Details Title: 0701 Description: Ventilation Handout Total Flash Cards: 14 Created: 11/05/2007 09:21:13		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Other Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term Less than ________ of the nations fire damage is due to fire. _________ and __________ do the majority of the damage. Definition 1/2 smoke and heat Term Burns cause only _____ of fire fatalities. _______ and ______ account for the remainder. Definition 20% suffocation and smoke inhalation Term What are the 4 products of combustion? Definition flame heat smoke fire gases Term Visible, luminous body of a burning gas. Color is an indication of the temperature. Definition flame Term Energy is measured by BTUs.   Definition heat Term ________ degrees is the maximum breathable temperature. While most fires exceed 2000 degrees. Definition 300 Term Present in all fires Not the most toxic but the most abundant. kills by asphyxiation. Definition Carbon monoxide Term present in all fires displaces oxygen over stimulates the rate of breathing 10 % by volume kills Definition carbon dioxide Term Fine,solid particles and condensed vapors that result from incompete combustion   Biggest killer in fires. Definition smoke Term From fires involving orgainc matierals such as wool, rubber, meat and hair. .07% is acutely toxic Definition Hyfrogen Sulfide Term From fires involving Polyvinyl Choloride (PVC pipe) highly toxic Definition Hydrogen Choloride Term From fires involving petroleum products, fats, and other oils Definition Acrolien Term Inspection cuts are made every ? Definition 20 ft. Term The approximate size of an inspection hole is ? Definition 18 in