DANGERS OF VACANT/ABANDONED BUILDINGS

Question 1

A building that may be empty or unoccupied, but there exists an owner with an expressed interest in the building is considered?

Answer 1

Vacant building

Question 2

A building where there is no clear owner/landlord or responsible party that can be easily reached. These buildings are often not secured, poorly maintained, dilapidated, and in a dangerous condition is considered

Answer 2

Abandoned building

Question 3

The question of __________ must be addressed every time fire officers are dealing with incidents in vacant/abandoned structures.

Answer 3

risk versus gain

Question 4

Fire Department members shall notify the __________________ if they discover a vacant/abandoned property that presents a danger to firefighters.

Answer 4

Floor Captain at Metro Fire Command (MFC)

Question 5

The information provided to the MFC shall also be entered in ________ and _________.

Answer 5

FPOS and the Station Journal (F-2).

Question 6

The MFC Floor Captain will place a __________ on the run sheet (teletype).

Answer 6

warning note (Modify Temporary Command)

Question 7

The Los Angeles Department of ____________ is the agency responsible for the abatement of buildings which constitute a nuisance, are hazardous, or in a substandard condition.

Answer 7

Building and Safety (LADBS)

Question 8

The provisions of Chapter __ of the Los Angeles Building Code contain the requirements and procedures that LADBS applies to such buildings.

Answer 8

89

Question 9

Once the Fire Department has identified an address as an vacant/abandoned building with conditions that represents a potential life safety risk to Fire Department personnel, who shall be notified?

Answer 9

the building owner

Question 10

The Fire Department will place these ________ placards on at least __ sides of this structure to alert incoming fire companies.

Answer 10

24” x 30”

2

Question 11

If the owner chooses to install the placards or use a private company, please have the owner notify the _________, in writing, within ___ days of the date of this letter.

Answer 11

Fire Marshal’s office

14 days

Question 12

Sections _____ through ______ in the Fire Code covers the placard requirement for buildings determined to be dangerous.

Answer 12

311. 5

311. 5.5

Question 13

Placards can be obtained at both _________ and shall be posted by?

Answer 13

Division Offices

field personnel

Question 14

Placard Location. Placards shall be applied on the ______ of the structure and be visible from the ______. Additional placards shall be applied to the _____________ to the structure and on ________.

Answer 14

front
Street
side of each entrance
penthouses

Question 15

Placard size and color.

Answer 15

Placards shall be 24 inches by 30 inches (610mm by 762mm) minimum in size with a red background, white reflective stripes and a white reflective border with 6 inches for hazard identification symbols. The stripes and border shall have a 2-inch (51mm) minimum stroke.

Question 16

Placard date. Placards shall bear the date of their _______ to the building and the date of the most recent ________.

Answer 16

application

inspection

Question 17

This symbol means this structure had normal structural conditions (not used by the fire department)

Answer 17

Solid red square with 6” white border

Question 18

Hazard building: this symbol means this structure has structural or interior hazard and interior firefighting and rescue should be conducted with caution.

Answer 18

A red square with 1 diagonal white line across it

Question 19

Dangerous building: This symbol means that structural and interior hazards exist and limit firefighting to exterior only with entry only occurring if known life hazards.

Answer 19

Red square with white X across it

Question 20

Vacant/abandoned marker hazard identification symbols shall be placed where

Answer 20

Directly above placard

Question 21

4. 1 R/O – ?
5. 2 S/M – ?
6. 3 F/E – ?
7. 4 H/F – ?

Answer 21

4. 1 R/O – Roof open
5. 2 S/M – Stairs, steps and landing missing
6. 3 F/E – Avoid fire escapes
7. 4 H/F – Holes in floor