Chapter 9 Company Relations and Company level fire inspections Flashcards
According to NFPA _______, level 1 fire officers are responsible for conducting fire and life safety inspections.
1021
_________ circumstances are conditions that allow emergency responders and law enforcement officers to enter a structure without a warrant.
Exigent
Also called fire-resistive construction in some codes. Structural members, including walls, columns, beams, floore, and roofs, are made of noncombustible or limited combustible materials.
Type I construction
amount of fuel present, expressed quantitatively in terms of weight of fuel per unit area
fuel load
Also called noncombustible or noncombustible/limited combustible construction
Type II
commonly referred to as ordinary construction
Type III
heavy timber construction
Type IV
Dimensions that qualify as heavy timber vary but are usually defined as being at least __ inches in its smallest dimension
8
Escape or evacuation
egress
Classifications given to structures by the model building code used in that jurisdiction based on the intended use for the structure.
Occupancy Classification
the classification for contents of such low combustibility that a self-propagating fire cannot occur in them
Low hazard
the classification for contents that are likely to burn with moderate rapidity or give off a considerable volume of smoke.
Ordinary hazard
the classification for contents that are likely to burn with extreme rapidity or from which explosions are likely
High hazard
ANSI ________ establishes a color code system that is recommended for use in the U.S. and Canada
Z535.1
the most common types of fire detection systems
local, auxiliary, remote station, proprietary, central station, and emergency voice/alarm communications
