FDNY 8-Week Study Guide WEEK 2 LESSON 6 PART 1

Question 1

Fill in the blank with the appropriate choice: Rowframe/Brownstone

1. Wood (Yankee) gutters are found on most brownstones, are dangerous because they have been tarred over many times, are often rotted and are located on (the) ____________ of the building.
   a) Sides
   b) All sides
   c) Rear only
   d) Front only

Answer 1

1. C,Ch.8page16

Question 2

2. The 1st floor or basement of a brownstone can be accessed from the interior, from the rear and through a doorway located ________________.
   a) Under the stoop
   b) At the top of the stoop stairs.

Answer 2

2. A,Ch.9page13

Question 3

3. The ventilation points of a Brownstone cellar are possibly a coal chute, an opening under a grating near the 1st floor vestibule and a couple of very small windows at ground level in the ___________of the building.
   a) Front
   b) Rear
   c) Sides

Answer 3

3. B, page 13

Question 4

4. An iron ladder (usually in a closet) gives access from top floor to the roof through a
   ___________.

Answer 4

4. Scuttle, page 15

Question 5

5. A majority of Brownstones are flat construction with no rear parapet with an approximate
cockloft of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
a) 1-2’
b) 2-3’
c) 3-4’
d) Tall enough for a person to stand

Answer 5

5. B, page 15

Question 6

6. Brownstones are often found to occupy entire blocks or section of them. When built at
   the same time and by the same contractor, they are normally of the same ___________.

Answer 6

6. Height, page 16

Question 7

7. Rowframes are made of wood, built in rows sometimes of 20 or more and are balloon
   frame or __________________ construction.
   a) Braced frame b) Platform

Answer 7

7. A, page 23

Question 8

8. The salient feature in Rowframes is the common ____________ spreading over all buildings in a row.

Answer 8

8. Cockloft, page 23

Question 9

9. There are two Rowframe design type, a Brownstone type featuring 3 windows across the front per floor and a (n) _________________ type featuring 4 windows across the front per floor.
   a) New Law tenement
   b) Old law tenement
   c) Non fireproof type

Answer 9

9. B, page 23

Question 10

10. A Brownstone type rowframe generally has ___________ apartment(s) per floor.
    a) One
    b) Two
    c) Three
    d) Four

Answer 10

10. A, page 23

Question 11

11. The division walls between buildings are quite frequently no more than the equivalent of a partition wall with brick nogging present. This mortar most often is disintegrated and _________________ against the spread of fire.
    a) Effective
    b) Ineffective

Answer 11

11. B, page 25

Question 12

Stretch/operate 1 3⁄4” (OLT)

12. In order to facilitate an efficient and coordinated operation, the officer of the first engine company should strive to enter the block ____________ of the first ladder company and from the same direction.
    a) Behind
    b) Ahead

Answer 12

12. B, Ch. 12, page 8

Question 13

Stretch/operate 1 3⁄4” (OLT)
13. This order of arrival allows the Engine company firefighters to initiate a (n)
______________ and accurately estimate, and remove enough hose by hand to reach the entrance of the fire building and adequately cover the anticipated fire area.
a) Backstretch
b) In-line pumping operation

Answer 13

13. A, page 8

Question 14

Portable extinguishers
Matching:
14. Class A fire___
a) Listed under yellow star, involve burning metals such as magnesium, sodium, or potassium. These fires require an extinguishing agent that does not react with the burning metal to give off dangerous gases or cause explosions.
b) Listed under the red square involve flammable liquids, flammable gases, greases. Exclusion of air by smothering, or inhibiting the combustible chain reaction with a chemical.
c) Listed under the green pyramid involve such things as wood, cloth, paper, rubber and many plastics. Generally these ordinary combustibles require cooling with water or certain dry chemicals that also retard combustion.
d) Listed under the blue circle, involve live electrical equipment, and for safety reasons, a non-conductive agent must be used to extinguish these fires.

Answer 14

14. C, Ch. 21 page 2

Question 15

Portable extinguishers
Matching:
15. Class B fire___
a) Listed under yellow star, involve burning metals such as magnesium, sodium, or potassium. These fires require an extinguishing agent that does not react with the burning metal to give off dangerous gases or cause explosions.
b) Listed under the red square involve flammable liquids, flammable gases, greases. Exclusion of air by smothering, or inhibiting the combustible chain reaction with a chemical.
c) Listed under the green pyramid involve such things as wood, cloth, paper, rubber and many plastics. Generally these ordinary combustibles require cooling with water or certain dry chemicals that also retard combustion.
d) Listed under the blue circle, involve live electrical equipment, and for safety reasons, a non-conductive agent must be used to extinguish these fires.

Answer 15

15. B

Question 16

Portable extinguishers
Matching:
16. Class C fire___
a) Listed under yellow star, involve burning metals such as magnesium, sodium, or potassium. These fires require an extinguishing agent that does not react with the burning metal to give off dangerous gases or cause explosions.
b) Listed under the red square involve flammable liquids, flammable gases, greases. Exclusion of air by smothering, or inhibiting the combustible chain reaction with a chemical.
c) Listed under the green pyramid involve such things as wood, cloth, paper, rubber and many plastics. Generally these ordinary combustibles require cooling with water or certain dry chemicals that also retard combustion.
d) Listed under the blue circle, involve live electrical equipment, and for safety reasons, a non-conductive agent must be used to extinguish these fires.

Answer 16

16. D

Question 17

Portable extinguishers
Matching:
17. Class D fire___
a) Listed under yellow star, involve burning metals such as magnesium, sodium, or potassium. These fires require an extinguishing agent that does not react with the burning metal to give off dangerous gases or cause explosions.
b) Listed under the red square involve flammable liquids, flammable gases, greases. Exclusion of air by smothering, or inhibiting the combustible chain reaction with a chemical.
c) Listed under the green pyramid involve such things as wood, cloth, paper, rubber and many plastics. Generally these ordinary combustibles require cooling with water or certain dry chemicals that also retard combustion.
d) Listed under the blue circle, involve live electrical equipment, and for safety reasons, a non-conductive agent must be used to extinguish these fires.

Answer 17

17. A

Question 18

Inline Pumping

18. Inline pumping is a stretch of the supply line in which the hydrant is located ____________ the fire (in relation to the direction of the pumper’s response.)
    a) Before
    b) After

Answer 18

18. A, Ch. 12, page 55

Question 19

Inline Pumping
19. After the hydrant is deemed serviceable, the Hose FF keys the hydrant by pulling
sufficient __________ hose from the bed. a) 13⁄4”
b) 2 1⁄2”
c) 3 1⁄2”

Answer 19

19. C, page 55

Question 20

Inline Pumping
20. At a slow rate of speed, playing out the hose, the pumper proceeds to the vicinity of the
fire building, so as not to _______________________.

Answer 20

20. Impede the positioning of a ladder company.