Company officer Ch 10 Flashcards
Pre-incident surveys and fire and life safety code enforcement inspections may both be conducted during a single visit if: (264)
required by the department.
Which of the following BEST describes the difference between pre-incident surveys and fire and life safety code enforcement inspections? (264)
Code inspections ensure buildings are up to code while pre-incident surveys assist fire fighting operations in the future.
Which of the following BEST describes why pre-incident surveys should not be conducted alongside inspections? (264)
Property management may not be as cooperative.
Building codes: (264)
define the type of construction used to build structures.
Which type of roof is commonly found on commercial buildings and may also support air-conditioning equipment? (265)
Flat
Which type of roof has a peak along one edge or in the center? (266)
Pitched
Which type of roof may use bowstring trusses as main supporting members? (267)
Arched
Which of the following is MOST likely to create a hazard by limiting access into a roof? (267)
Tongue and groove construction
Which of the following building components BEST describes what should be included in pre-incident surveys? (269)
Electrical systems
Assigning duties for unit members and ensuring availability of necessary survey documents are processes that should be completed: (269)
at the conclusion of the pre-incident survey
Which of the following is MOST likely to be an emergency response consideration for a pre-incident survey? (270)
What potential hazards to firefighter safety exist?
Which of the following people is MOST likely to schedule the pre-incident survey visit with the owner/occupant? (271)
Administrative staff
Field sketches for survey information records should be made showing the structure’s: (272)
size, location, and components
Which of the following is an area where a company office will MOST likely not be allowed to take photos or videos for a pre-incident survey? (272)
Proprietary area
Which of the following information about a building BEST describes what should be included in field sketches? (273)
The building’s dimensions
Which of the following is the BEST reason to use videography during a pre-incident survey? (274)
To show how the facility might appear as someone moves through it
Which of the following items should a company officer note the location of while surveying a building’s exterior? (274)
Power lines
Unless organizational policy dictates otherwise, the starting point for the interior survey is: (275)
a matter of personal preference
Two basic topic areas of life safety information in a survey include protection and evacuation of occupants, as well as the: (275)
protection of firefighters
Which of the following NFPA® standards provides guidelines for design and installation of smoke and heat venting equipment? (277)
NFPA® 204
Automatic roof and wall vents are placed at the _____ point of a roof or wall. (278)
highest
Monitors with glass sides used in ventilation systems rely on _____ to provide ventilation in case of fire. (278)
glass breaking
Which of the following systems is a recent advance in HVAC design that introduces thermostatically controlled air into the space through openings in the floor? (279)
Underfloor air distribution systems (UFAD)
Which of the following fire protection systems, when activated, may potentially restrict movement throughout a structure? (280)
Smoke, heat, or alarm activated doors
Which of the following is an advantage of pre-incident surveys that includes only essential information? (282)
Simple to develop, use, and maintain
Which of the following is included in the development process for pre-incident plans? (282)
Managing data from multiple plans
Which of the following types of facility survey drawings shows side views of structures that depict the number of floors in a building? (282)
Elevations
The three major tasks of managing pre-incident data include gathering data, entering data into databases, and: (284)
keeping data current.
