Chapter 4

Question 1

The insurance industry took the lead and prepared the National Building Code in ___.

Answer 1

1906

Question 2

The National Fire Protections Association (NFPA), organized in ___.

Answer 2

1896

Question 3

Three organizations came together in ___ to create a single set of codes - the International Code Council’s (ICC) International Building Code, the International Fire Code, and several other model codes.

Answer 3

1994

Question 4

The NFPA and ICC update fire codes and building codes every ___ years.

Answer 4

3

Question 5

___, Standard Test Method for Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials, which is used for testing and assigning hourly ratings to fire walls, columns, and floors.

Answer 5

ASTM E-119

Question 6

___, Standard Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials, which tests the flame spread characteristics of interior finishes.

Answer 6

ASTM E-84

Question 7

It has been said that ___ % of building codes deals with fire safety.

Answer 7

75%

Question 8

NFPA 5000 uses the same general numerical designations for types of constructions. However, it uses an additional ___ digit numbering scheme to designate the subcategories of each type of construction related to the hourly rating of the structure.

Answer 8

three digit

Question 9

In addition to the five types of building construction, building codes classify structures by their ___.

Answer 9

Occupancy types

Question 10

There are three components of means of egress:
1.
2.
3.

Answer 10

The exit access
The exit
The exit discharge

Question 11

The ___ is the actual path from any point in a building to a fire rate stairwell or outdoors.

Answer 11

Exit access

Question 12

The ___ is the rated stairwell or exit passageway and the opening to the outside.

Answer 12

Exit

Question 13

The ___ is simply from the outside door to a public way.

Answer 13

Exit discharge

Question 14

Egress… rated stairwells, 1 hour for stairs up to ___ stories, and 2 hours for ___ or more stories.

Answer 14

up to 3 stories… 4 stories or more

Question 15

An important provision of building and fire codes are limitations on travel distance, that is, how far an occupant must travel to get to a fire rated stairwell or exit. Generally, a maximum of ___ feet in a building without and automatic fire sprinkler.

Answer 15

200 feet

Question 16

A ___ , a 2 hour fire rated wall typically running from exterior wall to exterior wall on an individual floor of a building.

Answer 16

Horizontal exit

Question 17

Exterior emergency escape and rescue windows are required for all sleeping rooms in residential occupancies, and group “R” occupancies below the ___ floor for you to rescue trapped occupants.

Answer 17

Fourth floor

Question 18

Exterior emergency escape and rescue windows must be a minimum of ___ in area, and a minimum of ___ in width and ___ in height.

Answer 18

5.7 square feet… 20” in width… 24” in height

Question 19

The use of fixed ___ is prohibited by all model codes.

Answer 19

Fixed burglar bars

Question 20

Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, for new elevators is ___.

Answer 20

(ASME) A17.1

Question 21

Safety Code for Elevator and Escalators, for old existing elevators is ___.

Answer 21

(ASME) A17.3

Question 22

Two provisions for elevators in high-rise brought about by the World Trade Center disaster.

Answer 22

Occupant evacuation elevators and fire service access elevators.

Question 23

Occupant evacuation elevators are intended for the self evacuation fo occupants in building more than ___ feet in height.

Answer 23

420 feet

Question 24

Fire service access elevators are found in new building more than ___ feet in height.

Answer 24

120 feet

Question 25

Fire service access elevators have lobbies that are a minimum of ___ square feet and have a class ___ outlet the fire rated stairwell immediately adjacent to the lobby.

Answer 25

150 square feet… Class 1 hose outlet

Question 26

Elevator door restrictors engage when the elevator cab is ___ inches about or below the landing zone.

Answer 26

18”