Garden Apartments - January 2013 Flashcards
During this time frame, garden apartments were predominately ordinary construction with masonry walls.
1940s and 1950s
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During this time frame, garden apartments were predominately wood-frame construction with masonry veneer walls and a masonry and concrete stairwell.
1960s through the 1970s
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The building boom that extends into present day began in what decade and what type of apartment construction did it produce?
1980s
It produced almost exclusively light weight wood-frame construction containing wood stairwells and some form of combustible materials for siding.
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This is where large three or four bedroom apartments occupy portions of quadrants A, B and C, while smaller efficiency apartments occupy part of the B and C quadrants.
Wrap-around style apartment
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Garden apartments will be in a configuration of ____ to ___ per floor.
1 to 4
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In garden apartments, the lowest level is usually different from the rest in that it may incorporate: _______.
Terrace level apartments, storage rooms, trash rooms, laundry rooms and / or utility access.
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This type of construction has masonry bearing walls with wood floors and roof components.
Ordinary construction
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The most prevalent floors in this type of construction are wood with 2”x 6” or 2”x 8” wood beams for joist covered with 1”x 3” plank board subfloor and tongue-and-groove hardwood, or parquet, floor.
Ordinary construction
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Garden apartment buildings of ordinary construction typically do not exceed ____ stories or ____ feet in height on the addressed side.
4 stories
50 feet
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The void space in flat roof construction is commonly referred to as the _____
Cockloft
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In the majority of apartment buildings built between the 1940s and 1950s, which walls are typically load bearing?
The front and rear (A and C)
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Which walls are load bearing on apartments with a hip style roof?
All four outer walls.
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This type of window will have a steel frame set in concrete or masonry.
Casement window
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When did light weight construction become the standard for building in garden apartments?
The mid to late 70s.
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Fire flow estimates for garden apartments will be based on ____ GPM per 100 sq. ft.
10 gpm
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How far out should a collapse zone be established?
1.5 times the height of the building.
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The greatest factors that will drive the tactical decision making process are ___________.
The location and extent of the fire.
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What is the only tactic that should delay locating the fire?
An obvious critical rescue
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Where should ladders for rescue and egress initially be placed?
The front and rear of the fire floor and every floor level above
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If fire is showing from the bedroom window where should crews ladder?
The balcony or if there is no balcony, to the largest window not showing fire.
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What are the initial actions for the first due engine?
Pull past the involved structure or stop short, allowing room for the truck to have the front.
On-scene report, layout, size-up, situation report, initial attack line, search as the line is advanced.
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What are the initial actions for the second due engine?
Water supply for the first engine
second attack line
while moving into the building check the floor below the location of the first engine.
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