Tolles Fire Chapter 26: Vehicle Rescue and Extrication

Question	Answer
Conventional Vehicles	ICE - internal combustion engines (diesel & gasoline)
Alternative-powered vehicles: CNG, LNG & LPG	CNG: Compressed Natural Gas LNG: Liquefied Natural Gas LPG: Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Electric vs Hybrid Vehicles	Electric: Fully propelled by electric motor Hybrid: Propelled by a combination of an ICE and electric motor(s).
Bulkhead/Firewall	The structure that divides the engine compartment from the passenger compartment.
Platform Frame	Uses beams as the load bearing part of the vehicle. Mostly found in Trucks and some SUVs. Good for towing or other heavy duty operations.
Unibody	Found on passenger vehicles and some SUVs. Combines body and frame in one solid object. Enables lighter weight vehicles.
"Lift an _____, crib an _____"	inch/inch
Never stack high-pressure lift air bags more than _____ units high.	2
Rescue lift air bags must always be used in conjunction with _____.	cribbing
Windshields are commonly made of _____ glass. Side and rear windows are commonly made of _____ glass.	Laminated, tempered.
Difference between laminated and tempered glass	Laminated glass consists of a piece of plastic sandwiched in between two layers of glass. This creates spidering and prevents shattering. Much harder to force entry than tempered glass. Tempered glass breaks easily into small evenly-sized pieces when hit with a sharp pointed object.

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	Created by Blake Schneider about 7 years ago