collapsed buildings

Question 1

structural collapse incidents can be broken down into 2 categories - what are they?

Answer 1

natural & human

Question 2

examples of natural and human collapses?

Answer 2

Natural:-

earthquake, hurricane, lightning, flooding, subsidence.

Human:

premises under renovation, accidental impact, arson, terrorism, gas explosion

Question 3

two types of building class?

Answer 3

framed, unframed

Question 4

3 categories of collapse and examples of each?

Answer 4

Internal: pancake, lean to, V collapse.

External: 90*angle, curtain fall, inward/outward.

Total: everything to the floor

Question 5

6 stages of rescue

Answer 5

reconnaissance & survey

elimination. of utilities,

primary surface SAR,

exploration of voids and spaces,

access by selected debris removal,

terminate by general debris removal

Question 6

who has authority to approve the use of NGOs at building collapses?

Answer 6

Duty AC

Question 7

what procedures may be applicable depending on the scale of the incident?

six listed

Answer 7

major incident procedures, 
terrorist related incidents,
fire and incidents involving hazmats, 
civil disturbances,
fires
incidents involving radioactive substances

Question 8

what are the USAR MOD numbers / purposes?

Answer 8

mod 1: structural collapse, mod 2, major transport, mod 3, breaching & breaking, mod 4 - MPV, mod 5 - timber