Chapter 11

Question 1

Per NFPA, 1 and 2 family dwellings are those in which no more than ___ families reside.

Answer 1

2 families

Question 2

One and two family dwellings… The most common construction style is ___ and ___.

Answer 2

Wood frame and masonry

Question 3

Per NFPA full report “fire loss in the use during 2010”, U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated ___ fires.

Answer 3

1,331,500

Question 4

Resulting in ___ civilian fire fatalities, ___ civilian fire injuries, and est $___ in direct property loss.

Answer 4

3,120

17,720

$11,593,000,000

Question 5

There was a civilian fire death every ___ minutes and civilian fire injury every ___ minutes in 2010.

Answer 5

169 min

30 min

Question 6

Residential home fires accounted for more than ___% of the total structure fires and ___% of the civilian fire deaths.

Answer 6

80%

85%

Question 7

FD’s respond to a residential structure fire every ___ seconds; of these fires, one and two family structures account for ___% of the fires and ___% of civilian fire deaths.

Answer 7

65 seconds

58% of the fires

71% of civilian fire deaths

Question 8

According to the USFA ___% of civilian fire fatalities in residential buildings occur between the hours of ___ and ___; this period also accounts for ___% of fatal fires.

Answer 8

50%

10pm and 6am

49%

Question 9

Peak night hours are from ___ to ___.

Answer 9

1am to 5am

Question 10

___ is the leading cause of fatal residential building fires.

Answer 10

Smoking

Question 11

According to the 2010 USFA fire fighter fatality report, ___% of fire ground fire fighter fatalities occurred in residential structures.

Answer 11

10%

Question 12

In 2013, UL firefighter safety research institute (UL FSRI) released a technical report titled “study of the effectiveness of fire service vertical ventilation and suppression tactics in single family homes”. A series of ___ experiments were conducted.

Answer 12

17

Question 13

The most common building construction methods for one and two family dwellings are type ___ and type ___.

Answer 13

Type V

Type III

Question 14

Wood frame typically falls in one of three framing methods:

Answer 14

Post and frame
Balloon frame
Platform frame

Question 15

Post and Frame… Larger members are usually ___ posts that serve as the main structural members.

Answer 15

4x4

Question 16

Post and Frame… Smaller ___ studs are sued to fill in between the larger members.

Answer 16

2x4

Question 17

___ uses standard 2x4’s in which exterior framing members run 2 or 3 stories high.

Answer 17

Balloon Frame

Question 18

Balloon Frame… In houses built prior to ___, these framing members form and open channel from the foundation to the eave line.

Answer 18

1940

Question 19

Balloon frame built after 1940 usually have ___ in the walls.

Answer 19

Fire stops

Question 20

____: Each floor is built as a box.

Answer 20

Platform frame

Question 21

Split level, bi level, and tri level houses are all variations of ___ construction.

Answer 21

Platform frame

Question 22

Ordinary construction; the difference between wood frame and masonry lies in the ____.

Answer 22

Bearing walls

Question 23

This style is very popular in the southern states where hurricanes are prevalent…

Answer 23

Ordinary (masonry)

Question 24

In one and two family dwellings the most common paths for smoke and fire are ___ and ___.

Answer 24

Hallways and Stairways

Question 25

In a home with modern furnishings, a flashover can occur in ___ the times in one with legacy materials.

Answer 25

Half

Question 26

The NFPA report “firefighter fatalities in the U.S. - 2010” documented ___ fire fighter fatalities while operating on the fire ground. The most significant factor is that fires in 1 and 2 family dwellings killed ___ FF’s.

Answer 26

21

6

Question 27

The leading specific location where civilian fire fatalities occur in residential building is the ___ (__%).

Answer 27

Bedroom 55%

Question 28

___% of fire victims in residential buildings were trying to escape at the time of their deaths; an additional ___% were sleeping.

Answer 28

36%

35%

Question 29

A ___ attack on the burning materials may be indicated for a fire that has not reached the free burning stage or which flashover has not occurred.

Answer 29

Direct attack

Question 30

Once the fire is in the free burning stage or flashover stage within a compartment, a ___ attack may be indicated.

Answer 30

Indirect attack

Question 31

A primary clue to a ___ is smoke from bottom to top of the structure that is not lifted when the front door is opened and ventilation is started.

Answer 31

Basement fire

Question 32

If a basement doesn’t vent well, cut a hole in the floor under the window about ___ from the wall and then remove the window.

Answer 32

1 foot

Question 33

There has been an increase in suspicious ___ fires in many cities.

Answer 33

Kitchen

Question 34

One of the most critical elements to FF safety is a good ___ to determine hazards.

Answer 34

Size up

Question 35

The biggest concern for FF safety in upper floors I the ___.

Answer 35

Lack of egress

Question 36

For upper floor fires, the first hose line goes up the stairs to begin to confine and extinguish the fire; the second, backup hose protects the ___.

Answer 36

Stairs

Question 37

The current housing stock in the U.S. offers at least ___ common styles of attached garages in the single family home.

Answer 37

3 common styles

Question 38

There are ___ common types of garage doors, with either being door being made of wood, aluminum, or light steel.

Answer 38

2 common types

Question 39

Garage doors… The first type is the standard roll-up door that rides on tracks on each side of the door. It has ___ to ___ hinged panels and rolls up out of the way.

Answer 39

4 to 6

Question 40

Garage doors… The second type is a ___ door that raises up and slide back along the ceiling of the garage.

Answer 40

Solid door

Question 41

If a garage door must be cut, cut about ___ inches in from each side to avoid the hardware and rollers.

Answer 41

6 inches

Question 42

Even suburban areas are seeing a boom of gated communities where homes are built ___ to ___ feet away from each other.

Answer 42

5 to 10

Question 43

Since ___ manufactured homes have been required to comply wit the US dept of HUD.

Answer 43

1976

Question 44

___ times the amount of people die in mobile home fires, then in single and two family home fires.

Answer 44

3 times

Question 45

For every 1,000 fires that break out, ___ victims will die in mobile homes, whereas fewer than ___ will die in single or two family dwelling fires.

Answer 45

21

7

Question 46

In some manufactured homes, there is a door o the back side of the structure approximately in the ___ or back ___ of the structure.

Answer 46

Middle or back 3rd

Question 47

Older mobile homes, ___ - ___ vintage style.

Answer 47

1950 - 1970

Question 48

___ vent is the easiest way to vent a manufactured home.

Answer 48

Horizontal vent