Chapter 5 – Fire Behavior and Building Construction

Question 1

Fire growth is also _________

Answer 1

flame spread

Question 2

_________ is glass fiber insulation with a paper seal. This insulation must be kept away from light fixtures because the heat will ignite the paper seal

Answer 2

Batt insulation

Question 3

_________ is commonly used as insulating sheathing on wood frame buildings

Answer 3

Combustible fiberboard

Question 4

_________ should be protected from exposure to flame by half inch gypsum board covering

Answer 4

Foamed-plastic insulation

Question 5

_________ is fiberboard with holes punched in it

Answer 5

Combustible acoustical tile

Question 6

asphalt coated steel

Answer 6

Robertson protected metal

Question 7

During _________ , mattresses and furniture often are removed from rooms and stored in hallways become a target for arsonists

Answer 7

Hotel Remodel

Question 8

One difficulty with service coatings applied after a hazard is discovered is that they _________

Answer 8

do not protect the hidden surface of the material from fire

Question 9

Haber’s Rule – if the concentration in parts per million times the number of minutes exposed equals _________ , then that exposure is considered to be dangerous or toxic

Answer 9

33,000ppm

Question 10

CO can be generated up to _________ times as much in enclosed voids as in the open

Answer 10

50

Question 11

_________ can stratify well above the fire, on floors where there is little or no smoke

Answer 11

CO

Question 12

Generally, fire gases rise due to _________

Answer 12

buoyancy