List of firefighting mnemonics
This is a list of mnemonics related to firefighting or rescue.
Firefighting
Fire scene priorities
RECEO
Rescue victims
Exposures - stop fire spread
Confine - contain the fire
Extinguish
Overhaul - check for hidden fire spread[1]
Response phases
TRIPOD ( The six different possible primary phases of a fire response.)
Transitional - moving from an offensive attack to a defensive position.
Rescue - victim rescue
Investigating
Preparing
Offensive
Defensive[2]
Wildland firefighting safety
PLACES
-Safety checklist
PPE
Lookouts
Awareness
Communications
Escape routes
Safety zones[3]
Fire safety
EDITH (A life-safety home education program.)[4]
Exit
Drills
In
The
Home
Hazmat Placards
EGFFOPRCO
(Every Good Fire Fighter Occasionally Provides Real Cool Orgasms)
1. Explosives
2. Gas (flammable)
3. Flammable Liquids
4. Flammable Solids
5. Oxidizers
6. Poisions/Toxics
7. Radioactives
8. Corrosives
9. Other Regulated Materials/Miscellaneous
See also
- List of medical mnemonics (Includes EMS mnemonics)
References
- ↑ "firefighting mnemonics". daydd. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ↑ "Firefighting mnemonics". daydd. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ↑ "Remembering personal protective equipment by changing LACES to PLACES" (PDF). AFAC. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ↑ Essentials of Firefighting and Fire Department Operations 5th Edition. IFSTA. p. 1335.