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Spaghetti Dinner 2/19/23
Monday, February 6th, 2023
Sylvan Beach Fire Department host NYS Ice/Cold Water Rescue Tech Course
Monday, February 6th, 2023
This past weekend fire-rescue personnel from Sylvan Beach, Canastota, North Bay, Verona, Cleveland, Vienna and other area departments braved the frigid temperatures and completed the NYS Ice Water Res...
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Sylvan Beach Fire Department Ice Fishing Raffle
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2023
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Ice Fishing RaffleDrawing January 28th on the Sylvan Beach Fire Department Facebook Page1 Grand Prize WinnerIf interested reach out to any Sylvan Beach Fire Department member, purchase at Bucks N Bolt...
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Chicken Riggie Dinner January 8, 2023
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2023
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Sunday January 8, 2023 Chicken Riggie DinnerSylvan Beach Fire Department 2:00 PM- 6:00 PMChicken Riggie Dinner with Italian side salad and a dinner roll$13.00 cash onlyAll proceeds directly benefit th...
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70 entries in the Fire glossary beginning with "F"
Fireground
The operational area at the scene of a fire; area in which incident commander is in control. Also used as name of radio frequency to be used by units operating in the fireground, as in Responding units switch to fireground.
Firehose
See also hose, below.
Firehouse
Another term for Fire station. Where fire apparatus is stored and where full-time firefighters work.
Fireline
The part of a control line that is scraped or dug to mineral soil. Also called fire trail. More generally, working a fire is called being on the fireline." May also refer to a "wet line" where water has been used to create a burn boundary in light fuels such as grass.
Fireline handbook
A small red booklet carried by U.S. firefighters on the firelines, as a quick reference on various firefighting topics.
Fireman's key
Set of tools used for opening elevator doors from the lobby during rescues; come in many different shapes and sizes, each designed for a specific elevator type.
Firestorm
A conflagration of great enough proportions to noticeably create its own wind conditions.
Firestorm
Extreme fire behavior indicated by widespread in-drafts and a tall column of smoke and flame, where added air increases fire intensity, creating runaway fire growth.
Fit test
Periodic test of how well the facepiece of an SCBA fits a particular firefighter.
Flammable range, limits
The percentage mixture of fumes with air that will sustain fire; outside the limits the mixture is either too lean or too rich to burn.
Flanks of a fire
The parts of a fire's spread perimeter that are roughly parallel to the main direction of spread.
Flare-up
Any sudden acceleration in rate of spread or intensification of the fire. Unlike blowup, a flare-up is of relatively short duration and does not radically change existing control plans.
Flash fuels
Fuels such as grass, leaves, draped pine needles, fern, tree moss and some kinds of slash, which ignite readily and are consumed rapidly when dry.
Flash point
Lowest temperature at which a material will emit vapor combustible in air mixture. Lower than fire point of same material.
Flashover
Simultaneous ignition of combustible materials in a closed space, as when materials simultaneously reach their fire point; may also result in rollover.
Fly
The moving portions of an extension ladder.
Foam
The aerated solution created by forcing air into, or entraining air in water containing a foam concentrate by means of suitably designed equipment or by cascading it through the air at a high velocity. Foam reduces combustion by cooling, moistening and excluding oxygen.
Fog nozzle
A nozzle that discharges water in small droplets. Oftentimes, the nozzles are adjustable, permitting the pattern to range from a straight stream to a narrow fog to a wide fog stream. Can also be designed to automatically adjust pressure depending upon selected pattern.
Fog Stream
A fire stream characterized by small droplets of water. The droplets are unable to travel very far, but absorb heat very quickly because of the high surface area they present.
Foot valve
Backflow preventer at inlet of suction hose used in drafting; helps avoid losing prime by keeping water from running back out of the suction hose.
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