Chapter 10 Flashcards
As a fire fighter, you are performing overhaul on a structure fire. You find a gasoline container in the living quarters. What should you do with this container?
- Add it to the pile of removed debris in the front yard.
- Ignore it since it doesn’t seem unusual.
- Remove it and turn it over to your company officer.
- Leave it where you found it and note its location.
As a fire fighter, you are performing overhaul on a structure fire. You find a gasoline container in the living quarters. What should you do with this container?
- Add it to the pile of removed debris in the front yard.
- Ignore it since it doesn’t seem unusual.
- Remove it and turn it over to your company officer.
- Leave it where you found it and note its location.
Chapter 10, page 282, Methods of Fire Prevention
If discovered during an inspection, a blocked exit should be corrected:
- by the next inspection during the year.
- within seventy-two hours with a re-inspection.
- within twenty-four hours.
- immediately in your presence.
If discovered during an inspection, a blocked exit should be corrected:
- by the next inspection during the year.
- within seventy-two hours with a re-inspection.
- within twenty-four hours.
- immediately in your presence.
Chapter 10, page 281, Methods of Fire Prevention
In which of the following areas are fire inspectors specially trained in order to do their job effectively?
- Salvage and overhaul
- Suppression techniques
- Science of fire
- Command and control
In which of the following areas are fire inspectors specially trained in order to do their job effectively?
- Salvage and overhaul
- Suppression techniques
- Science of fire
- Command and control
Chapter 10, page 264, Fire Prevention Bureau
In wildland or rural areas, the fire prevention focus is on ________ rather than on devices and installations.
- habitat for the wild animals
- clearance between combustible vegetation and structures
- height of the trees in proximity to each other
- terrain leveling
In wildland or rural areas, the fire prevention focus is on ________ rather than on devices and installations.
- habitat for the wild animals
- clearance between combustible vegetation and structures
- height of the trees in proximity to each other
- terrain leveling
Chapter 10, page 268, Fire Prevention Activities
One of a fire inspector’s responsibilities is to identify hazards and risks and to work with which individual(s) to mitigate them?
- Fire fighters
- Builder
- Property owner
- Occupants
One of a fire inspector’s responsibilities is to identify hazards and risks and to work with which individual(s) to mitigate them?
- Fire fighters
- Builder
- Property owner
- Occupants
Chapter 10, page 264, Fire Prevention Bureau
The office of the state fire marshal is often responsible for facilities deemed above the level of local jurisdictions. Which of the following buildings would a local jurisdiction not be responsible for?
- School
- Shopping center
- Prison
- Theater
The office of the state fire marshal is often responsible for facilities deemed above the level of local jurisdictions. Which of the following buildings would a local jurisdiction not be responsible for?
- School
- Shopping center
- Prison
- Theater
Chapter 10, page 265, Fire Prevention Bureau
The overall goal of fire prevention is to keep people and property fire safe. The most effective and successful fire prevention programs are those that gain compliance through which means?
- Fire related
- Court directed
- Forced
- Voluntary
The overall goal of fire prevention is to keep people and property fire safe. The most effective and successful fire prevention programs are those that gain compliance through which means?
- Fire related
- Court directed
- Forced
- Voluntary
Chapter 10, page 268, Fire Prevention Activities
The purpose of fire prevention activities is to prevent ________ losses from fire and to prevent hostile fires from starting.
- life and limb
- life and time
- life and property
- time and property
The purpose of fire prevention activities is to prevent ________ losses from fire and to prevent hostile fires from starting.
- life and limb
- life and time
- life and property
- time and property
Chapter 10, page 267, Fire Prevention Activities
What are the most common types of devices used to control the spread of the fire to adjoining fixtures?
- Standpipes
- Fire department connections
- Automatic fire alarms
- Portable fire extinguishers
What are the most common types of devices used to control the spread of the fire to adjoining fixtures?
- Standpipes
- Fire department connections
- Automatic fire alarms
- Portable fire extinguishers
Chapter 10, page 271, Methods of Fire Prevention
What is an effective way to get a message to the community in a very short time?
- Giant voice broadcasts
- Public service announcements
- Mail flyers
- Door to door visits
What is an effective way to get a message to the community in a very short time?
- Giant voice broadcasts
- Public service announcements
- Mail flyers
- Door to door visits
Chapter 10, page 273-274, Methods of Fire Prevention
What is one of the most effective forms of public fire prevention education carried out every year?
- Mail flyers
- School visits
- Media outreach
- Door to door visits
What is one of the most effective forms of public fire prevention education carried out every year?
- Mail flyers
- School visits
- Media outreach
- Door to door visits
Chapter 10, page 272, Methods of Fire Prevention
What must the fire department have to enforce fire-related codes and ordinances during fire prevention inspections?
- Owner’s permission
- Chief’s permission
- Fire marshal’s permission
- Legal authority
What must the fire department have to enforce fire-related codes and ordinances during fire prevention inspections?
- Owner’s permission
- Chief’s permission
- Fire marshal’s permission
- Legal authority
Chapter 10, page 278, Methods of Fire Prevention
What type of demonstration can be done for children so they aren’t afraid when a fire fighter comes to their home in a fire situation?
- Bunker gear and SCBA displayed on a table
- Bunker gear and self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) worn by a fire fighter
- Bunker gear and SCBA worn by the teacher
- Bunker gear and SCBA worn by the students
What type of demonstration can be done for children so they aren’t afraid when a fire fighter comes to their home in a fire situation?
- Bunker gear and SCBA displayed on a table
- Bunker gear and self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) worn by a fire fighter
- Bunker gear and SCBA worn by the teacher
- Bunker gear and SCBA worn by the students
Chapter 10, page 273, Methods of Fire Prevention
What type of evaluation identifies possible accidents and estimates their frequency and consequences?
- Hazard evaluation
- Occupancy evaluation
- Systems evaluation
- Location evaluation
What type of evaluation identifies possible accidents and estimates their frequency and consequences?
- Hazard evaluation
- Occupancy evaluation
- Systems evaluation
- Location evaluation
Chapter 10, page 270, Methods of Fire Prevention
What type of regulation determines what kind of occupancies can be built and where?
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulation
- Occupancy regulation
- Detection regulation
- Zoning regulation
What type of regulation determines what kind of occupancies can be built and where?
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulation
- Occupancy regulation
- Detection regulation
- Zoning regulation
Chapter 10, page 269, Methods of Fire Prevention
