SOP #44: Building Survey

Question 1

What directly effects safe fireground operations?

Answer 1

Information regarding construction
presence of hazardous materials
dangerous conditions

Question 2

T or F: Building surveys are fire inspections?

Answer 2

F: They are not fire inspections

Question 3

Who can perform inspections?

Answer 3

members qualified to enforce the state fire code

Question 4

Any dangerous or unsafe conditions encountered should be reported immediately to?

Answer 4

Fire Prevention

Question 5

Conditions found that pose an immediate threat to the safety of members shall be reported to?

Answer 5

Fire Alarm
ex. hoes, weaken structure

Question 6

According to the Pre-fire assessment chart what is the order of building to be surveyed that were identified as target hazards?

Answer 6

Class I then Class II and so forth from class 1 to 4

Question 7

What document must be printed out to be used during the building survey?

Answer 7

Data collection form

Question 8

What file shall be retained in the company files?

Answer 8

Legible hard copy of Data collection form

Question 9

All information collected on the pre-fire data collection form is to be entered into?

Answer 9

the building module of Aegis Fire records

Question 10

When performing a building survey members shall?

Answer 10

be in station uniform and one (1) member is to remain with the apparatus at all times

Question 11

What are the reasons to conduct the building survey?

Answer 11

1. Familiarize with property
2. evaluate life hazard
3. minimize fire dangers from building + contents

Question 12

What information should be collected in the building survey?

Answer 12

1. date of inspection + Officer in command
2. Address
3. Use
4. construction
5. life safety
6. sprinklers
7. alarm systems
8. HVAC
9. Elevators
10. Hazardous materials
11. Truss

Question 13

At a building survey what are of particular concerns to PFD?

Answer 13

Haz. material + quantity
- survey nature
- location
- flammable liquids
- gases + locations of MSDS sheets

Question 14

If the presence of significant quantities of Haz mat or the presence of EHS (extremely hazardous substance) is to be reported immediately to?

Answer 14

Fire Alarm + Asst. Chief of Operations.

Question 15

Who is responsible to ensure that the building in their district are surveyed according to guidlines?

Answer 15

Captain

Question 16

Who and when shall prepare a list of the buildings to be surveyed?

Answer 16

Captain will prepare the list and will be each shift of his company
displayed first (1st of each month)

Question 17

Companies are required to survey how many buildings per tour?

Answer 17

one (1) and entered into Aegis Building module

Question 18

Once surveys are completed who and how are they to be submitted?

Answer 18

Captain required to email list for building surveyed the previous week on first (1st) day back.
- sent to fire alarm, district chief and Asst. Chief of Operations

Question 19

What should be done with any buildings that require to be surveyed (Class 1-4) and are not on the pre-fire assessment chart?

Answer 19

are to be added to the pre-fire assessment chart and survey completed as directed by Captain.

Question 20

Building information will be updated every?

Answer 20

three (3) years at a min.
- contact info updated when building changes ownership or occupancy

Question 21

On what days will building surveys be conducted?

Answer 21

Monday - Thursday

Question 22

How will the building survey list be rotated?

Answer 22

every six (6) months

Question 23

How many buildings surveys will be conducted per week?

Answer 23

two (2) at a min.