Critical Factors Flashcards
Specific occupancy type–group (business, mercantile, public assembly, institutional, hazardous, industrial, storage, school)
Occupancy
Value characteristics associated with occupancy
Occupancy
Fire load (size , nature)
Occupancy
Status (Open, closed, occupied, vacant, abandoned, under construction)
Occupancy
Associated characteristics/hazards
Occupancy
Type of contents (based on occupancy)
Occupancy
Time as it affects occupancy you use
Occupancy
Property conservation profile / successibility of contents to damage/need for salvage
Occupancy
Location of occupants in relation to the fire
Life Safety
Number of occupants
Life Safety
Condition of occupants by virtue of fire exposure
Life Safety
Incapacities of occupants
Life Safety
Commitment required for search and rescue
Life Safety
Fire control required for search and rescue
Life Safety
EMS needs
Life Safety
Time estimate of Fire effect on victims
Life Safety
Exposure/control of spectators
Life Safety
Hazards to fire personnel
Life Safety
Access rescue forces have to victims
Life Safety
Characteristics of escape route / avenues of escape (type, safety, fire conditions, etc)
Life Safety
Size – area and height
Building Type
Interior arrangement / access (lobbies, stairs, halls, elevators)
Building Type
Construction type – ability to resist fire effect
Building Type
Age
Building Type
Condition - faults / weaknesses
Building Type
Value
Building Type
Interior compartmentalization / separation
Building Type
Basement profile
Building Type
Vertical - horizontal openings, shafts, channels
Building Type
Outside openings/access- doors and windows/degree of security
Building Type
Utility characteristics ( hazard/controls)
Building Type
Concealed spaces/attack characteristics
Building Type
Effect the fire has had on the structure at this point
Building Type
Time projection on continuing Fire effect on building
Building Type
How much of the building is left to burn?
Building Type