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FIRE TERMINOLOGY CLUES

If at the end of the clue there is a (__ words), this means the answer has the number of
words listed and they are placed without a space between words.

Across

1 The compass direction a slope faces

6 The point at which a fire stream begins to lose its forward velocity
9 Fires involving combustible metals such as aluminum magnesium, titanium,
zirconium, sodium, and potassium (2 words)
11 Damage to a fire hose caused by the exposure to petroleum products, paints,
acids, or alkalis
15 A condition where flames move through or across the unburned gases during
the progression of a fire
16 Debris bag or bucket which is used to carry debris from a structure, catch
falling debris, or provide a water basin for immersing small burning objects
17 Devices which are attached to the inside beams of ground ladder fly sections,
used to hold the fly section in place after it has been extended
19 A valve used in large pump intakes, and uses a flat baffle operated by a
quarter-turn handle
22 Tool which aids in carrying or handling a charged hoseline (2 words)
24 Fires involving the combustion of ordinary solids such as wood, cloth, paper,
rubber, and plastics (2 words)
25 Type of truss roof, characterized by its round appearance
26 A life safety knot which forms a single loop that will not constrict the object it is
placed around
29 Fires involving energized electrical equipment (2 words)
30 A stream of water or other extinguishing agent after it leaves a fire hose nozzle
until it reaches its desired target or the ground (2words)
33 Fuels in a wildland fire that are suspended, or upright fuels that are physically
separated from the ground
35 Knot used to join two ropes of unequal diameters, or joining a rope and a chain
(2 words)
37 The lowest or widest section of an extension ladder
38 FDC (3 words)
41 A rope that is constructed by uniformly intertwining strands together
42 side of a wildland fire
44 A boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion
46 A multi-sectional ground ladder which can be adjusted to a variety of lengths
47 Step-up transformer that converts a vehicle's 12- or 24-volt DC current into
110- or 220-volt AC current
48 The bottom end of a ladder which is placed on the ground
49 Valve used in a siamese appliance to allow only one intake hose to be connected
 and charged before additional hoses are connected
50 Freestanding fire walls commonly found on large churches or shopping centers
(2 words)
51 A small attic

Down

2 A load-bearing wall that supports the structural weight of two adjacent

structures (2 words)
3 Knot used to join two ropes of unequal diameters, or joining a rope and chain
(2 words)
4 Letters designating a method of signaling during confined space operations
5 The practice of searching a fire scene for hidden fires, and to attempt to
discover the possible point of origin and the cause of the fire
7 The maximum amount of heat that can be produced if all combustible
materials in a given area burn (2 words)
8 A long extension ladder with stayploes used for added leverage and stability
when raising the ladder
10 Foam suitable for fighting Class A and B fires
12 The area around a building equal to one and a half times the height of the
building, where no personnel or apparatus should be allowed to operate in,
during the course of a fire (2 words)
13 A fire attack utilizing both indirect and direct fire fighting techniques at the
same time, when attempting to extinguish a structure fire
14 The range of concentrations of a fuel vapor and air (2 words)
18 Fires involving flammable and combustible liquids and gases (2 words)
20 The part of a hose coupling that serves as the point of attachment to the hose
21 The part of the rope that covers and protects the core or kern of a rope
23 Any low protective wall or barrier at the edge of a balcony, roof, bridge, or the
like
25 The main structural member of a ladder which supports the rungs or rung
locks
26 An explosive surge in a fire when air is suddenly mixed with a combustible gas
27 The part of a rope used in forming a knot (2 words)
28 A unit used to refill SCBA with purified air
29 A type of window that usually consists of two sashes that meet in the center that
are locked together with a latch or a bolt on the inside
31 A ground ladder which is designed to be used as either a self-supporting
stepladder, or a single or extension ladder
32 Liquids that have flash points less than 100 degrees (2 words)
34 The period when the four elements of the fire tetrahedron come together and
combustion begins
36 Directing a fire stream into a superheated atmosphere near or off the ceiling of
a room, resulting in the production of large quantities of steam, without
disrupting the thermal layering (2 words)
39 Type of windows consisting of large sections of glass usually about 1 foot in
width, and are as long as the opening
40 Knot principally used to attach a rope to an object such as a pole, post, or
hoseline (2 words)
41 A fire stream which has been broken into coarsely divided drops
42 Long narrow strips of fire extending out from the main section of a wildland
fire
43 A salvage cover that has been folded in such a way that it can hold small
amounts of water
44 A bending of a rope back on itself, while keeping the sides parallel
45 Rapid, self-sustaining oxidation process accompanied by the evolution of heat
and light of varying intensities
ANSWERS FIRE TERMINOLOGY

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