employed as a suction source for fire pumps; for example, water in the reservoir, pond, or cistern

Front 21

Tandem pumping

Back 21

Short relay operation in which the pumper taking water from the supply source pumps into the intake of the second pumper; the second pumper then boosts the pressure of the water even higher. This method is used when pressures higher than the capability of a single pump are required

Front 22

Warm zone

Back 22

Area between the hot and cold zones that usually contains the decontamination corridor; typically requires a lesser degree of personal protective equipment than the hot zone.

Front 23

Wildland/urban interface

Back 23

Line, area, or zone where an undeveloped wildland area meets a human development area.

Front 24

Hot zone

Back 24

Potentially hazardous area immediately surrounding the incident site; requires appropriate protective clothing and equipment and other safety precautions for entry. Typically limited to technician-level personnel