Garden Apartment Manual Flashcards
Garden Apartments, applies to a specific group of buildings, anywhere from _____ to ______ stories in height, with each floor housing ______ to ______ units
2-5, 1-4
What is the best means of planning vehicle or access to Garden Apartments?
Pre-incident knowledge
During what building period Were apartment complexs constructed of predominantly, ordinary construction with masonry walls
1940s and 1950s
Most alarm systems and garden apartments are __________ alarm systems
Local
Modern garden apartments can have ___________ sprinkler systems. These are required due to height access or large floor area.
13R
____________ Is the number of one priority for firefighters
Life Hazard
Windows in the 1980s or new construction are typically
Double or triple layered insulated glass with vinyl frames
Balconies in garden apartments with ordinary construction are up to general types they
Extend it and recessed
Vinyl in wood siding can contribute to vertical and horizontal fire spread and create a __________ exterior exposure problem
Severe
Lack of _______________ increases the hazard for those cruise, attempting to locate confine in extinguish the fire as well as search and rescue for trapped occupants
Familiarity
Ay quick knock down of the _________ or_____________from the exterior may prevent Fire from entering through the roof, soffit windows, and
Vinyl siding, or wooden balconies
Vertical void, such as pipe chases in kitchens and baths, are one of the ____________means by which fire extends in garden apartments
Primary
In garden apartments sprinklers are normally only required in ____________
Living areas
_________________ apartments are where large, 3 or 4 bedroom apartments occupy portions of quadrants A, B, and C while smaller efficiency apartments occupy part of the B and the C quadrants
Wrap around
When establishing the collapse zone, a factor of times the height of the wall should be considered
1.5 times
It is quite common to find storage, laundry, trash, and utility rooms in the _____________ of the garden apartment building
Basement
The second do engine shall ensure that the __________ is established
Water Supply
Advancing the attack line in the enclosed stairwell through the front door should be _____________ if occupants of the building are actually in the stairwell
Delayed
_____________ Allow fire issuing from windows to extend into the attic area
Soffit vents
Smoke issuing from the _______ ________ area of an exterior wall may indicate that fire has reached the trust floor Space.
Band board
Most common cause of an attic fire is
Lightning Strikes
How deep are garden apartments typically
50 feet
Smoke showing for more than one stairwell to be an indication of
Basement fire
What is the most effective way to ventilate a close stairwell
Vertical ventilation
