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Ch 7 fire prevention, and code enforcement organization Flashcards

1
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Focal point of a fire department efforts to minimize fire losses in a community is the

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Fire prevention organization

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_______ is considered the most important, non-fire suppression activity with which a fire department can be involved

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Fire prevention

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This position requires technical and legal competency, political awareness, and persistence

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The chief of fire prevention

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4
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Fire prevention three basic activities

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  • Code enforcement
  • Public education
  • Fire investigation
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For the most part, this individual is second only to the chief of department, in terms of responsibility and exposure

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Chief of fire prevention

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6
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Best feature of an automated phone system

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Message taking capability

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7
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Code enforcement can be broken down into 2 distinct subsections

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  • Plans review
  • Inspections
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The legal authority to perform fire code enforcement may come from (3)

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  • State laws
  • City or county ordinances
  • Provisions in adopted model fire
    code
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9
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_____usually outlines proper due process and warrant procedures while_____ specify what constitutes a fire code violation

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  • State laws
  • Local ordinances
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10
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Code and standard have specific meetings. A code dictates _____ a requirement is met whereas a standard dictates _____ specific requirement.

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  • When - Code
  • How - Standard
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A fire prevention organizations progress is measured in ___. It is probably necessary for a new fire prevention chief to have a commitment of ____ for meaningful results.

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  • years, not months
  • at least 5 years
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12
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This is a file of documents flagged for specific action at a future date

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Tickler File

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13
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A jurisdiction must identify if their fire code is to be a ____ or ____.

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  • Misdemeanor violation of law
  • Civil infraction (more and more
    municipalities)
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Fire companies should not undertake ___while they are conducting ____ unless the company is split up in a clear distinction is made to the rules of each.

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  • Facility preplanning (or pre-fire survey)
  • An Inspection

Different objectives, and permission for both must be obtained

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Three elements company inspections are looking for: (LFDam)

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  • Life safety issues (egress)
  • Fire prevention (combustible)
  • Damage control (built-in fire
    protection)
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16
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The _____ allows only code enforcement officials to vote on changes. That is the primary difference between the ICC and the NFPA.

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  • ICC

(NFPA general membership votes on NFPA changes)

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17
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Fire prevention codes are considered _____ codes, as they are not building codes - except for certain provisions within the documents as described - and apply to the hazardous processes and activities in and around a building

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Maintenance

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18
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To be enforced, a fire code or standard must be _____or _____ within a statute enacted by city, county, state, or other political subdivision

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Adopted or Referenced

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19
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Authority to adopt fire regulations at the local level comes from the _____.

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State

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20
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_______ is one of the most important inspections performed, as violations that are allowed to go uncorrected increase _____

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  • Follow-up (or re-inspection)
  • A fire department liability
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21
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Fire codes and standards are not written with perfect clarity. Two safety nets to help rectify the situation are:

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  • Fire code writing organizations staff
  • NFPA interpretation process

(Neither have the effect of law)

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22
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Concerning the chief of the fire prevention, the position requires what three things?

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  • Technical and legal competency
  • Political awareness
  • Persistence
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23
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Concerning a fire marshal office or fire prevention bureau, the number of organizational personnel is a function of what two criteria?

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  • SIZE of the community served
  • Number of specific DUTIES carried out by the organization
24
Q

New fire prevention chiefs often experience culture shock when they come into the organization after having been in the field. What four topics contribute to the culture shock?

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  • The workload
  • The myriad of problems addressed
    by the organization
  • The impact of politics
  • The public’s attitude towards the
    organization
25
Q

Firefighting chiefs are responsible for the safety of firefighters under their command, while the Chief of Fire Prevention is responsible for?

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Ensuring safe PLACES for the public to live and work

26
Q

What are some of the qualities often found in a successful fire prevention chief?

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  • Level-headed
  • Technically agile
  • In control
  • Non-wavering
  • Good communicator
  • Politically astute
  • Energetic
27
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Prevention’s three primary activities are code enforcement, public education, and investigations. Each of these sections is generally managed by:

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A support officer

28
Q

At the section level, who are the backbone of the organization?

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Captains and lieutenants
(Staff task oriented positions)

29
Q

More recently, there been sweeping changes in the field of _____, changes that have made this area of Fire Prevention more technical

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Fire investigation

30
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Without the proper personnel, a fire prevention organization is bound to fail in its objectives. Because _____often deal with the public, it is important that they have an ability to work well under pressure and maintain a positive demeanor.

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Clerical staff members

31
Q

What type of telephone system is probably the best type?

A

An automated telephone system with a quick default to a live operator

32
Q

How does the public most often contact the fire prevention bureau?

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The telephone

33
Q

Infrequently used equipment for inspectors may be stored at the organizations office and signed out before it is used. Examples of this equipment would be: (6)

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  • Pitot tubes and cap gauges found in
    flow test kits
  • Binoculars
  • Distance measuring wheel
  • Explosimeters/gas detectors
  • Photo equipment
  • Blast monitor
34
Q

The computer needs a fire prevention bureau are often dependent upon what three criteria?

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  • The bureau’s size
  • The type/numbers of inspections
    performed
  • The interrelationship with other city
    agencies
35
Q

Not all inspections are the same, and those doing the inspections need to understand their purpose. The following is a list of the various inspections a fire department could be asked to perform:

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  • Site (FD access/water supply)
  • Building shell
  • C of O
  • Licensing (liquor/daycare)
  • Complaint (overcrowding)
  • Night time
  • Reinspections
  • Substandard or vacant building
  • Fire protection system
  • Routine (at least an annual basis)
36
Q

Most medium and large cities assign inspectors by _____, whereas in large cities, is advantageous to assign a specific inspectors to _____

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  • Specific district (med/large)
  • Particular types of target hazards
    (large) * inspectors into specialists*
37
Q

This person should be assigned in the organization to answer telephone questions too technical to be handled by clerical personnel

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A fire code specialist

38
Q

Bureaus also issue permits, and in some cases issue ____

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Licenses for particular occupations
- Welding operations, fireworks displays, tests for individuals employed in Fire-related jobs (blasters)

39
Q

The codes created by the NFPA and the ICC. These codes are ready to be utilized and adopted by the governing body. Nothing needs to be done to them; they are complete.

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Model codes

40
Q

The text of specific codes and standards may be considered either performance or prescriptive. A ____ code is very specific, whereas a ____ code allows latitude for compliance.

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  • Prescriptive (to date, most fire codes)
  • Performance
41
Q

This code has elements of both a fire and building code. It has been adopted by some jurisdictions, particularly at the state level and is often used for institutional occupies such as hospitals, nursing homes, and schools.

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NFPA 101, the Life Safety Code

42
Q

These regulations are developed by local municipalities or counties. They can be described as quality of life regulations intended to bring order and minimum infrastructure requirements to the various neighborhoods and sectors of a jurisdiction.

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Zoning and subdivision regulations

43
Q

When working on a draft of a fire code/ordinance, who normally has the final say on the fire code, and any amendments concerning the community?

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The governing board (city council/commission, township board)

44
Q

Who typically comprises the largest contingent within the organization?

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Code enforcement personnel

45
Q

Advantages with the use of civilians

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  • Lower salaries and less costly benefits
  • Lower overtime costs
  • Overall lower turnover rates
  • The special talents that some civilians
    offer
46
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Disadvantages of using civilian personnel

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  • Civilians who lack fire and life safety
    protection experience
  • Civilians without fire service experience may have difficulty understanding fire and life safety code provisions
  • Civilians are often considered outsiders by uniform personnel
  • Fewer promotional opportunities
  • Pay and benefits disparity between
    uniform and civilian
47
Q

These establish minimum requirements but should not prevent or discourage someone from exceeding the minimum requirement.

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Codes and standards

48
Q

NFPA 1 Fire Prevention Code and the International Fire Code are published how often?

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3 years

49
Q

What codes have implications for the fire inspector because it is in these codes that heating appliance requirements, as well as requirement for smoke detectors in air-handling systems are found

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Mechanical

50
Q

Concerning UL standards, “listed” and “approved” are not the same. Which one means acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction?

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Approved

FM also = approved means acceptable

51
Q

Records stored in the computer can be retrieved by: (3)

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  • Address
  • Project name
  • Number of other ways that reference project-specific information
52
Q

As more and more fire protection systems are installed, the demands on fire prevention bureaus to _____ the systems surely will continue to increase.

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Oversee proper maintenance

53
Q

This inspection is during construction to check fire department access, and water supply for firefighting

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Site inspection

54
Q

This inspection is to follow up on complaints from the public or fire companies about overcrowding and public assemblies or locked exit doors.

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Complaint inspections

55
Q

Those inspections are new or remodeled buildings to verify repairs to new or remodeled buildings to verify repairs to existing systems that were not in compliance

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Fire protection system inspections

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