A group of trained firefighters stationed at a dispatch point for quick, rapid deployment.

Refers to the joint consideration of both the life and physical well-being of individuals.

A temperature scale on which 320 F denotes the temperature of melting ice, and 2120 F the temperature of boiling water, both under standard atmospheric pressure.

Decomposition of material by the application of heat and oxidation. Also applied to propellants and other pyrotechnic mixtures, though the proper term there is "reacting". Also often an element of the crime of arson.

A simple role-play simulation technique that challenges participants to make decisions and communicate those decisions to others. A tactical decision game is an experiential learning method that is tactical in nature and has time and information constraints to put participants under some level of stress.

A 50 or 100-foot length of hose or a 50-foot length of hose rolled up for easy handling. There are various ways of forming the doughnut. A convenient one has both couplings close together with the male thread protected by the female coupling.

Two lengths of hose rolled side by side or a single length rolled into two small coils for convenient handling.

Sky cover that prevents detection of higher clouds or the sky above it.

The act of throwing mineral soil about the base of an unlighted snag to prevent its being ignited by a surface fire.

A regular federal government employee who is compensated under the General Schedule (GS) Pay Plan.