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Ch 9 the company officers role in fire prevention Flashcards

1
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What are the three Es of fire prevention

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Engineering, enforcement, and education

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What is the fire departments primary function

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The protection of lives and property from fire

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Between 1998 and 2007 an average of how many Americans lost their lives to fire

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3695

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True or false, but the United States has made progress and slightly reducing the number of fires, civilian fire deaths, and civilian fire injuries over the past decade, total property loss is continue to climb

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True

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What is the leading cause of fires in the United State

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Cooking

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What resulted in 28% of fires in the United States from 1995 to 2004

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Food preparation

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What caused 21% of fires in the United States from 1995 to 2004

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Incendiary or suspicious fires (arson)

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The two leading causes of civilian deaths between 1995 in 2004 were

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Arson and smoking

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What is the key element of your departments Effort to protect your citizens from fire

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Data collection and analysis

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The 1968 (blank) established the national commission on fire prevention and control, a 24 member panel appointed by President Richard Nixon

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Fire research safety act

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In 1968 the national commission on fire prevention and control published a report called (blank) that has proven to be one of the most significant forces of fire prevention I am protection in United States history

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America burning

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The national commission on fire prevention and control called for the establishment of the (blank) that would establish a national fire data system, monitor fire research, provide block grants to states and local governments for fire protection and prevention, and establish the national fire academy NFA

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US fire administration USFA

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What are the keys to effective communication with the public in the media

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honesty and forthrightness

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One sure way to earn the respect of the public is to

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Identify their needs

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As a fire officer, chief Chiarmonte’s words at the beginning of this chapter should come to mind every time you report for duty, they are ?

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Your first job as an officer is to safely bring all of your people home

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What is a measure of the level of hazard potential that the public is willing to live with

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Acceptable risk

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17
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Who reduces the rate and severity of hostile fires

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Fire inspectors

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Fires due to carelessness or foolish actions or electrical or mechanical failures are not preventable through direct action by inspectors because

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They are not readily visible during an inspection

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Fires due to carelessness or foolish actions or electrical or mechanical failures make up how many percent of all fires

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40 to 60

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How many percent of fires were caused by conditions that were observable during an inspection

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4 to 8%

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21
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Jurisdictions that inspected every building noted reduction in fires up to how many percent

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50

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Departments that inspect more frequently have more opportunities to what

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Motivate occupants

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(Blank) are merely systematically arranged bodies of laws or rules

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Codes

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(Blank) are technical rules that are developed by organizations and are made available for governments to formally except and put into affect within the jurisdiction

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Model codes

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Formal acceptance of a model code is called what

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Adoption

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True or false, model codes are available for governments to adopt free of charge

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True

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What may well be the most widely used model code in the world

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The national electric code

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The regional code organizations formed the international code counsel in 1994, with the intention of cooperatively developing a single set of codes for the entire United States which are called

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The I codes

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What was established by the ICC to Represent the common interest of the fire service in the ICC, by providing leader ship and direction on matters of fire and life safety and to meet government, industry, and public needs

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The international fire code counsel

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A (blank) is a systematically arranged body of Rules - When and where to do or not to do something

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Code

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A (blank) as a guide or rules to be followed

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Standard

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(Blank) tell you what to do. (Blank) tell you HoW

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Codes

Standards

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(Blank) is simply the passage of legislation that states that the specific addition of a certain code will not be enforced within the jurisdiction

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Adoption by reference

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An (Blank) is also a local law

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Ordinance

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When model codes are adopted at the state level, the adopting legislation is generally in the form of a what

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Statute

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(Blank) is a legal requirement, when the code is republished, usually with a numbering system for each section or article that complies with the requirements of the jurisdiction

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Adoption by transcription

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(Blank) codes are favored by most business interests And by developers because they create uniformity within the state and all lobbying efforts can be directed at the state capital, not within each political subdivision

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Mini-maxi

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The fire service generally opposed mini Maxi codes since local control is

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Reduced

39
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One positive aspect of mini Maxi codes is that they promote training and political action on a state wide level, forcing fire service organizations to do what

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Work together

40
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What was originally formed by the stock insurance industry to develop a single sprinkler standard that would be acceptable to all its member companies

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NFPA

41
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NFPA (blank), standard for the installation of sprinkler systems

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13

42
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NFPA publishes almost (blank) codes, standards, and recommended practices developed by more than 205 technical committees

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300

43
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NFPA (blank), fire prevention code

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1

44
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One of the initial steps in establishing an inspection program is the determination of

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Which occupancy’s will be inspected, How often, and in what order

45
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What model of determining inspection priorities is simply inspecting those occupancy’s that are required to have a fire code permit

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Permit model

46
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(Blank) categories are based on our national fire experience, and were established over the years in response to incidents involving large loss of life or significant financial loss from Property damage

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Permit

47
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True or false, if you compare the list of permits From the model fire codes with large loss fires from the past, you will see a direct relationship

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True

48
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What are temporary or permanent structures for entertainment or amusement, in which the means of egress are intentionally confounded or not apparent due to visual or audio distractions or are not readily available

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Special amusement buildings

49
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Another benefit of using the (blank) model is that the Requirements are based on the incidence of fire in the nation

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Permit

50
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Inspection priorities based on which model are the easiest to justify to elected officials, the public, and the courts

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Permit

51
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Which model is occupancy classes and types of processes that are selected for inspection based on perceived need

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Inspection model

52
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When prioritizing inspections using the inspection model, develop a

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Written plan

53
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What clause in the model codes, permits the fire official to enter and inspect structures on a routine basis, exempt One and two family dwellings and residential portions of multi family structures

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Right of entry clauses

54
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True or false, studies have shown that jurisdictions that inspect every occupancy realize reductions in fire loss

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True

55
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The opportunity to pre-plan hazards, provide building familiarization, and establish cordial relations with the community can literally make in-service inspections the excuse that every chief wants to

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Advertise the department

56
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What system attempts to balance fire protection and safety features based on the needs of the occupants and the potential hazard level within a structure

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Model building code

57
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What is the first job of every inspector for the life of the building

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To ensure that they use or occupancy has not changed and, if it has, to take action

58
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What is the most significant single design factor that will affect the safety of the occupants as well as the fire suppression forces that are called upon in the event of a fire

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The use and occupancy Classification of a building

59
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The model codes separate buildings in areas into 10 general uses based on three factors which are

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  1. Occupancy self preservation
  2. Fire hazards
  3. Regulated materials
60
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Model code system:
group (blank)

The biggest hazard is the large number of people who are often unfamiliar with their surroundings

A

A

Assembly

61
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Model code System:
Group (blank) includes physicians and other professional offices, civic administration, banks, barbershops, and post offices

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B

Business

62
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Model code system:
Group of (blank) occupancy’s include areas not used for business Or vocational training for students up to and including the 12th grade
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E

Educational

63
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Model code system:

Group (blank) occupancy’s include buildings used for it manufacturing and repair and or subdivided into moderate and low Hazard facilities

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F

Factory and industrial

64
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Model code system:

Group (blank) occupancies are those in which the quantities of regulated materials exceed the permissible threshold established by the code

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H

High hazard

65
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Model code system:

Group (blank) occupancies are those in which persons who is capacity for self-preservation has been diminished, whether by age, illness, infirmity, or incarceration

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I

Institutional

66
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Model code system:

Group (blank) occupancy’s include retail shops and stores, and areas displaying and selling stocks of retail goods

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M

Mercantile

67
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Model code system:

Group (blank) occupancy’s include hotels and motels, dormitories, boarding houses, apartments, town houses, and some one and two family dwellings

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R

Residential

68
Q

Model code system:

Group (blank) occupancies are used for the storage of goods and include warehouses, the store houses, and freight Depo’s

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S

Storage

69
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Model code system:

Group (blank) occupancies are those that are not classified under any other specific use and include tall fences, cooling towers, retaining walls, tanks, etc.

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U

Miscellaneous

70
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Separating with what, actually allows the occupancy to be treated as separate buildings

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Firewalls

71
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Which codes provide for Mixed use building situations either by requiring that the whole building be constructed to all the requirements of the most restrictive use group or by separating the areas with fire rated assemblies or by separating the building with firewalls

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Model building codes

72
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Detecting and prohibiting illegal changes in use is a primary responsibility of the

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Fire inspector

73
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Inspections and building surveys should be thorough, methodical and start on the (blank) of the building

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Outside

74
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You should do what before entering a large building for inspections and surveys

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Drive around the entire perimeter

75
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NFPA 550, (blank) was first developed in 1974 and identifies fundamental strategies and less objectives for achieving a fire safe environment

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Fire safety concepts tree

76
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The goal of fire inspection programs is the safeguarding of life and property, and it is achieved through to basic strategies which are

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Prevent fires from occurring and managing the impact if they do

77
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Limit building height and area based on what

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Combustibility and fire resistance of construction elements

78
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Model fire codes require buildings to employ the NFPA (blank) marking system to identify areas were hazardous materials are manufactured, handled, used, or stored

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704

79
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The level of hazard potential that the public is willing to live with, that consistently changes based on public perception of the news and current events

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Acceptable risk

80
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To formally except through legislative action and put into affect

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Adoption

81
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A method of code adoption in which the specific Edition Have a model code is referred to within the adopting ordinance

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Adoption by reference

82
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A method of code adoption in which the entire text of the code is published within the adopting ordinance

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Adoption by transcription

83
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A body of law or rules which is systematically arranged. When and where to do, or not to do something

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Code

84
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A method of setting inspection priorities based on a jurisdictions actual fire experience or identified hazards

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Inspection model

85
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An administrative warrant issued by judicial officer to search for inspect a property, or perform a non-criminal investigation

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Inspection warrant

86
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A code developed an adopted at the state level for either mandatory or optional enforcement by local governments;That cannot be amended by the local governments

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Mini Maxi code

87
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Technical rules developed and maintained by organizations and made available for governments to adopt and enforce. They are generally developed through a consensus through the use of technical committees

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Model code

88
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The law of an authorized subdivision of a state, such as a county, city or town

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Ordinance

89
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A method of setting Inspection priorities by inspecting those occupancies and processes that require fire code permits

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Permit model

90
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A code that permits the fire officer to enter and inspect structures on a routine basis, Exempt one and two family dwellings and residential portions of multi family structures

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Right of entry clause

91
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A rule for measuring or a modeled to be followed. How to do something, what materials to use

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Standard

92
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A law and acted by a state Or the federal legislature

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Statute

93
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A legal writ issued by a judicial officer commanding an officer to arrest a person, seize property, search a promise

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Warrant

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