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Ch 2 Prefire Planning Flashcards

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A _________ is a rough drawing of a building that is prepared during the facility survey

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Field sketch

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Life safety information is collected in two basic topic areas; protection and evacuation of ______ and protection of firefighters

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Occupants

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NFPA _____, Standard for smoke and heat venting, provides guidelines for the design and installation of smoke and heat venting equipment and recommends using automatic heat activated roof vents and draft curtains

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204

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Smoke detectors may activate some automatic roof vents; however, most operate through the use of______ connected to spring-loaded or counterweighted cover assemblies

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Fusible links

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Staging pumpers at strategic intervals within the supply line can boost pressure and help overcome friction loss that distance can cause. This practice is commonly referred to as ________

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Relay pumping

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NFPA ____ Standard on water supplies for suburban and rural fire fighting

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1142

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_________ is a formal, written agreement between jurisdictions that share a common boundary

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Automatic aid

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__________ is a reciprocal agreement between two or more fire and emergency services organizations

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Mutual aid

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_________ are similar to mutual aid, except that payment rather than reciprocal aid is made by one agency to the other

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Additional resources

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In ______ construction, all structural members are composed of only non-combustible materials that possess a high fire resistance rating

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Type I

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The most common form of _____construction are structures with metal framing members, metal cladding, and concrete block or tilt slab walls with metal deck roofs that unprotected open web steel joist support

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Type II

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_________ construction types include factory built homes also referred to as manufactured, pre-fabricated, and industrialized housing

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Unclassified

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The spaces that open floor plan creates may have high, multi story ceilings, such as big box retail stores, or ceilings that are 8 to__ feet, such as those found office office spaces on a single floor of a high-rise structure

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10

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Open floor plan offices may be subdivided into individual work spaces that use 4 to ___ feet high partitions

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6

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A ________- is a space 2 to 3 feet in height that is found over commercial building spaces and is not designed for a human habitation

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Cockloft

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_________ construction consist of unprotected steel or non-combustible supports, such as I-beams

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Type II

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Every US gallon of water that is used to suppress the fire adds_______ of weight to floors that may already be weekend

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8.33 pounds

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Bowstring trusses use _______connectors instead of gang nailed gussets at most of the intersections within the truss

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Split ring

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Since 2012, the international residential code has required that _____ gypsum board or equivalent protection has to be provided on the underside of floor framing members that are less than 2 x 10“ nominal or larger framing members

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1/2 in

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________ were originally used to provide ventilation for the structure, allowing cooler to circulate beneath the ground floor and separate the floor from the ground below

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Crawl spaces

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_______ types are the classification of the use a structure is designed to contain

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Occupancy

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_____ forms are used to record information identified during the course of a survey

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Survey

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Fire resistive half wall extending down from the underside of a roof to limit the horizontal spread of heat and smoke, which confines them to a relatively small area directly over their sources

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Curtain boards

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The term _____is used to describe the estimated uninterrupted quantity of water expressed in gallons per minute that is needed to extinguish a well established fire

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Required fire flow

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Reinforced and precast concrete, masonry, and protected steel frame construction meet the criteria for_______ construction
Type I
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Buildings classified as ______construction are composed of materials that will not contribute to fire development or spread
Type II
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Most often,_____ wood frame construction consist of framing materials that include wood 2 x 4“ studs or wood sill plates
Type V
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Like the light weight would truss wood I joist are efficient at spanning large distances with little material. The web originally was 3/8 inch or _____plywood; in recent years OSB of a similar thickness has become more common
7/16
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Modular homes comprise only about ___percent of all factory built housing
6
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Panelized homes are assembled on site from preconstructed panels made of foam insulation sandwiched between sheets of plywood. The individual panels are typically 8 feet wide up to ____feet long
40
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As an estimate, _____GPM adds 1 ton of water per minute to the structure
250
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______ Roofs are composed of relatively short Timbers of uniform length
Trussless arched
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The information gathered during ________ can alert fire and emergency personnel to the hazards found in an occupancy
Pre-incident surveys/area familiarization
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______ is the process of gathering and evaluating information, developing initial actions based on the information, and ensuring that the information remains current.
Preincident planning
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________ provide emergency response personnel with vital occupancy information that they will need to successfully mitigate a fire or other emergency on the premises
Preincident surveys
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Survey information may be recorded on a _____improving the chance that the essential information is gathered
Standardized form
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______ Should be made of the structure or facility showing its size, location and components
Field sketches
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______ Are used to record information identified during the course of a survey
Survey forms
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A _______ Is a rough drawing of a building that is prepared during the facility survey
Field sketch
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Life safety information is collected into basic topic areas:________&________
Protection and evacuation of occupants, protection of firefighters
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When company officers observe and record the fuel load of buildings during the pre-incident surveys, they are primarily addressing the ________of pre-incident planning
Fire control considerations
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On detected fires in _______ can result in the complete loss of a structure
Concealed spaces
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_________ Systems, a recent advance in HVAC system design, introduce thermostatically controlled air into the space through openings in the floor
Underfloor air distribution
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The public works department can provide information regarding the sizes and locations of water mains as well as pressures that can be anticipated serving the occupancy based on the municipalities _____, a map book or online database of all water lines in the jurisdiction
Water atlas
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Establishing a _______will typically guarantee sufficient water to extinguish most fires
Primary and secondary water supply
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Your ability to control a fire will depend mainly on ______and the amount of water that you have available
Proper tactics
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Staging pumpers at strategic intervals within the supply line can boost pressure and help overcome friction loss that distance can cause. This practice is commonly referred to as ______
Relay pumping
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The term _______ Is used to describe the estimated uninterrupted quantity of water expressed in gallons per minute that is needed to extinguish a well established fire
Required fire flow
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_____ aid Occurs when certain predetermined conditions occur
Automatic
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______ Aid is a reciprocal agreement between two or more fire and emergency services organizations
Mutual
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Responses under a _____ agreement are usually based on an on request basis
Mutual aid
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In lightweight engineered construction, _____ support plywood panels between laminated wooden beams or gusseted wooden trusses that span from outside wall to outside wall
Purlins
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_______ Trusses for wooden I-beams have replaced conventional subfloor construction and contain gusset plates that are known to prematurely failed during fire conditions
Open Web
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Roof or floor systems that _____ support are prone to sudden and unexpected collapse if the unsupported bottom chord is subjected to downward force
Open Web trusses
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______  Constructed early in the process of erecting a building support structures against lateral loads
Shear walls
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The construction materials and their _______conditions determine the construction type of the structure
Performance under fire
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Type ___ Construction can be expected to remain structurally stable during a fire for the duration of the structural members fire resistance rating
One
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Type one construction will generally have limited interior vertical fire extension. Most common fires in this type of construction are _____
Room and contents
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Buildings classified as _____ construction are composed of materials that will not contribute to fire development or spread
Type two
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Type ___ Construction is common in older churches, schools, apartment buildings, and Mercantile structures
Three
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Type __ Construction is often referred to as heavy timber construction
Four
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Modern type four construction materials may include smaller dimension lumber that is glued together to form a strong ________
Glue laminated beam
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Type __ Construction is commonly known as wood frame or frame construction
Five
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_______ Typically use a triangular configuration to provide stability and efficiently transfer the applied loads
Trusses
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Like the lightweight wood truss, wood ______ are efficient as spanning large distances with little material
I joists
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Most energy efficient homes are typically associated with type __ construction
Five
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Since 2012 the international residential code has required that half inch gypsum board or equivalent protection is to be provided on the underside of floor framing members that are less than ____ inches nominal or larger framing members
2 inches x 10
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______ Construction types include factory built homes
Unclassified
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_______ Homes do not conform to the model building codes
Factory built
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Of all the types of factory built homes, ____are the most common type, almost completely prefabricated prior to delivery and the least expensive
Manufactured homes
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The ____ Code preamps all local building codes and is more stringent than model building codes
HUD
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_______ Usually have a permanent steel undercarriage and are delivered to the site on wheels
Manufactured homes
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________ Homes must comply with the same local building codes as site built homes
Modular or sectional
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Modular homes comprise only about __ percent of all factory built housing
Six
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______ Homes are assembled on site from preconstructed panels made of foam insulation sandwiched between sheets of plywood
Panelized 
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Panelized homes are assembled on site from preconstructed panels made of foam insulation sandwiched between sheets of plywood. The individual panels are typically ___wide up to ___ long
8 feet, 40 feet
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_____ Homes come in a variety of styles, including pole houses, post and beam construction, log homes
Pre-cut
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One of the most recent developments in factory built homes, the ____ structure includes elements of both the modular design and the panelized design
Hybrid modular
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In recent years both the harsh winter climate and attempt at increasing energy efficiency have combined in a new construction standard primarily used in Quebec Canada. Residential dwellings may be built under the design requirements of the_______
Novoclimat Standard
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An ______ arrangement lacks interior floor to ceiling walls to break up the area into smaller compartments
Open floor plan
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The spaces that the open floor plan creates may have high, multi story ceilings, such as a big box retail stores, or ceilings that are __ to __ feet
Eight, 10
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Open floor plan offices may be subdivided into individual work spaces that use __ to __feet high partitions
Four, six
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While the interior walls of residences are not always fire resistant, fire codes require that the wall between the ____ and the _____ is fire resistant
Garage, dwelling
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Fires that begin in an open floor plan structure will likely be initially ______because they will have adequate oxygen available
Fuel controlled
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A _______ structure contains interior walls that create small boxes or spaces within the confines of the exterior walls and a roof or ceiling
Compartmentalized
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________ Layouts are typical for residential type structures built before the 1980s were the structure is divided into multiple rooms or compartments
Compartmentalized
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A fire in a compartmentalized structure will generally be _______ based on the amount of oxygen that is available within the compartment
Ventilation controlled
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____ Are generally smaller unheated spaces used to store food or wine cooler ambient temperatures
Cellars
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______ consist of a perimeter wall foundation with a subfloor that is framed with wood beams and floor joist
Crawlspaces
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The ceiling above the basement is generally exposed and the ceiling height is approximately ____high allowing the fire to rapidly spread upward
8 feet
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The space between the top floor of a structure and the roof is referred to as the ______ 
Attic or cockloft
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A cockloft is a space __ to __ feet in height that is found over commercial building spaces and is not designed for human habitation
Two, three
93
Locating _____ fires may require both opening the roof and pulling ceilings down to determine the extent of fire spread
Cockloft
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The term ____is used to describe any area between wall surfaces, over ceilings, and under floors that are not visible from the normal occupied area
Concealed space
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Concealed bases are generally designed to provide passive insulation and sound barriers. They may also provide paths for return air from the compartments to the HVAC system called ______
Plenums
96
_______ Spaces create pathways for fire spread from one floor to the next or from compartment to compartment
Concealed
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The structural failure of a building or any portion of it resulting from a fire, snow wind water or damage from other forces is referred to as _______
Structural collapse
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Traditionally taking the height of the structure and multiplying it by a factor of one and a half has been used to estimate the _____
Collapse zone
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Type __ Construction high-rise buildings are not as likely to collapse, making the primary concern the hazard of wine glass
One
100
Collapse zones must be determined considering the _____ and _____ of wind currents that can carry the glass shards
Direction and velocity
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When exposed to temperatures above ______ unprotected steel will expand and twist pushing out walls and when cooled will slightly constrict
1000°F
102
Type ___ Construction multistory buildings should have a collapse zone of one and a half times the height of the structure
Three
103
In type ___ Ordinary construction, exterior loadbearing walls are made of concrete, brick, or masonry, Wildwood, masonry or unprotected still carry interior loads
Three
104
Type ___ Construction collapses are influenced by the style of construction
5
105
In the ____ stage and during post suppression safety, collapse becomes likely due to the weekend state of structural members and the build up of water
Decay
106
____ Roofs are commonly found on commercial, industrial, and apartment buildings and may have a slight slope to facilitate water drainage
Flat
107
____ roofs have a peak along one edge or in the center and a Deck that slopes downward from the peak
Pitched
108
A ______ roof can take several forms, ranging from the use of potted plants and flower boxes to a layer of earth with growing plants covering a large area of a roof
Green
109
______ Are the classifications of the use a structure is designed to contain
Occupancy types
110
Structures that contain ______ occupancies most me or requirements for each individual occupancy classification
Multiple use

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