Chapter 9 Community Relations and Company Level Fire Inspectors

Question 1

The inclusion of people of different races or cultures in a group or organization

Answer 1

Diversity

Question 2

What is the difference between sex and gender?

Answer 2

Sex is a biological fact, Gender refers to males and females culturally and socially defined roles and responsibilities based on characteristics attributed to each group

Question 3

What is the first skill company officers need when dealing with irate citizens

Answer 3

Effective listening

Question 4

What are the two purposes for Fire and Life safety inspections?

Answer 4

Ensuring fire and life safety codes are adhered to within public facilities

Provide the owner/occupant with safety education materials and information

Question 5

Under common law and most statutory law, the existence of an emergency constitutes implied permission to enter. What are the 2 exceptions?

Answer 5

Military emergency responders on a military base

Members of industrial fire brigades on company property

Question 6

Conditions that allow emergency responders and law enforcement officer to enter a structure without a warrant

Answer 6

Exigent circumstances

Question 7

For exigent circumstance to apply one of these 3 conditions must be present

Answer 7

People may be in imminent danger
Evidence may face imminent destruction
A suspect may escape

Question 8

What are the two major organizations that develop model building codes?

Answer 8

NFPA

ICC international code council

Question 9

Amount of fuel present, expressed quantitatively in terms of weight of fuel per unit area. This may be available fuel (consumable fuel) or total fuel and is usually dry weight

Answer 9

Fuel load

Question 10

Construction classifications are based upon…

Answer 10

Materials used in construction and upon hourly fire-resistance ratings of structural components

Question 11

NFPA and IBC use classifications that are consistent with?

Answer 11

National fire incident reporting system NFIRS

Question 12

In both classification systems structures are composed of what elements?

Answer 12

Structural frame
Load-bearing walls, interior and exterior
Exterior nonbearing walls and partitions
Interior nonbearing walls and partitions
Floor assemblies
Roof assemblies

Question 13

What construction type is commonly referred to as ordinary construction?

Answer 13

Type 3

Question 14

Escape or evacuation

Answer 14

Egress

Question 15

Which NFPA classification has primary fuel load composed of the structures contents because of the limited combustibility of the construction materials

Answer 15

Type 1

Question 16

What NFPA type has characteristics of contents compose the primary fuel load and roofs are often flat, built up types that may contain combustible felt and roofing tar.

Answer 16

Type 2

Question 17

Which NFPA type has heavy timber construction?

Answer 17

Type 4

Question 18

What NFPA type is also called Fire-resistive construction?

Answer 18

Type 1

Question 19

What is the typical max height of NFPA type 5?

Answer 19

6 stories

Question 20

What is the hour fire ratings of IBC type 1a structure frame, floors and roofs

Answer 20

3 hour structure, 2 hour floor, and 1.5 hour roof

Question 21

What is the IBC type 1b hour fire rating of structure frame, floor, and roofs

Answer 21

2 hour structure, 2 hours floor, and 1 hour roof

Question 22

In IBC classifications which type is referred to as the 1 hour building?

Answer 22

Type 2

Question 23

Which subtype of IBC type 2 construction requires approved noncombustible materials that may have no assigned fire resistance ratings

Answer 23

Type 2b

Question 24

Which IBC type construction can be made of any material the code permits but exterior walls must have a 2 hour rating

Answer 24

Type 3

Question 25

The purpose of any fire and life safety inspection is to?

Answer 25

leave the occupancy safer than before the inspection and the occupants more knowledgeable about protecting themselves and their property from fires

Question 26

What is the first step in preparing for the fire and life safety inspection?

Answer 26

Gather information

Question 27

During an inspection of an occupancy with a post indicator valve in what position should it be found?

Answer 27

Open

Question 28

What are the 6 general inspection categories of a fire and life safety inspection?

Answer 28

``` Means of egress Housekeeping Processes Storage Waste management Fire protection ```

Question 29

What is the single most important life safety item to be inspected?

Answer 29

Means of egress

Question 30

The means of egress consists of three parts

Answer 30

Access to the exit The exit itself The exit discharge

Question 31

The inspector should look for what in egress?

Answer 31

``` Obstructions Markings Lighting Door swing Hardware Stairwells ```

Question 32

What are the majority of model codes relating to buildings and fire safety based on?

Answer 32

Occupancy type or use of the building or structure

Question 33

Classifications given to structures by the model building code used in that jurisdiction based on the intended use for the structure.

Answer 33

Occupancy classification

Question 34

Describes the use to which owners or tenants put buildings or portions of buildings

Answer 34

Occupancy classification

Question 35

These are regulated by the various building and fire codes

Answer 35

Occupancy classification

Question 36

How does NFPA 5000 and NFPA 1 further classify each individual occupancy

Answer 36

Relative fire hazard of its contents

Question 37

What are the three contents hazard classifications

Answer 37

Low hazard Ordinary hazard High hazard

Question 38

Describe the low hazard classification of NFPA 1 and 5000

Answer 38

Contents of such low combustibility that a self propagating fire cannot occur

Question 39

Define ordinary hazard classification of NFPA 1 and 5000

Answer 39

Contents that are likely to burn with moderate rapidity or give off a considerable volume of smoke

Question 40

Define high hazard classification of NFPA 1 and 5000

Answer 40

Contents that are likely to burn with extreme rapidity or from which explosions are likely

Question 41

NFPA 704 is designed to alert to what hazards

Answer 41

Health Flammability Instability Related Hazards (specifically oxidizers and water reactive materials)

Question 42

What should company personnel look for in water supplies?

Answer 42

signs of rust or corrosion around valves and fittings and pressure readings of any gauges

Question 43

How are public fire alarm systems classified?

Answer 43

Type A or Type B

Question 44

Define Type A public fire alarm system

Answer 44

Alarm operator must manually retransmit alarms received from street boxes

Question 45

Define Type B public fire alarm system

Answer 45

Alarms are automatically received from street boxes and automatically retransmitted to all fire stations in the jurisdiction

Question 46

Where are standpipe and hose systems required?

Answer 46

Single story buildings Large area buildings each floor of structures that are taller than four stories Industrial facilities

Question 47

Define Class 1 standpipe hose system

Answer 47

intended for firefighters with valve controlled 2 1/2 inch outlets and do not have permanently attached hoses or nozzels

Question 48

Define class 2 standpipe hose systems

Answer 48

intended for building occupants trained in their use. equipped with 1 1/2 hose and nozzel on valve outlet. not a substitute for fire department hoses and nozzels

Question 49

Define Class 3 standpipe hose system

Answer 49

Combines features of 1 and 2. Must have both 2 1/2 and 1 1/2 outlet and to be used simultaneously

Question 50

What must total flooding CO2 systems have?

Answer 50

Pre-discharge alarm

Question 51

What are Halon systems equipped with that most other systems are not?

Answer 51

Abort switch

Question 52

How can portable extinguishers be classified by means to expel agent?

Answer 52

Stored-pressure Cartridge operated Pump operated

Question 53

What are the standard mounting heights of extingquishers

Answer 53

under 40 pounds top of extinguisher is not more than 5 feet above floor over 40 pounds top of extinguisher is not more than 3.5 feet above floor