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1. Aircraft/_______ fire fighters have special training in aircraft fires, extinguishing agents, and extrication. 5. Air management ensures that the supply will ______ through required tasks and safe return. 6. _______ particles are not dangerous to people or animals unless the emitting substance has entered the body. 8. Automatic Number Identification 9. A _______ distributor nozzle spins, spreading water over a large area and can be placed in confined spaces. 10. Backpack _______ extinguishers use a hand-powered piston to extinguish fires portably. 12. Class C ______ involve energized electrical equipment. 17. Even if there is no visible break in the skin, there may be a _______ wound. 18. A carbon dioxide extinguishing system ______ the area with carbon dioxide. 20. Aircraft rescue teams wear specialized turnout _______. 21. An ______ line delivers water to a fire from a pump. 22. Heart disease that presents as breathlessness, general swelling and fluid retention in the lungs. 24. Absorption is the process by which hazardous materials ______ through the body ultimately reaching the bloodstream.
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2. Automatic sprinkler ________ activate the system and apply water to the fire. 3. _______ notification devices make occupants aware of potentially-dangerous conditions. 4. _______ K fires invlolve cooking media. 6. Immune disorder caused by HIV. 7. Class B fires may involve flammable and combustible liquids, lacquers, oils, or ______. 11. In this sprinkler head, a chemical ________ liquifies at a preset temperature. 12. An automatic adjusting ______ nozzle utilizes an internal spring loaded piston.
13. Balloon-frame construction studs extend from the basement to the _______ without any fire stops. 14. An accountability system ensures that only persons with specific assignments are permitted to work within various _______. 15. A combination ladder ________ from a straight ladder to a step configuration. 16. The _____ gas, carbon monoxide, is produced through incomplete combustion. 17. A closed-circuit breathing apparatus removes _______ dioxide and generates fresh oxygen. 19. Case-hardened _______ can be cut only with specialized tools. 23. Compressed air foam systems. July - September 2013 | 21