Crossword Puzzle – 04/14/20

ACROSS

 1 
Flat, or _____ files are 10-inch and 12-inch files that come in handy for sharpening tools and can be carried in web gear.

 3 
Partition placed in vehicular or aircraft water tanks to reduce shifting of the water load when starting, stopping, or turning.

 7 Incident Safety Officer (abbr) 

8 
Firefighters classify fires from A to G; a Class C fire is 10 to 99.9 _____.   10 A sock liner or a lighter sock under a heavier sock are often called               socks and are specifically designed to transfer moisture away from your feet and into your outer sock

 11 
A fire ____ is designed to be unrolled to reflect radiant heat from operators or crew members on some apparatus, bulldozers, or tractor-plows; an aluminized device on a rod.

 12 
Powdery residue left when organic material is burned completely or is oxidized by chemical means.

 14 
A Dozer ____ is any ground vehicle (service unit) with personnel capable of maintenance, minor repairs, and limited fueling of bulldozers.

 16 
Heat Release Rate (abbr)

 17 
The Incident _____ is the person in charge of and responsible for the management of all incident operations.

 21 
In PPE, boot laces should be made of _____ to ensure they can withstand the same conditions as the rest of the boot.

 22 
If a tree trunk measured at breast height is 20 inches (508 mm) or more in diameter, it is considered a _____ tree.

 24 
It is not uncommon for firefighters to sweat out as much as one ____ of water per hour over a 12-hour work shift and as a precaution should drink one quart of water every hour.

 25 
Boots should measure at least ____ inches from the bottom of the heel to the top.

DOWN

 2 
Diameter at Breast Height (abbr)

 4 
In ICS it is easier to supervise subordinates who are all performing the same or similar functions; this is known as Similarity of   

 5 
A Brush ____ is a 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.

 6 
National Fire Danger Rating System (abbr)

 9 
A 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 is known as a fire ____.

 11 
Carbonaceous material formed mainly on the surface of organic matter, commonly wood, that has not burned completely; the solid remains of burned organic material.

 13 
An ____ Line is a fireline below a fire burning on a slope; trenched to catch rolling material; also called an Underslung Line.

 15 
The outer surfaces of the personal protective clothing are made to withstand moderate levels of ____heat.

 17 
In unified command there is a single incident command post and a single operations _____ at any given time.

 18 
Don’t wear synthetic fibers that are not flame/heat-resistant because they may _____ when exposed to heat.

 19 
Precipitation that evaporates before reaching the ground.

 20 
Incident Response Pocket Guide (abbr)

 23 
Boot should be have a heel of not less than 1/2 inch, while soles should be heavy with deep tread; either ripple, flat or _____.