BISP CH 5 REF 11.1

Question 0

_____________ shall cause the inspection of all department stores and CERTAIN retail stores in their divisions under their command. ___________shall endeavor to have all such stores inspected AT LEAST ________ a week

Answer 0

• Deputy Chiefs
• Deputy Chiefs
• Once a week

Question 1

Inspections shall be conducted between ______ and _______ beginning on the ________ before Thanksgiving to December 31st of each year

Answer 1

• 1000
• 1600
• Monday

Question 2

Inspections shall be conducted utilizing

Answer 2

• BISP periods
• Special assignment officers
• On duty firefighters in excess of staffing level A
• Supplementary BISP periods, as directed by Division Fire Prevention Coordinators, when required inspections cannot be accomplished through the previous methods

Question 3

Previously the 1st Holiday Inspection was the 1st cyclical inspection

Answer 3

This will not be required under RBIS

Question 4

Units should enter their Holiday Inspections

Answer 4

Prior to the Holiday season. The system will then begin to schedule the holiday inspections on the Monday before Thanksgiving.

Question 5

Once a building is marked for holiday inspection it will

Answer 5

NOT have to be re-entered in following years

Question 6

Once a status request is made for holiday inspections the request will have

Answer 6

To be approved by the Administrative Battalion

Question 7

Status changes in RBIS are automatically approved by default for _____ days. This is to account for status changes that may not be looked at immediately by the Administrative Battalion

Answer 7

14 days

Question 8

Department and retail stores shall include

Answer 8

Department stores such as Macy’s and Sears and similar types

Question 9

Retail store guidelines

Answer 9

*More than 25 employees
Or
*Designed to accommodate more than 300 persons
Or
*More than 4000 SQ FT on any one floor
Or
*Any retail store where combustible stock is greatly increased during the holiday season, even if none of the above requirements are met

Question 10

Deputy Chiefs may exempt stores in which customers are

Answer 10

Accompanied by sales personnel during the duration of the customers visit and such stores are of a type that the amount of stock and the number of customers are not greatly increased during the holiday season (ex furniture stores and showrooms)

Question 11

For a store to be considered for exemption the company commander must

Answer 11

Submit a written request. Request must be approved by the BC who has PERSONALLY conducted an inspection of the store