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Chapter 2 and 3 Flashcards

1
Q

What is the largest of the pyramids called and what year was it constructed?

A

Cheops 2560 BC

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How tall was the Cheops pyramid?

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481 feet. Tallest structure on earth for 43 centuries

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3
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How tall is the Ulm Cathedral in Germany?

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528 ft

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4
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What was the first elevator called?

A

Safety lift

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5
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What year did Elijah Graves Otis invent the first elevator

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1853

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6
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A mega high-rise is described as a large tall building greater than ______ stories

A

50

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7
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NFPA 101 Life Safety Code defines a high-rise building as a building greater than _____feet and height

A

75

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8
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A simple and practical definition of a high-rise that would apply to most fire departments is?

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A high-rise building in which the highest level or portion thereof cannot be reached by fire department ladders

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9
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What is the average distance of a floor in a residential high-rise building?

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9 to 10 ft per floor

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10
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What is the average floor height of a commercial high-rise building?

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12 to 15 ft per floor

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Generally speaking a well-placed aerial ladder will be capable of reaching what floor of a high-rise building

A

7th or 8th floor of a residential high-rise and 5th or 6th floor of a typical commercial high-rise

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12
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What is the best choice for rescue operations in a high-rise?

A

Rescue via the interior stairwells during a primary search operation

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13
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What is the least preferred method of rescue operations in a high-rise?

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Rescue from the exterior, roof, aircraft, specialty helicopter

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14
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Most high-rise buildings are built using what?

A

Protected non-combustible and fire resistive components

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15
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High-rise buildings can have a ______to ________ hour fire resistive rating under typical fire conditions

A

2 to 4

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16
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How many generations of high-rise Construction exist?

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Four

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17
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Constructed during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, extremely heavy load bearing exterior walls, built of brick or stone describes what generation of high-rise building?

A

First generation

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18
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What generation of high-rise building is characterized by cast iron facades?

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First generation Construction

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19
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Unprotected vertical openings, open stairways, light wheels, and elevator shafts are characteristics of what generation of high-rise?

A

First generation

20
Q

What generation of high-rise is considered pre-World War II construction?

A

Second generation

21
Q

What generation high-rise Construction is the Empire State building?

A

Second generation

22
Q

What generation high-rise construction is considered post World War II?

A

Third generation Construction

23
Q

Central heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system are features of what generation of Building Construction?

A

Third generation

24
Q

What generation high-rise Construction could be defined as windowless?

A

Third generation Construction

25
Q

In this generation of high-rise construction the stairwells are much more likely to become contaminated with smoke in a serious

A

3rd Generation Construction

26
Q

Stair pressurization can quickly become lost when this happens.

A

Multiple doors to the stairwell are being open to simultaneously during mass evacuation

27
Q

Known as post 9/11 high-rise construction.

A

4th generation Construction

28
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What will likely be seen in 4th generation construction?

A

Second generation features

29
Q

Where is the systems officer usually positioned?

A

Inside the Fire Command Center

30
Q

What should be done in preparing to supply the buildings fire protection system, also serves as a backup water supply in the event that the primary water supply or any other component within the building system, such as a fire pump, failed to operate properly?

A

Hooking up to the FDC

31
Q

At least how many stairwells are located in a high-rise building that run the entire vertical distance of the building?

A

Two

32
Q

The vertical design of a high-rise building makes it particularly susceptible to what?

A

Rapid extension of fire and smoke throughout the building

33
Q

What are the most common avenues for fire spread in a high-rise building?

A

Poked through construction
Curtain Wall Gap
Auto exposure

34
Q

What are most exterior curtain walls made of?

A

Glass, aluminum, and/or Stone, or a combination of these

35
Q

The distance between floors that in most cases afford some protection from Auto exposure

A

Spandrel distance

36
Q

_______ create somewhat of a vertical and horizontal spandrel distance and significantly reduced the threat of vertical fire extension via Auto exposure

A

Balconies

37
Q

A building less than 75 ft tall

A

Low rise

38
Q

When should the standpipe system be bypassed in a line stretched from the pumper apparatus outside?

A

Second floor and below

39
Q

What is the maximum distance for an 1-3/4 line?

A

300 ft

40
Q

Warehouses are also known as?

A

Wide Rises

41
Q

What class of standpipes are usually found in a warehouses?

A

Class 2

42
Q

Should firefighters use Class 2 standpipes in warehouses for fire suppression?

A

No. They are not design to deliver fireflow necessary for safe and effective firefighting

43
Q

Where are horizontal standpipes typically found?

A

Shopping malls

44
Q

Success on Warehouse fires typically rest heavily on who?

A

Truck company Personnel to locate the seat of the fire and got the engine companies

45
Q

Which problems are more inherent at educational facilities?

A

Malicious false alarms, small arts and fires, trash set on fire and bathrooms

46
Q

Class 2 standpipe systems are likely to deliver less than ______ gallons per minute

A

100

FF Ops In HR Buildings (11 decks)

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