2. Prefire Planning

Question 1

Population demographics within your response area include… (3answers)

Answer 1

Age

Population Density

Behavioral Characteristics

P83

Question 2

Life safety information is collected in two basic topic areas:

Answer 2

Protection

Evacuation

….of both occupants and firefighters.

P90

Question 3

When company officers observe and record the fuel load of the building during preincident surveys, they are primarily addressing ______ of preincident planning.

Answer 3

Fire-Control Considerations

P93

Question 4

Release heat and smoke to the outside from square or rectangular structures that penetrate a building roof.

Answer 4

Monitors

P94

Question 5

A recent advancement in HVAC system design, introduce thermostatically controlled air into the space through openings in the floor.

Answer 5

Underfloor Air Distribution (UFAD)

P95

Question 6

A map book or online database of all waterlines in the jurisdiction.

Answer 6

Water Atlas

P97

Question 7

Formal written agreement between jurisdictions that share a common boundary.

Occurs when certain predetermined conditions occur.

Answer 7

Automatic Aid

P101

Question 8

A reciprocal agreement between two or more fire and emergency service organizations.

Requested

Answer 8

Mutual Aid

P102

Question 9

Payment rather than reciprocal aid is requested by one agency to the other. Outside aid is typically addressed through a signed contract under which one agency agrees to provide aid to another in return for an established payment.

Answer 9

Additional Resources

$

P102

Question 10

Type of construction used when fire risk is expected to be low or when fire suppression and detection systems are designed to meet the hazard load.

Answer 10

Type 2

P105

Question 11

Type five construction is commonly known as ______.

Answer 11

Wood Frame or Frame Construction

P107

Question 12

______homes usually have a permanent steel undercarriage and a delivered to the site on wheels.

Answer 12

Manufactured

P110

Question 13

______ homes are assembled on site from preconstructed panels made of foam insulation sandwiched between sheets of plywood.

Answer 13

Panelized

P110

Question 14

Combustible construction in which a degree of fire safety is obtained, placing limitations on the size of the wood structural members and the thickness and composition of wood floors and roofs; also it avoids concealed spaces under floors and roofs.

Answer 14

Heavy Timber

P110

Question 15

Construction in which the degree of fire safety is attained using non-combustible materials or structural members and other building assemblies

Answer 15

Noncombustible

P110

Question 16

This standard is designed to make new homes more energy efficient and better insulated. The result is an almost airtight structure constructed with smaller dimensional lumber.

Answer 16

Novoclimat Standard

111