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My name is jacob, I am a student to Montmorency College and I am in last last session of the fire safety program. This glossary will help you to understand more about the firefighter profession. It contains firefighter terms, parts of speech, definitions in sentences case from Google, text-to-speech pronunciation models, image from Wikimedia Commons, automatic translations to French, and authentic example sentences from the Lextutor Concordance.
Atmosphere-Supplying Respirators
Noun
Atmosphere-supplying respirators provide clean breathing air from a source independent of the work area. These respirators will protect wearers from many types of airborne contaminants (particles, gases, and vapors) and, in certain cases, oxygen-deficient atmospheres.
Example: Without the atmosphere-Supplying Respirators, the firefighter would pass out from the smoke.
en: Respirateurs à atmosphère
extinguisher
Noun
fire extinguisher. an instrument consisting of a cone-shaped cup attached to a handle or the end of a pole, for extinguishing a candle by momentarily closing off the burning wick from the air.
Example: The firefighter extinguished the fire with the extinguisher.
en: extincteur
Fire
noun
Combustion or burning, in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and typically give out bright light, heat, and smoke.
Example: However, individual characteristics (delinquency, social skills, and psychopathology) were better predictors of recidivism, the magnitude of fire damage and the typology of firesetter.
en: Feu
Fire hydrant
Noun
A fire hydrant or firecock (archaic) is a connection point by which firefighters can tap into a water supply. It is a component of active fire protection.
Example: The firefighter opened the fire hydrant to have water to extinguish the fire
en: Borne incendie
Fire prevention
noun
Fire prevention is a function of many fire departments. The goal of fire prevention is to educate the public to take precautions to prevent potentially harmful fires, and be educated about surviving them. It is a proactive method of preventing emergencies and reducing the damage caused by them.
Example: Fire prevention save life.
en: Prévention d'incendies
Fire station
noun
A facility where fire engines and other equipment of a fire department are housed.
Example: Firefighters prepare their equipement in the fire station.
en: Caserne de pompiers
Fire truck
Noun
A fire truck is a large vehicle which carries fire fighters and equipment for putting out fires.
Example: Ten fire truck were on the scene to extinguish the fire.
en: Camion de pompier
Firefighter helmet
noun
Firefighter hose
Noun
A fire hose (or firehose) is a high-pressure hose that carries water or other fire retardant (such as foam) to a fire to extinguish it. Outdoors, it attaches either to a fire engine or a fire hydrant. Indoors, it can permanently attach to a building's standpipe or plumbing system.
Example: Fire hoses are widely used for fire extinguishing
en: Tuyau de pompier
Fireman's boot
Noun
A steel-toe boot (also known as a safety boot, steel-capped boot, steel toecaps or safety shoe) is a durable boot or shoe that has a protective reinforcement in the toe which protects the foot from falling objects or compression.
Example: The fireman's boot is essential for the safety of the feet.
en: Botte de pompier
Fireman's suit
noun
A fire proximity suit (also, silvers, silver bunker suit, or asbestos suit) is a suit designed to protect a firefighter or volcanologist from extremely high temperatures. They were first designed and used in the 1930s.
Example: The fireman's suit saved the firefighter from a serious burn.
en: Costume de pompier
flame
noun
A hot glowing body of ignited gas that is generated by something on fire.
Example: A sheet of flame blocked my escape
en: Flamme
Halligan tool
Noun
A Halligan bar, also known as a Halligan tool (sometimes also "Hooligan tool"), is a forcible entry tool used by firefighters and law enforcement.
Example: The firefighter made a forced entry with the halligan tool.
en: Outil halligan
heat detector
Noun
A heat detector is a fire alarm device designed to respond when the convected thermal energy of a fire increases the temperature of a heat sensitive element.
Example: The heat detector saved a family from the fire.
en: détecteur de chaleur
Ladder
Noun
a structure consisting of a series of bars or steps between two upright lengths of wood, metal, or rope, used for climbing up or down something.
Example: The firefighter climbed the ladder to access the roof.
en: Échelle
Ladder truck
Noun
Ladder truck - a fire engine carrying ladders. aerial ladder truck. fire engine, fire truck - any of various large trucks that carry firemen and equipment to the site of a fire.
Example: The firefighter uses the ladder truck to get to the top of a building.
en: Camion échelle
Rescue
Noun
save (someone) from a dangerous or distressing situation.
Example: Firemen were called out to rescue a man trapped in the river.
en: Porter secours
Rescue at height
Noun
You must use this in the event of a fall from height. A rescue plan is a pre-planned strategy or procedure, designed to safely retrieve someone who has fallen from height and is suspended in a harness.
Example: The firefighter had to do a rescue at height when a suicidal man wanted to jump from a building.
en: Sauvetage en hauteur
Vehicle extrication
noun
Vehicle extrication is the process of removing a vehicle from around a person who has been involved in a motor vehicle collision, when conventional means of exit are impossible or inadvisable. A delicate approach is needed to minimize injury to the victim during the extrication
Example: Vehicle extrication was necessary to get the victime out of his damaged car.
en: Désincarcération du véhicule
water rescue
Noun
Surface Water Rescue is defined as the rescue of a patient who is afloat on the surface of a body of water.
Example: The firefighter had to do a qarer rescue when 3 teenagers fell in the river.
