fireground
Active combustion area
Fireground is the area where firefighting operations are actively conducted—the scene of a fire and its immediate surroundings.
The term is technical jargon among firefighters and emergency responders: The incident commander assessed conditions on the fireground.
It encompasses everything within the operational perimeter where crews work to suppress a fire.
Sudden total combustion event
- backdraftExplosive fire reignition
- collapseSudden structural failure
- entrapmentDefense against induced criminality
- rolloverVehicle flipping accident
explosion · electrocution · asphyxiation · burns · toxicity · flammable · ignition · chemicals
Murky atmospheric suspension
- sootCarbon from incomplete burning
- ashCombustion's powdery remains
- embersSmoldering fire remnants
- smolderingBurning slowly, no flame
fumes · particulates · inhalation · visibility · turbulent · laminar · color · velocity
Technical design professional
- captainOne who commands
- crewWorking team aboard
- companyCommercial enterprise or guests
- paramedicsEmergency medical technicians
volunteers · probies · veterans · nozzleman · backup
Forcible prevention or concealment
- knockdownBlow causing a fall
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
- ventilationCirculation of fresh air
- salvageRecovering damaged goods
staging · accountability · sectors · divisions · drafting · relay · rehab · evacuation
flashover
Sudden total combustion event
- backdraftExplosive fire reignition
- collapseSudden structural failure
- entrapmentDefense against induced criminality
rollover · explosion · electrocution · asphyxiation · burns · toxicity · flammable · ignition · chemicals · propane
haze
Murky atmospheric suspension
smoldering · fumes · particulates · inhalation · visibility · turbulent · laminar · color · velocity · density
engineer
Technical design professional
paramedics · volunteers · probies · veterans · nozzleman · backup
suppression
Forcible prevention or concealment
- knockdownBlow causing a fall
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
- ventilationCirculation of fresh air
salvage · staging · accountability · sectors · divisions · drafting · relay · rehab · evacuation · triage
SCBA
Self-contained breathing apparatus
ladder · aerial · engine · pumper · hose · radio · helmet · irons
firegroundfire station
Emergency responder base
firehouse · station house · quarters · base · headquarters
firegroundsafe zone
Protected area from threats
cold zone · safety perimeter · refuge · shelter · secure area
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