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Chapter 9 Community Relations and Company Level Fire Inspectors Flashcards

1
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The inclusion of people of different races or cultures in a group or organization

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Diversity

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2
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What is the difference between sex and gender?

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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

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3
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What is the first skill company officers need when dealing with irate citizens

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Effective listening

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4
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What are the two purposes for Fire and Life safety inspections?

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

Provide the owner/occupant with safety education materials and information

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5
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Under common law and most statutory law, the existence of an emergency constitutes implied permission to enter. What are the 2 exceptions?

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Military emergency responders on a military base

Members of industrial fire brigades on company property

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6
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Conditions that allow emergency responders and law enforcement officer to enter a structure without a warrant

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Exigent circumstances

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

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

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8
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What are the two major organizations that develop model building codes?

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NFPA

ICC international code council

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9
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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

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Fuel load

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10
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Construction classifications are based upon…

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

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NFPA and IBC use classifications that are consistent with?

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National fire incident reporting system NFIRS

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12
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In both classification systems structures are composed of what elements?

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Structural frame
Load-bearing walls, interior and exterior
Exterior nonbearing walls and partitions
Interior nonbearing walls and partitions
Floor assemblies
Roof assemblies
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13
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What construction type is commonly referred to as ordinary construction?

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Type 3

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14
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Escape or evacuation

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Egress

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15
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Which NFPA classification has primary fuel load composed of the structures contents because of the limited combustibility of the construction materials

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Type 1

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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.

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Type 2

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17
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Which NFPA type has heavy timber construction?

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Type 4

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18
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What NFPA type is also called Fire-resistive construction?

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Type 1

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19
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What is the typical max height of NFPA type 5?

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6 stories

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20
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What is the hour fire ratings of IBC type 1a structure frame, floors and roofs

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

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

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

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22
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In IBC classifications which type is referred to as the 1 hour building?

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Type 2

23
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Which subtype of IBC type 2 construction requires approved noncombustible materials that may have no assigned fire resistance ratings

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Type 2b

24
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Which IBC type construction can be made of any material the code permits but exterior walls must have a 2 hour rating

A

Type 3

25
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The purpose of any fire and life safety inspection is to?

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

26
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What is the first step in preparing for the fire and life safety inspection?

A

Gather information

27
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During an inspection of an occupancy with a post indicator valve in what position should it be found?

A

Open

28
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What are the 6 general inspection categories of a fire and life safety inspection?

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Means of egress
Housekeeping
Processes
Storage
Waste management
Fire protection
29
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What is the single most important life safety item to be inspected?

A

Means of egress

30
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The means of egress consists of three parts

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Access to the exit
The exit itself
The exit discharge

31
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The inspector should look for what in egress?

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Obstructions
Markings
Lighting
Door swing
Hardware
Stairwells
32
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What are the majority of model codes relating to buildings and fire safety based on?

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Occupancy type or use of the building or structure

33
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Classifications given to structures by the model building code used in that jurisdiction based on the intended use for the structure.

A

Occupancy classification

34
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Describes the use to which owners or tenants put buildings or portions of buildings

A

Occupancy classification

35
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These are regulated by the various building and fire codes

A

Occupancy classification

36
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How does NFPA 5000 and NFPA 1 further classify each individual occupancy

A

Relative fire hazard of its contents

37
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What are the three contents hazard classifications

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Low hazard
Ordinary hazard
High hazard

38
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Describe the low hazard classification of NFPA 1 and 5000

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

39
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Define ordinary hazard classification of NFPA 1 and 5000

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

40
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Define high hazard classification of NFPA 1 and 5000

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

41
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NFPA 704 is designed to alert to what hazards

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

42
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What should company personnel look for in water supplies?

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

43
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How are public fire alarm systems classified?

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Type A or Type B

44
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Define Type A public fire alarm system

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Alarm operator must manually retransmit alarms received from street boxes

45
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Define Type B public fire alarm system

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

46
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Where are standpipe and hose systems required?

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

47
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Define Class 1 standpipe hose system

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

48
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Define class 2 standpipe hose systems

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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

49
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Define Class 3 standpipe hose system

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

50
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What must total flooding CO2 systems have?

A

Pre-discharge alarm

51
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What are Halon systems equipped with that most other systems are not?

A

Abort switch

52
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How can portable extinguishers be classified by means to expel agent?

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Stored-pressure
Cartridge operated
Pump operated

53
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What are the standard mounting heights of extingquishers

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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

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