6001 Commercial Building Inspections (PREVENTION AND PREPAREDNESS) Flashcards

1
Q

Who is responsible for:

  1. Overseeing the overall Commercial Building Inspection Program
  2. Managing the code development and adoption process
  3. Ensuring BITS is operational
  4. Maintaining this document
A

Deputy Chief of Prevention and Preparedness

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2
Q

Define

Hazardous Occupancy

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Buildings or structures or portions thereof manufacture, process, generate and/or store materials that constitute a high fire, explosion and/or health hazard.

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3
Q

Define

ICC.

A

International Code Council.

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4
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Define

Multi-family residential structures

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  • 5 or more units or
  • more than 5,000 square feet of floor space or
  • more than 3 stories and
  • common interior hallways or
  • common laundry facilities
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The goals of the TFD Commercial Building Inspection Program are

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a. Eliminating loss of life due to fire
b. Reduction of fire-related injury and property loss
c. Compliance with Washington Survey and Rating Bureau standards for fire inspection frequency

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6
Q

Retroactive installation of the following may be required in multi-family
dwellings based on inspection findings

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a. Fire alarm system
b. Standpipe system
c. Hardwired smoke detectors

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7
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TFD will have in place programs to

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a. Ensure inspectors become ICC Fire Code Inspector certified or the
equivalent
b. Train Company Officers to conduct basic Fire Code inspections

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8
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TFD personnel shall inspect all assigned hazardous occupancies semi-annually

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a. One inspection shall be done by Operations personnel

b. One inspection shall be done by the assigned Fire Inspector

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9
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Company Officers shall conduct at least

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two re-inspections, attempting to

see that violations are corrected.

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10
Q

Company Officers shall not routinely re-inspect Tacoma Schools. After the Company Officer conducts the initial inspections, s/he shall

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forward fire inspection reports to Prevention and Preparedness personnel for coordination with and compliance by the school
district’s maintenance department

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11
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Company Captains shall:

a. Use BITS to assign specific inspections by month to all four shifts by

A

the 15th of January each year

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12
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In the absence of a Company Captain, the Senior Lieutenant shall

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assume responsibility for overseeing company inspections.

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13
Q

What policy number is Commercial Building Inspections

A

6001

Prevention and Preparedness

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14
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If no inspection assignments have been given to a Roving Officer or firefighter working up as a Company Officer, then s/he shall

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conduct at least one fire inspection per Monday-Friday (non-holiday) shift when s/he is working unless specifically directed otherwise by the permanently assigned Officer or Company Captain.

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15
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TFD personnel shall report the following inspection findings as violations

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Multi-family residential buildings, three or more stories in height or with 16 or more units, without a fire alarm system

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16
Q

TFD personnel shall use the following to make referrals to Prevention and
Preparedness Bureau personnel

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a. The electronic referral tool in BITS
b. Interoffice mail to send the BITS generated Referral Report and the
written Fire Inspection Report form

17
Q

Offsite monitoring for sprinkler system water flow and valve tampering is
required for most fire sprinkler systems with

A

more than 20 sprinklers.

18
Q

Multi-family residential buildings, three or more stories in height or with
16 or more units, require a

A

fire alarm system.

19
Q

Standpipe systems are required in multi-family residential buildings that
are

A

4 or more stories in height, not including basements.

20
Q

Multi-family Residential

Hard-wired smoke detectors with battery back-up are required within

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individual dwelling units.

21
Q

Documentation

Company Captains shall

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a. Compose a Company quarterly inspection status report for all shifts that includes an explanation for all outstanding assigned inspections
b. Develop a written action plan for completion of outstanding inspections
c. Submit status report and action plan to his/her Battalion Chief within 7 days of the end of the quarter

22
Q

Battalion Chiefs shall

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a. Compose a quarterly summary report of battalion inspection status that includes an explanation for all outstanding inspection assignments
b. Submit the quarterly summary report to the Assistant Chief of Prevention and Preparedness within 14 days of the end of the quarter

23
Q

Inspectors shall complete ICC Level I Fire Code Certification within

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the first 6 months of assignment to the Prevention and Preparedness Bureau
and Level II within the first 12 months.