Preincident Planning Flashcards
A preincident plan should include information about
A. a building’s floor plan.
B. entrance and exit locations.
C. hazardous materials stored in the building.
D. all of the above.
D. all of the above.
Preincident planning assumes that a fire will occur and tries to
A. correct the potential problem that could cause a fire.
B. minimize the potential for a fire to occur.
C. compile information that responders could use to be more effective.
D. prevent a fire from occurring.
C. compile information that responders could use to be more effective.
The preincident survey should be conducted in
A. a systematic, uniform format.
B. normal duty uniform.
C. scheduled annual visits.
D. teams of four.
A. a systematic, uniform format.
The five types of building construction in descending order of fire resistance are
A. fire resistive, noncombustible, ordinary, heavy timber, and wood frame.
8. ordinary, noncombustible, fire resistive, wood frame, and heavy timber.
C. fire resistive, noncombustible, ordinary, wood timber, and heavy frame.
D. ordinary, fire resistive, noncombustible, wood frame, and heavy timber.
A. fire resistive, noncombustible, ordinary, heavy timber, and wood frame.
The classifications of buildings by major use group are
A. lightweight, tested development, heavyweight, and open.
B. public assembly, institutional, commercial, and industrial.
C. renovated private, renovated public, commercial development, and industrial.
D. public assembly, institutional, and commercial.
D. public assembly, institutional, and commercial.
The primary role of a fire alarm system is to
A. alert the occupants of a building when an incident occurs.
B. alert the fire department of an incident.
C. meet safety standards of the building code.
D. all of the above.
A. alert the occupants of a building when an incident occurs.
Drafting sites should be included in a preincident plan because they identify
A. which adjoining structures are most susceptible to fire spread.
B. open areas that can trap fire fighters.
C. the best routes for .ventilation.
D. locations where an engine can draft water directly from a static source.
D. locations where an engine can draft water directly from a static source.
Horizontal ventilation can be accessed through
A. windows and doors.
B. windows and chimneys.
C. ceiling and pressure fans.
D. windows and skylights.
A. windows and doors.
The most challenging problem during an emergency incident at a healthcare facility
A. is the limited access to patients.
B. is the limitations of the floor plans.
C. is protecting nonambulatory patients.
D. is negotiating traffic en route to the facility.
C. is protecting nonambulatory patients.
Security and personnel safety concerns are a major concern at
A. schools and daycare centers.
B. hospitals and nursing homes.
C. residential occupancies.
D. detention and correctional
D. detention and correctional
Lightweight construction
A. can be found only in newer buildings.
B. utilizes trusses as structural support materials.
C. is the sturdiest of the newer construction types.
D. is the most cost-effective type of construction.
B. utilizes trusses as structural support materials.
The _______ can use the preincident information to direct the emergency operations more effecively.
incident commander (IC)
The process of obtaining information about a building and storing the information in a system so that it can be retrieved quickly for future reference is often reference is often referred to as _________,
preincident planning
The use of _______ has greatly increased the ability of fire departments to capture, store, organize, update, and quickly retrieve preincident planning information.
computers
Properties that pose unusual risks to fire fighters during an emergency response are identified as _______.
target hazards
A preincident _______ is used by a team to gather information about a property to develop a preincident
plan.
survey
The _______ is the part of the fire alarm system that indicates the location of an alarm within a building.
annunciator panel
Building layout and access information is particularly important during the ______ phase of an emergency
incident.
response
Preincident plans should include the most efficient route to a property and a(n) ______ route in case of
traffic interruptions.
alternate
_______ is the ongoing observation and evaluation of factors that are used to develop objectives, strategy,
and tactics for fire suppression.
size-up
A Type 1 building can also be referred to as fire resistive and includes materials such as ______,
_______ ,and _______
concrete, steel beams, masonry block walls
A Type II building can also be referred to as _______ and is made of structure members that are
noncombustible materials, but may not have ______ _
noncombustible, fire resistance protection
Wood-frame buildings are classified as Type ______.
V
When the dimensions of the interior materials are greater than the dimensions of ordinary construction, the building construction is considered _______ or _______.
I , heavy timber
Schools and hospitals are in the major use classification _______.
institutional
Commercial use classification structures include the occupancy subcategories of ______, ______,
_______ , parking garages. and warehouses.
retail stores, offices, industrial factories
A(n) _______ is any other building or item that may be in danger if an incident occurs in another building
or area.
exposure
A properly designed and maintained automatic _______ can help control or extinguish a fire before the arrival of the fire department.
sprinkler system
________ are installed in high-rise buildings to eliminate the need to extend hose lines from a pumper at the street level up to the fire level.
Standpipe systems
If the water is obtained from a lake or a stream it is considered a(n) _______.
static water supply
During an emergency situation, it may be necessary to shut off the utilities such as _______ or _______ as a safety measure.
electricity, natural gas
In preparation for possible search and rescue operations, it will greatly assist the fire fighters’ efforts if they know where the ________, __________, and ________ are located.
occupants, entrances, exits
The preincident survey should consider both ______ and _______ access problems.
exterior, interior
A high-rise building is generally defined as a structure that is more than _______ feet high.
75
The ______ philosophy presumes that patients or occupants of some facilities will not be able to escape from a fire without assistance and, therefore, the facility itself is designed to protect patients from the fire.
defend-in-place
Moving patients from a dangerous area to a safer area is known as ______ evacuation.
horizontal
Buildings that have hazardous materials should have posted _______ documents to assist in the approach on the facility.
material safety data sheets
True/False
The main purpose or the preincident plan is to provide information for more effective operations during
emergency incidents.
True
True/False
Residential property owners must post and forward documentation to the fire department if they have
hazardous materials on-site.
False
True/False
Vertical ventilation is a more valuable technique than horizontal ventilation.
False
True/False
All new and renovated private residencies are required to have a private water supply system.
False
True/False
During an emergency incident, the property owner should be consulted prior to disconnecting any utilities
False
True/False
The fire load is the amount of combustible material and the rate of heat release a property may include.
True
True/False
Lightweight construction uses materials too light to cause injury lo a fire fighter in proper personal protective equipment.
False
True/False
Preincident surveys should be conducted by contracted professionals.
False
True/False
Preincident surveys of commercial and industrial properties should be conducted by independent contractors through the fire department.
False
True/False
Wood-frame building construction has floors and walls made of combustible wood material.
True
True/False
Buildings with unprotected steel beams are Type I: Fire Resistive, according 10 NFPA 220, Standard on Types of Building Construction.
False
True/False
Potential natural barricades should be included in the preincident plan.
True
True/False
All properties have the potential to create a conflagration.
False
