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With fire in a tenement or an NFP/H- type apartment building what location should ventilation be established as soon as possible?
At the top of the interior stairs
What is an additional and more common collapse concern in a class 1 building?
Collapse from a suspended ceiling
What is the most important hose line to be stretched at a multiple dwelling?
The first line, it will be between the fire and any endanger occupants
Identify – this class of construction refers to a building whose structural design consist of masonry and steel. These buildings will consist of masonry block or steel exterior walls with a steel supported roof system. The steel used within the design and most installations will be exposed throughout and subject to heat from fire.
Class 2 noncombustible/limited combustible construction
The area that is on the Fire building that can be reached by the placement of a ladder
Scrub
What area in vacant buildings, seems to suffer the most damage and is a cause for concern?
The interior stairs
What is the accumulated weight, pounds per cubic foot, of structural material materials in the older heavyweight high-rise?
20 to 23 pounds per cubic foot
What is the accumulated weight for the lightweight high-rise?
8 to 10 pounds per cubic foot
Heavyweight high-rise are prior to what date?
1945
What class of construction is most prone to collapse?
Class 2
The older taxpayer is built of what class?
Class 3
The newer taxpayer is built of what class?
Class 2, strip mall
What is the largest and most common concealed space within a building of class 3 construction?
The undivided cockloft
What is the major cause of fires in churches?
Defective furnaces, inferior housekeeping, careless electrical service, and overall age of utilities
What is the construction type associated with the Gothic style church?
Class 4 heavy timber
What is the concept of placing a pumper at the hydrant to push water to the fire scene referred to?
Positive pumping
What is the space between the top of the suspended ceiling and the underside of a floor above that which is generally open for the entire occupancy floor area referred to as?
Plenum
How many apartments will buildings in excess of 60 feet in height likely have on each floor?
4
According to FSU anytime your 1 3/4” line exceeds how many sections you need to fill out any additional sections with 2 1/2 inch hose?
6
What is the most difficult and most inaccessible space in a church?
The space above a hanging ceiling
According to FSU temperatures above what degree and below what degree warrant early consideration?
Below 40 and above 85
In a room with no visible fire, what may very well indicates Fire is occupying a void space?
A significant presence of heat
Warehouses are built primarily of what type of class of construction?
Class 4 heavy timber or class 2 limited or non-combustible, older factories are out of class 4 while newer ones are out of class 2
What is the most common concern to firefighters in large buildings, lofts, warehouses and factories?
Disorientation
What class of construction refers to a structure built primarily of wood?
Class 5
Where is the most dangerous and most difficult fire location in a building for a firefighter to attempt to work in?
Below grade
What is the procedure of using the onboard water tank of an arriving engine company through an apparatus based deluge set or stag gun Through the windows of a factory or warehouse to darken down a fire, allowing the stretching of interior hose lines to extinguish any remaining fire?
Blitz attack
What building practice is the most significant cause of early fire extension in a garden apartment?
The placing of kitchens and bathrooms back to back as well as stacking them in a vertical line within the building
With a presence of both a sprinkler and a standpipe system in a building, which one should be supplied first?
The sprinkler system
When the outside air temperatures are cooler than the air temperature inside a building what stack affect will you most likely encounter?
Normal
With the acronym, COAL TWAS WEALTHS, which factor is most important?
The first L which stands for life hazard
What is the name of the walls of the scuttle of the boxed out space that spans the top floor ceiling and the roof deck?
The return
Scissor stairs are a common site at what complex?
The high-rise
What is the name of the small windows located just above the door or window opening?
Transoms
What is the name of the concept of placing individual bricks in the division walls, vertical stud channels for the entire height, increasing dead weight and can collapse early?
Brick noggin
According to FSU windgust cover over what MPH should be classified as significant by the fire department?
Over 10 mph
What is the best built and designed multiple dwelling the urban firefighter will face?
A project, housing complex, or public housing, specifically due to the class 1 type of construction
A building referred to as a tenement can be constructed from what type of classes?
- class 3 (ordinary)
-class 5 (wood frame)
What is the process of gathering information by firefighters that allows them to make efficient effective and safe decisions on the fire ground?
Size up
Identify the classes of construction?
-Class 1 fire resistive
-class 2 noncombustible/limited combustible
-class 3 ordinary/brick joist
-class 4 heavy timber
-class 5 wood frame
-class 6- hybrid /lightweight
Identify COAL TWAS WEALTHS
C-construction
O- occupancy
A- apparatus/staffing
L- life hazards
T-terrain
W-water supply
A-auxiliary appliances
S-street conditions
W-weather
E-exposures
A-area
L-location and extent of fire
T-time
H-height
S-special conditions/considerations
This type of construction refers to a building whose structural components are designed and protected to resist the maximum severity of fire within the building?
Class 1, Fire resistive construction
Fires that involve commercial buildings are more/less likely to cause death and injury to firefighters then those in a residential building?
More
And what type of stairs does each staircase serve alternate sides of the floor from a common stair shaft?
Scissor stairs
This is a thin piece of cloth that has been stapled over the skylight opening on the top floor
Draft curtain
This type of construction refers to a structure whose exterior walls are constructed of Noncombustible materials, such as brick, concrete block or clay tile with the buildings, interior floor, wall and ceiling members constructed of wood. Firefighters also referred to this class as brick and joist
Class 3 ordinary construction
This is a wall constructed from the basement floor to the underside of the buildings roof deck?
Fire separation/fire partition wall
What is a significant element in restricting the fire spread in a class 1 design?
Compartmentalization
What continues to be the method of framing used throughout the industry today, each floor is constructed as a separate section?
Platform construction
How many stories will ordinary building construction range in height?
From 1-7 with 2 to 4 stories being the most common
Most fires in the taxpayers strip mall start in what area?
The rear of the store
This class of construction refers to a building that has an average a height of 6 to 7 stories with walls, built of brick, black or stone and a building interior construct of large wooden Timberwork
Class 4 heavy timber
Due to neglect, age and is constant exposure to elements. This type of stair is the least reliable choice to move from Floor to floor?
The fire escape
NFPA fire flow formula for loads, ordinary loads, and high fire loads?
What is the practice of building individual sections of a structure at an assembly factory?
Modular/prefab construction
What style home could easily be considered the most difficult and task demanding private dwelling that a firefighter will ever encounter?
Queen Anne, Victorian style
According to FSU, the primary ventilation hole over the main body of fire should be a minimum of what size?
8 x 8’
According to FSU depending upon the size and type of building, fire conditions on arrival and the anticipation of spread Fire, Officer should plan on a minimum flow of how many GPM for a private dwelling?
500 to 600
What is the number one fire problem occupancy with 70 to 75% of civilian fire deaths?
Private dwellings
According to FSU, what are the standpipe classifications?
When is the most significant time concern for a fire in a private dwelling?
Late evening and early morning
What building construction continually causes difficulty with ventilation and fire control where the thermal imaging is greatly appreciated?
Balloon frame
Smoke that is dense and black turning to what color is a sign of possible back draft?
Gray/yellowish
This is a freestanding wall constructed from the ground level through the roof to eliminate any fire spread through around or over it
Firewall
According to FSU, a roof with a pitch of what degree or greater is a minimum for using a roof ladder?
20°
What is the most significant fire extension for a townhouse?
The unenclosed stairs of the dwelling
This is a 1-3 story dwelling (a varying types of construction) that is attached to several other dwelling units in a complex
Townhouse
