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Ch. 13: Preincident Planning and Code Enforcement Flashcards

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What is a document that is developed by gathering general and detailed data used by responding personnel to determine the resources and actions necessary to mitigate anticipated emergencies at a specific facility?

A

Preincident plan

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What is described that contains equipment, materials, or items that have a high replacement value?

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high-value property

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What has the potential to produce a catastrophic property or life loss in the event of a fire?

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a high-risk property

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What provides a representation of the exterior of a structure, identifying site access, doors, utilities access, and any special considerations or hazards?

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plot plans

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What provides interior views of a building?

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floor plans

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What refers to the total quantity of all combustible products found within a room or space?

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fuel load

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What determines how much heat and smoke will be produced by a fire, assuming that all of the combustible fuel in that space is consumed?

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the fuel load

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What phase of fire is the starting point of a fire?

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incipient phase

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What phase of a fire is when it involves other objects in the fire?

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free-burning phase

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What phase of a fire is when the fire has consumed all of the oxygen but has retained its heat and still has fuel available to it?

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smoldering/decay phase

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What should provide critical information that could be advantageous for responding personnel?

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A preincident plan

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What is a drawing of the interior of the structure and is similar to an architect’s blueprints?

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floor plan

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13
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What plan allows the officer to identify considerations for a fire attack quickly?

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floor plan

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14
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What establishes legally enforceable regulations that relate specifically to fire and life safety?

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a fire code

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15
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Fire code requirements are often adopted or amended in reaction to fire disasters, an approach known as the?

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catastrophic theory of reform

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What term used in NFPA documents to refer to “an organization, office, or individual responsible for enforcing the requirements of a code or standard, or for approving equipment, materials, an installation, or a procedure?”

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authority having jurisdiction (AHJ)

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What contains regulations that apply to the construction of a new building or to an extension or major renovation of an existing building?

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building code

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What applies to existing buildings and to situations that involve a potential fire risk or hazard?

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a fire code

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What is a law that is enacted by authorized subdivision of a state, such as a city, county, or town?

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an ordinance

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What are documents developed by a standards-developing organization, such as the NFPA?

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model codes

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21
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What are designed as tools to assist firefighters in combating a fire?

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built-in fire protection systems

22
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What are the three primary components of water-based fire protection systems?

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automatic sprinkler systems, standpipe systems, and fire pumps

23
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What are the four types of special extinguishing systems that may be used in various structures?

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carbon dioxide, dry or wet chemical, halon/clean agent, or foam

24
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What is a fundamental size-up consideration when firefighting strategy for a burning structure is being determined?

A

construction type

25
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What type of construction is the most durable and lasting structure?

A

Type I: Fire Resistive

26
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What type of construction often uses compartmentation instead of fire sprinklers to control fire spread?

A

Type I: Fire Resistive

27
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What type of structural frame is expected to resist fire for 1 hour?

A

Type IIA

28
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What type of structure is described as a strip shopping center with cinderblock walls, unprotected steel columns, and steel bar joists supporting a steel roof deck?

A

Type IIB

Described by Brannigan as the 20-min. firefighting rule of thumb

29
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What type of construction is no higher than four stories and was designed to preserve the load-bearing walls if fire consumed the building?

A

Type III

30
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What type of construction was used to build commercial, multiple-family, and mercantile types of buildings through the 1980s, described by Brannigan as “Main Street USA?”

A

Type III

31
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What type of construction is described as mill construction that features massive wood columns and wood floors?

A

Type IV

32
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What type of construction may the entire structure be constructed of wood or any other approved material?

A

Type V

33
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What type of buildings are the most common structures and include single-family, multiple-family, mercantile, and low-rise commercial buildings?

A

Type V

34
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What structure will maim or kill the first-arriving firefighters if they enter the structure and fall through a fire-weakened floor?

A

Type V

35
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What refers to the purpose for which the building or portion of a building is used or is intended to be used?

A

occupancy type

36
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What are classified into use groups based on the characteristics of the occupants, the activities that are conducted, and the risk factors associated with the contents?

A

occupancies

37
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What type of occupancy is used for the gathering of people for deliberation, worship, entertainment, eating, drinking, amusement, or awaiting transportation?

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an assembly

38
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What occupancy is used for account and record keeping or transaction of business other than mercantile?

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a business

39
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What occupancy is used for educational purposes through the 12th grade?

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educational occupancy

40
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What occupancy is for either product manufacturing or processing, assembling, mixing, packaging, finishing, decorating, or repair operations are conducted?

A

an industrial occupancy

41
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What occupancy is used for purposes of medical or other treatment or for care of four or more persons?

A

healthcare occupancy

42
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What occupancy is used to house four or more persons under varied degrees of restraint or security, where such occupants are mostly incapable of self-preservation because of security measures?

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detention and correctional occupancy

43
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What occupancy is used for the display and sale of merchandise?

A

mercantile occupancy

44
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What occupancy provides sleeping accommodations for purposes other than health care, detention, or corrections?

A

residential occupancy

45
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What five categories are included in the category of residential occupancies?

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  • One- & two-family dwelling
  • Lodging or rooming houses
  • Hotels
  • Dormitories
  • Apartment buildings
46
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What occupancy is used primarily for storing or sheltering goods, merchandise, products, vehicles, or animals?

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storage occupancy (cold storage, granaries, lumber yards, warehouses)

47
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What occupancy has multiple types of occupancies within a single structure?

A

mixed-used property

48
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What category of occupancy represents unusual structures, such as towers, water tanks, and barns?

A

miscellaneous category

49
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NFPA 704

A

Blue - Health hazards
Red - Flammability hazards
Yellow - Material’s reactivity hazard
White - Special hazards

50
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Steps to conducting an inspection.

A

1) Circle area as you park apparatus, get general overview of property
2) Meet the property owner/manager to let them know your arrival and are beginning an inspection
3) Begin inspection at exterior of building working systematically throughout the inside; lowest to highest level
4) Conduct an exit interview
5) Write a formal report on inspection

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