Garden Apartment Manual

Question 1

Garden Apartments, applies to a specific group of buildings, anywhere from _____ to ______ stories in height, with each floor housing ______ to ______ units

Answer 1

2-5, 1-4

Question 2

What is the best means of planning vehicle or access to Garden Apartments?

Answer 2

Pre-incident knowledge

Question 3

During what building period Were apartment complexs constructed of predominantly, ordinary construction with masonry walls

Answer 3

1940s and 1950s

Question 4

Most alarm systems and garden apartments are __________ alarm systems

Answer 4

Local

Question 5

Modern garden apartments can have ___________ sprinkler systems. These are required due to height access or large floor area.

Answer 5

13R

Question 6

____________ Is the number of one priority for firefighters

Answer 6

Life Hazard

Question 7

Windows in the 1980s or new construction are typically

Answer 7

Double or triple layered insulated glass with vinyl frames

Question 8

Balconies in garden apartments with ordinary construction are up to general types they

Answer 8

Extend it and recessed

Question 9

Vinyl in wood siding can contribute to vertical and horizontal fire spread and create a __________ exterior exposure problem

Answer 9

Severe

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Familiarity

Question 11

Ay quick knock down of the _________ or_____________from the exterior may prevent Fire from entering through the roof, soffit windows, and

Answer 11

Vinyl siding, or wooden balconies

Question 12

Vertical void, such as pipe chases in kitchens and baths, are one of the ____________means by which fire extends in garden apartments

Answer 12

Primary

Question 13

In garden apartments sprinklers are normally only required in ____________

Answer 13

Living areas

Question 14

_________________ 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

Answer 14

Wrap around

Question 15

When establishing the collapse zone, a factor of times the height of the wall should be considered

Answer 15

1.5 times

Question 16

It is quite common to find storage, laundry, trash, and utility rooms in the _____________ of the garden apartment building

Answer 16

Basement

Question 17

The second do engine shall ensure that the __________ is established

Answer 17

Water Supply

Question 18

Advancing the attack line in the enclosed stairwell through the front door should be _____________ if occupants of the building are actually in the stairwell

Answer 18

Delayed

Question 19

_____________ Allow fire issuing from windows to extend into the attic area

Answer 19

Soffit vents

Question 20

Smoke issuing from the _______ ________ area of an exterior wall may indicate that fire has reached the trust floor Space.

Answer 20

Band board

Question 21

Most common cause of an attic fire is

Answer 21

Lightning Strikes

Question 22

How deep are garden apartments typically

Answer 22

50 feet

Question 23

Smoke showing for more than one stairwell to be an indication of

Answer 23

Basement fire

Question 24

What is the most effective way to ventilate a close stairwell

Answer 24

Vertical ventilation

Question 25

What is the void space on a flat roof is commonly referred to as a

Answer 25

Cock loft

Question 26

Where should second attack hose be available at

Answer 26

Fire floor landing

Question 27

Smoke coming from the band board may indicate what

Answer 27

Fire in the truss floor space

Question 28

What is significant about a scupper under a pitch roof

Answer 28

Indicates a flat roof underneath