Firefighter Jeopardy, that is. The rules are simple, someone post the answer, then the next person to come along posts the actual answer in the form of a question. That same person who answers in the form of a question is to then post the answer for the next person to come along. Keep it firefighter related, try your hardest not to cheat(i.e. Google, Bing, Ask, you firefighter literature)... I mean, this is an honorable profession, right?

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We'll start out simple.

"I'll take Fire Science for $100, Alex."

Answer; Oxygen, heat and fuel.

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Gotcha! I was thinking the loops that are made around the second piece of rope, not the actual knot making the loop :)
That is called a prussik hitch.
The answer to Captain703's question/answer is a smoke ejector.

What is a clove hitch? Either a clove or half hitch will suffice though.

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Answer; When supplying a standpipe system, this psi is the rule of thumb to add for every story in elevation.
I understand the knot, overall, when completed, is the prusik knot, but the fisherman's knot and clove hitch are two parts that make up the sum total of the prusik knot.
J Brooks,

I think you stopped reading Captain703's answer too soon....What is a smoke ejector?

Fire Science for $300
Answer:
A tar-like gummy substance carried by smoke that builds up in chimneys.
The double fisherman is the knot that ties the two ends of the rope together to form a prussik. The way the prussik is placed on a rope, is called a prussik hitch. The clove hitch, is nowhere to be found in the equation.
What is 5 P.S.I. Additional per Floor?

Search and Rescue.
The act of entering a room and sweeping for victims while at the same time closing the door to the room and then exiting.
I believe the question is What is Creosote?


Potpourri for 200 Alex...

A hydrant which flows no more that 1500 GPM but no less than 1000 will be this color...
The act of ventilating horizontally with a fog pattern water stream and is more effective than mechanical air ventilation. Hydraullic ventilateion uses a fog pattern, this is not referencing a smoke ejector.



Moving on.....

What is 5psi?


Answer:
Q*Q (Q squared)/5 is the street hydraulics equations for this sized hose.
oh pick me please pick me oh please pick me!

WHAT DOES THE COLOR GREEN REPRESENT IN FIRE HYDRANTS?


ladders for a 1000

DAILY DOUBLE

this type of ladder was constructed of a ladder and pike poles in the high rise operations of the early days in new york city.
oops I didnt read the top just the last reply sorry
The question to your answer is What is a pompier ladder? I believe.


The answer that go passed by is.....


Answer:
Q*Q (Q squared)/5 is the street hydraulics equations for this sized hose.

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