Test 5 Flashcards
What often gives firefighters warning of impending collapse on a roof with sawn beams?
A. Sagging
B. Bubbling
C. Crimpling
D. Bulging
A. Sagging
What is holding the lightweight wood truss together that utilizes finger joints?
A. Nails and screws
B. Brackets and weight
C. Gusset plates and gravity
D. Friction and glue
D. Friction and glue
Which type of siding can explode when heated?
A. Wood
B. Board and batten
C. Asbestos cement
D. Stucco
C. Asbestos cement
What should be done in a balloon frame building to try and stop the upward spread of the fire?
A. Close off the basement completely
B. Open walls in the basement
C. Fight fire on the upper floors
D. Open walls on upper floors
D. Open walls on upper floors
What are should be checked if a fire starts on the first floor of balloon frame construction?
A. Roof
B. Attic
C. Basement
D. Second floor
C. Basement
What is stucco laid on when it is being used with a wood building?
A. Cement lath
B. Metal lath
C. Vinyl lath
D. wood lath
B. Metal lath
What is held in place with cement when creating firestopping on a truss that passes over the exterior wall?
A. Particle board
B. Sheet metal
C. Plywood plank
D. Gypsum board
D. gypsum board
In what direction do firestops limit the spread of flames, hot gases, and smoke?
A. Diagonal
B. Circular
C. Horizontal
D. Vertical
D. Vertical
What is used to hold together truss framed construction?
A. Cement
B. Nails
C. Glue
D. gravity
B. Nails
Which type of sheathing is used to provide rated fire resistive exterior walls?
A. Low density black fiberboard
B. Gypsum
C. Plywood
D. Foamed plastic
B. Gypsum
In which location has pressure treated wood (To resist insects) been seen?
A. Basement
B. Kitchen
C. Bathroom
D. Attic
A. Basement
How many firestops must be missing before fire is able to spread from the basement to the attic?
A. Four
B. Two
C. One
D. Three
C. One
Which NFPA standard do testing laboratories rate wood shingles in accordance with?
A. NFPA 239
B. NFPA 256
C. NFPA 287
D. NFPA 242
B. NFPA 256
How many boards are used to fabricate tongue and groove roof planks today?
A. One
B. two
C. Three
D. Four
C. Three
Which is used to give the roof of a platform frame building a variety of sloped shapes?
A. Strings
B. knees
C. Plates
D. Hips
D. Hips
Which type of firestopping is evidenced by the floor to wall seal a masonry panel wall is built directly onto a concrete floor?
A. Competent
B. Incidental
C. Inherent
D. Legal
C. inherent
What should be considered if first in units are understaffed at a woof construction building in a remote area?
A. Defensive position
B. Blitz attack
C. Interior operations
D. Extension prevention
B. blitz attack
Which is the most fire resistant rating given to wood shingles?
A. Class D
B. Class C
C. Class B
D. Class A
D. Class A
Which is layers of wood veneer laid in different directions and glued together under pressure?
A. Wood lath
B. Plywood
C. Matched lumber
D. OSB
B. Plywood
What must be used to provide adequate support to hold every truss in its designed position in truss frame structures?
A. Rough lumber
B. Permanent bracing
C. Curtain walls
D. Splined studs
B. Permanent bracing
How often could headers be seen in a masonry wall with past construction techniques?
A. Every seventh
B. Every fifth
C. Every ninth
D. Every third
A. every seventh
What is used for the web in newer I shaped wood beams?
A. OSB
B. Aluminum
C. Plywood
D. Steel
A. OSB
What do the joists rest on with balloon frame construction?
A. Studs
B. Chamfer plank
C. Ribbon board
D. Wood lath
C. ribbon board
What is used to frame stairways between floors in a platform frame building?
A. Trimmers
B. Rafters
C. Hipsters
D. Stringers
D. Stringers