EXPOSURE IDENTIFICATION SECTORING Ch 10 Add 2

Question 1

Buildings separated by more than _____ from the fire building, should not be
identified as exposures unless the volume of fire or complexity of the incident causes an
exposure problem.

Answer 1

30 ft

Sec 2.1 Ch 10 Add 2

Question 2

Numbers indicate direction

Letters indicate ____ from the main fire building or fire.

Answer 2

front, left, rear and right
Distance
Sec 3 and 4 Ch 10 Add 2

Question 3

“0” - when used as the first digit, it indicates

Answer 3

the FIRE BUILDING or FIRE AREA.

Sec 5.1 Ch 10 Add 2

Question 4

“0” - when used in any other position “0” refers to a subdivision of the building which is
identified by the number following the “0” or the letters following the “0”.
Agree or Disagree

Answer 4

Agree

Sec 5.2 Ch 10 Add 2

Question 5

“2” - is used to indicate any building or area to the _____ of the main fire building

Answer 5

Left

Sec 5.4 Ch 10 Add 2

Question 6

Explanation of letters:
6.1 “A” - is used to indicate the ______ building or subdivision from the main fire building or
fire area.
6.2 “B” - is used to indicate the ____ building or subdivision.
6.3 “C” - is used to indicate the _____ building or subdivision

Answer 6

Second
Third
Fourth
Sec 6.1-3 Ch 10 Add 2

Question 7

To eliminate any confusion in identifying rear exposures, all buildings in the rear shall be
referred to as ??

Answer 7

exposure “3”.
If operations on exposure “3” become too complex, the
Incident Commander should create a sector/branch and assign a
Sector Supervisor/Branch Director to manage this area.
Sec 7.3 note