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Fire Officer 3rd Edition Chapter 13 Flashcards

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What are the two different perspectives a fire Officer looks at a building

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  1. Handling an emergency in the building( pre incident plan)
  2. Performing a fire and life safety inspection to ensure it at the building meets the appropriate fire code requirements
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Well Luis fire company does not include?

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Code enforcement. But fire companies shared contact regular visits to properties to develop bring it to implant and look for correctable fire and life safety hazard

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What is a document developed by gathering general in detail data use by responding units to determine the resources in actions necessary to mitigate anticipated emergencies any specific incident

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Pre-Internet plan

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What is the purpose of a preincident plan

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Provide information that would be useful in the event of a fire at a high value are high risk location

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NFPA 1620 6 steps

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1 Identify physical elements in site considerations

  1. Identify occupant considerations
  2. Identify fire protection systems and water supply
  3. Identify special hazards
  4. Identify emergency operation considerations
  5. Identify special or unusual characteristics of occupancy’s
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Fire code requirements are often adopted or amended in reaction to fired disaster. This approach is known as

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Catastrophe theory of reform

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A building code contains regulations that apply to the construction of a NEW BUILDING or Extension or major renovation have an existing building.

What about fire code?

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Fire code applies to existing buildings into situations than about a potential fire risk or hazard

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Most US states and Canadian provinces have adopted a set of safety regulations that applies to all properties without regard to?

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Local codes or ordinances

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A local level fire safety codes are enacted by adopting an ordinance.

What is an ordinance?

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A law enacted by and authorize subdivision of a state such as a city county or town

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Regulations that apply to ever taken the building at the time it was built will remain in effect for how long?

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As it is occupied for the same purpose

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State and local jurisdictions made up a nationally recognized MODEL CODE, With or without amendments, additions, and exclusions.

What does a complete set of model codes include?

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Building code, 
electrical code, 
plumbing code, 
mechanical cold, 
fire code
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What are the three primary components of a water-based protection system

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Automatic sprinkler system

Standpipe system

Fire pump

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What are types of special extinguisher systems

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Carbon dioxide, dry and wet chemical, halon, clean agent, foam

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What does a fire alarm system consist of

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Devices at monitor for a fire and notify the building occupants and appropriate personnel one fire is detected

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What is the objective of a fire code compliance inspection

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To determine whether an existing property is in compliance with all of the applicable fire code requirements

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The purpose of conducting fire inspections is to

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Identify hazards and to ensure that any violations are corrected

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Many of the code requirements that apply to ever taken the building or occupancy are based on its

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Classification……

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What are building Kohl’s classified by

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Construction type, I can see tape, and use group

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The building itself is classified by construction type which refers to

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The design and materials used in construction

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Occupancies are classified into groups based on?

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Characteristics of the occupants, activities that are conducted, and risk factors associated with the contents

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Buildings with significant quantities of hazardous materials may be required to?

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Use a marking system

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In preparation for an inspection, define officer share regarding the owner or occupant at as a

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Professional partner

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Before conducting an inspection the fire Officer should

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Review the sections of a code that applies to the specific property

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When preparing for an inspection the fire officer should

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Review the inspection results from past activities

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It is good practice to contact the owner or business representative to schedule a day and time for the

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Fire safety inspection

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When are you ready to perform the inspection

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Once you have reviewed the information on the occupancy to be inspected AND the applicable fire codes

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What are the systemic four step approach for conducting a fire inspection

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  1. Cycle the property on all four sides note any obvious access our storage problems and any new construction since last visit
  2. Into the business through the main door and make contact with the appropriate representative
  3. A fire company level on going compliance inspection confirms that built in fire protection systems are fully operational and ensures that the area is free of fire ignition source is
  4. Wrap up the ongoing compliance inspection/pre-incident survey by meeting with the owner our designated representative at the findings an issue recommended correct orders
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What should be described clearly in the inspection report

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Any needed corrections in “the appropriate section of the code or ordinance

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What do some fire clothes include

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Emergency planning and fire drills as well as rapid entry key boxes for department will use

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What are some general inspection requirements

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Access and egress

Emergency signs and lights portable fire extinguishers, Built in fire protection system, electrical systems, special hazards, hazard identification size

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What are emergency management in business continuity plans established for

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Public, not for profit, private Citizens, including risk management, security, and loss prevention practices

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What is a component of a business continue with the plan

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Pre-incident plan

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The emergency disaster management and business continue with the plan document is published and six parts

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Strategic plan, 
emergency operations/response plan, 
prevention plan, 
medication plan, 
recovery plan, 
continue with the plan
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Method of Code adoption in which the specific addition of the model code is referred to within the adapting ordinance or regulation

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Adoption by reference

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Method of cord adoption and wait the entire text of the code is published within the adopting ordinance or regulation

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Adoption by transcription

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And organization, office, individual are responsible for enforcing requirements of a cold or standard, or Approving equipment, materials, and installation, or a procedure

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Authority having jurisdiction

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A system of pipes with water under pressure that allows water to be discharged immediately when he sprinkler head operate

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Automatic sprinkler system

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An ongoing process to ensure that the necessary steps are taken to identify the impact of potential losses and maintain viable recovery strategies, recovery plans, and continue with the other services

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Business continuity plan

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And approach and which the fire prevention code or fire find procedures are changed in a reaction to a fire disaster

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Catastrophe theory of reform

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A local government permit that is renewed annually after the fire prevention division performs a compliance inspection

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Fire prevention division or hazardous use permit

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Views of a building interior. Rooms always cabinets and the other like are drawn to the correct relationship to each other

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Floor plans

42
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The total quantity of all combustible products found within a room or space

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Fuel load

43
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Structure that has potential for a Catastrophic property are lost in about the fire

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High risk property

44
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Structure that contains equipment and materials or other items of high replacement value

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High value property

45
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A wall that consist of brick, stone, concrete block, tile, Adobe, precast, cast in Place concrete

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Masonary wall

46
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Codes developed an adopted at the state level for either mandatory or optional enforcement by local governments. These calls cannot be amended by local government

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MINI MAX CODES

47
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Measures taken to limit our control the consequences, extent, severity of an incident that cannot be reasonably prevent it

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Medication

48
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Code generally develop do the consensus process with the use of technical committees develop by a code making organization

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Model cold

49
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The purpose for which a building or Portion thereof is used or intended to be used

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Occupancy type

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Inspection have an existing activity to observe the housekeeping and confirm that the built-in fire protection features such as exit doors sprinkler systems are good in working order

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Ongoing compliance inspection

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Ally establish by an authorized subdivision of a state such as city county town

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Ordnance

52
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A representation of an exterior, identifying doors, utility access, in special considerations or has it

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Plot plan

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A written document resulting from gathering of General in detail data to be used by responding personnel for determining the resources and actions necessary to mitigate anticipated emergencies at a specific facility

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Pre-incident plan

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Orders written by a governmental agency in accordance with the statue or ordinance authorizing the agency to create the organization

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Regulations

55
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The process of identifying hazards, monitoring the hazards, determining the likelihood of the occurrence, and assessing the vulnerability of people, property, the environment, the entity itself to those has it

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Risk assessment

56
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And arrangement of piping valves hose connections and a light equipment installed a new building structure with the hose connections located in such a manner that water can be discharged in a strain or spray pattern the attached hoses and nozzles for the purpose of extinguish the fire there by protecting a building or structure and its contents in addition to the protecting arguments

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Standpipe system

57
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A category and building I was classification system in which building instructors a group together bother used and by the characteristics of occupants

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Use group

58
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Public education activities are often performed by

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A combination of staff personnel and fire companies

59
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Fire officers roll in relation to properties with their community include

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Identifying and correcting fire safety hazards through safety checks are code enforcement,

developing and maintaining preincident plans,

promoting fire safety through public education

60
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The first step and identify physical elements insight considerations include

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PHYSICAL ELEMENTS

Plot plans and floor plans

61
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Determining which areas within the structure are resistant to the fire with occur in the

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2 stage

identifying occupant considerations

62
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What organization can be used for a large evacuations during weather related incidents( and tracking)

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American red cross

63
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What is determined by evaluating the side of the building, their contents, construction type, I can see, exposures and water needed

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Water flow

Water needed to extinguish the fire

64
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Depressant plan share provide contact information for the

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Hazardous material coordinator and

location of material safety data sheet

65
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Personnel in countering I will teach our specialize mechanical systems, they present plan should include personnel who can provide

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Resources and support

66
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And watched it and the president plan identifies special hazards

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4

67
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Which step in a pre-incident plans again for as appropriate department in response to implement

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Step 5

68
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What are the force it is a fire development

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Incident

Free burning

Flashover

Smoldering decay

69
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Once the I can see has flashed over what is the recommended attack

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Defensive attack

70
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Once an incident has flashed over it is in what phase?

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Smoldering / decay

71
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How often is the model code updated

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3-5 years

72
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In locations where freezing during cold weather curse automatic sprinkler systems are most often

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Dry pipe system

73
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This tempo system that includes both 1.5 and 2.5 inch connections is what class.

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Class 3

74
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Class one spot stand pipe system provides what size hold outlet

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2.5

75
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Class to stand systems couplings are what size ?

1.5 And intended to be used by

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1.5 and occupants

76
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What was the preferred extinguishment system for computers from 1960-1990

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Halon Extinguishing agent

77
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Halon is how many times more affective than carbon dioxide?

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250x

(Stopped being used because it depleted the ozone layer) year 2000

78
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What type of building material is wood frame

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Type five( Entire structure is made of wood)

Flash is over in about 30 minutes

79
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What type of material is heavy lumber

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Type four (Exterior walls are non-combustible masonry)

80
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What type of material is type III building construction

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Combustible( ordinary)
Exterior loadbearing walls at the building are non-combustible. Building material is encased in concrete do you have some or spray on coding and is expected to have fire resistance of 1 to 2 hours

81
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Type three buildings have a fire resistance rating of how long

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1-2 hours

82
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What is a building type III be structure frame

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Not protected has no fire resistance rating

83
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Type to build in construction

Requires replacement within 30 - 40 years

Typically updated with type five structural elements

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Non-combustible common and 20th century buildings

84
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Type two building construction It’s broken down into subdivisions based on the level of fire resistance

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Type 2A is expected to last one hour

Type to be it’s not expected to resist elements of fire( Strip mall with cedar block walls, unprotected steel columns, steel ball joints

85
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Where is type one building construction type

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Fire resistive most durable and longest lastin.

Uses compartmental instead of fire sprinklers to control fire spread

Can be dangerous for firefighters who are trapped because it turned into a furnace

Material structural elements me feel because of age and rest

86
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NFPA 220 Standard on types of building construction

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Address is building construction

Five basic types

Type 1- fire Restrictive

Type 2- Non-combustible

Type 3 - Laminate combustible ordinary

Type 4Heavy timber

Type 5Wood frame

87
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What is an occupancy type used primarily for the storage of sheltering of goods or animals

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Storage occupancy

Cold storage plants, granaries, lumberyards, warehouse

88
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NFP 704 making system

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The market system consist of a color code it array of numbers or letters arranged in a diamond

Labels such as coercive, flammable, poison must be on the entrance to the building or doorways to a chemical storage area or fixed storage tanks

89
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What is the eye can see type used for gathering people for entertainment eating or awaiting transport

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Assembly

90
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What type of bird construction has non-combustible exterior walls are interior structural elements that are unprotected wood beams and columns with large cross-sectional dimensions

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Type 4t

(Mill construction features massive would columns and wood floors

91
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Which type of building construction is just as adorable as type one

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Type 4

92
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Most tight for a building construction have been converted into

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Residential, mercantile

And mixed use

93
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What was the ordinary purpose of a pre-incident plan

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Provide information that would be useful in the event of a high value or high-risk location

94
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Special extinguishnent system

What are the two ways to use a dry or wet extinguisher activation

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fusible link that melts the flame contact or manual pull station

95
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NFPA 12 ( Standard on carbon dioxide extinguishment systems)

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Carbon dioxide systems are FIXED SYSTEM

96
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What type of alarm systems are off the monitor by Central fire service that calls in the fire alarm event

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Sophisticated alarm systems

97
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Sophisticated HVAC systems I calmly found in

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Hospital, high-rises in dividers zones

98
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NFPA 1600

Disaster / emergency management and business continuity program

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Operational plans given an emergency incident requires mutual unit organizations

99
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Public, not for profit, and private entities Conduct a RISK ASSESSMENT

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To identify hazards, monitor that has it, determine the likelihood of the occurrence

100
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What plan establishes in term and long term actions to reduce the impact of the Heathers they cannot be eliminated

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Mitigation

101
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What plan provides short and long-term priorities for restoration of functions, services, resources, facilities, program

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The recovery plan

NFPA 1561

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