Common Firefighter Terminology
A-Side -
Front of the building on fireโ๏ธ๎
Apparatus -
a piece of mobile firefighting equipment like a pumper, tanker, ladder truck, etcโ๏ธ๎
AHJ -
Authority Having Jurisdictionโ๏ธ๎
Autoextended Fire -
A structure fire that has gone out a window or other opening on one floor and ignited โ๏ธ๎
materials above, on another floor or other space
Bailout -
rapid egress from a fire room on a ladder, done if flashover conditions are imminent.โ๏ธ๎
Defensive Attack -
Exterior fire attack with emphasis on exposure protection.โ๏ธ๎
Direct Attack -
Fire attack in which hoses are advanced inside a structure and hose streams are directed โ๏ธ๎
onto burning materials.
DOS -
Death On Sceneโ๏ธ๎
Engine -
fire suppression vehicle that has a water pump and typically is designed to firehose and a โ๏ธ๎
limited supply of water
Exposure -
Property near the fire that may become involved by transfer of heat or burning materialsโ๏ธ๎
Exterior Attack -
fighting the fire w/o entering the structure. a/k/a Surround and Drownโ๏ธ๎
Extrication -
removal of a trapped victimโ๏ธ๎
ETOH -
used to describe someone believed to be intoxicatedโ๏ธ๎
Firestorm -
a fire big enough that it creates its own wind conditionsโ๏ธ๎
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