4. Fire Inspection and Safety Planning Flashcards
building design that an adopted building code requires? (p. 117)
engineering
Enforcement of building and fire codes in selected occupancies. (p. 117)
inspection
Fire cause determination. (p. 117)
investigation
Fire prevention information and training for the public. (p. 117)
education
Uses construction techniques to reduce the potential for fire and other hazards. (p. 118)
engineering/technology
Reduces risk through the creation and application of codes, laws, ordinances, and regulations. (p. 118)
enforcement
Provides public fire prevention and life safety information to the population through brochures, presentations, and various types of activities. (p. 118)
education
Reduces property tax or insurance premium for installing fire sprinkler systems in a structure. Disincentives can include fires or other monetary penalties for noncompliance. (p. 119)
economic incentives/disincentives
Provides a critical aspect of risk reduction but must be coupled with the other elements to truly be effective. (p. 119)
emergency response
Typically, community risk reduction (CRR) programs use a six-step approach towards development. What is step one? (p. 119)
use data to identify risk
What is step two in the community risk reduction program approach? (p. 119)
assess and prioritize risks
What is step three in the community risk reduction program approach? (p. 119)
develop strategies and tactics to mitigate risks
What is step four in the community risk reduction program approach? (p. 119)
prepare CRR plan
What is step five in the community risk reduction program approach? (p. 119)
implement CRR plan
What is step six in the community risk reduction program approach? (p. 119)
monitor, evaluate, and modify
What does the S stand for in SMART? (p. 122)
specific
What does the M stand for in SMART? (p. 122)
measurable
What does the A stand for in SMART? (p. 122)
action oriented
What does the R stand for in SMART? (p. 122)
realistic
What does the T stand for in SMART? (p. 122)
time phased
Data for evaluation can include? (p. 127)
inspection element data; Investigation element data; public education element data
An accurate __________ depends on clearly defined program outcomes, quantifiable measurements, and accurate, detailed data collection and retention as well as accurate fire cause identification and reporting. (p. 128)
evaluation
__________ __________ program have been a traditional component of the fire service for decades. (p. 129)
fire inspection
Inspection/enforcement services involve the inspection of certain occupancy classifications periodically. The authority to perform such inspections is found in the jurisdiction’s __________ __________ or local ordinances. (p. 129)
fire code
Theaters, arenas, places of worship, large-area tents, convention centers, and restaurants used for the gathering of 50 or more persons. (p. 129)
assembly
Place where clients receive care by someone other than a legal guardian. (p. 129)
day care
Detention and correctional facilities. (p. 129)
institutional
Single and multi family dwellings, hotels, and motels (p. 129)
residential
Office buildings, fire stations, and police stations. (p. 129)
business
Automobile assembly plants, machine shops, and aggregate plants. (p. 129)
industrial
High-hazard properties such as lumber yards, chemical plants, petroleum processing facilities, and aircraft hangars. (p. 129)
special properties
__________ reviews conducted by fire and emergency services personnel help ensure that fire prevention and life safety requirements of the building code get properly applied to new construction and structural renovations. (p. 130)
plans
Because code inspections are performed on private property, and code violations may cost the owner/occupant to make changes, the program must have the __________ approval of jurisdiction. (p. 131)
official
__________ codes, which in most states or territories can be amended to meet local needs, are a largely standardized approach to providing engineered fire prevention and life safety in new and renovated structures (p. 131)
model
The __________ of the occupancy should be contacted before the inspection to make an appointment. Routine inspections may have to be conducted during a time that does not impede with the occupancy normal functions. (p. 132)
owner/occupant
__________ inspections may be conducted during high-load or special events to ensure occupancy loads are not exceeded and exits are not obstructed (p. 132)
spot
