polaski
A fire fighting hand tool consisting of ax or adz head on a wooden handle, used to dig a fireline.
Industrial safety
80 entries in this trade.
PPV
Initialism of positive-pressure ventilation.
preconnect
A hose with one end ready connected to a pump outlet.
pump escape
A fire engine equipped with a pump and a tall wheeled ladder.
quint
A vehicle used by firefighters that combines the capabilities of a fire engine and a fire truck, having the ability to provide vertical access as well as pump water to fight a fire.
raking fire
The act of clearing vegetation and create firebreaks by cutting brush and raking away flammable debris (with fire rakes).
RECEO
Abbreviation of rescue, exposures, containment/confine/confinement, extinguish, overhaul.
red card
A card indicating a firefighter's qualifications and specialties.
rolling brownout
Of firefighting services, a deliberate reduction in multiple service areas during staggered times.
scooper
A type of air tanker waterbomber airplane, which is capable of landing on water, and directly scooping up water to fill its tanks, by skimming the water's surface with scoops delopyed.
size-up
The initial evaluation of an incident and how to deal with it.
slingload
A load suspended from an aircraft, usually a helicopter, and carried to a new location.
smoke explosion
An explosion of flue gases accumulated inside a burning building.
snozzle
A reinforced firefighting nozzle used to pierce the exterior skin of an aircraft and spray water or firefighting foam inside the aircraft to help extinguish a fire.
stream straightener
A smoothbore pipe with baffles inside, used to reduce the agitation of water travelling through it.
tower ladder
A kind of extensible ladder, usually with a platform or bucket at the top end.
triple combination engine
A fire engine equipped with a water tank, a high-capacity pump, and a hose.
truckie
A firefighter who works from a fire truck.
VLAT
Acronym of very large air tanker, a class of waterbomber.
watchout
Any potentially hazardous condition or situation that may make a fire more dangerous.