Taxpayers Flashcards
1968 code states that a taxpayer must have automatic sprinkler system for area exceeding ?
7500 square feet
According to 1938 code a taxpayer must have sprinkler protection for an area over how many square feet?
10,000 square feet
2008 code states a group m-mercantile must have a sprinkler for taxpayers that ?
Full building-
1.area exceeding 12,000 square feet
2.or combined area on all floors including mezz exceeds 24,000
3. Storage area is high- piled racks or rack storage arrays
OCCUPANCY WITHIN BUILDING:
1. Area exceeding 7500 square feet or
2. Area of any size is located 3 stories above grade or
3.area of any size located in high rise building 4.or area of any size contains an Unenclosed stair or escalator connecting to or more floors
The cockloft in a taxpayer can be how high?
Can vary in height from 4 inches to more than 6 feet
If on the roof of a taxpayer and want to find out if s protrusion on the roof is a division wall how would you find if it is a dividing wall
Strike with tool
Concrete walls in taxpayers when subject to lateral load will fall in what manner ?
They sometimes hinge at ground level and entire side or rear wall will remain intact and fall out flat
Brick walls if subject to lateral load will?
Crumble or break as they fall but large sections can bd projected a great distance due to impact
At what temperature do I beams begin start to soften and fail ?
1000 f to 1500 f
Cast iron are unpredictable and fail in average in
About 30 min
Which is a considered more serious failure of a structural component in a taxpayer ? The Failure of a column or a beam
Column
When cutting a hole In roof of taxpayer for vent purposes the hole should be?
8x8 where possible
Immediate vent and cutting of a roof at taxpayer calls for how many saws and how many members
Two saws and four members
If a roof operation involves more than how many saws at a taxpayer a roof sector supervisor must supervise
One power saw
If an engine company is using fog pattern on ft-2 nozzle to vent area how far back from opening should they stand back
4-5 feet away while filling the width of the opening
Notes: general tactics eng ops cellar fire taxpayers
Supply line to cellar sprinkler if building has( high priority ) after establishment of initial line
Stretching lines to cellar enough line must be flaked out charged and kinks removed before advancing down stairs
If interior stair especially if open and conditions permit first line must be stretched to this point
Flooring must be checked for heat as advancing line to stairs and door to cellar door must be checked before it opened
When line can be advanced down interior stair to cellar second line must be stretched to back this line up
Flood first floor with stang or TL AS last resort
When should you use a stang or tower ladder pipe to flood first floor of taxpayer
As a last resort
What should first engine company due at a fire in cellar of taxpayer
Stretch first line into occupancy above fire to prevent vertical extension
If bld has sprinkler and staffing and conditions permit a second line to charge sprinkler system
Second engine company at a fire in the cellar of a taxpayer
- Assist first due with initial line
- Feed sprinkler if not done by first and conditions and manpower
- After sprinkler stretch Line to back up 1 st line
Second line in taxpayer cellar fire may be used for the following ?
- Control first floor if first line has advanced into cellar
- Serve as BU or protection line for first engine
- Stretch into into cellar via interior or exterior entrance if first line has to control first floor
- Employ use of cellar pipes
Who ensures that sprinkler system is charged at cellar fire in taxpayer
Third engine company
Notes
If second due assisting first due with stretch than third due operate as second due would
Additional engine companies ( after 3 eng) may
- Cover additional stores
- Supply distributor or cellar pipes
- Reinforce lines in op
- Supply heavy caliber streams
- Stretch lines to roof
Fourth due and above
When should tower ladder streams, multiversals ,and deck pipe streams be used at taxpayer ?
As a last resort when roof or interior ops are dangerous after personnel withdrawn
First engine at store fire in taxpayer
First line into involved store to protect life and extinguish fire
Building protected by sprinkler system if conditions and staffing permit supply second line to feed system
Second engine at store fire in taxpayer
- Assist first engine with initial line
- Sprinkler system supply if not done
- Stretch line to back up first
