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100 Words Every Firefighter Should Know

July 24, 2026

100 Words Every Firefighter Should Know

No. Item Definition
1. accountability Tracking personnel at incidents
2. AED Device delivering lifesaving shock
3. air cylinder Compressed air tank
4. alarm Warning signal for danger
5. apparatus Fire department vehicle or equipment
6. arson Criminal act of setting fire
7. attack Direct action against fire
8. axe Cutting and striking tool
9. backdraft Explosive ignition from fresh air
10. blaze Large, intense fire
11. booster line Small hose for quick attack
12. boots Protective footwear
13. brushfire Fire in brush or grass
14. burn Injury caused by heat
15. captain Company officer rank
16. carabiner Metal clip for rope systems
17. chief Senior fire department leader
18. collapse Sudden structural failure
19. command Person directing the incident
20. containment Keeping fire from spreading
21. CPR Emergency chest compressions and breaths
22. crew Team working together
23. detector Device sensing smoke or heat
24. discharge Water leaving a pump
25. dispatch Send responders to an incident
26. downed wire Fallen energized electrical line
27. drafting Drawing water from a source
28. ember Glowing piece of burning material
29. engine Fire truck carrying hose and pump
30. evacuate Leave a dangerous area
31. evacuation Removal of people from danger
32. exposure Nearby property threatened by fire
33. exterior Outside a structure
34. extinguisher Portable device for putting out fires
35. extrication Removing trapped people safely
36. facepiece Mask attached to air pack
37. fire Combustion producing heat, light, and flames
38. flame Visible burning gas
39. flammable Easily set on fire
40. flashover Room erupts into full fire
41. foam Fire suppressant for fuel fires
42. fog stream Water spray of fine droplets
43. forcible entry Gaining entry by force
44. gasoline Highly flammable liquid fuel
45. gloves Protective hand coverings
46. halligan Prying and forcible entry bar
47. hazmat Hazardous materials incident
48. heat Thermal energy from fire
49. helmet Protective headgear
50. hose Flexible tube for water
51. hotspot Area of lingering heat
52. humidity Amount of moisture in air
53. hydrant Street water outlet for firefighting
54. ignition Start of combustion
55. incident Emergency event requiring action
56. intake Water entering a pump
57. interior Inside a structure
58. ladder Climbing equipment for access
59. master stream Large-volume water stream
60. mayday Urgent distress call
61. natural gas Flammable gas in buildings
62. nozzle Hose attachment shaping water flow
63. occupant Person inside a building
64. officer Leader supervising firefighters
65. overhaul Checking for hidden fire
66. oxygen Gas needed for breathing
67. PASS device Alarm for motionless firefighter
68. pike pole Long pole with hook
69. pressure Force of water flow
70. primary search Initial victim search
71. propane Flammable gas used as fuel
72. pump Machine moving water under pressure
73. radio Communication device for crews
74. rekindle Start burning again
75. relay Pumping water through multiple engines
76. rescue Save someone from danger
77. response Action taken after an alarm
78. rope Strong line for rescue
79. salvage Protecting property from damage
80. scene Location of the emergency
81. search Look for victims inside
82. secondary search Follow-up search for victims
83. smoke Airborne particles from burning material
84. sprinkler Automatic fire suppression device
85. staging Area for waiting resources
86. structure fire Fire in a building
87. suppression Actions to control a fire
88. tanker Truck carrying large water supply
89. tool Handheld equipment for work
90. toxic Poisonous or harmful
91. triage Prioritizing patients by severity
92. truck Fire apparatus for tools and ladders
93. turnout gear Protective firefighting clothing
94. valve Device controlling fluid flow
95. ventilation Removing heat and smoke
96. water Primary extinguishing agent
97. weather Outdoor conditions affecting operations
98. wildfire Uncontrolled fire in vegetation
99. wind Moving air affecting fire spread
100. wrench Tool for turning fittings

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