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SingleFamily Flashcards

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This style of home has 2 stories above ground may or may not have a basement all rooms branch off of main entryway and stairwell for structure

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Colonial

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This style of home has one story and may or may not have a basement, floor plan is usually very open?

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Ranch/Rambler

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This home is typically one and a half level, front door leads to main stairwell leading to upper level or basement, top floor contains knee walls?

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Cape Cod

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Home usually has 2 stories with stairs at the foyer level which allows access to both levels.

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Slpit Foyer

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Home can be 2 to 3 levels, front door entry to one level with stairs that will lead up and down?

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Split level

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Homes of new genre, typically wood frame with 2 separate occupancies separated by a firewall in a one story portion of a structure, this can be a shed, garage or breezeway

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Hybrid

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These types of homes have the highest potential of lateral fire spread and a higher potential for collapse than any other residential structure.

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Cluster Homes

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This type of construction is the most predominate type found within Northern Virginia

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Type V

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Which is the most common style roof found in single family holmes

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Gable/ Peaked

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Insullation generally found in single family holmes are generally of fiberglass, rigid plastic foam and______.

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Wood cellulose

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Exterior doors found in single family holmes are of?

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Solid wood and Insulated metal

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Which way do typical exterior doors open?

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Inward

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Interior doors such as bathrooms and bedrooms typically open?

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Inward

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Interior doors that are to the basement or closets open?

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Outward

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Potential for collapse in a single family holme result from 2 distinct factors

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Lightweight construction, Fire attacking structural components

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The information provided by the onscene report will include?

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Position, occupancy type, what is evident, exposure concerns

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What is a CAN report?

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Conditions Actions Needs

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Smoke pushing from the soffit vents indicate?

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Fire extended to or exist in the Attic

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Where is the prefered point of attack for a basement fire?

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Access point directly to basement

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Wind driven fires exist with wind speeds as low as?

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10-20 mph

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Engineered I - Beams exposed to fire fail within how many minutes?

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5 minutes

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Cluster homes are in a very close proximity to each other, usually _______ feet or less

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10’

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What is the fire flow estimate and attack line to be used?

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10GPM per 100 sq ft with 1 3/4” attack line

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Give the minimum resources assigned to a single family fire?

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4 E, 2T, 1 R, 1 EMS unit, 2 BC, and 1 EMS Supervisor

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If the interior basement door cannot be closed a basement fire attack should use a ______ fog pattern aimed at the _____ over the stairway to contain the fire.
Narrow fog, Ceiling P. 32
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What are the two most dangerous areas to search?
The area closest to the fire on the fire floor and the area directly above the fire P. 44
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Unit identification and side of the structure where the apparatus is position, occupancy type, and conditions description, exposure concerns are all part of the following
On-Scene Report P. 25
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Inward opening doors typically lead to?
Bedrooms and bathrooms P. 15
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Style of home usually one story, has an open floor plan, the presence of large windows, and the eaves are often large and extended?
Rambler P. 2
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______ homes are typically wood frame and are two separate occupancies, separated by a fire wall in a one story portion of the structure.
Hybrid P. 5/6
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__________ __________ construction walls are built with long, continuous studs that run from the basement to the attic
Balloon frame P. 9
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Knee walls can be found in what style single-family dwelling?
Cape cod P. 3
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By code there must be ___ exits in basement bedrooms.
2 P. 13
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Exterior doors are _ opening.
inward P. 14
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___ opening doors are typically bedrooms and bathrooms. ____opening doors can be closets or the stairs leading oto the basement.
inward, outward P. 15
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Most fires in SFD start in the vacinity of ____ or _____.
cooking, heating appliances P. 17
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Fire flow estimates of SFD will be based on a flow rate of ___ gpm per ___ sq feet.
10, 100 P. 17
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The hazard of electrical overhead service lines dropping into the yard is ___.
Common P. 18
39
Crews orders to perform rooftop ventilation in lightweight construction should be?
Independently Supported P. 45
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___E - ensure primary water supply, ensure 1st line is operational, and deploy a 2nd line
2ND P. 22
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Units arriving after the truck should keep the rear open at least ___ feet for ground ladder deployment.
50’ P. 22
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____ - pre incident, pre arrival, on scene report, 360, situation report, interior size up, and on going size up.
Size up P. 24
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Interior tactics shall not commence until a report from side ___ is received.
Charlie P. 25
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The 2nd line shall be capable of delivering at least _____ of water as the initial line.
the same amount P. 27
45
No more than ___ hose lines through the same opening
2 P. 27
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___ are an extension of the attic, making it very vulnerable to auto exposure.
Eaves P. 28
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___ provide a direct path for fire to enter the attic.
Soffit vents P. 28
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Attics are considered the space under the ____ roof.
Gabled P. 35
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Cocklofts are considered the space under a ___ roof.
flat P. 35
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What is a detatched structure constructed to house one or more families in a single place of residence?
single family dwelling P. 2
51
What is a significant feature of balloon frame construction?
absence of fire stops between floors P. 9
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Cluster homes have what inherent risk when on fire?
High potential for lateral fire spread P. 7
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What is defined as a structure of which "the exterior walls, bearing walls, columns, beams, girders, trusses, arches, floors, and roofs are entirely or partially of wood or other approved combustible material smaller than the material required for Type IV construction."
Type V P. 9
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Which type of window is known for being difficult to remove the frame, and should be noted during size-up?
casement P. 13
55
What is the most definitive option for securing an open garage door?
bend the track P. 15
56
Generally, single family occupancies have what level of fire loading?
low P. 17
57
Ventilation should generally be of what type?
natural horizontal
58
Should the dwelling exist in a rural water area, and a tanker task force is called, how many tankers will be on the assignment?
3 P. 21
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Which of these is not a component of size-up? A) Pre-incident B) Pre-arrival C) Evaluation Report D) Situation report E) Ongoing size-up
C) evaluation report P. 24
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The situation report should include what information?
A compilation of information gathered from the pre-incident, pre-arrival, on-scene, and 360 degree lap P. 25
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Under which does a CAN report fall?
Ongoing size-up
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What is the preferred point of attack for a basement fire?
exterior basement level access
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When attacking attic fires, which is the most effective tactic
attacking at the level of the fire
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Except for unusual circumstances what wall will be the load-bearing wall?
Long wall
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How can you tell if a house is a split foyer?
Top of windows and door are offset
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Split-level homes can have up to how many levels?
5
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What type of construction helps limit vertical extension in the walls?
Platform frame
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Balloon-framed construction is usually found in single family homes built prior to what year?
1930
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The most common style of window in single family homes is what?
Double hung
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This type of windows have steel frames set in concrete or masonry.
Casement
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Personnel who encounter security bars on an incident scene must immediately communicate their presence so who can address them?
Truck or rescue
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A typical single family dwelling requires what GPM per 100 square feet?
10
73
Operating where in a single family house provides greater safety?
Hallway
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The unit officer of the first-arriving engine should communicate a water supply report to the 2nd due engine. The report should identify what?
Location & method
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A larger SFD may have a medium fire load that would require how many GPM per 100 square feet?
20
76
Firefighters typically need how many hoselines to contain and extinguish a basement fire?
2
77
Generally, what are the dimensions of roof decking sheathing?
4' x 8'
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The hydraulic door opener is not recommended on single-family dwellings because of its lack of _____.
Practicality
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Which of the following is the most common type of stairwell?
straight run vertically stacked stairway
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Most fires in single-family dwellings start in the vicinity of what?
cooking or heating appliances
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On a garage door, where should one breach the overhead door to possibly provide access to the overhead door manual release?
in the center three quarters of the way up from the bottom
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What is the attached garage fire known for?
Its ability to extend to upper floors and the attic.
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During an attic fire, to assist in containing the fire and slow the lateral spread, early ____ should be considered.
roof ventilation
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What are pull-down attic stairs typically rated to?
250 pounds
85
In a Mcmansion/estate home, what is a good indication of numerous occupants?
The tendency to pave the entire front lawn to contain the amount of parked vehicles.
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If venting a first or second floor window, breaking windows is most efficiently accomplished using what?
A pike pole.
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What type of ventilation shall NOT be used in balloon-frame construction?
Positive Pressure Ventilation (PPV)
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When accessing the fire floor, when crews should begin the search?
As they make their way to the fire area.
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Due to the large footprint of _____ a lap may not be posssible
McMansion/Estate Home
90
These windows create a special hazard
casement
91
This wall in the garage is not required to be fire rated
party wall shared by the house
92
The potential for trapped victims in a single family home exists
at all times
93
Most fires in single family homes start
in the vicinity of cooking appliances
94
When an EMS unit is staffed with members trained as firefighters and there is no need for treatment this unit may act as
the outside two
95
When more GPMs are required it is acceptable to use
2 1 3/4" handlines
96
A tanker task force is comprised of
3 tankers, 1 engine company, 1 BC
97
The initial attack line for most fires within a single family home will be
a 1 3/4" line
98
On the second or third floor the most efficient means of horizontal ventillation may be done by
ladders and pike poles
99
the most critical areas to search
means of egress and sleeping areas
100
if the fire has possession of the interior stairs then
VEIS must be considered
101
PPV shall not be used
in balloon frame construction

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