FIRE DEPARTMENT CROSSWORD PUZZLES

FIRE DEPARTMENT TERMINOLOGY 11

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If at the end of the clue there is a (__ words), this means the answer has the number of
words listed and they are placed without a space between words.

Across
3 The compass direction a slope faces
5 A condition where flames move through or across the unburned gases during
the progression of a fire
7 Holding a ladder securely by the beams near the base of the ladder, while other
firefighters are ascending or descending
8 Fires involving the combustion of ordinary solids such as wood, cloth, paper,
rubber, and plastics (2 words)
10 A type of window that usually consists of two sashes that meet in the center that
are locked together with a latch or a bolt on the inside
15 The rear of a wildland fire opposite the head
16 The energy which is transferred from one body to another when the
temperatures of the bodies are different
17 The part of the rope that covers and protects the core or kern of a rope
18 The further bending of one side of a loop during the creation of a knot (2
words)

Down
1 The resulting surge of pressure when water flowed through a hoseline or pipe is
suddenly stopped (2 words)
2 The lowest or widest section of an extension ladder
4 Fires involving flammable and combustible liquids and gases (2 words)
6 Letters designating a method of signaling during confined space operations
8 The area around a building equal to one and a half times the height of the
building, where no personnel or apparatus should be allowed to operate in,
during the course of a fire (2 words)
9 Debris bag or bucket which are used to carry debris from a structure, catch
falling debris, or provide a water basin for immersing small burning objects
11 Knot principally used to attach a rope to an object such as a pole, post, or
hoseline (2 words)
12 A special type of thread that helps provide a positive connection between the
threads of the opposite coupling, and tends to eliminate cross-threading (2
words)
13 Knot used to join two ropes of unequal diameters, or joining a rope and a chain
(2 words)
14 Window that has small 4 inch wide sections, running as long as the window's
width, and normally constructed without frames
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W B A S P E C T
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F L A M E O V E R L
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T D O A
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H E E L I N G C L A S S A
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R C O T S
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C H E C K R A I L H B
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L E E A S B E
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O R H E E L E H E A T
U I L Z E B
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