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Handbook Of Tactics > Ch 15 Multiple Dwellings > Flashcards

Ch 15 Multiple Dwellings Flashcards

1
Q

What are the two greatest threats to the structure in the event of Fire are from what? Pg 394

A

Pipe chases and channel rails, the furred out spaces around vertical steel I-beams.

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Elevators are generally required in to be built with at least how many hours of fire resistance ratings? Pg 394

A

2 hour

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Whenever you are searching for fire or taking a hose line above the fire, and you are working in a very heavy smoke condition, try to find what to open it up? Pg 394

A

A wall directly behind the toilet and open it up

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What is considered much more difficult to locate than a plumbing chase since we don’t have any outward sign to tip is off where it might be? Pg 395

A

Channel rail void

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Steel framing is used in which class of buildings that are more than 25 feet wide? Pg 395

A

Class 3

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What is a channel rail? Pg 395

A

Is a steel column that runs the height of the building supporting horizontal girders. They are often boxed out with wood lath and offer fire another highway for extension to the cockloft.

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Operations at multiple dwellings where so many people may be trapped should focus on what? Pg 395

A

Should focus on removing those in greatest danger first.

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Q

Members isolated from the fire area if they choose the improper stair is called what? Pg 399

A

Isolated staircase

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Q

Where a stairway provides access only to those apartments in its particular wing is called what? Pg 399

A

Wing stair

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What is a transverse stair? Pg 400

A

When you can cross over (transverse) from one stairway to another on all of the floors.

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Where the staircase maintains a constant location on each floor is called what? Pg 400

A

Return stairs

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Which stairs run from the front of the building toward the rear? Pg 400

A

Straight run stairs

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13
Q

No more than how many lines should be stretched up a single staircase? Pg 401

A

2

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Generally, the three greatest areas of danger to the occupants, in order are? Pg 407

A
  1. Fire Floor
  2. The Floor Above
  3. The top floor
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Q

What are the most dangerous multiple dwellings to operate in? Pg 408

A

Those that have been renovated

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Q

Is a building has a fire escape and cockloft vent, what class building is it? Pg 409

A

Class 3

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A building that does not have any fire escapes or cockloft vents is considered what class building? Pg 409

A

Class 1

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18
Q

What is a common problem in Class 1 buildings? Pg 409

A

Scissor stairs

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19
Q

When a building exceeds eight stories which class building is required? Pg 412

A

Class 1

20
Q

What will withstand direct exposure to 1500 degrees for an unlimited time, and 2,000 degrees for up to 15 minutes? Pg 413

A

Hotstop-M

21
Q

A second smaller fire curtain carried by every ladder company is called what? Pg 413

A

K.O.

22
Q

Where are the public halls located for a sandwich apartment? p. 416

A

Every three floors

23
Q

What fire resistance rating is required for separations between the apartment and the public hall in the fireproof multiple dwelling? p. 410

A

2 hour

24
Q

Where is it best to stretch the hoseline when the stairway nearest to the fire area is remote from the main entrance on the ground floor? p. 400

A

One floor below the fire

25
Q

What speed must the wind not exceed for PPV fans to be able to pressurize the attack staircase? p. 413

A

25 mph

26
Q

How many floors down will firefighters have to travel to hook up to the standpipe that is located on the same side when scissor stairs are present in the fireproof multiple
dwelling? p. 410

A

Two

27
Q

What should be included in the preplan to allow personnel
to understand the spatial relationship between wings of the multiple dwelling? p. 403

A

Aerial view

28
Q

Which building should be used to reach the roof if the buildings abut each other? p. 406

A

Adjoining building

29
Q

What was the turning point during wind-driven fires in the past? p. 414

A

Fire began to decay

30
Q

What has been placed in apartment buildings in New York to separate them from the interior stairway?
p. 392-393

A

Fire-rated door

31
Q

What are some of the most challenging fires in multiple dwellings?
p. 402

A

Cockloft fires

32
Q

What will the next tasks of the roof team depend upon once the stairways and vertical shafts have been vented?
p. 406

A

Fire location

33
Q

During which time of the year is the wind-driven fire most likely to occur?
p. 411

A

Cold months

34
Q

In shaped multiple dwellings, what is most often the place you will take a defensive stand if fire conditions prevent you from advancing down the hallway toward the fire area? p. 404

A

Throat

35
Q

What is the minimum number of families that a multiple dwelling will house? p. 391

A

Three

36
Q

What are the two greatest threats to the multiple dwelling structure in the event of a fire from? p. 394

A

Pipe chases and channel rails

37
Q

Up to how many floors above can the fire window blanket be deployed and lowered into position? p. 413

A

Two

38
Q

What is one of the biggest problems at fires in the sandwich apartments?
p. 417

A

Occupants fleeing the building

39
Q

What has been found to be the culprit in wind-driven fires? p. 412

A

Air movement in the building

40
Q

At what approximate angle does the pipe bend on the floor-below nozzle?
p. 414

A

135 degrees

41
Q

With which type of stairs will the staircase door become farther from the front of the building at each level?
p. 400

A

Straight-run

42
Q

What is generally the fire-resistance rating required for elevators? p. 394

A

2 hours

43
Q

What is the preferred way of accessing the roof of a multiple dwelling? p. 406

A

Aerial device

44
Q

What tends to be on the same level as the entrance in duplex and triplex apartments? p. 416

A

Kitchen

45
Q

With which type of stairs can the firefighter cross over from one stairway to another on all of the floors? p. 400

A

Transverse stairs

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