Chapter 10

Question 1

The blade or wedge part of a tool such as the Halligan tool.

Answer 1

Adze

Question 2

The process of forming standard glass.

Answer 2

Annealed

Question 3

A tool designed to completely remove cylindrical locks from doors without causing major structural damage, allowing for direct access to the internal locking mechanism.

Answer 3

An Officer’s tool or A-tool

Question 4

Windows that have one large or multiple medium-size panels that do not overlap when they are closed. The window is operated by a hand crank from the corner of the window. The hinge is on the top.
These windows are quite common in Europe.

Answer 4

Awning windows

Question 5

A sliding hammer with a case-hardened screw, which is inserted, secured, and driven into the keyway of a lock to remove the keyway from the lock.

Answer 5

Bam-bam tool

Question 6

A tool made of hardened steel with handles on the sides used to force doors and to breach walls. Larger versions may be used by as many as four people; smaller versions are made for one or two people.

Answer 6

Battering ram

Question 7

A cutting tool used to cut through thick metal objects, such as bolts, locks, and wire fences.

Answer 7

Bolt cutter

Question 8

Steel created in a process that uses carbon and nitrogen to harden the outer core of a steel component, while the inner core remains soft. ____-________ _____ can be cut only with specialized tools.

Answer 8

Case-hardened steel

Question 9

Windows in a steel or wood frame that open away from the building via a crank mechanism. These windows have a side hinge.

Answer 9

Casement windows

Question 10

Surface- or interior-mounted lock on or in a door with a bolt that provides additional security.

Answer 10

Deadbolt

Question 11

An entryway; the primary choice for forcing entry into a vehicle or structure.

Answer 11

Door

Question 12

The upright or vertical parts of a door frame onto which a door is secured.

Answer 12

Door jamb

Question 13

Windows that have two movable panels or sashes that can move up and down.

Answer 13

Double-hung windows

Question 14

A window design that traps air or inert gas between two pieces of glass to help insulate a house.

Answer 14

Double/triple-pane glass

Question 15

A wall—often made of wood, brick, metal, or masonry—that makes up the outer perimeter of a building. ________ ____ are often load bearing.
Load bearing walls support the weight of the roof and upper stories of a building.

Answer 15

Exterior wall

Question 16

Techniques used by fire personnel to gain entry into buildings, vehicles, aircraft, or other areas of confinement when normal means of entry are locked or blocked.

Answer 16

Forcible entry

Question 17

The fork or claw end of a tool.

Answer 17

Fork

Question 18

Glass or transparent or translucent plastic sheet used in windows, doors, skylights, or curtain walls.

Answer 18

Glazing

Question 19

The parts of a door or window that enable it to be locked or opened.

Answer 19

Hardware

Question 20

A type of padlock with hidden shackles that cannot be forced open through conventional methods.

Answer 20

Hockey puck lock

Question 21

A door made of panels that are honeycombed inside, creating an inexpensive and lightweight design.

Answer 21

Hollow-core door

Question 22

Windows that slide open horizontally.

Answer 22

Horizontal-sliding windows

Question 23

A wall inside a building that divides a large space into smaller areas.

Answer 23

Interior wall

Question 24

A combination of tools, usually consisting of a Halligan tool and a flat-head axe, that is commonly used for forcible entry.

Answer 24

Irons

Question 25

Windows made of small slats of tempered glass, which overlap each other when the window is closed. Often found in trailers and mobile homes, ________ _______ are held together by a metal frame and operated by a small hand wheel or crank found in the corner of the window.

Answer 25

Jalousie windows

Question 26

A tool that is designed to fit between double doors equipped with push bars or panic bars.

Answer 26

J tool

Question 27

A tool that is used to remove lock cylinders from structural doors so the locking mechanism can be unlocked.

Answer 27

K tool

Question 28

Safety glass. The lamination process places a thin layer of plastic between two layers of glass so that the glass does not shatter and fall apart when broken.

Answer 28

Laminated glass

Question 29

A spring-loaded latch bolt or a gravity-operated steel bar that, after release by physical action, returns to its operating position and automatically engages the strike plate when it is returned to the closed position.

Answer 29

Latching device

Question 30

The part of a padlock that holds the main locking mechanisms and secures the shackles.

Answer 30

Lock body

Question 31

A standard doorknob lock, deadbolt lock, or sliding latch.

Answer 31

Locking mechanism

Question 32

Door locks with both a latch and a bolt built in to the same mechanism; the two locking mechanisms operate independently of each other. _______ _____ often are found in hotel rooms.

Answer 32

Mortise locks

Question 33

The handle, doorknob, or keyway of a door that turns the latch to open it.

Answer 33

Operator lever

Question 34

The most common types of locks on the market today, portable locks built to provide regular-duty or heavy-duty service. Several types of locking mechanisms are available, including keyways, combination wheels, and combination dials.

Answer 34

Padlocks

Question 35

A nonstructural interior wall that spans horizontally or vertically from support to support. The supports may be the basic building frame, subsidiary structural members, or other portions of the _________ system. This system is commonly used in office and commercial settings.

Answer 35

Partition