Wildland Firefighting (3Rd Edition)-Chapter 3 Terms

Wildland Firefighting (3rd Edition) Chapter 3 Terms Wildland Firefighting Tools & Personal Protective Equipment

Brush Hook Heavy cutting tool designed primarily to cut brush at the base of the stem; used in much the same way as an axe; has a wide blade generally curved to protect the blade from being dulled by rocks.

Burning Out Setting fire inside a control line to consume fuel between the edge of the fire and the control line. Done on a small scale in order to consume unburned fuel and aid control-line construction.

Combination Nozzle Nozzle designed to provide either a solid stream or a fixed spray pattern suitable ONLY for mop-up.

Fire Swatter Fire-suppression tool consisting of a flap of belting fabric fastened to a long handle used in direct attack for beating out flames along a fire edge.

Firing Out Act of lighting fire with a torch, fusee, etc., to accomplish burning out or backfiring.

Forestry Hose Unlined, single-jacket, lightweight hose with lightweight couplings.

Fusee Colored flare designed as a railway warning device used to ignite backfires and other prescribed fires.

Hose Lay (1) Arrangement of connected lengths of fire hose and accessories on the ground at a wildland fire beginning at the first pumping unit and ending at the point of water delivery. (2) Connected lengths of hose from water source to pumping engine.

Hoseline Tee Fitting that may be installed between lengths of hose to provide an independently controlled outlet for a branch line.

Litter Top layer of forest floor composed of loose debris of dead sticks, branches, twigs, and recently fallen leaves or needles; little altered in structure by decomposition.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Basic protective equipment for wildland fire suppression includes a helmet, protective footwear, gloves, flame-resistant clothing, and fire shelter as defined in NFPA 1977, Standard on Protective Clothing and Equipment for Wildland Fire Fighting

Rotor Blast Air turbulence occurring under and around the rotors of an operating helicopter. Synonymous with Rotor Downwash.

Rotor Downwash Air turbulence occurring under and around the rotors of an operating helicopter. Synonymous with Rotor Blast.

Salvo Drop Air tanker dropping its entire load of fire retardant at one time.

Split Drop Two retardant drops made from one compartment at a time from an air tanker with a multicompartment tank. Trail Drop Dropping fire suppressant sequentially from tanks in aircraft so equipped; generally used in light fuels.

Typical Tool Order Order in which hand-crew members are assigned tools for varying types of wildland fuels. The types of tools necessary will be different for each fuel type.