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Question 1

the continual and ongoing process of making careful observations and drawing reasonable conclusions from these observations

Answer 1

size-up

Question 2

the blank may increase or decrease the likelihood of the building being occupied

Answer 2

time of day

Question 3

from a safety standpoint one of the most critical factors to evaluate in a structure fire is

Answer 3

fire behavior

Question 4

if firefighters are unable to stand up because of the superheated gas in the room then blank may be imminent

Answer 4

flashover

Question 5

What is the ignition of superheated gases at or near the ceiling inside a structure

Answer 5

rollover aka flameover

Question 6

Rollovers can usually be prevented with adequate and timely blank

Answer 6

ventilation

Question 7

blank fires will usually reveal themselves by smoke and/or fire issuing from ground level windows, dead lights, cellar doors, vent, crack in the exterior walls, or from the interior wall/floor junction

Answer 7

basement

Question 8

the most common fire spread problem related to the townhouse design is?

Answer 8

the open stairway that allows fire to spread from the ground floor to the second floor

Question 9

blank are typically of balloon fram construction which lends itself to rapid fire spread

Answer 9

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