Chapter 12 Flashcards
FOPP CH12:
What is the second purpose of a pre incident plan?
To identify in advance the strategies, tactics, and actions that should be taken if a predictable situation occurs.
FOPP CH12:
What is the most essential reason for developing a pre incident plan?
To obtain info before an incident occurs that would be difficult to obtain during an incident.
FOPP CH12:
A document developed by gathering general and detailed data used by responding personnel to determine the resources and actions necessary to mitigate anticipated emergencies to a specific facility is the definition of what?
Pre incident plan
FOPP CH12:
When assessing the potential situations that could affect a facility during emergency conditions, what factors need to be evaluated?
Construction Occupant characteristics Fire protection system Capabilities of public or industrial responding personnel Availability of mutual aid Water supply Exposure factors Access Utility cutoff locations
FOPP CH12:
What is the six step method provided in NFPA 1620 for developing a pre incident plan?
Evaluate physical elements and site considerations
Evaluate occupant cansiderations
Evaluate fire protection system and water supply
Evaluate special hazards
Evaluate emergency operation considerations
Evaluate special or unusual characteristics of common occupancy
FOPP CH12:
Fire code requirements are often adopted or amended in reaction to fire disasters. This is known as the_____________
Catastrophic theory of reform
FOPP CH12:
An organization, office, or individual responsible for enforcing the requirements of a code or standard, or for approving equipment, materials, an installation, or procedure is the definition of what?
Authority having jurisdiction
FOPP CH12:
What kind of codes generally contains regulations that apply to the construction of a new building or to an extension or major renovation of an existing building?
Building Codes
FOPP CH12:
What kind of codes apply to existing buildings and to situations that involve a potential fire risk or hazard?
Fire codes
FOPP CH12:
What does it mean if your state has adopted mini/max codes?
The local jurisdictions do not have the option of adopting more restrictive regulations.
FOPP CH12:
At the local level, fire and safety codes are enacted by adopting an _______, which is a law enacted by an authorized subdivision of a state, such as a city, county, or town.
Ordinance
FOPP CH12:
What are documents developed by a professional code-making organization, such as NFPA, and made available for adoption by authorities having jurisdiction?
Model codes
FOPP CH12:
This occurs when the jurisdiction passes an ordinance that adopts a specific edition of the model code.
Adoption by reference
FOPP CH12:
This occurs when the jurisdiction adopts the entire text of the model code and publishes it as part of the adopting ordinance
Adoption by transcription
FOPP CH12:
The model code process updates codes every __ to __ years.
2 to 4 years
FOPP CH12:
Next to access and egress, what is the second most important reason for a fire company to perform ongoing code compliance inspections?
To inspect the status of a built in fire protection feature
FOPP CH12:
A building with a _________ system can be larger and taller, the travel distance to exits can be longer, and the access for fire apparatus could be limited.
Sprinkler
FOPP CH12:
What are the three primary components of a water based fire protection system?
Automatic sprinkler system
Standpipe system
Fire pumps
FOPP CH12:
An __________________ consists of a series of pipes with small discharge nozzles (sprinklers) located throughout the building.
Automatic sprinkler system
FOPP CH12:
What are the four types of automatic sprinkler systems?
Wet pipe
Dry pipe
Deluge
Pre-action
FOPP CH12:
What type of sprinkler systems are used in locations where wet pipe systems would be likely to freeze during cold weather, such as unheated storage facilities and parking garages?
Dry pipe system - instead of water, the pipes are filled with compressed air or nitrogen until a sprinkler head opens.
FOPP CH12:
Why do dry pipe systems require higher maintenance that wet pipe systems?
because activation of the sprinkler system requires the entire system to be drained.
FOPP CH12:
What kind of sprinkler system is a special version of a wet or dry pipe system in which large quantities of water are needed to quickly control a fast developing fire?
Deluge System. They are most often found in ordnance plants, occupancies with flammable liquid hazards, and aircraft hangers.
FOPP CH12:
What type of detectors does a deluge sprinkler system use?
Smoke, flame, or fire
FOPP CH12:
What type of sprinkler system is designed to reduce the risk of water damage due to accidental sprinkler discharge or broken pipe?
Pre-action system
FOPP CH12:
What are the three classes of standpipes?
Class I - Provides a 2.5” hose outlet for FD use
Class II - Provides a 1.5” outlet with pre-connected hose designed for
occupant use
Class III - Has both 1.5”, and 2.5” outlets, designed to be used by
occupants until the FD arrives
FOPP CH12:
What are the four types of special extinguishing systems?
Carbon Dioxide
Dry or wet chemical
Halon
Foam system
FOPP CH12:
Halon 1301 was the extinguishing agent of choice to protect what types of equipment from the 1960’s to the 1990’s?
computer rooms and electronic equipment
FOPP CH12:
Codes classify a building by what three ways?
construction type
occupancy type
use group
FOPP CH12:
What are the five construction types?
Type I - Fire resistive Type II - Noncombustible Type III - Limited combustible (ordanary) Type IV - Heavy timber Type V - Wood frame
FOPP CH12:
This refers to the purpose for which a building or portion of a building is used or is intended to be used. (restaurant, tavern, bar)
Occupancy type
FOPP CH12:
Occupancies are classified into _______________ based on the characteristics of the occupants, the activities that are conducted, and the risk factors associated with the contents.
Use groups
FOPP CH12:
What are the nine occupancy types?
Assembly Business Education Industrial Health care Detention or correctional Mercantile Residential Storage
FOPP CH12:
An ___________ occupancy is an occupancy used for the gathering of people for deligeration, worship, entertainment, eating, drinking, amusement, or awaiting transportation.
Assembly
FOPP CH12:
A ___________ occupancy is an occupancy used for account and record keeping or transaction of business other than mercatile.
Business
FOPP CH12:
An ___________ occupancy is an occupancy used for education purposes through the 12th grade. It may cover some daycares for children over 2.5 years old.
Education
FOPP CH12:
An ____________ occupancy is an occupancy in which products are manufactured or in which processing, assembling, mixing, packaging, fininshing, decorating, or repair operations are conducted.
Industrial
FOPP CH12:
A _____________ occupancy is an occupancy used for purposes of medical or other treatment or cate of four or more persons, where such occupants are mostly incapable of self preservation due to age, physical or mental disability, or security measures not under the occupants control. This would include hospitals and nursing homes.
Health care
FOPP CH12:
A ___________ and ___________ occupancy is an occupancy used to house four or more persons under varied degrees of restraint or security, where such occupants are mostly incapable of self preservation because of security measures not under the occupants control.
Detention and Correctional
FOPP CH12:
A __________ occupancy is an occupancy used for the display and sale of merhandise.
Mercantile
FOPP CH12:
A ___________ occupancy is an occupancy that provides sleeping accommodations for purposes other than health care or detention and correctional.
Residential
FOPP CH12:
What are the five subcategories of the residential occupancy type?
One and two family dwelling units: buildings that contain no more than two dwelling units with independent cooking and bathroom facilities.
Lodging or rooming houses: buildings that do not qualify as one or two family dwellings that provide sleeping accommodations for a total of 16 or fewer people on a transient or permanent basis, without personal care services, with or without meals, but without separate cooking facilities for individual occupants.
Hotel: buildings under the same management in which there are sleeping accommodations for more than 16 persons and primarily used by transient for lodging with or without meals.
Dormitory: buildings in which group sleeping accommodations are provided for more than 16 persons who are not members of the same family in one room, or a series of closely associated rooms, under joint occupancy and single management, with or without meals, but without individual cooking facilities.
Apartment building: buildings containing three or more dwelling units wit independent cooking and bathroom facilities.
FOPP CH12:
A __________ occupancy is an occupancy used primarily for the storage or sheltering of goods, merchandise, products, vehicles, or animals.
Storage
FOPP CH12:
What is a type of property where there are multiple types of occupancies with in a single structure?
Mixed
FOPP CH12:
Unusual structures such as towers, water tanks, and barns will fit into what category?
Unusual
FOPP CH12:
Within each color diamond of the NFPA 704 marking system, there is a number from __ to __ that represents the relative hazard for each.
0 to 4
FOPP CH12:
On the NFPA 704 marking system, there are four colored diamonds. What are the colors and what do the represent?
Blue - Health
Red - Flammability
Yellow - Reactivity
White - Special Haxards
FOPP CH12:
Between what dates would you expect to find a retail store packed with extra stock for the holiday buying season?
Early Nov to Jan 1st
FOPP CH12:
Retail stores may have boxes stacked around the electric panel. What should be the clearance around an electric panel?
30”
FOPP CH12:
Five steps to conducting an inspection.
- Approach the building and observe all four sides. ( general overview)
- Meet the representative - this would be a good time to verify names,
phone numbers, and info. - Inspect outside in, bottom to top - make sure address is visible on
both front and rear.verify that all means of access and egress are clear and in proper
operating order; there is no more important reason for this type of
inspection - exit problems require immediate action.begin interior evaluation in the basement - Exit interview - review what was found.
- Writing the report - keep the original and provide the occupant with
a copy. Less critical issues can generally be given 30 to 90 days to
correct.
FOPP CH12:
When required, visible hazard identification signs meeting NFPA 704 conditions should be placed where?
On stationary containers and above ground tanks and at entrances to locations where hazardous materials are stored, dispensed, used, or handled.
FOPP CH12:
True or False; When inspecting detention facilities, the inspector should ensure that the extinguishers have undergone their monthly and annual tests as required.
True
