Ch 8 Access To Structures

Question 1

While wooden fences are found in many heights and styles, the majority consist of individual vertical boards nailed to horizontal wooden stringers between post spaced about______ feet apart

Answer 1

8

Question 2

Because of personal security concerns, a growing number of upscale homes and even entire housing developments, called gated communities, are enclosed with Masonary walls. Most of the walls are about_____ feet high and roughly _____ feet thick

Answer 2

6, 1

Question 3

Also called concertina wire, ______ represents an even greater threat to firefighters then does Barbwire

Answer 3

Razor ribbon

Question 4

If the gate is locked with a padlock and chain, the chain-link _____ should be cut so that the chain is long enough for the property owner to use again after the incident

Answer 4

Closest to the lock

Question 5

If a padlock cannot be forced open or cut, removing the _____ may allow access

Answer 5

Hinges for hinge pins

Question 6

Farm fences often consist either of three strands of barbed wire or wire fabric sometimes called ______ attached to wooden or metal post

Answer 6

Hog wire or field fence

Question 7

To cross a wire fence rather without cutting it, a partially ______ draped over the wire will protect firefighters enough to allow them to place ladders

Answer 7

Unfolded salvage cover

Question 8

The owners of many properties that implement automated gates have installed ______ or ____ nearby

Answer 8

Lockboxes , keypads