Construction 1

Question 1

The useful lifespan of a building can range from ($$$$) ore more.

Answer 1

25 to 100 year

Question 2

($$$$$) amount of fuel present expressed quantitatively in terms of weight of fuel per unit area.

Answer 2

Fuel loading

Question 3

Nothing is more fundamental to a building than the ($$$$$$) from which it is constructed.

Answer 3

Materials

Question 4

Type I

Answer 4

Fire resistive

Question 5

Type II

Answer 5

Non combustible

Question 6

Type III

Answer 6

Exterior protected (masonry or ordinary)

Question 7

Type IV

Answer 7

Heavy timber

Question 8

Type V

Answer 8

Wood frame

Question 9

The ($$$$$) of the building refers to its general shape or layout

Answer 9

Configuration

Question 10

($$$$$$) structure or separate part of the foreground to which fire could spread.

Answer 10

Exposure

Question 11

($$$$$$) distance from the street line to the front of the building.

Answer 11

Set back

Question 12

($$$$$$) transfer of heat by movement of heated fluids or gasses usually in an upward direction

Answer 12

Convection

Question 13

Horizontal communication of fire is mainly due to ($$$$$$)

Answer 13

Thermal radiation

Question 14

($$$$$$$) is the transfer of heat energy through space by electro magnetic waves.

Answer 14

Thermal radiation

Question 15

In physics the ($$$$$) states that the intensity of thermal radiation is a function of the fourth power of the absolute temperature of the thermal radiation source.

Answer 15

Stefan-Boltzmann

Question 16

NFPA 80A

Answer 16

Recommended practice for protection from exterior fire exposure.

Question 17

($$$$) describes three levels of exposure based on the potential severity of the exposing fire. The standard classifies the levels of exposure as light moderate or severe

Answer 17

NFPA 80A

Question 18

Potential sources of building failure under fire conditions can include some or all of the following:

Answer 18

Structural integrity
Building systems
Design deficiencies

Question 19

The ($$$$) of a building under fire conditions is related to the fire resistance and combust ability of the material of which it is constructed.

Answer 19

Structural integrity

Question 20

($$$$$$) permits effective interior attacks and, therefore is of fundamental importance to the fire fighter.

Answer 20

Structural integrity

Question 21

The term ($$$$$) refers to a failure to provide a level of fire safety appropriate to the ultimate use of the building.

Answer 21

Design deficiencies

Question 22

($$$$) can only provide “reasonable” protection for the most commonly encountered situations.

Answer 22

Codes

Question 23

($$$$) building built without a tenant or occupant.

Answer 23

Spec building

Question 24

A ($$$$$) is a body of law that determines the minimum standards that buildings must meet in the interest of community safety and health.

Answer 24

Building codes

Question 25

Currently the most widely used building code in the US is the ($$$$$) published by international code council incorporated.

Answer 25

International building code

Question 26

The international Building Code is the successor to three earlier model codes

Answer 26

Uniform building code UBC
Standard building code
BOCA national building code

Question 27

Some jurisdictions may adopt and use codes developed by the NFPA such as ($$$$$), ($$$$$), ($$$$$),

Answer 27

NFPA 1
NFPA 5000
NFPA 101

Question 28

A commonly adopted NFPA code is the ($$$$$$). This code is often adopted by government agencies with a specific area of responsibility such as a state health department

Answer 28

NFPA 101

Question 29

NFPA 101

Answer 29

Life safety code

Question 30

NFPA 1

Answer 30

Uniform fire code

Question 31

NFPA 5000

Answer 31

Building construction a safety code

Question 32

($$$$) area where persons who are unable to use stairs can temporarily wait for instruction or assistance

Answer 32

Area of refuge

Question 33

Manual fire alarm stations must be not more than ($$$) and not less than ($$$) above the floor level so they can be reached by a shell chair.

Answer 33

3 1/2

4 1/2

Question 34

($$$$$) group of people usually five to seven member with experience in fire prevention, building construction, or code enforcement legally constituted to arbitrate differences of opinion between fire inspectors and building officials.

Answer 34

Board of appeals

Question 35

($$$$$) act of preparing to handal an incident at a location before the incident occurs

Answer 35

Pre incident planning