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| Acquired Building (Structure) |
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| Structure acquired by the authority having jurisdiction from a property owner for the purpose of conducting live fire training or rescue training evolutions. |
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| Pathogenic microorganisms that are present in the human blood and can cause disease in humans. These pathogens include (but are not limited to) hepatitis B virus (HBV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). |
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| Training structure specially designed to contain live fires for the purpose of fire suppression training. |
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| Disease that is transmissible from one person to another. |
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| Rules, principles, or measures that are established though agreement of members of the standards-setting organization. |
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| Limiting access to an emergency scene by curious spectators and other non-emergency personnel. |
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| Informal discussion with incident responders conducted after the incident has been terminated either at the scene or after the units have returned to quarters. Here commanders address possible chemical and medical exposure information, identify damaged equipment and apparatus that requires immediate attention, identify unsafe operating procedures, assign information gathering responsibilities to prepare for the Post-Incident Analysis and reinforce the positive aspects of the incident. |
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| Employee Assistance Program (EAP) |
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| Any one of many programs that may be provided by an employer to employees and their families to aid in solving work or personal problems. |
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| Operation of fire service training or suppression covering one or several aspects of fire fighting. Also called Practical Training Evolution. |
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| Health and Safety Officer (HSO) |
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| Member of the fire and emergency services organization who is assigned and authorized by the administration as the manager of the health and safety program and performs the duties, functions, and responsibilities in NFPA 1521, Standard for Fire Department Safety Officer. This individual must meet the qualifications or approved equivalent of this standard. |
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| Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health (IDLH) |
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| Any atmosphere that poses an immediate hazard to life or produces immediate irreversible, debilitating effects on health. |
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| Incident Command System (ICS) |
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| (1) System by which facilities, equipment, personnel, procedures, and communications are organized to operate within a common organizational structure designed to aid in the management of resources at emergency incidents. |
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| Team of employees organized within a private company, industrial facility, or plant who are assigned to respond to fires and emergencies on that property. |
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| Line-of-Duty Death (LODD) |
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| Firefighter or emergency responder death resulting from the performance of fire department duties. |
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| Live Fire or Burn Exercises |
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| Training exercises that involve the use of an unconfined open flame or fire in a structure or other combustibles to provide a controlled burning environment. |
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| International distress signal broadcast by voice. |
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| Personal Alert Safety System (PASS) |
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| Electronic lack-of-motion sensor that sounds a loud tone when a firefighter becomes motionless. It can also be manually triggered to operate. |
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| General overview and critique of the incident by members of all responding agencies (including dispatchers) that should take place within two weeks of the actual incident. |
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| Rapid Intervention Crew (RIC) |
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| Two or more fully equipped and immediately available firefighters designated to stand by outside the hazard zone to enter and effect rescue of firefighters inside, if necessary. Also known as Rapid Intervention Team. |
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| Term for a rehabilitation station at a fire or other incident where personnel can rest, rehydrate, and recover from the stresses of the incident. |
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| Written plan that identifies and analyzes the exposure to hazards, selection of appropriate risk management techniques to handle exposures, implementation of chosen techniques, and monitoring of the results of those risk management techniques. |
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| Written policy that is designed to promote safety to departmental members |
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| Program that sets standards, policies, procedures, and precautions to safely purchase, operate, and maintain the department’s equipment and to educate employees on how to protect themselves from personal injury. |
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| Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) |
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| Respirator worn by the user that supplies a breathable atmosphere that is either carried in or generated by the apparatus and is independent of the ambient atmosphere. Respiratory protection is worn in all atmospheres that are considered to be Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health (IDLH). |
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| An atmosphere-supplying respirator for which the source of breathing air is not designed to be carried by the user; not certified for fire fighting operations. |
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| Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program |
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