Garden Apartment Flashcards
Smoke showing from more than one stair well is an indication of what?
Basement/terrace level fire
what has proven to be one of the very most effective means to protect lives and property
Rapid fire extinguishment
Garden apartment buildings made of ordinary construction do not exceed how many stories and feet?
Four stories or 50 feet
When encountering a rain roof with fire under the flat roof but not yet impinged on the pitch roof what void space would it be in?
Cockloft
Balconies in garden apartments are of two general types
Extended and recessed
Soffit vents allow fire issuing from windows to extend where?
Attic area
Smoke issuing from the band board area of an exterior wall may indicate what?
That the fire has breached the truss floor space
Each level of the garden apartment may contain how many apartments
between one and four
When on a roof of a garden apartment, how can you tell where to cut a hole over the stair well?
look for the sidewalk and cut in line with that
what type of load is an HVAC unit
Concentrated
What is a collapse hazard concern to firefighters in regards to egress when the fire has taken possession of the attic space
HVAC units positioned over the stair well
The first due truck companies should take a position at the most strategic position to accomplish these 3 things
Access to the roof, rapid placement of ladders, entry into the structure
The first due truck to position on what side of the building
Fire side
Many garden apartment buildings do not have windows on bravo and delta
true
Lightwood frame construction is subject to early failure and has two distinct factors
presence of lightweight trusses, fire entering void spaces
