6010 Night Inspections

Question 1

Associated with this document are:

Answer 1

1. Inspection Report; Fir 2520

2. Night Life Safety Inspection Guide

Question 2

The ___________________shall review and maintain this document.

Answer 2

Deputy Chief of Fire Prevention or his/her designee

Question 3

Company Captains shall:

1. Regularly review the Building Inspection Tracking System (BITS) and uniformly assign night inspections to each shift
2. Ensure that each assigned night inspection is completed.
3. Ensure that night inspections are completed on a Friday or Saturday night between the hours of _______________
   a. Inspections may be conducted on any other night if there is reason to believe the nightclub, cabaret, or place of assembly is expected to have an occupancy load at or near their Posted Occupant Load (POL)

Answer 3

2100 and 0200.

Question 4

Company Officers shall:

1. Ensure that night inspections are completed on a Friday or Saturday night between the hours of ________
2. Conduct inspections as assigned or directed ensuring the safety of personnel is maintained at all times.

Answer 4

2100 and 0200.

Question 5

The ________________shall determine which assembly occupancies require inclusion in the night inspection program.

Answer 5

Deputy Fire Marshal of Inspections

Question 6

. Places with an occupant load of more than 50 persons where people gather for education, instruction, worship, entertainment, amusement, drinking, dining or awaiting transportation.

Answer 6

Assembly Occupancy

Question 7

The person regulating the occupant load by means of a clicker, register, head count or other method.

Answer 7

Entry Control

Question 8

Situations or conditions that could immediately endanger the lives of occupants, (e.g., exiting problems, electrical hazards, combustible interior décor, alarms and/or sprinklers out of service).

Answer 8

Imminent Life Safety Hazard.

Question 9

An exit system that provides a continuous, unobstructed and undiminished path of travel, consisting of the exit access, the exit, and the exit discharge, from any occupied point in a building to a public way.

Answer 9

Means of Egress.

Question 10

Inspections that take place after normal business hours between 1800 and 0200 hours.

Answer 10

Night Inspection

Question 11

Occupant Load. The calculated number of occupants allowed in a building. The occupancy use type determines this number and a square footage factor (e.g., dance floor _______________ , seating __________square feet per person).

Answer 11

dance floor 7 square feet

seating 15 square feet

Question 12

The sign, typically posted above the entry door, which states the calculated and allowed occupant load.

Answer 12

Posted Occupant Load (POL).

Question 13

Severely Overcrowded. Building occupant load is ___________above POL.

Answer 13

20% or more

Question 14

The______________ shall be notified and respond to any overcrowding situations.

Answer 14

ON CALL DUTY INSPECTOR

Question 15

Inspections will be assigned to occur every_________.

Answer 15

quarter

Question 16

When are Pyrotechnics allowed?

Answer 16

Pyrotechnics are allowed only with a permit issued by the Tacoma Fire Department. Immediately stop any unauthorized use and call for the Duty Inspector to issue citation.

Question 17

Inspections resulting in a correction notice shall be forwarded to the _________________for follow up. No company re- inspections are required.

Answer 17

Deputy Fire Marshal of Operations Support

Question 18

degree of overcrowding relative to the Posted Occupant Load (POL):
1. ______________?Contact Fire Communications to respond the Duty Inspector. Have entry control persons restrict entry by allowing entry only after occupant load is below POL.

Answer 18

1. 10% over POL:

Question 19

2. Between _____________ over POL: Have entry control person initiate immediate occupant reduction by a method that suits them without creating a civil disturbance. This could include a PA announcement or turning on the lights to get occupants’ attention.

Answer 19

Between 10% and 20% over POL:

Question 20

3. Greater than ______ over POL shall be considered severely overcrowded, requiring Tacoma Police Department assistance.

Answer 20

20%